FREE Reducing Problem Behaviors workshop in East Texas

[Guest guest]

You are invited to a free workshop for parents and

professionals

Research Based Practices for Reducing Problem

Behaviors in Children with Autism and Other

Developmental Disabilities

Presented by Kelle Wood, M. Ed., BCBA

Owner and Executive Director of CTAC, Inc.

Monday, January 8, 2007

9:00 am to 4:00 pm

(Sign-in/refreshments at 8:40 am)

Lunch – on your own – An hour and a half lunch break

will be provided.

5.0 continuing education units (CEU) available for

Texas certified teachers.

Certificates of completion available for all

attendees. CEUs and certificates of completion will

be provided only to those attending the entire

workshop.

Workshop Location: le High School Lecture Room,

920 East Hubbard Road, le, TX 75771

*We apologize but no childcare offered at this time.

FREE OF CHARGE but confirmed reservations are required

for admittance. To reserve your seat, please email

Pattie LeJune at spirit75670@... with the

following information: name, address, and phone

number.

Specific topics covered in this workshop through

lecture, videos, and handouts:

*Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBA)

*Easy to use Data collection systems for classrooms

and parents

*Effective components of a behavior intervention plan

*Effective treatments based on function: How to

prevent, treat, and replace problem behaviors

*Teaching procedures that increase instructional

control

About the presenter:

Kelle Wood received her B.S. in the Study of

Exceptional Students from Texas Christian University

in 1992. She taught elementary special education in a

public school for three years before returning to

graduate school. She received her M.Ed. in Behavioral

Interventions from the University of North Texas in

1996. She returned to the same school district as a

behavior specialist, then as the autism specialist.

It was there, Ms. Wood began her mentorship with Dr.

Vince Carbone while developing two pilot ABA

classrooms in the district. Ms. Wood received her

certification as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst in

1999. Currently, Ms. Wood is the owner and Executive

Director of the Central Texas Autism Center, Inc. in

Austin, Texas. She consults and lectures around the

world to parents and autism professionals. She is

also pursuing her Ph.D. in Special Education/Autism at

the University of Texas, Austin.

For more information about this workshop, please email

btl9k@... or call 903-520-6243 with any questions.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Parents of Autistic Children of Texas

Kim

Central Texas Autism Education Center

Kim