Educate Toward Recovery Workshop DFW

[Guest guest]

Educate Toward Recovery Workshop

Presenter:

Schramm, BCBA and author of,

" Educate Toward Recovery: Turning the Tables on Autism "

8:30 - 9:00 Registration

9:00 - 4:30 Workshop Begins/End

12:00 - 1:00 - Bring sack lunch or eat at local resturants

2 Parent/$300.00

After May 1st/$320.00

Professional/$185.00

After May1st/$205.00

Group of 5 or more $165.00 each

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Workshop Summary

Day One: The principles of ABA/VB

1. What is Autism

2. Why ABA and Verbal Behavior

3. Knospe-ABA Teaching Philosophy

4. Why you need to " Be Your Child's Best Teacher " (video)

5. A Brief History of ABA and Verbal Behavior

6. The importance of individuality (learning about the ABLLS)

7. The ABC Paradigm (the basics of Behavior)

8. Reinforcement vs. Punishment

9. Understanding Behavior

10. Earning Instructional Control (Videos)

11. Using a teaching arc and mini-consequences (video)

12. Watch the progress of children in ABA/VB programs (Video)

Day Two: The teaching Strategies of ABA/VB

1. Discrete Trial Teaching Format

2. What is Verbal Behaivor?

3. Capturing and creating motivation to learn (Video)

4. The Nine Categories of Language

5. Three types of Teaching (video)

6. Intensive teaching strategies (videos)

7. Prompting and Fading

8. Teaching children to talk (videos)

9. Sign Language (video)

10. Teaching children to echo sounds (video)

11. Beginning Mands (Requests) (video)

12. Advance Language teaching procedures (video)

13. Common teaching mistakes to avoid

14. Can you do this? (video)

15. What you can do right now

Schramm is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), with a

Master's degree in Special Education. An American, living and

working in Germany, is an Autism intervention author and the

lead behavior analyst for Knospe-ABA, Europe's largest ABA/VB autism

intervention institute. Knospe-ABA uses the principles and

procedures of behavior analysis espoused by the biggest names in

ABA/VB to guide the education of over 200 children worldwide.

Additionally, can be seen presenting his practical approach

to the science of behaviorism in workshops and conferences

throughout the world. For more information about , Knospe-ABA

or 's very popular Verbal Behavior Teaching Manual " Educate

Toward Recovery: Turning the Tables on Autism " you can go to

www.lulu.com/knospe-aba.

" Educate Toward Recovery: Turning the Tables on Autism " is commonly

the first book recommended to others by its readers. Specifically

written to share the benefits of the most modern and advanced

procedures of Applied Behavior Analysis, " ETR " offers a clear and

well-developed insight into the " how " and " why " a child with autism

is best served by the Verbal Behavior approach to ABA. Do not let

the name fool you. Educate Toward Recovery does not suggest that the

concept of recovery is attainable for every child or even necessary

for a child's happiness. However, it does discuss what recovery is

(as opposed to the term " cure " ) and why certain procedures common in

traditional ABA programs might be teaching a child discrete skills

but not necessarily teaching him in the direction of recovery.

Although extremely beneficial for professionals as well, parents are

the true winners when it comes to the information of this book. ETR

is overflowing with real world examples of how you can better

understand your child while teaching him to better understand the

social world. A child's interactions are never neutral. They are

learning experiences that either teach him closer to or farther away

from the concept of recovery. Understanding the principles of ABA

and the procedural recommendations of Verbal Behavior can quickly

allow you to turn the table on autism's effects. Through Chapters

dealing with The Possible Purposes of Behavior, Increasing Positive

Behavior Choices while Decreasing Problem Behavior, Teaching

the " Control Child " , The Ins and Outs of the Discrete Trial Teaching

Method, Teaching with Motivation, The Benefits of Errorless

Learning, Natural Environment Teaching, Teaching Non-verbal Children

to Speak, Increasing Functional Language, Toilet Training, ABA/VB

and the Public School System, The Ethics of ABA, How to Become your

Child's True Expert, and much, much, more, ETR can teach you how to

guide your child's education with the use of commonly accepted,

scientifically validated, principles and procedures. For anyone

considering ABA or wondering if they should upgrade their current

ABA program to incorporate the Verbal Behavior approach, Educate

Toward Recovery is an invaluable source of information and insight.

