OT - ABA Fall 2000 Conference

[Guest guest]

Families for Early Autism Treatment - North Texas is pleased to

announce:

Behavioral Education for Children with Autism

(BECA)

ABA Fall 2000 Conference

Featuring: Janet Yi, D. McMillan, and

Guiou

October 21-22, 2000 Dallas, Texas

This is a conference applicable to ALL stages of

programming . . .Early, Intermediate & Advanced

Learners. Designed handouts for EACH person attending

-- only available at this conference!

LIMITED SEATING - REGISTER TODAY!!!

Check-in: 8:00 am - 9:00 am (10/21)

Conference: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm both days

(Lunch provided 10/21 only)

Location: Double Tree Hotel, Lincoln

Centre

5410 LBJ Freeway

Dallas, TX 75240

*Hotel reservations:

*(Room rate is $109 + tax per night. Arrival 10/20/00;

Check-out 10/22/00). Deadline for conference rate is

September 29, 2000.

REGISTRATION FORM

About BECA

BECA (Behavioral Education for Children with Autism) was

founded this year to help meet the ever-increasing need for

high-quality supervision of intensive behavioral

intervention programs for children diagnosed with autism or related

developmental disorders. BECA's mission is to be readily

accessible to it's clients, the parents and team members

working with their children, and to provide them with the

quality and frequency of supervision beneficial to a

well-run program.

Programming Protocol

A practical workshop designed to assist parents, aides

and professionals in designing and implementing a

comprehensive, balanced behavioral intervention program

for their child diagnosed with autism. Topics will include:

Why a balanced and comprehensive program is

necessary.

Necessary areas in which your child should be

acquiring skills and a basic road map for skill progression

within each of those areas.

The basic elements of functional and task analyses.

Procedural guidelines for teaching specific skills.

How to develop procedures for teaching a specific

skill when no procedural guidelines are available.

Question and answer periods will be interspersed

throughout scheduled topic times.

REGISTRATION FORM

SCHEDULE & TOPICS

Saturday, October 21

1.Why It's Necessary To Have a Balanced Program.

- Discussion of Necessary Program Areas.

- A basic road map of progression through each

necessary program area.

2.How To Ensure You Have A Balanced, Comprehensive

Program.

- The role of the consultant.

- Tips on available resources.

Sunday, October 22

1.Basic Elements of a Functional Analysis. (Note -

this is a general group discussion; only one room will be used.)

Discussion of how functional analysis approach will

benefit teaching of skills.

2.How To Teach a Skill.

- Discussion of task analysis involved in specific

skills. (Split into two rooms: Early and Advanced Learners).

3.Helpful Procedural Guidelines Using Specific

Programming Examples.

- Discussion of specific skill. (Split into two

rooms, Early and Advanced Learners).

- Advanced and reductive procedures for specific

program skill.

- What to do when the discussed procedural

guidelines become obsolete, or your child is not able to benefit

from them.

4.How To Develop a Procedure When You Know You Need To

Teach A Skill But Don't Have Procedural Guidelines.

- Discussion of how to develop procedural guidelines

for programs.

About Our Speakers:

Janet Yi, BCABA, is an educational consultant for BECA

where she also serves as President of the Board of Directors.

She is currently pursuing her MS degree in Applied

Behavior Analysis at the California State University of Los Angeles.

Ms. Yi has over 10 years experience providing behavioral

intervention services to children with autism. She received

her clinical training under the direction of Dr. Ivar

Lovaas and Dr. Wynn at the UCLA Clinic for the

Behavioral Treatment of Children and the Lovaas Institute

for Early Intervention, where she worked in such positions

as the clinical administrator, a case supervisor, a

teaching assistant, and as a conference presenter.

D. McMillan, BCABA is currently working as a

consultant for BECA and a member of the Board of Directors.

She expects to receive her master's degree in

Psychological Studies in Education from the UCLA Graduate School of

Education in June 2001 and plans to pursue her Ph.D.

within the same program. Her clinical training and experience in

the field of Applied Behavior Analysis and Behavioral

Intervention for children diagnosed with autism were received at

the UCLA Clinic for the Behavioral Treatment of Children

and the Lovaas Institute for Early Intervention under the

direction of Dr. Ivar Lovaas and Dr. Wynn.

Other experience there included serving as a teaching assistant

and guest lecturer for classes in behavior modification

at UCLA, a case supervisor, a research assistant, and as a

conference presenter.

Guiou sits on the Board of Directors of BECA and

is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the

University of California, Los Angeles. His training and

experience in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis and

Behavioral Intervention for children diagnosed with

autism were received at the UCLA Clinic for the Behavioral

Treatment of Children and the Lovaas Institute for Early

Intervention under the direction of Dr. Ivar Lovaas and Dr.

Wynn. During his 8 years under Dr. Lovaas,

served as a case supervisor, research administrator,

teaching assistant, and guest lecturer in psychology

classes at UCLA and USC and as a conference speaker.

REGISTRATION FORM

Hope to see you there!