Early registration deadline for Dr. Partington (ABLLS) Workshop in Portland, OR

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EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE OCTOBER 14TH

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Behavior Analysts, Inc.

W. Partington, Ph.D., BCBA

Announces two training workshops in Portland

for Parents and Professionals

October 27th and 28th, 2005

(Please register early as seating is limited)

Dr. Partington is a specialist in behavioral approaches to teaching

language (verbal behavior) and social initiation skills. He will be

presenting two workshops for parents and professionals who wish to

learn techniques to help individuals with a diagnosis of autism

spectrum disorder acquire language and other critical learner skills

Thursday, October 27th, 2005

Teaching Language Skills to Children with Autism or Other

Developmental Disabilities

&

Friday, October 28th, 2005

The Assessment of Basic

Language and Learning Skills (The ABLLS)

Location:

Four Points Sheraton

1919 NE 181st Avenue

Portland, OR 97230

Workshops for parents, special education teachers and aides, speech

and language pathologists, psychologists, behavior analysts, support

coordinators, administrators, pediatricians and other human service

professionals

Workshop 1 (Thursday, October 27th)

This workshop is designed to provide an overview of B.F. Skinner's

analysis of language to parents, educators, and other

practitioners. A review of the primary types of verbal operants

(expressive language skills) will be provided along with a videotape

review of teaching methods typically used to teach those skills.

Participants will learn a method to assess a child's language

abilities, and how to implement several important language

intervention strategies. A major emphasis will be placed on

identifying methods to enhance and utilize motivational variables

(establishing operations) to teach language in both structured

teaching sessions and in daily activities. Techniques for

coordinating the ongoing decision making necessary for effective

language intervention and methods of data collection and tracking

will be presented.

Workshop 2 (Friday, October 28th)

The ABLLS workshop will provide the participant with the tools to

analyze and track learner skills and develop a comprehensive

language-based curriculum for children. The Assessment of Basic

Language and Learning Skills (The ABLLS), created by W.

Partington, Ph.D. and Mark L. Sundberg, Ph.D., is an assessment

tool, curriculum guide, and skills-tracking system used to help

guide the instruction of language and critical learner skills for

children with autism or other developmental disabilities. This

powerful tool is now available to parents, teachers, speech

pathologists, behavior analysts, and others who design, coordinate,

and/or supervise language or skill-acquisition programs.

With the ABLLS, you can precisely assess a child's repertoire of

language and learning skills, as well as identify when, where, and

how the skills are being used. It enables IEP goals and objectives

to be clearly defined and helps in strategically targeting the

learning needs of a student. The ABLLS allows you to pinpoint

obstacles that have been preventing a child from acquiring new

skills and begin to develop a comprehensive language-based

curriculum.

This workshop will provide essential information on scoring and

interpreting the ABLLS as well as incorporate discussions, with

examples, that will show you how to:

Perform skills analyses to determine a child's strengths and

deficits.

Continually measure and monitor learning achievements using

specially designed skill tracking grids

Utilize assessment results for evaluating priorities, determining

IEP objectives, and developing curricula.

This introductory-level workshop is primarily geared for

professionals and parents who have not had extensive experience in

using the ABLLS

Location

The workshops will be held at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel, 1919

NE 181st Avenue,

Portland, OR. For hotel information please call the Sheraton at

(503) 491-1818 or visit www.fourpoints.com

Your Presenter

Dr. Partington is a licensed psychologist and a board certified

behavior analyst (B.C.B.A.), and has more than 30 years experience.

He is the director of STARS School and Behavior Analysts, Inc., in

Pleasant Hill, California. His expertise is in teaching methodology

used in language intervention and shaping initiation skills with

children who are experiencing language delays as a result of autism-

related disorders. Dr. Partington has received awards from the

Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis and the Florida

Association of Behavior Analysis for his contributions to the field

of behavior analysis. Dr. Partington has published several papers on

teaching strategies for children with disabilities, has co-authored

with Dr. Mark L. Sundberg the book, Teaching Language to Children

with Autism or Other Developmental Disabilities and The Assessment

of Basic Language and Learning Skills (The ABLLS): An Assessment,

Curriculum Guide, and Skills Tracking System for Children with

Autism or Other Developmental Disabilities, and has produced an

instructional video, Teaching Verbal Behavior: An Introduction to

Parents Teaching Language.

Continuing Education Credit

Board Certified Behavior Analysts and Board Certified Associate

Behavior Analysts will be able to use this course for Type 2 CEU

credit (6 hours for each day of full attendance). Behavior

Analysts, Inc. is approved by the American Psychological Association

to offer continuing education for psychologists. Behavior Analysts,

Inc. maintains responsibility for the program. These workshops are

offered for 12 hours (6 hrs per day) of credit. As of January 2002,

APA Sponsor credit is accepted for MCEP credit in California.

Psychologists are responsible for reporting their participation and

payment of any applicable fees. Other professionals can receive a

certificate of attendance that may be submitted to your regulatory

boards for their consideration. Please confirm with your regulatory

board to determine whether this training will meet their

requirements for continuing education credit.

Note: Participants arriving late or leaving early will not be

eligible for a CEU certificate.

Workshop Schedule

Workshop 1: Teaching Language Skills to Children with Autism or

other Developmental Disabilities

8:00 – 9:00 am Registration

9:00 – 10:30 am Introduction to the analysis & assessment of verbal

behavior (expressive language)

10:30 – 10:45 am Break

10:45 – 12:00 noon Beginning language skills (early mands,

tacts and echoics)

12:00 – 1:30 pm Lunch break (LUNCH PROVIDED)

1:30 – 3:00 pm Further development of language skills (RFFC,

intraverbals and advanced mands)

3:00 – 3:15 pm Break

3:15 – 4:30 pm Teaching language in the natural environment

Workshop 2: Introduction to the ABLLS

8:00 – 9:00 am Registration

9:00 – 10:30 am Introduction to the ABLLS

10:30 – 10:45 am Break

10:45 – 12:00 noon Scoring the ABLLS

12:00 – 1:30 pm Lunch break (LUNCH PROVIDED)

1:30 – 3:00 pm Using The ABLLS to develop an educational program

3:00 – 3:15 pm Break

3:15 – 4:30 pm Tracking skill acquisition and adjusting program

strategies

See registration form below

PORTLAND REGISTRATION FORM

Workshop 1: Teaching Language Skills Workshop: ($165.00)

(One Day) Thursday, October 27th, 2005

Workshop 2: The Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills:

($165.00)

(One Day) Friday, October 28th, 2005

Supplemental materials are listed 10% OFF retail price

I would like to purchase the following supplemental materials for

the workshop:

" Teaching Language to Children with Autism or Other Developmental

Disabilities " by Drs. Sundberg and Partington $40

" The Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills (The ABLLS

Introductory Set) " by Drs. Partington and Sundberg $54

Late registration fee $25.00 (Payment should be faxed or postmarked

by October 14TH, 2005 to avoid a

late registration fee)

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The workshops will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. On-site

registration will begin at 8:00. You will receive confirmation of

your registration. Cancellations made by October 14th, 2005 will

result in a full refund. Cancellations made after that date are not

eligible for a refund.