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 BCTS offers various parent and professional training workshops in the fall, winter, and spring. Below are the workshops currently being offered at BCTS. Check this site regularly for new training opportunities as they are posted.. Parent & Professional Training Workshops: Fall 2011 The presenter for all workshops will be Sandee-lee Parker, M.A., B.C.B.A. Sandee-lee received her M.A. in psychology with a specialty in Behaviour Analysis from the University of Nevada, Reno. She is a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst and has been working with children with Autism and other special needs since 1986. Introduction to Applied Behaviour Analysis & Intensive Behavioural Intervention Dates: Saturday September 24 & October 1, 2011 Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. both days In the two day introductory workshop, participants will be introduced to the principles and applications of behaviour analysis in the treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Participants will become familiar with the behavioural approach to teaching language. Basic verbal operants (mands, tacts and intraverbals) will be covered in detail. The focus of this workshop will be on teaching strategies, including differential reinforcement, prompting, error correction and curriculum development. Data collection methods and generalization strategies will also be covered. Early bird registration before September 12, 2011: $200.00 Registration fee after September 12, 2011: $240.00 Current BCTS clients, Autism Ontario members and students: $180.00 |
| Intermediate Curriculum in ABA Programming Dates: Saturday, November 12 & 19, 2011 Time: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. both days The two-day intermediate curriculum workshop will focus on teaching strategies to address higher level language skills (attributes, prepositions, verb tense, sentence formation), academic skills (letter- sound correspondence, early literacy, comprehension in literacy, quantities, basic computational skills) and concept development (categorization, temporal concepts, same/different). Participants should be familiar with discrete-trial training as covered in the introductory workshop above in order to fully benefit from this workshop. Early bird registration before October 12: $200.00 Registration fee after October 12: $240.00 Current BCTS clients, Autism Ontario members and students: $180.00 In order to receive the early bird discount or other discounts your registration and payment must be received by 4:00 p.m. on the date of the early bird registration deadline. (ASO memberships and student status will be verified to receive these discounts) ABA Instructor Training Certificate An ABA Instructor Training certificate can be provided to participants who choose to take a written test at the completion of either the Intro or Intermediate ABA/IBI workshops. The participant's test score must be at 80% or above to demonstrate mastery of the material and be awarded a certificate. There is an additional $50.00 fee for the test administration, scoring and certificate.Full refunds will be issued for cancellations two weeks prior to the event. Cancellations after the two week deadline will be refunded minus a $20.00 administration fee. All workshops will take place at: Behavioural Consultation & Therapy Services, Inc. 1450 Hopkins Street, Suite 200, Whitby, Ontario Refreshments and snacks will be served. For the Saturday workshops, you may bring a lunch or visit one of the many great restaurants nearby. For more information contact Mary Dendekker at BCTS.mary@gmail.com or call her 905-665-6635 Click Here to view and print a registration form in pdf format which you may mail to us with your registration fee. Simply print the registration form, and mail or drop off with a cheque or money order, payable to "BCTS" to: Workshop Registration, Behavioural Consultation & Therapy Services, Inc. 1450 Hopkins Street, Suite 203 Whitby, Ontario, L1N 2C3 BCTS does not accept credit cards payments. We apologize for the inconvenience. All workshops will take place at BCST. Inc. at the above address in Suite 200 (2nd floor) |
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