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2008 CE Workshop |
Instruction Level BasicProposed Audience School psychologists, school counselors, teachers, behavior specialists, behavior analysts, administrators, or other professionals or paraprofessionals who work with students/individuals with problem behaviors in applied settings Program Description This workshop will introduce functional behavioral assessment (FBA) with regard to its history, theoretical framework, rationale, procedures, and application in applied settings (e.g., schools, homes, communities). Step by step guidelines on how to conduct a functional behavioral assessment with an individual with problem behavior will be discussed and practiced. Special focus will be on guiding the participants through determining the function of a problem behavior and developing effective interventions that are function-driven. Activities will include a discussion of the concept of functional behavioral assessment and the basic principles of human behavior. Participants will practice using functional behavioral assessment procedures to identify behavior of concern, determine triggers and function(s) of the behavior, and develop function-driven interventions. Cases will be used for hands-on practice.
Learning Objectives At the conclusion of this workshop participants should be able to describe and discuss: 1. Orally state the basic assumption of functional behavioral assessments and three reasons why functional behavioral assessments are important. 2. List the four steps involved in conducting a functional behavioral assessment. 3. Orally state the salient triggers and maintaining function(s) of a problem behavior when given a case. 4. List at least three function-driven intervention (antecedent-based, teaching, and consequence-based) strategies to address a problem behavior when given a case.
The Presenters Ya-yu Lo, Ph.D. Charles L. Wood, Ph.D., & April Mustian, M.A. DR. YA-YU LO is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Special Education and Child Development at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Her interests and expertise are in the areas of functional behavioral assessments, positive behavior supports, social skills instruction, urban students at-risk for behavior disorders, and applied behavior analysis. She obtained her master’s degree in special education and her Ph.D. in special education/applied behavior analysis from The Ohio State University (OSU). She has extensive work with children and youngsters with challenging behaviors for over a decade, including two years of consultancy with delinquent juveniles under probation. She directed an urban model school project focused on reducing disciplinary and special education referrals of students at-risk for and with identified emotional and behavioral disorders during her post-doctorate research at OSU in 2003-2004. She has also served as a consultant for elementary teachers to provide suggestions on effective interventions for addressing students’ challenging behaviors. Dr. Lo has written and published more than 15 refereed and invited articles on topics related to evidence-based academic and behavioral interventions for urban learners. At UNC Charlotte, she teaches courses on classroom management, advanced classroom management, and single subject research method. She is the 2008 recipient of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Division for Research (DR) Early Career Publication Award. The awarded publication is entitled, FBA and BIP: Increasing the behavior adjustment of African American boys in schools (Lo & Cartledge, 2006), appeared in Behavioral Disorders.
DR. CHARLES L. WOOD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Special Education and Child Development at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. His research and teaching interests are in the areas of Direct Instruction, instructional design, early reading interventions for students at risk, and applied behavior analysis. Dr. Wood obtained a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Western Michigan University, a master’s degree in special education and Ph.D. in special education/applied behavior analysis from The Ohio State University. Dr. Wood has over 18 years experience working with students with a wide range of disabilities (e.g., learning disabilities, cognitive disabilities, autism, severe/profound disabilities). He taught special education for four years in a public elementary school in Michigan. At UNC Charlotte, he teaches courses on classroom management, Direct Instruction reading, instructional design, and applied behavior analysis.
MS. APRIL MUSTIAN is a second-year doctoral student in the Special Education Program at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Exercise and Sport Science from UNC Chapel Hill, and a Master’s degree in Special Education from UNC Charlotte. She is a licensed teacher in the area of mild to moderate disabilities and has four and a half years of experience in public schools, primarily teaching students with learning disabilities and behavioral and emotional disorders. Ms. Mustian is currently a graduate assistant for the "North Carolina Post School Outcomes Project" led by Drs. David Test and Claudia Flowers at UNC Charlotte that is designed to collect exit and follow up data on students with disabilities across the state of North Carolina one-year after leaving high school. She also works as a project staff member with the National Transition Technical Assistance Center (NSTTAC), a technical assistance and dissemination center funded by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), U.S. Department of Education to help states build capacity to support and improve transition planning, services, and outcomes for youth with disabilities. Ms. Mustian’s research interests include academic and behavioral interventions for students with mild to moderate disabilities, applied behavior analysis, and positive behavior support. At UNC Charlotte, she has co-taught courses on instructional planning and classroom management.
Date and Time Friday, September 12th, 2008 On-Site Registration: 8:00 am – 1:30 pm Workshop: 1:30 pm. – 4:30 pm
Credit 3 Hours Category A Continuing Education Credit for NC psychologists and/or 3 hours BACB Approved Continuing Education Credit.
Attendance To receive credit, you must be present for the entire workshop, and you must sign the sign-in and sign-out sheets. No credit will be given for participants who are more than 15 minutes late at the beginning of the workshop. No credit will be given to participants who leave before the close of the workshop. You must complete an evaluation form and turn it in at the close of the workshop to receive credit. Participants will receive a certificate documenting their attendance following the workshop and credit certificates will be mailed to the address provided during registration.
Registration Deadline and Refund Policy There is currently space available in this workshop. Registration will be limited to 60 people. If you register on or before August 26th, 2008 there is a special early registration fee of $55.00 to attend this workshop. There are also special rates available for anyone who would like to attend both this workshop and another workshop on Friday, September 12th , 2008 from 9:30 am to 12:00 noon. A student rate of $25.00 is available with proof of current full time student status. You will receive a full refund for cancellation received on or before September 5th , 2008. No refund will be provided for cancellation received on or after September 6th, 2008.
Facility Information The Gathering Place, City Market Building, 601 N. Cherry Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101. Click here for directions or Call 336-748-4007 (336-748-4007 the day of the event) or Email hurstr@uncw.edu for additional information.
No Smoking The workshop is non-smoking.
Continuing Education Credit The program is co-sponsored by the North Carolina Psychological Association and the North Carolina Association for Behavior Analysis. The North Carolina Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The North Carolina Psychological Association maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This program is offered for 3 hours of continuing education credit. In addition, this workshop is BACB approved for 3 hours of continuing education credits.
Special Needs If you have special needs please note this on the registration form. This must be received at least two (2) weeks in advance of the workshop.
For Further Information Contact: Beth Schmitt, NCABA Secretary/Treasurer Phone: (919) 575-1261 Email: beth.schmitt@ncmail.net |
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Functional Behavioral Assessments & the Analysis of Behavior |
