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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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[Deleted User]

I am doing a research paper for university, and am interested in finding any information regarding treatment options for older children. My paper is on media reports regarding the current gov't funding for autistic children. I have to present arguments for and against the funding. While I am familiar with early intervention, I lack knowledge about intervention for older children. Any help would be greatly appreciated. You can e-mail me directly at: bowling@telus.net

Thank you in advance for you help.

Leslie Bowling

[Sharon Baxter]

Hello All, An important new book has just been published. It is written for students of Applied Behavior Analysis but since many of you have become students by necessity I think you will find the book useful. It is titled 'Designing Teaching Strategies : An Applied Behavior Analysis Systems Approach', 2002. It is written by R.Douglas Greer, a professor at Columbia University. Dr. Greer is the founder of the Comprehensive Applications of Behavior Analysis to Schooling (CABAS) system. The book is published by American Press.

Sharon Baxter

[Alexei Trebounskikh]

Burnaby/Edmonds Area
We are looking for a line therapist to add to our team to work with a 3-year-old boy. Professional training will be provided but experience is preferred.
Please contact Alexandra at (604)527-8045

[Alexei Trebounskikh]

Edmonds/Burnaby area
Our team is looking for senior therapist to work
with 3-year-old boy with shifts available anytime on Tuesdays,Thursdays and also any evening of the week.
senior therapist has to be present at team meeting on Friday morning.
Please call Alexandra at (604)527-8045

[Alexei Trebounskikh]

Urgent: Responsible therapists needed
We are looking for one line therapist and a senior therapist for our 3-year-old son to fill in the sifts on Tuesdays and Thursdays with absolute requirement to be present on every Friday morning for team meeting. 1 year commitment to the team is a prerequisite before training will begin.
Please contact Alexandra at (604)527-8045.

[Deleted User]

The Autism Society of British Columbia
is proud to present…
Behaviour Analysis & Fluency-Based Instruction
for Children with ASD

March 8, 2003 (Room 100, Westbrook Building, UBC)

Overview: This one-day workshop will introduce participants to behaviour analysis and how it defines instruction, teaching and learning.
Professionals and Families of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) will be able learn how to define the critical features of quality behavior analytic instruction.
The afternoon session will be an introduction to Michael's specialty of Fluency-Based Instruction. The workshop will cover all aspects, including: the establishment of new skills, the daily practicing of skills under timed conditions, in addition to focusing on training team members on how to implement the instructional model for children. Michael will illustrate his points using multiple examples of performance data as well as video taped segments.

About the Presenter: Michael Fabrizio received his Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and Master's Degree in Educational Psychology/Applied Behavior Analysis from West Virginia University.
He is currently a Board Certified Behavior Analyst and a third-year Doctoral student in Special Education at the University of Washington where he is focusing on behavior analysis, autism, and instructional design.
He has worked with children with autism and other special needs throughout his more than ten-year clinical career, serving as a Senior Educational Specialist for the West Virginia Autism Training Center at Marshall University, a Clinical Specialist for the Spectrum Center for Educational and Behavioral Development in Berkeley, California, Head Teacher for Morningside Academy in Seattle, WA, and Lead Trainer for Morningside Academy's Public School Improvement Project.
A member of many Associations and the recipient of the 2000 New Contributions Award for his work in fluency-based instruction, Michael currently resides in Seattle, WA, where he is a full partner in Fabrizio/Moors Consulting, an educational and behavioural consulting private practice specializing in fluency-based instruction for learners with autism.
Michael has published his work in the Behavior Analysis Digest and the Journal of Precision Teaching and Celeration and written invited manuscripts for such journals as the European Journal of Behavior Analysis.

Morning:
· How the discipline of Behaviour Analysis describes and defines instruction, teaching and learning
· Overview of a range of instructional arrangements that include: discrete trial instruction, fluency-based instruction, direct instruction, incidental teaching, programmed instruction, and personalized systems
· Creating a quality program
· The roles and responsibilities that everyone plays in the education and treatment of children with ASD
· Empowering parents and other consumers to make informed choices about selecting and working with behaviour analytic instructional programs

Afternoon:
· Brief overview of Fluency-Based Instruction for children with ASD
· Discussion on the various components of Fluency-Based Instruction

Workshop Schedule:
9:00 – 9:30 am Registration
9:30 – 10:45 am Morning Session
10:45 – 11:00 am Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 pm Morning Session (cont.)
12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch Break*
1:30 – 2:45 pm Afternoon Session
2:45 – 3:00 pm Coffee Break
3:00 – 4:30 pm Afternoon Session (cont.)
4:30 – 5:00 pm Q&A Period

*If you book by Friday, February 28th, 2003 lunch is included
Cost:
Parent Members. . . . . . . $70.00**
Professional Members . . . . $80.00
Non-Members . . . . . . . . $90.00
**Call the office for more info on our partial bursaries (available to students, adult clients & members in-need). Group rates are also available.
For more information, or to register by phone, please call the ASBC office (604) 434-0880.
OR: to download a printable brochure with registration form go to: http://www.autismbc.ca/ASBCWorkshop.htm.

[Jovana Ivanovic]

Re: child psychologist

We contacted BC Psychological Association and asked for child psychologists who do those tests. They found several names, and then we chose one based on price (which varied significantly among them) and availability to give us appointment very soon (it was urgent for us, too). If you would like the name of this person, you can e-mail me privately (ivanovic@telus.net).

Otherwise,

BC Psychological Association contact info:
Suite 202, 1755 West Broadway, Vancouver
Referral Service: 604-730-0522
Toll free: 1.800.730.0522

I hope this will help.

Jovana

[Deleted User]

In response to the person looking for a psychologist:

I had exactly the same problem as you. I found a psychologist in Vancouver who administered the Bayley Infant Development scale for my son, in order to obtain an IQ score for EAP. If you email me or call me I will gladly give you her details.

Allison.
email: caneng@columbiacable.net
phone: 250 265 3835

[Deleted User]

Hi, I am trying to find a child psychologist who can do the Bayley's Infant Development scale test on my 3 1/2 year old son so that we can obtain an IQ score. EAP requires this before my son will be accepted through their program. I have contacted the Able Clinic and booked an appointment for March 12th (their earliest date), but I don't want to wait that long. Does anyone know of any child psychologist who might be able to see my son sooner? I am in Port Moody, but willing to go anywhere in the Lower Mainland.

[Deleted User]

My son is high-functioning and in grade 3. We did Gateway and left the program after 2-3 sessions/meetings. My son was grade 2 at the time (last year) and with all the advancement he's done, Gateway wanted to start from the absolutely beginning and both myself and the school thought that truly ridiculous. I would never NOT recommend a program that is out there to help, but it was a waste of time for MY particular situation.

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