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A MESSAGE FROM PENNABA PRESIDENT months, most of us are quite ready for spring. Please join us at PennABA 2011 to celebrate the beginning of spring, enjoy some wonderful speakers, and earn your BCBA credits in the comfort of the Hershey Lodge. series. This year, we have equally excellent speakers for both our Thursday workshops and our Friday’s speaker’s series. known, Applied Behavior Analysis, the premier textbook for our field. This year we have the privilege of having one of the authors, Dr. William Heward, join us at this year’s conference. Dr. Heward, former ABAI president, will present a workshop entitled, “Six Common Teaching Mistakes and What To Do Instead”. On Friday, Dr. Heward will be presenting the talk, “Why be a Behavior Analyst?” Harrisburg’s Master’s program in ABA, Dr. Michael DeWulf will be presenting a workshop on Asperger’s syndrome. For the Speaker’s Series, Dr. DeWulf will be joined by Dr. Edward Toyer in an overview of services for adults with autism in Pennsylvania. Research for the New England Center for Children, writes an entertaining and insightful blog entitled, “A Radical Behaviorist” for Psychology Today. Dr. Ahearn will be presenting a workshop entitled, “There is No Easy Answer to Stereotypy: A Comprehensive Approach for Treatment and Promoting Functional Skills”. For the Speaker’s Series, Dr. Ahearn will also be presented a talk entitled, “The Elusiveness of Best Teaching Practices: Research in the Trenches.” author of numerous articles on the behavioral treatment of brain injury. Dr. Mozzoni will be presenting a workshop entitled, “Behavioral Methods and Strategies for Working with Neurologically Impaired Adults”. On Friday, Dr. Mozzoni will be presenting “Behavior Management of the Neurologically Impaired Adult.” autism, Dr. Bridget Taylor will be presenting a talk entitled, “Do this,” but don’t do that: Observational learning and children with autism.” Director of the Claremont Autism Center, Dr. Kathryn Potoczak will present a talk entitled, “Translational Research on Extinction: A link between the Lab and Treatment of Problem Behavior in Applied Settings.” and/or Friday to hear these speaker and network with others in Pennsylvania’s behavioral community. Sincere Thanks to Outgoing PennABA Executive Council Members Peterson, M.A. and former PennABA Student Representative, Lisa Stewart, M.A. for all their help and support of the annual PennABA conferences for the past few years. Their efforts truly made a difference and they will be missed at this year’s conference. Both have moved on to continue to grow and advance in the field of applied behavior analysis and we wish them the best of luck! conferences a success! We especially would like to thank PennABA Secretary, Lacey Bailey and volunteers, Julia Daly, Ann Marie Kondrad, Melinda Desmarais, Jeffrey Garito, Bradley Groover, Rich Miller and you, the attendees. It’s only with your continued support that makes our annual conference possible!
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