's Two Day Intensive Introductory ABA/VB Worskhop offers many

of the same topics of the book with more than 20 video

demonstrations of the principles and recommendations in action. The

value of this two-day Introductory workshop comes from its ability

to take the work of ABA/VB pioneers like Partington, Sundberg, and

Carbone, and help make them more understandable and practical for

the parent, therapist, school teacher or other Special Ed.

Professionals working and caring for children with Autistic Spectrum

Disorder.

See what parents and professionals are saying about ABA/VB, Educate

Toward Recovery, and Schramm.

Michele L. , M.A.,BCBA - Director: Behavior

Consulting Inc. (http://www.andersonbehaviorconsulting.com)

" In writing " ETR " , has developed an important book for the

future of Verbal Behavior and ABA. This book provides an educational

window into VB that allows any reader to have a deep understanding

how it should be used in programming for children with autism. I

personally have used 's book in my own Behavior Consultation

Practice and suggest it as reading to all my clients, and

employees. " ETR " is a wonderful contribution to the VB/ABA

literature and a step forward for promotion of VB Programs world

wide. Thank you for this incredible book! "

jeanne Schwartz, MS, SLP, TSHH, BCBA - Licensed Speech-Language

Pathologist (jeanneSchwartz@...)

" You are so easy to understand that I can gear the training to any

audience... Thank you for putting what I do everyday for the past 6

years (since learning about skinner's analysis of verbal behavior)

into everyday plain english for all to finally better understand!

Womack (Parent)

" I have not only read 's book but have the oppurtunity to be

educated about Verbal Behavior by himself... VB was tiring at

first, but the absolute best thing we ever implemented. The art of

pairing and using reinforcers to gain attention and instructional

control is genius and yet soooooo very simple. I am constantly

amazed... My child actually brings me items without prompts, so that

we can " work " .

Cherish Twigg, MS, BCBA and Holly Kibbe, MS, BCBA - CEO and COO of

Establishing Operations Inc. - (www.establishingoperationsinc.com)

" Schramm has written a book that is a must read for parents,

therapists, and teachers of children with autism. This book is

clear, heartfelt, informative, and provides behavioral terminology

in a way that is applicable and easy to understand. He has

beautifully explained Applied Behavior Analysis as an effective,

scientifically validated treatment for autism. 's book offers

realistic hope in a world where it is needed most. We personally

recommend this book to every parent or educator of a child in need. "

Reg Reynolds, Ph.D., C.Psych

" This is the best book on the Verbal Behavior approach to ABA that I

have seen. If I was going to recommend only one book to either the

parents of a child with autism or to anyone who is trying to help a

child with autism, this is the book that I would recommend. It has a

lot of important information that I wouldn't expect to find anywhere

else. I would give it five stars out of five. "

Childerston, MA (Montessori teacher and autism instructor)

Like so many professionals committed to children with autism and

their families, this author and professional truly walks on the side

of angels. "

Also available at www.lulu.com/knospe-aba are several free downloads

about ABA/VB. These papers written by Schramm offer a

wonderful glimpse of his ability to take a complex subjects like

Behavioral Autism Intervention and make it easily understable and

usable to professionals and parents alike.

Registration forms for events can be found at:

http://featnt.org/uploads/event_reg_2008.pdf

Venue/Location: Colleyville Center

Date: 5/19/08 & 5/20/08

Start Time: 08:30 AM (9:30 AM)

End Time: 04:30 AM (5:30 AM)

Address: 5301 Riverwalk Drive

Colleyville, TX 76034

For Further Information

Contact: Lynette Rorer or Laurie Snyder

Phone: 817-849-1122

Email: events@...

Additional Dates: 05/20/08