This Wednesday in Austin:Intro to ABA/VB Workshop for Professionals & Parents

[Guest guest]

An Introduction to ABA:

Functional Assessment and Behavior Plans

Managing Problem Behavior and Teaching Strategies for Children with Autism

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

$80.00 per person, register after October 8th $100.00. Registration

fee must be paid in advance to hold a spot. School districts need to

submit purchase orders early to avoid the late registration fee (after

the 8th registration must be paid with a check at the late

registration rate, purchase orders will not be accepted for late

registrations). See registration information at bottom of page.

9:00am-3:00pm (Lunch on your own)

This workshop is designed for parents, teachers, in-home therapists

and other educational professionals who want to learn the behavioral

approach to teaching communication skills to children with autism and

other developmental disabilities. Attendees will receive a handout and

view several video demonstrations.

Participants in this workshop will learn:

• The major functions of behavior

• Procedures to reduce problem behavior

• How to teach replacement behaviors

• How to establish instructional control with an unwilling learner

• Effective teaching procedures

• How to take and analyze your data

The Presenters

Mindy , M.Ed., Board Certified Associate Behavior Analyst,

Director of Community Outreach, graduated from Texas Christian

University in 1992 with a Bachelor's Degree in Education then received

a Master's Degree in Education from The University of Texas in 1996.

She is a certified Special Education teacher with 9 years of

experience teaching students with autism and other developmental

disabilities in both public and private schools. In 2001 she began her

training and mentorship in Applied Behavior Analysis and Verbal

Behavior as a lead teacher in a private ABA/VB school with Kelle Wood.

She helped Ms. Wood open the center in 2002 as a lead therapist. Ms.

now serves as the Director of Community Outreach at CTAC. She

conducts student evaluations, workshops, provides training and

consultations for families and school districts throughout Texas.

Location: Central Texas Autism Center, 3006 Bee Caves Rd, Ste. C-250

Austin, TX, 78746 Registration Information: Call CTAC at 512-328-5599

or email at lrobinson@...