Where

Adelaide, SA
Venue to be announced 

When

31 August 2015 through 2 September 2015
Workshop begins promptly at 9:00 AM and ends at 4:30 PM. Workshop workbooks, coffee breaks are included. Lunch is on you own.

Fee

Before 14 August: $500 per person
After 14 August: $600 per person 

Contact

John Marshall 
Institute for Applied Behavior Analysis 
(03) 9016 4350 
jmarshall@iaba.com 

About the Workshop Leader

ELIZABETH C. HUGHES, PhD

Dr. Hughes is Director of Child and Adolescent Services at the Institute for Applied Behavior Analysis in Los Angeles, California. She spends much of her time as a guest lecturer, training personnel in school districts and service organizations regarding positive behavior practices, group behavior intervention, the design of comprehensive curriculum plans, and The Behavioral-Developmental Model. She specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of pervasive developmental disorders, including individuals on the Autism Spectrum, the creation of training programs for professionals and parents, and the continued refinement of IABA's comprehensive behavioral­ developmental curriculum.

 THIS COURSE IS FULL. NO MORE REGISTRATIONS CAN BE TAKEN AT THIS TIME. PLEASE EMAIL JOHN MARSHALL, JMARSHALL@IABA.COM, TO RECEIVE EMAIL NOTIFICATION OF OTHER TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES.

Positive Behavior Practices

A guide to the application of positive interventions for challenging behavior

A 24-hour Certificate Program in Positive Behavior Practices

This workshop covers the basic concepts of behaviorism and positive behavior practices, along with implementation of strategies based on the Multi-Element Model, including skill building programs and behavior reduction strategies. Orientation to generic supports applicable to a variety of situations. Data collection strategies, hands-on on experience, and role-plays. Certifies a participant as having completed Positive Behavior Practices training.

This workshop is aimed at professionals and paraprofessionals working with individuals with challenging behavior in the home, school, and/or community settings, for example, special needs assistants or teachers, psychiatric assistants or nurses, carers, behavior support staff.

 The Positive Behavior Practices training provides non-aversive methods to prevent and respond to challenging behavior. The training is designed to facilitate service providers in creating and delivering safe, effective, and enjoyable programs for individuals with challenging behavior.

Training Objectives

DAY 1: Basics of Applied Behavior Analysis

You will learn to:

  1. Understand what ABA is
  2. Identify and define challenging behavior to ensure consistency across providers
  3. Utilize the ABCs of behaviorism
  4. Understand the concepts of reinforcers and punishers
  5. Identify hypothesized reasons behind challenging behavior
  6. Create and complete simple data collection procedures
  7. Understand the concept of Episodic Severity
  8. Use Data-Based decision making

DAY 2: The Multi-Element Model

You will learn to:

  1. Define all parts of the MEM
  2. Identify Proactive Strategies
  3. Identify Focused Support Strategies
  4. Identify Replacement Skill Teaching procedures
  5. Identify Reactive Strategies
  6. Identify alternatives to punishment
  7. Understand and explain why Reactive Strategies are not used to change behavior over time

DAY 3: Positive Behavior Practices

You will learn to:

  1. Create Safe, Effective, and Enjoyable support strategies
  2. Implement various generic supports for individuals with challenging behavior
  3. Link reasons behind behavior with appropriate strategies
  4. Evaluate program efficacy using visual feedback
  5. Ensure staff consistency with program implementation

Role-Plays and Program Modification

You will learn to:

  1. Apply the concepts covered during Modules 1-9 to real-world situations
  2. Identify changes necessary to make supports maximally effective
Create a Safe, Effective and Enjoyable environment for all involved