FW: DEADLINE TO REGISTER: FRIDAY 2/22-2/24: The Central Texas Autism Center Offers a Three-Day Workshop on Verbal Behavior for Caregivers of Children with Autism and Other Learning Differences

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Subject: DEADLINE TO REGISTER: FRIDAY 2/22-2/24: The Central Texas

Autism Center Offers a Three-Day Workshop on Verbal Behavior for Caregivers of

Children with Autism and Other Learning Differences

WHO:

Central Texas Autism Center and Board Certified Behavior Analyst

Dr. J. Carbone Present

WHAT:

A Three-Day Workshop – An Introduction to Verbal Behavior with Children with

Autism and Other Learning Differences

WHERE:

University of Texas J.J. Pickle Research Campus

10100 Burnet Road, Austin, Texas 78758

WHEN:

Monday, February 22 - Wednesday, February

24 from 8 a.m. – 5:15 p.m.

WEB:

www.ctac1.com

REGISTER:

$295 per person

for the 3 day workshop; includes an extensive manual, coffee and pastries each

morning and afternoon refreshments and snacks

Deadline to

register is Friday, February 12, must register at: www.ctac1.com or contact the Central Texas Autism

Center at

MEDIA:

Contact Tuttle at lauren@... and

The Central

Texas Autism Center Offers a

Three-Day Workshop on Verbal

Behavior for Caregivers of

Children with Autism and Other Learning

Differences

AUSTIN, Texas—The Central Texas Autism Center, which gives

hope to thousands of families in central Texas who dream of a better for their

children with autism and other learning differences, now offers a three-day

workshop February 22-24 with Board Certified Behavior Analyst Dr. J.

Carbone to learn about teaching verbal behavior.

This workshop focuses on the behavioral approach to teaching

communication skills to children with autism and other developmental

disabilities. Workshop participants will learn:

To conduct a Behavioral Language Assessment

To select the most appropriate form of

communication for a child (vocal, signing, pointing to or exchanging

pictures, or activating an augmentative device)

To select the communication responses and

supporting skills that should be taught first

The workshop includes the recommended teaching procedures for

those children who have no formal communication skills to those that are near

conversational speakers. Dr. Carbone will also describe and demonstrate

errorless teaching, specific quick-transfer (prompting and fading) procedures,

and the use of both discrete trial training in the natural environment and

during intensive teaching sessions. Multi-media elements will illustrate the

methods of increasing spontaneous language and developing conversational skills.

According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), experts estimate that 1 in 150 children will have autism. While the

number cannot yet be prevented, the Central Texas Autism Center specializes in

quality applied behavior analysis and verbal behavior treatment to help lessen

the effects of autism on these children as well as offering workshop courses to

better train caretakers.

ABOUT DR. VINCENT J. CARBONE, BCBA

Dr. J. Carbone is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst with

over 30 years of experience designing learning environments for persons with

autism and development disabilities. He received his graduate training in

applied behavior analysis (ABA) at Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa. He has

served on the Florida Peer Review Committee, which monitors and guides the

provision of behavior analysis services for persons with autism and related

developmental disabilities in Florida. He has served as an adjunct faculty

member at Penn State University, Florida Institute of Technology, and is currently

visiting professor in the Behavioral Education doctoral program at

College in Boston, MA. His teaching responsibilities have included courses in

applied behavior analysis and verbal behavior. His behavior analytic research

has been published in several peer-reviewed journals including School

Application of Learning Theory, Education and Treatment of Children, Journal of

Special Education Technology, Journal of Corrective and Social Psychiatry, The

Analysis of Verbal Behavior (2007), and Speech Language Pathology and Applied

Behavior Analysis. Dr. Carbone currently serves on the editorial review boards

of two peer-reviewed journals; the Journal of Early Intensive Behavioral

Intervention and Speech Language Pathology and Applied Behavior Analysis. He is

a frequent invited speaker at professional workshops and conferences. He has

provided the preparatory training and clinical consultation to hundreds of

Board Certified Behavior Analysts in several states. He is the developer and

presenter of a series of workshops on teaching verbal behavior to children with

autism based upon B.F. Skinner’s analysis of verbal behavior. He and his clinic

staff are currently working with school districts, agencies, and families

throughout the United States and Europe.

ABOUT

THE CENTRAL TEXAS AUTISM CENTER

Owner

and Executive Director, Kelle Wood Rich, M.Ed.,

BCBA leads a staff of experienced Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBA),

Board Certified Associate Behavior Analysts (BCaBA) and other professionals

that work directly with children and families in a beautiful 5,000 sq.

foot center in Austin, Texas. The facility includes a 1,500 square foot

playroom, individual therapy rooms and a large conference room where they

frequently host workshops for parents and other professionals. The Central

Texas Autism Academy is located in it’s own 1500sq. ft. space adjacent to the

center.

They

provide quality Applied Behavior Analysis/Verbal Behavior treatment to families

with children with autism and/or other developmental disabilities. They also

provide staff training and classroom consultation services for school

districts, educational service centers and other agencies across Texas.

Their

goal is to provide specific learning opportunities for children to become

successful across all environments. Current research and data collection

guide their teaching to achieve this goal.
At CTAC, the children receive one-on-one instruction from

their individual therapist which includes weekly supervision from a

Lead Teacher and/or the Assistant Director. During this therapy, a child’s

behavioral and language needs will be addressed in the Natural Environment

(NET) as well as during Intensive Teaching Trials in the classroom. All

families have the opportunity to attend free workshops hosted by CTAC

and receive parent training during their child's therapy

session. Learners attend therapy sessions a minimum of 4-15 hours a week

based upon each child’s individualized treatment plan. They also schedule

home/community/school sessions as needed per individual client assessment.

For

more information on the Central Texas Autism Center and their services visit www.ctac1.com.

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