Tamara Kasper to present April 23rd in Berks County, PA

[Guest guest]

The Autism Society of Berks County presents

our 10th Annual Conference on Autism!

Presenter:

Tamara S. Kasper, MS, CCC-SLP, BCBA

Thursday, April 23, 2009

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Reading Country Club - Reading, PA

(Act 48 Credits Available)

Tamara S. Kasper, MS, CCC-SLP, BCBA has practiced as a pediatric

speech/language pathologist with emphasis on treatment of children with

challenging

behavior for over 17 years. She has specialized in treatment of children

within

the autism spectrum for the last 10 years. Her continued commitment to the

children she serves led her to pursue treatment methods outside the field of

speech-language pathology.

Under the mentorship of Dr. Carbone and his protégé, Kasper became

a Board Certified Associate Behavior Analyst. Kasper has also completed

advanced training in application of Skinner’s analysis of verbal behavior,

Greenspan’s DIR approach, and Kaufman’s strategies for apraxia of speech.

She is

co-author of the K & K Sign and Say Materials. She is the recipient of the

2008 WSHA Clinical Achievement Award and nominee for the ASHA DiCarlo Award.

Currently, Kasper directs The Center for Autism Treatment and provides

consulting services, training, and workshops to treatment teams who serve

children

with autism in the United States, Canada, and Europe.

This program will address the challenges related to developing verbal

behavior skills in children with autism and other developmental disabilities

who

are experiencing difficulty in development of vocal language. Emphasis will be

placed on the use of Skinner’s behavioral classification of language (as

applied by Sundberg, Partington, Carbone, and others) which refocuses and

refines

the teaching of functional communication. Methods for effective transfer of

skills from prompted to spontaneous requesting will be presented and viewed

via video and practices. Procedures to systematically shape functional verbal

and/or manual communication in children with limited verbal and motor

imitation will also be addressed, including utilization of the K & K Sign and Say

teaching tool. In addition, application of Kaufman’s hierarchy of

vocalizations

and use of simplified “word shells†with this population will be explored,

including transfer of improved speech production skills across language

functions. This seminar has been described by past participants as

“inspirationalâ€

and “empowering.â€

Learning Outcomes:

At the conclusion of this workshop participants will be able to:

• List two skills required for the development of verbal language.

• List three motivators that can increase the use of verbal language.

• Explain the rationale of using reinforcement in the teaching of verbal

skills.

• Describe the process of using phonemic approximations in the teaching of

verbal language.

• Explain the rationale of using manual communication in conjunction with

teaching verbal language.

*FEE (includes program materials, lunch and the book, 1001 Great Ideas for

Teaching and Raising Children with ASD by Zysk and Ellen Notbohm.)

Parent or Student $30

Professional $75

(must pay professional rate to receive ACT 48 credits)

*Registration fee or Purchase Order must be received by Monday April 20,

2009.

*Late or on-site registration will be an additional $10.00.

Mail-in registrations by 4/17/09 to:

Autism Society of Berks County

PO Box 6683

Reading, PA 19610

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Lynch Barbera, RN, MSN, BCBA

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