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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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[Super Dad]

REMINDER

North Shore ASBC Lecture Series

The North Shore ASBC Support Group proudly presents:

a presentation on
Food Refusal in Children With Autism

by
Lauren Binnendyk, PhD, BCBA-D
Coast Behaviour Analysts

at
7:00pm, Tues Apr 20

in the
Maple Room
in the North Building of the
Delbrook Recreation Centre

GUEST SPEAKER:
Lauren has been working with individuals with ASD/related challenges and their families since 1997. For the past nine years Lauren has focused her research and clinical work on supporting families of young children with developmental disabilities and severe food refusal behaviour.

TOPIC:
The purpose of this workshop presentation is to provide an overview of a behavioural model of assessment and intervention for families of children with developmental disabilities and problematic feeding behaviour. The aim of this model is to:
(a) improve the child’s eating behaviour;
(b) promote the child’s successful participation in a meal routine; and
(c) empower family members to successfully support their child.

DATE:
Tuesday, April 20, 2010

TIME:
7 – 9 pm

LOCATION:
Maple Room, in the North Building of the Delbrook Recreation Centre
(600 West Queens Road, North Vancouver)

For those going north/west on Highway #1: take exit 17 for Westview Dr, turn right at Westview Dr, and then turn right at Queens Rd. For those going east on Highway #1: take exit 17 for Westview Dr, turn left at Westview Dr, and then turn right at Queens Rd.

Coffee/Tea and snacks provided. Donations are greatly appreciated.

Please RSVP to Carol at colemanmoser@hotmail.com

Carol and Tony
(Co-facilitators for ASBC North Shore Group)

[Jacqueline and Dennis Bell]

A Girl friend of mine moved back east to Ontario — She just emailed me wanting me to help a girl friend of hers who's twin boys have just been diagnosed with Autism. The friend is not "coping well" at the time so she wanted to know if they had any support or help out there.

Can anyone who can help me connect this mother to anything in Ontario please email me.

jmrbell@gmail.com

[Super Dad]

North Shore ASBC Lecture Series

The North Shore ASBC Support Group proudly presents:

a presentation on
Food Refusal in Children With Autism

by
Lauren Binnendyk, PhD, BCBA-D
Coast Behaviour Analysts

at
7:00pm, Tues Apr 20

in the
Maple Room
in the North Building of the
Delbrook Recreation Centre

GUEST SPEAKER:
Lauren has been working with individuals with ASD/related challenges and their families since 1997. For the past nine years Lauren has focused her research and clinical work on supporting families of young children with developmental disabilities and severe food refusal behaviour.

TOPIC:
The purpose of this workshop presentation is to provide an overview of a behavioural model of assessment and intervention for families of children with developmental disabilities and problematic feeding behaviour. The aim of this model is to:
(a) improve the child’s eating behaviour;
(b) promote the child’s successful participation in a meal routine; and
(c) empower family members to successfully support their child.

DATE:
Tuesday, April 20, 2010

TIME:
7 – 9 pm

LOCATION:
Maple Room, in the North Building of the Delbrook Recreation Centre
(600 West Queens Road, North Vancouver)

For those going north/west on Highway #1: take exit 17 for Westview Dr, turn right at Westview Dr, and then turn right at Queens Rd. For those going east on Highway #1: take exit 17 for Westview Dr, turn left at Westview Dr, and then turn right at Queens Rd.

Coffee/Tea and snacks provided. Donations are greatly appreciated.

Please RSVP to Carol at colemanmoser@hotmail.com

Carol and Tony
(Co-facilitators for ASBC North Shore Group)

[Super Dad]

I know I am repeating myself again, but anyone who has not read a summary of the National Standards Report from the National Autism Center should do so now:

http://www.nationalautismcenter.org/ecard/2009_NSR/index.html

[Dione Costanzo]

The ABA Support Network
Presents

“ABA in the School Setting…What it Can Look Like”

Special Guests:
Nancy Walton, Teacher, Parent
Sharon Baxter, MA, BCABA

This presentation will include a brief history of ABA in the Surrey School District, presented by Nancy Walton. There are now 60 well trained ABA Support Workers working in an ABA supported environment in the Surrey District. She will explain the process that the district and parents went through to achieve this working relationship as well as give the details of the criteria established for hiring practices in Surrey.

