Seminar Announcement - VB-MAPP Language Barriers - Dec. 11 in Dayton, OH

[Guest guest]

DAFEAT Workshop

(Dayton Area Families for Effective Autism Treatment)

Dr. Carl Sundberg, BCBA-D Presents

VB-MAPP Language Barriers

Saturday, December 11, 2010, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. (lunch on your own)

Location: The Children’s Medical Center of Dayton

One Children’s Plaza, Dayton, OH 45404, Auditorium (Lower Level)

Purpose / Rationale:

The VB-MAPP is a criterion-referenced assessment tool, curriculum guide, and

skills tracking system that is designed for children with autism, and other

individuals who demonstrate language delays. The VB-MAPP is based on B. F.

Skinner’s (1957) analysis of verbal behavior, established developmental

milestones, and research from the field of behavior analysis. Dr. Mark

Sundberg, Ph.D, BCBA, wrote the VB-MAPP, which was introduced in May 2008.

VB-MAPPs will be available for purchase during this workshop and are not

included in the registration fee.

PLEASE NOTE: Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are available for Board

Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) and Board Certified Associate Behavior

Analysts (BCaBAs). For more details, email CEUs@....

Workshop participants will:

§ be able to describe the basic elements of a behavioral analysis of

language

§ be able to describe how a behavioral analysis of language can benefit

children with autism

§ be able to use the components of the VB-MAPP to assess an individual

child’s learning, language, and social skills

§ be able to use the components of the VB-MAPP to identify appropriate

IEP goals for children with language and social delays

§ be able to use the Placement Guide to set up an appropriate

intervention program for an individual child that incorporates social, language

and learning goals

§ be able to implement an individualized language intervention

strategies based on Skinner’s analysis of verbal behavior

This seminar is free for DAFEAT members. Cost for non-members is $36. To

register, download the form found at www.dafeat.org or request one by emailing

at registration@.... Questions? Contact at 937-694-7809.

About the presenter…

Carl T. Sundberg, Ph.D., BCBA-D is the director of the Behavior Analysis Center

for Autism (BACA), located in Fishers, Indiana. He received his doctorate degree

in Applied Behavior Analysis from Western Michigan University under the

direction of Dr. Jack . Dr. Sundberg utilizes B.F. Skinner’s analysis of

verbal behavior within the framework of applied behavior analysis to teach

children with language and social deficits. As a graduate student, he taught

behavior analysis at Western Michigan University for 7 years. Dr. Sundberg has

publications in The Analysis of Verbal Behavior and A Collection of Reprints on

Verbal Behavior. Since 1996 Dr. Sundberg has assessed and worked with more than

400 children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorders and has worked with

over 150 families. In addition to private consulting, Dr. Sundberg also works

with school districts and speaks at conferences across the nation.

Additionally, he teaches Verbal Behavior at Ball State University and is

president of the Hoosier Association for Behavior Analysis.

Sponsored by DAFEAT and Dayton Children's Medical Center