Dr. Partington Workshops in Bloomington, MN March 9/10

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BEHAVIOR ANALYSTS, INC.

JAMES W. PARTINGTON, PH.D., BCBA

ANNOUNCES TWO TRAINING WORKSHOPS IN BLOOMINGTON, MN

FOR PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS

MARCH 9TH AND 10TH, 2006

(PLEASE REGISTER EARLY AS SEATING IS LIMITED)

Dr. Partington is a specialist in behavioral

approaches to teaching language (verbal behavior) and

social initiation skills. He will be presenting two

workshops for parents and professionals who wish to

learn techniques to help individuals with a diagnosis

of autism spectrum disorder acquire language and other

critical learner skills

THURSDAY, MARCH 9TH, 2006

The Assessment of Basic

Language and Learning Skills (The ABLLS)

&

FRIDAY, MARCH 10TH, 2006

Designing, Implementing, and Trouble-Shooting Verbal

Behavior Programs for Children with Autism

Location:

Embassy Suites Minneapolis Airport

7901 34th Avenue South

Bloomington, MN 55425

WORKSHOPS FOR PARENTS, SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS AND

AIDES, SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS,

PSYCHOLOGISTS, BEHAVIOR ANALYSTS, SUPPORT

COORDINATORS, ADMINISTRATORS, PEDIATRICIANS AND OTHER

HUMAN SERVICE PROFESSIONALS

Workshop 1 (Thursday, March 9th)

The ABLLS workshop will provide the participant with

the tools to analyze and track learner skills and

develop a comprehensive language-based curriculum for

children. The Assessment of Basic Language and

Learning Skills (The ABLLS), created by W.

Partington, Ph.D. and Mark L. Sundberg, Ph.D., is an

assessment tool, curriculum guide, and skills-tracking

system used to help guide the instruction of language

and critical learner skills for children with autism

or other developmental disabilities. This powerful

tool is now available to parents, teachers, speech

pathologists, behavior analysts, and others who

design, coordinate, and/or supervise language or

skill-acquisition programs.

With the ABLLS, you can precisely assess a child’s

repertoire of language and learning skills, as well as

identify when, where, and how the skills are being

used. It enables IEP goals and objectives to be

clearly defined and helps in strategically targeting

the learning needs of a student. The ABLLS allows you

to pinpoint obstacles that have been preventing a

child from acquiring new skills and begin to develop a

comprehensive language-based curriculum.

This workshop will provide essential information on

scoring and interpreting the ABLLS as well as

incorporate discussions, with examples, that will show

you how to:

q Perform skills analyses to determine a child's

strengths and deficits.

q Continually measure and monitor learning

achievements using specially designed skill tracking

grids

q Utilize assessment results for evaluating

priorities, determining IEP objectives, and developing

curricula.

This introductory-level workshop is primarily geared

for professionals and parents who have not had

extensive experience in using the ABLLS

Workshop 1: Introduction to the ABLLS

8:00 – 9:00 am Registration

9:00 – 10:30 am Introduction to the ABLLS

10:30 – 10:45 am Break

10:45 – 12:00 noon Scoring the ABLLS

12:00 – 1:30 pm Lunch break (lunch provided)

1:30 – 3:00 pm Using The ABLLS to develop an

educational program

3:00 – 3:15 pm Break

3:15 – 4:30 pm Tracking skill acquisition and

adjusting program strategies

Workshop 2 (Friday, March 10th)

The Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills

(The ABLLS), based on B.F. Skinner’s analysis of

verbal behavior, provides a mechanism to analyze

learner skills, develop a comprehensive language-based

curriculum, and track skill acquisition for

individuals with autism or other developmental

disabilities. Once the assessment is completed on a

learner, it is important to develop a strategic

teaching plan (IEP) that will guide the intervention

to produce the most effective outcomes.

However, program teams frequently find that they are

successful in developing certain skills but are

ineffective in developing other skill areas. Skill

acquisition is dependent upon trainers’ ability to

identify not only what skills need to be taught, but

also how motivational issues are directly related to

the implementation of the teaching strategies. This

workshop is designed to provide individuals who are

familiar with The ABLLS with skills to analyze

problems with the development of certain skill areas

(e.g., spontaneous use of language and social

interaction skills) and to provide individuals who are

responsible for the development of programs with

strategies for addressing those problems. Discussions

regarding the analysis of problems in the acquisition

of skills, evaluation of educational priorities, and

determination of IEP objectives for several students

will be conducted.

