Reducing Problem Behaviors workshop - Plano TX - July 25

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Reminder.

Reducing Problem Behaviors Maintained by Escape/Avoidance of Routine

Activities Associated With Aversive Stimuli

Presented by Gail Wayman, M.Ed., Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)

Date/time: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 from 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.

Cost: $10 per person; $15 per couple. Seating is limited - please register

ahead of time. Sorry no childcare provided.

Location: Wayman Learning Center, 5170 Village Creek Dr. #200, Plano, TX

75093. Map to location at http://www.waymanlearningcenter.com

<http://www.waymanlearningcenter.com/> .

To register, please complete and mail with payment the registration form

found online at

http://www.waymanlearningcenter.com/Wayman%20Learning%20Center_workshops1.ht

ml. If you have questions, please contact

workshops@....

Children with autism often engage in problem behaviors in order to avoid

participating in or being in close proximity of routine activities that are

associated with specific stimulus, such as a loud noise. Some of these

activities include haircuts, vacuuming, and going to the dentist. This

workshop is designed to provide parents, caregivers and educators with

strategies for reducing these problem behaviors. Topics include:

Understanding how children are able to change their environment by engaging

in behaviors that are controlled and maintained by escape/avoidance;

Antecedent manipulations to reduce the value of escape/avoidance by reducing

the aversive nature of the activity; Shaping behavior in successive

approximations; Data collection.