Description

Behaviour Interventionist Training Workshop
February 1st-2nd, 2020           9:30am-4:30pm

New Horizons Society for Autism & Special Needs; 160a Oliver St, Williams Lake, BC V2G 1L8

Join us for a two day introduction to Applied Behaviour Analysis and the implementation of autism behaviour plans. You will leave the course with practical tools you can use in the classroom or home environment. Past attendees have included parents, community group leaders, students, educators, classroom assistants and other individuals who work with or support children with an ASD diagnosis. Upon completion of the course, you will be sent a certificate to confirm your attendance.

Topics include: 


Day 1

  • Introduction to ABA
  • Core elements of Discrete Trial Training
  • Functions of behaviour
  • Reinforcement techniques
  • Prompting and prompt-fading strategies
  • Challenging behaviour
  • Ethics
  • Data collection

Day 2

  • Motivating operations
  • Preference assessments
  • Token economies
  • ABA in the classroom
  • Peer play facilitation
  • Maintenance and generalization of learned skills
  • Data analysis

Meet your instructor: Julee Bassetto is a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA). She designs comprehensive applied behaviour analytic or ABA programs for students diagnosed with autism in the home, school and community settings. Julee has worked with students ranging from 21 months to 27 years old in all areas of the autism spectrum. In addition to providing behaviour analytic services to individuals diagnosed with autism, Julee also teaches the Principles of Applied Behaviour Analysis course at Surrey College which is designed to teach people how to be qualified support workers for students with autism within the Surrey School District. Julee completed a Master of Education degree in Developmental Disabilities with a Concentration in Autism at the University of British Columbia and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from the University of Fraser Valley.

Cost: $115 for members* & $145 for non members


*You must be signed in to your AutismBC account to access the discount. Please log in by clicking here.

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Registration will close Friday, January 31th 2019 or when the workshop is full. 

 

Special thanks to: New Horizons Society for Autism & Special Needs for hosting this workshop 


You don't need to be an AutismBC member to attend this event, but an AutismBC membership has its perks.
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