During this advanced workshop, participants will

review data from students’ ABLLS, review proposed

learning objectives, and observe videotapes of learner

skills. The video reviews will include both early

phases of an assessment and intervention, and later

phases of treatment interventions. Pre- and post-

ABLLS scores of the learners’ performance will be

reviewed.

Specific Objectives:

o Participants will be able to identify at least two

common problems that are related to the failure of

students to make adequate progress in the development

of critical learner skills

o Participants will be able to identify how

motivational issues are related to the acquisition of

language skills

o Participants will be able to describe how social

reinforcement variable are related to the development

of spontaneous verbal behavior

o Participants will be able to identify how to

directly shape critical language and social

interaction skills

Workshop 2: Designing, Implementing, and

Trouble-Shooting Verbal Behavior Programs for Children

with Autism

8:00-9:00 Registration

9:00-10:30 Analysis of motivation

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45-12:00 Selection of critical language skills

12:00-1:30 Lunch break (lunch provided)

1:30-3:00 Case reviews

3:00-3:15 Break

3:15-4:30 Case reviews (continued)

Location

The workshops will be held at the Embassy Suites

Minneapolis Airport, 7901 34th Avenue South,

Bloomington, MN. For hotel information please call

the Embassy Suites at (925) 854-1000 or visit

www.embassymspairport.com

Your Presenter

Dr. Partington is a licensed psychologist and a board

certified behavior analyst (B.C.B.A.), and has more

than 30 years experience. He is the co-founder of

STARS School and Behavior Analysts, Inc., in Pleasant

Hill, California. His expertise is in teaching

methodology used in language intervention and shaping

initiation skills with children who are experiencing

language delays as a result of autism-related

disorders. Dr. Partington has received awards from

the Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis

and the Florida Association of Behavior Analysis for

his contributions to the field of behavior analysis.

Dr. Partington has published several papers on

teaching strategies for children with disabilities,

has co-authored with Dr. Mark L. Sundberg the book,

Teaching Language to Children with Autism or Other

Developmental Disabilities and The Assessment of Basic

Language and Learning Skills (The ABLLS): An

Assessment, Curriculum Guide, and Skills Tracking

System for Children with Autism or Other Developmental

Disabilities, and has produced an instructional video,

Teaching Verbal Behavior: An Introduction to Parents

Teaching Language.

Continuing Education Credit

Board Certified Behavior Analysts and Board Certified

Associate Behavior Analysts will be able to use this

course for Type 2 CEU credit (6 hours for each day of

full attendance). Other professionals can receive a

certificate of attendance that may be submitted to

your regulatory boards for their consideration.

Please confirm with your regulatory board to determine

whether this training will meet their requirements for

continuing education credit.

Note: Participants arriving late or leaving early

will not be eligible for a CEU certificate.

See registration form below

BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA REGISTRATION FORM

q Workshop 1: THE ASSESSMENT OF BASIC LANGUAGE AND

LEARNING SKILLS: ($165.00)

(ONE DAY) THURSDAY, MARCH 9TH, 2006

q Workshop 2: Designing, Implementing, and

Trouble-Shooting Verbal Behavior Programs for Children

with Autism ($165.00)

(One Day) Friday, March 10th, 2006

Supplemental materials are listed 10% OFF retail price

I would like to purchase the following supplemental

materials for the workshop:

q “Teaching Language to Children with Autism or Other

Developmental Disabilities” by Drs. Sundberg and

Partington $40

q “The Assessment of Basic Language and Learning

Skills (The ABLLS Introductory Set)” by Drs.

Partington and Sundberg $54

q Late registration fee $25.00 (Payment should be

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(866) 786-6933 ext 703. The workshops will take place

from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. On-site registration will

begin at 8:00. You will receive confirmation of your

registration. Cancellations made by March 3rd, 2006

will result in a full refund. Cancellations made after

that date are not eligible for a refund.

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