Sharon Baxter, who has an MA in ABA and is a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA), will present examples of the design and implementation of ABA programs in the classroom, including video examples. She will cover programming for academic literacy, communication, self-management (behaviour), social skills, and classroom management for students of varying ages and levels of independence.

Date: Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Time: 7-9pm
Location: Surrey Sport and Leisure Complex, 16555 Fraser Hwy
Use Arena entrance and go up stairs to MP Room #3
RSVP: dione@abasupportnetwork.com

Join now!! http://www.abasupportnetwork.com

We are a membership based, non-profit society. Our mission is to improve access to Applied Behavioral Analysis support and treatment in the home and community for children, youth and adults who need it.

This is a FREE event, donations are greatly appreciated.

[Super Dad]

REMINDER

North Shore ASBC Lecture Series

The North Shore ASBC Support Group proudly presents:

a presentation on
Maltreatment Prevention

by
Sara White, PhD, BCBA-D
Registered Psychologist
Behaviour Consultant

at
7:00pm, Tues Mar 16

in the
Delbrook Recreation Centre
Oak Room in the South Building (not North Building)

GUEST SPEAKER:
Sara completed her master¡¯s degree in applied behavior analysis at the University of the Pacific (2000) and doctoral degree in clinical psychology at Binghamton University (2005). She has worked at the Institute for Child Development under the direction of Dr. Raymond Romanczyk. Additionally, she has presented several posters and papers at the Association for Behavior Analysis, the California Association for Behavior Analysis, the New York Association for Behavior Analysis and the British Columbia Association for Behavior Analysis on topics ranging from interventions to improve employee motivation to techniques to improve acquisition rates in children with autism. She has also presented several workshops on behavior management techniques to parents, school personnel, and health care professionals. She is currently a private behavioral consultant working with children of all ages with autism spectrum disorders.

TOPIC:
Children with developmental disabilities are at particularly high risk of becoming the victim of physical or sexual abuse. The maltreatment may come from peers, caretakers, educators and anyone else with whom the children have contact in private. This presentation will discuss risk factors, warning signs and ways to minimize the risk.

DATE:
Tuesday, March 16, 2010

TIME:
7 – 9 pm

LOCATION:
Oak Room, in the South Building of the Delbrook Recreation Centre
(600 West Queens Road, North Vancouver)

For those going north/west on Highway #1: take exit 17 for Westview Dr, turn right at Westview Dr, and then turn right at Queens Rd. For those going east on Highway #1: take exit 17 for Westview Dr, turn left at Westview Dr, and then turn right at Queens Rd.

Coffee/Tea and snacks provided. Donations are greatly appreciated.

Please RSVP to Carol at colemanmoser@hotmail.com

Carol and Tony
(Co-facilitators for ASBC North Shore Group)

[Nick Allan]

Our family is eagerly looking for instructor(s) /therapist(s) /tutor(s), to join our home based ABA program that we are running for our very fun-loving, bright, and hard working 5 year old daughter.
Individuals interested in psychology, education, speech pathology or any other careers involving children are welcome.
Enthusiasm, dedication, reliability, an open mind and a willingness to learn are most desirable.
This is a great opportunity to receive training and hands on experience in ABA therapy with minimal initial qualifications.
Desired candidates will have lots of energy and patience, strong play skills, a positive attitude and good multi-tasking abilities.

