FW: THE VB-MAPP: Mark Sundberg, Ph.D, BCBA October 8 & 9, 2008

[Guest guest]

Tidewater Autism Societyof America

Project ACT (Autism CommunityTraining)

Presents

Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessmentand Placement Program (The VB-MAPP)

2 Day Workshop

Presented by Mark Sundberg, Ph.D, BCBA

Wednesday,October 8, 2008

9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

&

Thursday, October 9, 2008

9:00 a.m.-4:00pm

Location: TBA

About The Workshop:

This two-day workshop will present the Verbal Behavior MilestonesAssessment and

Placement Program (The VB-MAPP), and describe how to use it todevelop or improve

a language and social skills program for a child withautism. At theconclusion

of this workshop attendees will be able to:

· Participants will be able to define and exemplify thebasic elements of

Skinner’s analysis of verbal behavior

· Participants will be able to use the VB-MAPP to anindividual child’s

language skills

· Participants will be able to use the VB-MAPP toidentify appropriate IEP

goals for children with language delays

· Participants will be able to use the Placement to setup an intervention

program for an individual child

· Participants will be able to describe how the VB-MAPPis linked to the

verbal behavior intervention procedure

About Dr. Mark Sundberg:

Mark L. Sundberg, Ph.D., BCBAreceived his doctorate degree in Applied Behavior

Analysis from Western Michigan University(1980), under the direction of Dr. Jack

. Dr. Sundberg is the co-authorof the books The Assessment of Basic

Language and Learning Skills (ABLLS),Teaching Language to Children with Autism

or Other Developmental Disabilitiesand A Collection of Reprints on Verbal

Behavior. He has published over 45professional papers, including a recent book

chapter titled “VerbalBehavior†in the new edition of Applied Behavior

Analysis by ,Heron & Heward (2007).

He is the founder and past editor ofthe journal The Analysis of Verbal Behavior,

a twice past-president of TheNorthern California Association for Behavior

Analysis, a past-chair of the PublicationBoard of ABA, International and was a

member of the BACB Committee thatdeveloped the BCBA and BCABA Task Lists. Dr.

Sundberg has given over 450national and international conference presentations

and workshops, and taught80 college courses on behavior analysis, verbal

behavior, sign language andchild development.

He is a licensed psychologist inprivate practice who consults for programs and

classrooms that serve childrenwith autism in the San Francisco Bay Area. Dr.

Sundberg received a number ofawards, including the 2001 “Distinguished

Psychology Department AlumnusAward†from Western Michigan University.

Early Bird Registration is $125 per participant (postmarked by September30,

2008)

After September 30th and Walk-in is $135 (space permitting). Walk-insare not

guaranteed a boxed lunch

Pre-workshop sign-in will be held from 8:15 – 8:50 a.m.

(Continental Breakfast, Lunch and Conference Handouts Included)

For more information call 757-461-4474 or visit www.tidewaterasa.org to download

aregistration flyer.