Presentation Topics

Overview of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Applied Behavior Analysis, and Positive Behavior Support

The presentation will overview autism spectrum disorder, principles and procedures of applied behavior analysis, and applications of positive behavior support for children with ASD. Participants will acquire an understanding of the characteristics of individuals with ASD, ABA teaching strategies, and applications of PBS at primary and secondary levels.

Functional Behavioral Assessment and Function‐Based Interventions for Challenging Behavior

The focus of this presentation is to expose participants to functional assessment and methods to identify possible function of problem behavior. Participants will be presented the seminal research in this area, and subsequent adaptations of functional analyses including brief FAs and naturalistic FAs, along with techniques for developing interventions based on behavior function.

Effective Teaching Strategies, PBS, and Ethical Behavior Interventions

This presentation will provide a rationale for using evidence‐based teaching strategies and interventions along with a description of many commonly used evidence‐based strategies and interventions. In addition to choosing research‐driven procedures, we will discuss the role of data in making programming decisions within special education programs. The presentation will also address the ethics of implementing evidence‐based and data‐driven programs such as School Wide Positive Behavior Support and Response to Intervention.

Analysis of Verbal Behavior and Teaching Students with ASD

The presentation will give an overview of Skinner's analysis of verbal behavior. A distinction will be made between Skinner's analysis of verbal behavior and other theoreticians' analysis of language. A distinction will be made between verbal behavior and other types of behavior. There will be discussion of four verbal operants and their antecedents and consequences. There will be an emphasis on how Skinner's analysis relates to teaching verbal behavior to children with autism spectrum disorder.

Advanced Curriculum Design for Students with ASD

As the array of behaviorally based instructional strategies for autism has evolved and expanded since the publication of Lovaas et al. (1987), various  approaches to curriculum sequencing have been proposed. This presentation will discuss some of the similarities and differences among different curricular approaches and advocate for the recognition that curriculum development for individuals with autism is a specialized area that requires careful analysis and sequencing in order to build a complex repertoire of language and cognitive skills. The presenters will provide an overview of strategies for developing intermediate to advanced language curricula for children with ASD. Techniques for establishing conversation skills, spontaneous verbal utterances, age appropriate peer interactions, and other advanced verbal behavior will be described. Strategies for assessing  children’s language skills and tailoring curriculum to individual students will also be addressed.

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For more information:
Contact Matt Tincani, Ph.D., BCBA-D, Coordinator
tincani@temple.edu -- 215-204-8073