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In this topic area, discussion is on all issues relating to setting up and running a home-based intervention program. Please feel free to bring up any problems or suggestions. Parents can help each other greatly by sharing information and giving suggestions.

In addition to parents helping parents, A.B.A. professionals on in the Discussion Group can also help provide insight and guidance.

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[Bev Sharpe]

8 years ago today, November 19, 2004 the Auton decision was rendered by the Supreme Court of Canada.

This judgment upheld the findings of fact from the BC Supreme Court that ABA Treatment was medically-necessary. The judgement failed our children by not ordering the provinces to pay for this treatment.
The serious flaw in the Supreme Court of Canada judgement was that this court, the highest court in the land, did not wanted to force the provinces how to spend their health care dollars.

What Auton did was put a spotlight on the inhumane exclusion of our autistic children from Medicare.

What can you do?

Continue your child’s ABA treatment program – it is the single treatment with the science , data and efficacy behind it – it works.

Join Medicare for Autism Now! Their website: medicareforautismnow.org
Your autistic child is a Canadian citizen who is worthy of their core treatment need for ABA and worthy of being included in Medicare.

Read and understand the Auton and Hewko decisions. These decisions outline critical facts which you can use to make good decisions for your children, for their treatment both at home and in school.

Thank you to Dr. Sabrina Freeman for founding Families for Early Autism Treatment and for your tireless work on both the Auton and Hewko cases.
Thank you to each and every family who courageously carries on a treatment program for their child.

[Sharon Baxter]

Please note the dates for the BC-ABA Conference are March 1&2, 2013.

[Sharon Baxter]

It is time to mark your calendars for the
5th Annual Conference of the
British Columbia Association for Behaviour Analysis (BC-ABA.)

University of British Columbia
Scarfe Building, 2125 Main Mall
March 1st, 2012, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

We are pleased to present a three-hour pre-conference workshop on experimental
approaches to behavioral assessment, presented by Dr. Brian A. Iwata, professor
at the University of Florida. Dr. Iwata developed the first model for conducting
functional (experimental) analyses of problem behavior, regarded as the standard in
the field for both clinical research and practice. He has published over 225 articles and
chapters on various aspects of behavior analysis, has received numerous awards for
his work and was the former chief editor of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis.
March 2nd, 2012, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Keynote address by Dr. Iwata; BC-ABA annual general meeting; research studies and
presentations on assessments, intervention for problem behavior, early intervention,
parent/family training, and school-based and adult interventions; and a dedicated panel
on a current topic in behavior analysis
The call for papers and online registration will be available soon at:
http://www.bc-aba.org

New this year: FREE registration for first authors on accepted poster, traditional paper and mini-seminar submissions!

[Sharon Baxter]

Autism Society of British Columbia (ASBC) is sponsoring a one-day workshop on the basics of Applied Behavioural Analysis.

The workshop will include general information on autism, behavioural theory and discrete trial training as well as the practical aspects of delivering effective behavioural autism treatment.
Topics to be covered: This workshop will include basic terminology and theory of ABA, with a focus on:
•The core elements of discrete trial instruction
•Basics of behaviour functions
•The importance of any key issues in using reinforcement
•When and how to prompt
•The process of teaching from introduction to mastery
•Issues of professionalism and confidentiality
•The process of accurate data collection

Who can benefit from this workshop:
•Present and potential behavioural interventionist
•Classroom assistants
•Individuals interested in working with children with autism spectrum disorders
•Parents of children with autism spectrum disorders
•Teachers and Learning Assistance Teachers

About the Workshop Leaders…
The autism intervention training workshop is conducted by three ABA Program Supervisors: Fay Yen, MSc., Lindsay Parrott, M.Ed. (Candidate) and Julee Bisiker, M.Ed. (Candidate). The workshop leaders have a broad range of experience in the behavioural treatment of children with autism. Together their experience includes training numerous new therapists, providing ongoing training for established teams, training with school aides, working as school aides, designing individualized data collection methods, training senior instructors as well as providing ongoing training for senior instructors, leading training workshops and developing individualized curriculum and behavior management protocol for students with autism under the direct supervision of Board-Certified Behavior Analysts.

The Autism Behavioural Therapist Training Workshop is sponsored by Autism Society of British Columbia
· Workshop location: Surrey College Room 109
(Address: Building 700 9260-140th street, Surrey)
· Workshop Date: Saturday, November 17th,2012
· Time: 10:00 am to 4:30pm; time is available to purchase
lunch.
· Registration: Please mail the registration form with
payment (by check or credit card information) to ASBC.
Cash payment can be accepted at the door with pre
-registration. See registration form for payment details.
Cost: $50 per person *Space is limited to 30 people*

See the ASBC website, under announcements, for the link to the workshop flyer – http://www.autismbc.ca

[Dione Costanzo]

****Date Correction for ABA SUPPORT NETWORK Presentation****

Tuesday October 16th at 7pm

[Dione Costanzo]

The ABA SUPPORT NETWORK proudly presents:

a special presentation by Leah Mumford, M. Ed., BCBA

"SOCIAL SKILLS AND LUNCH BUNCH"

at
7:00pm, Tues October 19

at
Best Western Peace Arch Inn

2293 King George Highway, V3X 344 White Rock

TOPIC:

Children with autism often have challenges with the social skills required to enter and engage in appropriate play, and often end up alone or on the perimeter of the group when at school. Structured social skills groups (or “Lunch Bunches”) are one way to help children with autism spend lunchtime with a specific group of peers that play, learn key social skills, and develop friendships together. These groups are a structured social skills setting with several objectives: 1) to provide children with autism greater possibilities for developing friendships with peers; 2) to provide a structured setting to facilitate learning and generalizing specific social skills and behavior management; and 3) to provide the framework for SEA’s and ABA-SW’s to effectively integrate and include children into successful play situations. The discussion will cover how to create a structured social skills group within the school setting, benefits and challenges associated with these groups, and how to measure progress.

Coffee/Tea and snacks provided. Donations are greatly appreciated (but not required).

Please RSVP to Dione at dione@abasupportnetwork.com

[Phemie Mayhew]

Does anyone have any info on autism service dogs for a child over 10 years old in BC? If you do, you can contact me at gottahavemorecowbells@hotmail.com. Thx.

[Juliane Khadra]

Hi Sandra :

Would you please send me your resume to juliane_khadra@yahoo.com.

Thank you

[Sandra Sawyer]

To Whom It May Concern:
I am a special needs assistant with 3 years experience with ASD students and have a daughter with Aspergers.
I also have an Orton-gillingham tutor certificate and would like to pursue a career in ABA consulting and would like to take the ABA certificate program at Surrey College .
I need the 1000 hours with ABA teams prior to acceptance into the program.
Thank you
Sandra Sawyer
jssawyer@telus.net

[Nancy Walton]

Has anyone used Behavior Tracker Pro on an Android system? I am looking for a way to keep data (and hopefully have STO's available) on a tablet. Please e-mail me at abawiklo@gmail.com.

Thanks
Nancy

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