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January 2020
Using Positive Behavior Supports in Your Classroom
Dates for this course: January 29- January 30, 2020 Time: 8:30 am to 4:00 pm Presenters: Gina Tirri, BCBA & Margaret Hagerty, BCBA Students are increasingly presenting emotional and behavioral dysregulation impacting their ability to learn and function to their fullest potential in the classroom. These students are not responding to more traditional classroom management techniques. This course will further explore the science behind challenging behavior to include functions/causes of problem behavior and the power of reinforcement. With these deeper understandings,…
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Essential for Living – Hands On Workshop
March 25-26,2020 Time: 8:30 am-4:30 pm Presenters: Gina Tirri, BCBA & Megan Sorvino, BCBA Description: This workshop is designed for teachers, therapists, behavior analysts and others whose role is to design and implement methods to assess, design and write program goals designed to increase the verbal behavior, independence, vocational skills, self-help skills and decrease problem behavior in adults and children with moderate to severe disabilities including, but not limited to autism. These two-day hands-on workshops will provide the participants with…
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Teaching Verbal Behavior – Hands on Workshop
This is a two-day workshop: Date: June 25 & June 26, 2020 Time: 8:30 am -4:30 pm Presenters: Emily Kerwin, BCBA-D & Margaret Hagerty, BCBA This workshop is designed for teachers, therapists, behavior analysts and others whose role is to design and implement methods to increase the verbal behavior of children with autism and related disorders in home, school or center-based programs. This two-day hands-on workshop will provide the participants with information and coaching in the following areas: Using…
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Summer Institute for Educators and Practitioners
Dates: July 13, 2020 t0 July 24, 2020 Time: 8:30-5:30 Presenters: Location: All Points NY Description: Behavior analysts and/or educators in public and private schools or agencies who are interested in learning the most effective methods of teaching children with autism and related disabilities are invited to apply for summer institute opportunities. The institute is two weeks (10 days) in duration. A small group (up to 4-6 individuals) will be chosen to participate in these training activities. During the institute,…
Find out more »SELECTION OF ALTERNATE METHODS OF SPEAKING AND INCREASING VOCAL VERBAL BEHAVIOR IN CHILDREN WITH AUTISM
PRESENTED BY: MARGARET M. HAGERTY, M.Ed., BCBA, NYS LBA AUDIENCE: This workshop is designed for teachers, therapists, behavior analysts and others whose role is to design and implement methods to increase the verbal behavior of children with autism and related disorders in home, school or center-based programs. PREREQUISITES: Participants should have knowledge of B.F. Skinner’s Analysis of Verbal Behavior and make use of the Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program (Sundberg, 2007) as an assessment and curriculum guide. DESCRIPTION:…
Find out more »APPLICATION OF THE CONDITIONED MOTIVATING OPERATION-TRANSITIVE (CMOT) TO INCREASE THE VARIETY OF MANDS WITH CHILDREN WITH AUTISM
PRESENTED BY: MARGARET M. HAGERTY, M.Ed., BCBA, NYS LBA AUDIENCE: This workshop is designed for teachers, therapists, behavior analysts and others whose role is to design and implement methods to increase the verbal behavior of children with autism and related disorders in home, school or center-based programs. PREREQUISITES: Participants should have knowledge of B.F. Skinner’s Analysis of Verbal Behavior and make use of the Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program (Sundberg, 2007) as an assessment and curriculum guide. participants…
Find out more »APPLICATION OF THE CONDITIONED MOTIVATING OPERATION-REFLEXIVE (CMOR) TO REDUCE THE MOTIVATION TO ESCAPE DURING INSTRUCTION AND REDUCE PROBLEM BEHAVIOR
AUDIENCE: This workshop is designed for teachers, therapists, behavior analysts and others whose role is to design and implement methods to increase the verbal behavior of children with autism and related disorders in home, school or center-based programs. PREREQUISITES: Participants should have knowledge of B.F. Skinner’s Analysis of Verbal Behavior and make use of the Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program (Sundberg, 2007) as an assessment and curriculum guide. Description: This workshop will review Jack Michael’s behavioral analysis of…
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ESSENTIALS FOR LIVING (EFL) 2-DAY HANDS ON TRAINING WORKSHOP
Addressing the Needs of Individuals Through Assessment and Planning Using the Essentials For Living Curriculum and Assessment PRESENTED BY: GINA TIRRI, M.S. Ed., BCBA MARGARET M. HAGERTY, M.Ed., BCBA, NYS LBA AUDIENCE: This workshop is designed for teachers, therapists, behavior analysts, and adult service providers. OBJECTIVE: This two-day hands-on workshop will provide the participants with information and coaching in the following areas: Using the EFL to conduct an assessment on an individual Using the EFL to identify goals and develop…
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