Guest guest Posted November 27, 2001 Report Share Posted November 27, 2001 > > > > > Hi Everybody, > Here are the details of an exciting upcoming VB > Workshop. > Best wishes > Barb > > > > Teaching Language and Appropriate Behavior to Children and Adults > with Developmental Disabilities, including Autism: > An Introduction and Hands-on Training > > > Duncan Fennemore and McGreevy, Ph.D., BCBA > Behavior Analysts > > > February 23-24, 2002 9:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. > Towngate Theatre, > Basildon, Essex, UK > > This 2-day workshop provides an introduction to the verbal behavior approach > to teaching language and appropriate behavior to vocal and non-vocal > children and adults with developmental disabilities, including autism. This > ABA approach, which is based on B.F. Skinner's analysis of verbal behavior > (i.e., expressive language) and the work of Sundberg, Partington, , > Carbone, McGreevy, and others, begins with expressive language and includes > specific teaching procedures unfamiliar to most parents and professionals. > This workshop is designed for parents, teachers, speech-language > pathologists, curriculum coordinators, psychologists, behavior analysts, > in-home trainers, and other professionals and their supervisors. > > In contrast to other ABA approaches and cognitive models, this approach (1) > builds a behavioral relationship with the learner by using noncontingent > reinforcement, interspersed (rather than repetitive) discrete trials, > errorless teaching (rather than delayed and corrective prompting), and a > variable ratio schedule of reinforcement, resulting in a cooperative learner > who exhibits fewer tantrums, (2) begins by teaching expressive language > (rather than teaching imitation, matching, and receptive language and > waiting for expressive language " to develop " ), (3) builds language that is > spontaneous, natural (rather than scripted), fluent, and generalized (i.e., > occurs in many situations other than those in which it was taught), and (4) > provides an opportunity for older children and adults, regardless of their > handicap, to learn to express their needs and wants for the first time. This > approach, with these teaching procedures, often results in children and > adults who spontaneously request and describe specific items and events, > work cooperatively and enthusiastically, and initiate and participate in > conversations which include a variety of questions and answers. > > This workshop will also provide hands-on training - through demonstration > and guided practice, participants will learn to initiate, implement, and > monitor a verbal behavior program designed to improve language and > appropriate behavior. > > The registration fee includes a set of guided notes written by > McGreevy and Duncan Fennemore, and refreshments. > > Location, Directions and accommodation details will be sent with > confirmations. > > > > Send this registration form with a cheque or postal order for £95 (payable > to; TABA) > > to: Mrs Jan Woolhead > 22 Coombe Road > SOUTHMINSTER > Essex > CMO 7AH UNITED KINGDOM > e-mail BRYAN@... > > Please tick > > Registration > > Parent or professional > > Additional members of a family or in-home training team > > > Last Name______________________________ > First Name______________________________ > > > > Address_________________________________ > _________________________________ > _________________________________ > _________________________________ > > Agency/Organization:________________________ > > Daytime Phone Number Evening Phone Number > __________________ __________________ > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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