Quad Cities Autism Center Presents Workshop!!

[Guest guest]

Please forward to other that may be interested in teaching language to

children with Autism and other Developmental Disabilities!! VERY IMPORTANT

WORKSHOP!! MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!

The Quad Cities Autism Center presents:

" Teaching Language to Children with Autism and Other Developmental

Disabilities "

with Dr. Carbone

Half Price!

$149

Moline, IL ~ November 13-15, 2006

www.qcautismcenter.org

Dr. Carbone

J. Carbone is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with over 30 years

of experience designing learning environments for people with Autism and

development disabilities. He received his graduate training in applied

behavior analysis (ABA) at Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa. He has

served on the Florida Peer Review Committee, which monitors and guides the

provision of behavior analysis services for persons with Autism and related

disabilities in Florida. He serves as adjunct faculty member at Penn State

University, Florida Institute of Technology, and is currently a visiting

professor in the Behavioral Education Doctoral program at College in

Boston, MA. His teaching responsibilities include courses in Applied

Behavior Analysis and Verbal Behavior. His Behavior analytic research has

been published in several peer-reviewed journals. He is a frequent invited

speaker at professional workshops and conferences. He has provided the

preparatory training and clinical consultation to hundreds of Certified

Behavior Analysts in several states. He is the developer and presenter of a

series of workshops on teaching verbal behavior to children with autism

based upon B.F. Skinner's analysis of Verbal Behavior. He and his clinic

staff are currently working with several school districts, agencies and many

families throughout the United States, including Puerto Rico, and are

presently providing services to persons in Canada, United Kingdom and

Germany. He is the director of a center-based clinic for children with

autism in Rockland County, N.Y. The clinic provides consultation, training

and therapeutic services to children, their families and instructional

teams.

Workshop

In this three-day workshop, the presenter will describe the behavioral

approach to teaching communication skills to children with autism and other

developmental disabilities. This approach is based on B.F. Skinner’s

analysis of verbal behavior and the research of Dr. Mark Sundberg, Dr.

Partington, and others. Participants in this workshops will learn [1] to

conduct a Behavioral Language Assessment, [2] to select the most appropriate

form of communication for a child or adult (vocal, signing, pointing to or

exchanging pictures, or activating an augmentative device), and [3] to

select the communication responses and supporting skills that should be

taught first. The workshop will include the recommended teaching procedures

for children who have no formal communication skills to children who are

near conversational speakers. The presenter will also describe and

demonstrate errorless teaching, specific quick-transfer (prompting and

fading), procedures, and the use of both discrete trial training in the

natural environment and during intensive teaching sessions. Many videotape

demonstrations will be provided to illustrate the methods to increase

spontaneous language and to develop conversational skills.

Registration: Half Price! $149 (Regularly $295) Must register before

November 1st.

Location: Quad Cities Autism Center, 2305 7th Avenue, Moline, IL 61265

Times: 8am - 5pm

Lodging: $83 - $95 per night group rate is available at the Radisson on

Deere Commons when you mention the " Autism Workshop. " Call (309) 764-1000

for reservations.

Click Here for Registration Form

Payment: Send registration and payment to: QCAC, 2201 East 57th Street,

Davenport, IA 52807. Make checks and purchase orders to: QCAC (Quad Cities

Autism Center).

For more information: Contact Smyth at msmyth@... or

563-355-6800.

No refund or credit will be given for cancellation of less than 48 hours or

for notification of non-attendance after the workshop.

Quad Cities Autism Center exists to provide education, guidance and

resources to parents of children affected by Autism and to offer one to one

instruction to develop and enhance the lives of our children by giving them

new hope and a brighter future.