Workshop to eliminate problem behaviors in Chicago

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Excellent workshop coming to Chicago sponsored by I-CARE of Illinois, conducted by Tamara Kasper BCaBA/SLP

Elimination of problem behaviors through excellent teaching procedures.

Parents and therapists are often faced with difficult cases in which valuable therapy time is spent addressing challenging behaviors such as avoidance, aggression or self stimulation. Participants in this workshop will learn strategies from the field of Applied Behavior Analysis which are used to analyze behavior and determine how problem behaviors develop during intensive teaching and daily activities. Improved understanding of the ''function'' that the behavior serves provides guidance and for the selection of appropriate use of ''extinction'' for problem behavior and systematic methods for teaching replacement behavior will be discussed. Data collection to measure treatment effectiveness will also be presented.

Tuesday May 25, 2004 - 8.30 am to 4.00 pm

Prairie state College, Matteson Area Center, 4821 Southwick Drive, Matteson, IL 60443.

CEUc/CPDUs available.

Please go to I-CARE website for registration info, you can print out a registration form at the web site and mail it with payment or pay online. www.icareinfo.org