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PennABA 2010 Conference Presentations
THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2010
MORNING WORKSHOPS
Workshop 1
Title: "25 Essential Skills and Strategies for the Professional Behavior Analyst"
Presenters: Jon Bailey, Ph.D., BCBA-D & Mary Burch, Ph.D., BCBA
Description:
Drs. Bailey and Burch will present 25 Essential Skills and Strategies for the Professional Behavior
Analyst for anyone who wants to become successful at consulting. They will present five basic skills
and strategy areas that professional behavior analysts need to acquire. This workshop is organized
around those five areas, with a total of 25 specific skills presented within those topics. This workshop
meets the ethics requirement for the BACB.
Title: "The Development and Implementation of a Collaborative School-Based Program for Children with Autism"
Presenter: Naomi Swiezy, Ph.D., HSPP
Description:
Dr. Swiezy will describe the development of collaborative classrooms in existing special education
classrooms in local districts. These collaborative classrooms have allowed local districts to improve
educational programming and train professionals while also building bridges across community systems
(e.g. education, medical, home).
THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 2010
AFTERNOON WORKSHOPS
Workshop 3
Title: "Assessment & Treatment of Emotional & Immoral Behaviors of Children"
Presenter: Jeannie Golden, Ph.D.
Description:
Many children in the child welfare system develop severe behavioral and emotional problems due to
early abuse/neglect and multiple placements/caregivers. Often, the treatment focus follows the
medical model with the assumption that behavioral symptoms are the result of underlying
psychopathology. Instead, behavior analysts conduct observations of behavior in a variety of settings
to determine the effect of various stimulus conditions and setting events, functional assessments to
determine the causes and maintainers of various behavioral symptoms, and careful analysis of learning
histories to determine the efficacy of various reinforcers and punishers. Immoral and emotional
behaviors may be related to learning histories and contingencies that are not observable in the
immediate environment. The presenter will discuss the impact that learning history has on current
behavior and ways to develop effective behavioral treatments that take this into account.
Title: "Teaching Self-Help Skills to Learners with Autism"
Presenter: Steve Anderson, Ph.D BCBA-D
Description:
The absence of self-help skills may have long-term effects on many aspects of an individual’s life.
Independence in the completion of self-help skills is important for an individual’s self-esteem and
his/her ability to integrate into the community. The developmental profile of individuals with autism
often differs from persons with and without disabilities and these differences may result in fewer
options for school, work and housing. Fortunately, there has evolved a body of literature instructional
strategies for teaching children and young adults with autism to be more independent. This
presentation will briefly discuss strategies shown to be effective for teaching basic and advanced
skills of dressing, personnel hygiene, and toileting and for addressing feeding disorders. The presenter
also will discuss areas for future research.
FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2010
SPEAKER SERIES
Speaker Series 1
Title: "Five Pillars of Professionalism"
Presenter: Jon Bailey, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Description:
Dr. Bailey will present a talk on the Five Pillars of Professionalism: Infrastructure, Evidence, Ethics,
Excellence, Esprit de Corps. Dr. Bailey will relate these aspects of professionalism to the practice of
behavior analysis.
Title: "Mental Health Services in a Rural Community"
Presenter: Jeannie Golden, Ph.D.
Description:
Dr. Golden will discuss the challenges and opportunities of providing mental health services in rural
communities as found in many parts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The role of behavior
analysts in providing these services will also be discussed.
Title: "Strategic Planning and Behavioral Intervention: A Marriage of Necessity"
Presenter: Steve Anderson, Ph.D BCBA-D
Description:
Strategic planning determines where an organization is going over the next year or more and how it's
going to get there. Typically, the process is focused on a major function. Dr. Anderson will describe
the relationship between strategic planning and behavioral interventions.
Title: "The Evolution of the HANDS Program"
Presenter: Naomi Swiezy, Ph.D., HSPP
Description:
The HANDS program is a joint effort between the Christian Sarkine Autism Treatment Center, Clarian
Health Partners, and Riley Hospital for Children. Dr. Swiezy will describe how this intensive training
program was developed and how it has evolved beyond this intensive training core to also include
informational and training opportunities across the various levels of learning.
Speaker Series 5
Title: "The Kid's Choice Program"
Presenter: Helen Hendy, Ph.D.
Description:
Dr. Hendy will describe the development of the Kid’s Choice program, a program designed to increase
healthy eating and physical activity. The Kid’s Choice program focuses teaching several behavior
change procedures to elementary school children which have demonstrated successful outcomes
including decreased BMI.
Speaker Series 6
Title: "The State of ABA in the Commonwealth"
Presenter: Keith E. Williams, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Description:
Dr. Williams will describe recent events in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania which have the potential
to effect behavior analysts and the role of behavior analysis. His talk will include changes in legislation
as well as proposed changes in legislation.
SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 2010
SATURDAY WORKSHOP
Saturday Workshop
Title: "Treatment of Feeding Problems in Children with ASD"
Presenter: Keith E. Williams, Ph.D., BCBA-D
Description:
This daylong workshop is designed to provide current information about evaluating and treating the
feeding problems found in children, with a focus on children with autism spectrum disorders. The
development of home-based and community-based treatment plans will be discussed. Upon
completion of this program, participants should be able to:
• List common childhood feeding problems, including how and why they occur
• Describe how to evaluate a feeding problem
• Discuss treatment methods for feeding problems typically found in children with autism spectrum
disorders
• Describe methods for training caregivers to implement home-based treatment plans
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