You will be supervised by Dr.Sara White, a BCBA and PhD in Clinical Psychology/ABA.
As a therapist you need to be able to commit to: two to three, 3 hour shifts each week, in addition to attending monthly team meetings, and we will ask you to make a one-year commitment to the team.
Salary is negotiable and is based on experience; we will require a criminal record check.
We are located 5 minutes from the 29th Avenue Sky Train Station.
Please e-mail your resume or any inquiries to asd1@shaw.ca.
Thank you for your interest, we are looking forward to hearing from you.

[Super Dad]

North Shore ASBC Lecture Series

The North Shore ASBC Support Group proudly presents:

a presentation on
Maltreatment Prevention

by
Sara White, PhD, BCBA-D
Registered Psychologist
Behaviour Consultant

at
7:00pm, Tues Mar 16

in the
Delbrook Recreation Centre
(South Building, not North Building)

GUEST SPEAKER:
Sara completed her master’s degree in applied behavior analysis at the University of the Pacific (2000) and doctoral degree in clinical psychology at Binghamton University (2005). She has worked at the Institute for Child Development under the direction of Dr. Raymond Romanczyk. Additionally, she has presented several posters and papers at the Association for Behavior Analysis, the California Association for Behavior Analysis, the New York Association for Behavior Analysis and the British Columbia Association for Behavior Analysis on topics ranging from interventions to improve employee motivation to techniques to improve acquisition rates in children with autism. She has also presented several workshops on behavior management techniques to parents, school personnel, and health care professionals. She is currently a private behavioral consultant working with children of all ages with autism spectrum disorders.

TOPIC:
Children with developmental disabilities are at particularly high risk of becoming the victim of physical or sexual abuse. The maltreatment may come from peers, caretakers, educators and anyone else with whom the children have contact in private. This presentation will discuss risk factors, warning signs and ways to minimize the risk.

DATE:
Tuesday, March 16, 2010

TIME:
7 – 9 pm

LOCATION:
Oak Room, in the South Building of the Delbrook Recreation Centre
(600 West Queens Road, North Vancouver)

For those going north/west on Highway #1: take exit 17 for Westview Dr, turn right at Westview Dr, and then turn right at Queens Rd. For those going east on Highway #1: take exit 17 for Westview Dr, turn left at Westview Dr, and then turn right at Queens Rd.

Coffee/Tea and snacks provided. Donations are greatly appreciated.

Please RSVP to Carol at colemanmoser@hotmail.com

Carol and Tony
(Co-facilitators for ASBC North Shore Group)

[Pam Browne]

Harmony House is offering a one day class on Saturday March 27th, 2010 from 9:30am-3:30pm. The class is focused on the principles of Lovaas-based Applied Behaviour Analysis and Discrete Trial technique and its application to the treatment of autism spectrum disorder. The class will address several topics that outline the basic foundation of an in-home treatment program and will include information on autism and general behaviour strategies. The main focus will however be on practical application with a 50% hands on approach in small groups, with the remaining time spent on larger group discussion and video reviews. The line class is recommended for those who are currently beginning as line therapists, parents, or those involved in a home-based ABA program.

Please see the link for more information: http://harmonyhousebc.ca/index.php/training/

To register contact Kathy at 604-542-1550 or e-mail at hhschoolteam@gmail.com

[Nancy Walton]

There is a new BC website, created by the Family Support Institute, for finding support workers called "Support Worker Central".
The website is http://www.supportworkercentral.com.

It is not specifically ABA, but it might be we can find workers who didn't know about ABA and workers can learn about us through our posts.

I'd like to encourage everyone to give it a try. Just make sure to put "ABA" in the title of your post. I have already asked if we could have our own category (as opposed to clicking ASD, which is not necessarily ABA), but they would like us to try it as it is. Notice you can ask for someone trained in ABA, but you don't want to click that if you are looking for a green person (besides "trained" is a relative word).

Let me know what you think of the site: nancy@abasupportnetwork.com. Depending on your feedback, the ABA Support Network may link with this site, so potential therapists can more easily get connected with us families. As well, I think the Family Support Network can help attract people to the ABA profession.

The feat classifieds will, ofcourse, continue to be a great posting site as well.

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