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2010 CE Workshop |
Instruction Level AdvancedProposed Audience Psychologists, counselors, teachers, behavior specialists, behavior analysts, administrators, or other professionals or paraprofessionals who work with varied populations in varied settings.
Program Description This presenter will review differential reinforcement procedures in general, including differential reinforcement of other behavior (DRO) and differential reinforcement of alternative behavior (DRA). In addition, some nuances of the procedures and their effects will be discussed and potential solutions will be proposed and supported by data. First, levels of treatment integrity influence behavior in vastly distinct ways depending on a) the type of differential reinforcement procedure used, b) the schedule of reinforcement, and c) the recent and remote history of reinforcement. Second, differential reinforcement procedures in experiments typically involve extinction. However, in practice, differential reinforcement rarely involves extinction. Methods for maintaining treatment efficacy without extinction will be discussed. Third, when behavior occurs in a hierarchy or behavioral chain, it is sometimes not clear whether appropriate behavior should be reinforced when it occurs in close temporal proximity to problematic behavior. The notions of differential reinforcement within a sequence and change over delay will be discussed to address this latter concern. The workshop will be approximately half lecture and half audience participation through questions and case examples. We will close with a proposed behavioral model of differential reinforcement as treatment for behavior disorders.
Learning Objectives On completion of the workshop the participants should be able to: 1. List and describe the different types of integrity failures in DRO and DRA schedules of reinforcement. 2. List at least three reinforcement parameters that will influence response allocation during a DRA schedule of reinforcement. 3. Describe what a "change over" delay is and how it relates to DRA contingencies.
The Presenter Timothy R. Vollmer, Ph.D., BCBA Timothy R. Vollmer received his Ph.D. from the University of Florida in 1992. From 1992 until 1996 he was on the psychology faculty at Louisiana State University. From 1996 to 1998 he was on the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. He returned to the University of Florida in 1998 and is now a Professor of Psychology. His primary area of research is applied behavior analysis, with emphases in developmental disabilities, reinforcement schedules, and parenting. He has published over 90 articles and book chapters related to behavior analysis. He was the recipient of the 1996 B.F. Skinner New Researcher award from the American Psychological Association (APA). He received another APA award in August, 2004, for significant contributions to applied behavior analysis.
Date and Time Friday, February 19th, 2010 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 Type II 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 40 people. If you register on or before January 22nd, 2010 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 any of the four pre-conference workshops offered on Wednesday February 17th, 2010 from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon. A student rate of $25.00 is available with proof of current full time student status. Please select the registration button at the bottom of the page to view all fees. You will receive a full refund for cancellation received on or before February 8, 2010. No refund will be provided for cancellation received on or after February 9, 2010.
Facility Information Marriott, 460 N Cherry Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101. Call 336-724-2300 for additional information, including direction to the hotel, or go to: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/intmc-winston-salem-marriott/. Embassy Suites is connected to the Marriott by an indoor walkway and we have rooms reserved at the NCABA rate there as well.
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 Type II 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@dhhs.nc.gov |
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