POAC-NOVA Presents Functional Analysis &Treatment of Severe Behavior Disorders- Iwata, Ph.D.

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FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS & TREATMENT OF SEVERE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS: METHODS FOR

CLINICIANS & EDUCATORS

BRIAN IWATA, Ph.D.

A two-day workshop for individuals involved in the education, training and

treatment of persons with mental retardation, autism and other developmental

disabilities

Nov. 2nd –Nov. 3rd , 2007

The most significant advancement in the assessment of severe behavior

disorders over the past 20 years has been the development of functional analysis

methodology. This approach has been mandated in a number of federal standards,

state guidelines, court decisions, and most recently in IDEA amendments of 1997.

Extensive research has shown that functional analyses are invaluable in guiding

decisions about treatment selection and can produce clinically significant

outcomes without the necessity of using punishment procedures. As a result,

functional analysis is now considered “best practice” for identifying the causes

(maintaining variables) of behavior problems such as self-injury, aggression,

stereotypy, and noncompliance.

Dr. A Iwata

Iwata’s work has focused on almost every behavioral aspect of develop-

mental disabilities, including basic skills acquisition, community preparation,

eating disorders, self-injurious and aggressive behavior, and staff performance.

In addition to directing clinical research programs in each of these areas, he

has served as an expert evaluator at the individual level as well as consultant

to the departments of health, mental health, and mental retardation in over 25

states. His approach to treatment based on these experiences integrates the

perspectives of the clinician, researcher, administrator, and peer reviewer.

Dr. Iwata received his Ph.D. in Psychology from Florida State University and is

currently Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Florida,

Director of the Florida Center on Self-Injury, and Director of the UF-ARC

Prader-Willi Syndrome Program. He previously held faculty appointment at the

s Hopkins School of Medicine and Western Michigan University. Dr. Iwata is

the field’s foremost researcher on functional analysis methodology, and in this

workshop, he will provide a comprehensive review of all the currently used

techniques. The emphasis will be on translating research into practical

application, with extensive use of case examples, audience exercises, and

handouts.

His primary areas of interest are applied behavior analysis, behavioral

pediatrics, developmental disabilities, program evaluation, and staff

management. He has published over 200 articles and chapters on these topics,

and he has received over $5 million in research grants to support that work.

Dr. Iwata is the former Chief Editor of the Journal of Applied Behavior

Analysis, Chair of the Human development Study Section of the National

Institutes of Health, President of the following societies: the Association for

Behavior Analysis, the Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis,

Division 33 of the American Psychological Association, the Society for the

Experimental Analysis of Behavior, and the Florida Association for Behavior

Analysis. He is a Fellow in the American Psychological Association, the

American Psychological Society, the American Association on Mental Retardation,

and the Association for Behavior Analysis.

Workshop Objectives: After the workshop, the participants will be able to

Ø Describe the purpose of conducting a functional analysis of problem

behavior.

Ø Describe the most common factors responsible for the maintenance of

self-injury, aggression, stereotypy, and destructive behavior.

Ø Prescribe methods for protection from risk during assessment.

Ø Identify the defining features of indirect, descriptive, and functional

analysis approaches to assessment.

Ø Describe the major strengths and limitations of each general approach

to assessment.

Ø Conduct an assessment using indirect (rating scale and questionnaire)

procedures.

Ø Conduct an assessment using descriptive ( direct observation) analysis

procedures.

Ø Describe how to conduct an assessment using functional analysis

procedures.

Ø Identify three ways in which reinforcement-based interventions reduce

the frequency of problem behavior.

Ø Develop a treatment strategy for problem behavior maintained by

attention or access to preferred activities.

Ø Develop a treatment strategy for problem behavior maintained by escape

from task demands.

Ø Develop a treatment strategy for problem behavior that is

" self-stimulatory " in nature.

Ø Develop a treatment strategy for problem behavior maintained by

alleviation of discomfort.

Who Should Attend: This workshop provides essential information for program

administrators, behavior analysts, therapists, psychologists, QMRPs, special

education, supervisors of direct care providers and parents. The procedures can

be implemented across a variety of settings – such as group homes, residential

facilities, workshops, school settings, supervised employment sites and home

environments.

Workshop Format: The presentation will include lecture, graphics, video, and

discussion of specific concerns shared by the audience. Case study and other

workshop materials will be used to facilitate audience participation in

development of treatment plans.

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

Location: Kilmer Middle School

8100 Wolftrap Road

Vienna, Virginia 22182

Date/Time:

Nov 2nd, 2007

8 to 9 Registration & Continental Breakfast - 9 until 4 Workshop - Lunch

12 - 1 (on your own)

Nov 3rd, 2007

8 to 8:30 Continental Breakfast - 8:30 until 2:30 Workshop - Lunch 11:30

– 12:30 (on your own)

Please visit http://www.poac-nova.org for registration information. Contact

POAC-NOVA by e-mail at workshops@... or by phone at 703 391-2251 for

confirming your slot and for any questions.

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