Spring ABA Conference 2012

ALL Parents and Individuals with ASD Can Attend for $35.00 Thanks to the Caste Family Fund
ABA Spring Updated

“APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYTIC APPROACHES
TO THE TREATMENT OF AUTISM”

Doubletree Hotel – Monroeville

Friday, March 23, 2012

8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

Speaker: Wayne W. Fisher, Ph.D., BCBA-D

H.B. Munroe Professor of Behavioral Research, University of Nebraska Medical Center;
Director of Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders, Munroe-Meyer Institute

Morning Session: Early Intervention for the Core and Associated Symptoms of Autism

Participants will be able to:

  • describe the defining characteristics of autism, Asperger syndrome, and other autism spectrum disorders;
  • define the components of early intensive behavior intervention for autism;
  • explain the relative costs and benefits of early intensive behavior intervention for children with autism spectrum disorder;
  • Understand the basic principles and procedures of applied behavior analysis involved in the treatment young children with autism
  • Identify critical skills that may facilitate the development of a wide array of additional skills.
Afternoon Session: Functional Analysis and Treatment of Aberrant Behavior in Autism

Participants will be able to:

  • Distinguish between topographical and functional approaches to categorizing aberrant behavior
  • Identify the strengths and limitations of indirect and direct functional assessments and formal functional analyses
  • Identify potentially effective behavioral interventions based on the results of a formal functional analysis

Pricing:

Parent Special Rate – Thanks to Caste Family Fund  -  $35

Student or Individual with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Reduce Rate – Thanks to Caste Family Fund                -  $35

Family Member or Individual                                     –  $70

Professional (including credits)                                  - $140

 

CEU’s provided for:   Psychologists, Counselors, (AOTA) American Occupational Therapy Association, PA Educators Act 48, Social Workers, (ASHA) American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, (BCBA) Board Certified Behavioral Analysts

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(Please note special Parent Rate not reflected in brochure.)


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