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Research demonstrates time and again that Applied Behavior Analysis is an extremely effective method of significantly improving the lives of children on the autism spectrum. ABA consistently has been proven to be a successful method of teaching communicative, social, academic and daily living skills while decreasing inappropriate, harmful and problematic behaviors.

But how much benefit will a child receive if the intervention offered is not really an ABA model? Despite the overwhelming number of programs purporting to deliver such services, the reality is that currently there are no regulations requiring special education therapists and teachers who work with children on the spectrum to be certified or even trained in Applied Behavior Analysis. This comprehensive lecture series is designed to familiarize parents, therapists and educators with the fundamental principles and everyday application of ABA and how to incorporate those principles across home, school and community environments.

Module 1 (May 1) – The Principles of ABA: Understand the science of ABA and become familiar with how the principles work and their effectiveness with all ages and developmental levels. Topics to be covered include the A-B-C contingency, reinforcement and pairing, punishment and extinction, and motivation.

Module 2 (May – Natural Environment Teaching: How to use the child’s motivation to teach new skills and encourage generalization of existing skills. Emphasis will be on communication, play, motor and daily living skills, teaching to independence using prompt and fade techniques, how to collect data, and ways to include siblings and peers during natural environment teaching.

Module 3 (May 15) – Discrete Trial Teaching: Creating an effective “table session” using errorless teaching procedures to teach communication, visual performance and academic skills. Learn how to collect and graph data, and effective ways to transition skills learned during discrete trial teaching into the natural environment.

Module 4 (May 22) – ABA Progressions: How to identify long-term goals, solidify foundational prerequisites and advance through more complex communication, academic, daily living and social skills. Learn why our children do not “outgrow” ABA.

Module 5 (May 29) – Applying the Principles: Review and discussion of individual goals and implementation techniques. Participants who attended all five modules will create a specifically tailored plan addressing a targeted goal, and learn how to use that plan as a blue-print for additional and future intervention goals.

Presenters: To Be Announced
7 – 9 pm at the Greenville Community Church
270 Ardsley Road, Scarsdale, NY, USA

Registration Fees
Members – Free
Non-Members – $25 per Module or $100 for all 5 Modules
Need based scholarships available

This event is limited to 25 Participants only so early reservation is encouraged. Download the registration form here.

Source: Navigating the Spectrum

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