Sundberg Conference in N. Texas

[Guest guest]

Mark Sundberg Ph.D, BCBA Coming to FEAT NORTH TEXAS...

All new material & VB-MAPP Assessment

DON'T MISS

TEACHING LANGUAGE TO CHILDREN WITH AUTISM

AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

PRESENTER: MARK L. SUNDBERG, Ph.D, BCBA

CO-AUTHOR OF THE ABLLS

OCTOBER 24, 25, & , 26th, 2007

(only presentation near Texas in 2007)

3 Days of Training on the Verbal Behavior

Milestones Assessment & Placement Program

the (VB-MAPP)

COLLEYVILLE, TX

(10 minutes from DFW Airport)

REGISTER ONLINE AT http://www.featnt.org/conference.html

CONFERENCE INFORMATION

The most important aspect of designing an individualized language intervention

program for a child with autism is an accurate assessment of a child’s

existing skills, and their learning barriers that may be in the way of progress.

This workshop is intended for participants already familiar with B. F.

Skinner’s analysis of verbal behavior and ABA methodology (e.g., mands, tacts,

intraverbals, discrete trial training)*. Dr. Sundberg will present how to

administer the VB-MAPP, and how to develop and implement an intervention program

for a child with autism. The VB-MAPP is a new language and social skills

assessment tool that is based on Skinner’s analysis of verbal behavior, and

typical developmental milestones. The VB-MAPP has three components. The first

component is the VB-MAPP Skills Assessment. This part of the assessment is

designed to provide a representative sample of a child’s existing verbal and

related repertoires. The VB-MAPP Skills Assessment contains 150 verbal behavior

milestones across 3 developmental levels (0-18 months, 18-30 months, and 30-48

months) and 14 different skill areas. The second component is the VB-MAPP Skills

Task Analysis, which provides a further breakdown of each of the 14 different

skills in the form of a checklist for skill tracking. The third part is the

VB-MAPP Barriers Assessment, which provides an assessment of 22 common learning

and language barriers faced by children with autism (e.g., defective mands,

defective intraverbals, rote responding, self-stimulation, behavior problems).

The results obtained from the VB-MAPP will suggest specific IEP goals and where

to place a child in an intervention program. Several aspects of the verbal

behavior language intervention program will also be presented. Each participant

will receive a copy of the VB-MAPP, including analyses of the barriers,

placement recommendations, and intervention strategies.