Affordable ($25!) ABA Conference in Northwest Indiana hosted by IN FEAT

[Guest guest]

Practical Management of Tough Kids

Including Young Kids or Adolescents with Autism and

Other Developmental Disabilities

Friday, February 11, 2011 or Saturday, February 12, 2011

(A One Day ConferenceàRegister for the day of your choice!)

8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Merrillville, Indiana 46410

We are charging only $25 per person! Which includes breakfast and lunch!

Dr. R. Jenson

DO YOU HAVE A CHILD, OR WORK WITH A STUDENT, WHO:

Ø Is highly non-compliant?

Ø Exhibits aggression or property destruction?

Ø Argues or negotiates?

Ø Requires near constant supervision?

Ø Has little, if any, self-management skills?

Ø Has few social skills?

Ø Is academically delayed?

This presentation will focus on the practical management of behaviorally

disordered/emotionally disturbed students (and these strategies can be

applied to individuals with autism or other developmental disabilities.)

These students are frequently referred to as " tough kids " because they

exhibit strong behavioral excesses such as arguing, noncompliance, and

aggression, while at the same time, they possess significant behavioral

deficits in self-management (rule governed behavior), social skills, and

academic abilities. This presentation will review what causes " tough

kid " behavior, how to practically assess it, and strategies to remediate

it.

An emphasis will be placed on proactive strategies and positive behavior

management interventions such as Mystery Motivators, Chart Moves,

Reinforcement Towers, Behavior contracts, the " Sure I Will " program, the

" Yes and No " classroom management program, reward spinners, a whole

school positive discipline program (Principal's 200 Club) and

several more. In addition, strategies to decrease the behavioral

excesses of noncompliance and arguing will be discussed, including

differential attention, What If Charts, Reinforcer menus, effective

classroom and home rule design, precision requests, and a variety of

practical reductive interventions, which can be implemented in the

classroom, home, or other placement. In addition, information will be

presented on how to get other people such as parents and other educators

to follow through and implement these techniques. There will also be an

introduction of two new programs, the Tough Kid Bully Blockers program

and the Superheroes Social Skills Program for High Functioning Autistic

Children. All the strategies to be presented will be research validated

interventions and can be implemented in a time efficient and low cost

fashion.

About the Speaker

Dr. R. Jenson graduated from Utah State University in 1976 with

a degree in Applied Behavior Analysis/School Psychology. He completed a

clinical internship at Las Vegas Mental Health Center and later directed

their Adolescent Residential Center. He then assumed the directorship of

the Children's Behavior Therapy Unit (CBTU) for Salt Lake Mental Health.

This center is a day hospital and school for autistic and behaviorally

disordered students. After directing CBTU for eight years, Dr. Jenson

joined the School Psychology Program in Educational Psychology

Department at the University of Utah. Dr. Jenson is currently a

Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology and was Department

Chair for 10 years. His research interests include autism, externalizing

behavior disorders, the management of noncompliance and aggression,

practical classroom behavior management, educational technology,

behavioral assessment, academic interventions, and parent training.

Dr. Jenson has published numerous research papers and books including

the Tough Kid Book, Tough Kid Tool Box: A Resource Book, Tough Kid New

Teacher Survival Kit, Tough Kid Parent Training Book: Why Me?, Tough Kid

Principal's Briefcase, Applied Behavior Analysis in Teaching,

Understanding Childhood Behavior Disorders, Teaching Behaviorally

Disordered Students: Preferred Practices, Best Practices: Behavioral and

Educational Strategies for Teachers, Homework Partners Series, and

School based interventions for students with behavior problems, and

classroom computer products including Get'm on Task (GOT) and the

Functional Assessment and Interventions Program (FAIP).

Conference Location

The Avalon Manor

3550 EAST ROUTE 30

MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410

PHONE 219.945.0888

www.theavalonmanor.com <http://www.theavalonmanor.com/>

Go to www.infeat.org <http://www.infeat.org/> to see the full

conference brochure and to register. If you have questions, email

Jill@... <mailto:Jill@...> or call Jill @ (219)742-2803.