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Newsletter of the Association for Behavior Analysis International B Issue Date: February 2011 SABA Awards 8 Issue Number: Vol. 3, No. 1 Frequency of Publication: The newsletter is published three times annually. Subscriptions are provided with ABAI membership; others de i may subscribe from the ABAI website: www.abainternational.org SABA Grant and Fellowship Awardees 12 s Patrick C. Friman, Ph.D. President Newsletter A the of Richard W. Malott, Ph.D. President-Elect I n Raymond G. Miltenberger, Ph.D. Past President Volume 3 Michael J. Dougher, Ph.D. Experimental Representative B. F. Skinner Lecture Series 18 Martha Hübner, Ph.D. International Representative Gregory J. Madden, Ph.D. At-Large Representative No 1 Kathryn Saunders, Ph.D. At-Large Representative February 2011 Timothy R. Vollmer, Ph.D. Applied Representative Invited Events and Tutorials Sarah M. Dunkel-Jackson, M.S. Student Representative 20 Antonio M. Harrison, M.S. Student Representative Elect Josh Pritchard, M.S. Past Student Representative Maria E. Malott, Ph.D. Chief Executive Officer/ Executive Editor SABA Senior Student Presenter Grants 24 Majda M. Seuss Managing Editor Aaron Barsy Publications Coordinator Martin C. Burch Art Director Convention Highlights 26 © 2011 Association for Behavior Analysis International All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means without the written permission of the Association SQAB 37 for Behavior Analysis International. ABAI reserves the right to edit all copy. All advertisements are accepted and published on the representation of the advertiser and its agency that they are authorized to publish the entire contents thereof and that, ABAI’s Continuing Education Program to the best of their knowledge and belief, all statements made 38 therein are true. The advertiser and the agency agree to hold the publisher harmless from any and all claims arising out of advertising published. Publication of articles, announcements, or acceptance of advertisements in Inside Behavior Analysis does not Preconvention Workshops 39 imply endorsement by ABAI. ABAI reserves the right to reject any advertisement or copy that ABAI, for any reason, deems unsuitable for publication in any association publication. Updates from the ABAI Community Association for Behavior Analysis International® 46 550 West Centre Avenue, Suite 1 Portage, MI 49024 269 492 9310 www.abainternational.org New ABAI Organizational Member 49 On the cover: 1941 Buick convertible on US 40 heading into Mount Vernon Canyon on the way to Denver. Photography: Andreas Feininger Opportunities for Behavior Analysts 51

Calendar of Upcoming Events 52 Council Report ABAI’s Direction: An Update ttee updates i From the Executive Council

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business of the Association, review the recent past, and Since 1974, ABAI has existed plan for the future. As noted in ABAI President Patrick Friman’s column to serve its members and society in the summer 2010 issue of Inside Behavior Analysis, the by providing the community expansion of the practice of behavior analysis has resulted in conflict that has diverted the attention and resources of behavior analytic scientists, of ABAI from its above stated mission. Therefore, at its educators, students, and December 2010 meeting, the ABAI Executive Council voted unanimously to reaffirm ABAI’s mission and refocus practitioners with a meeting our resources in directions consistent with this mission. place, both physical and Here are some first steps. intellectual, to come together to Research learn from and teach one another. The Executive Council has commissioned a task force, Every year we gather in cities around the United States at composed of outstanding basic and applied researchers, the annual convention and in cities around the world for to make recommendations for enhancing the quality conferences, meetings, and workshops to share our research of our annual convention. Because the task force’s and catch up with friends, colleagues, and mentors. Ours recommendations may be a year in the making and is a diverse community but one that shares a scientific additional years may be required for implementation, the foundation embodied by ABAI’s mission, “to contribute Council has already taken three steps toward improving to the well being of society by developing, enhancing, and the quality of convention presentations and posters: (i) supporting the growth and vitality of the science of behavior over the coming years program chairs will use gradually analysis through research, education, and practice.” more stringent criteria when accepting/rejecting papers, We, the ABAI Executive Council, had the symposia, and posters, (ii) program chairs will reject opportunity to consider afresh the meaning of our submissions for empirical papers/posters that do not mission when we met in early December to conduct the include summary data, and (iii) a second (February) Photography: Vinicius de Carvalho Venâncio 2 s poster submission deadline will be introduced for the published in peer-reviewed journals such as Behavior i

2012 convention. The latter will improve the “freshness” Analysis in Practice. The Practice Board’s goal would be to lys of the convention content. ensure that this work is completed by independent scholars In addition, ABAI has and will continue to support who are guided by the extant data. If successful, the ABAI a An r io smaller, single-track conferences designed to improve Practice Board would be viewed by those outside the v the interface of behavioral science with other scientific Association as a trusted source of empirically supported disciplines. An example is the upcoming behavioral- practice guidelines. a Beh de economics conference, which we hope our science ABAI will support the practice of behavior analysis in i membership will support by attending. The lineup of ways consistent with our scientific focus. Our emphasis speakers for that conference is outstanding and the on practice will be to promote the empirical foundations

conference represents an important step toward integrating of all areas of application. Ins behavioral science with neuroscience and the broad field of behavioral economics. In addition, ABAI is planning both Education 2011 a theory conference in Santa Fe, NM and a global warming ABAI’s position, reiterated and reconfirmed at this ry

conference (location yet to be determined) in 2012. Finally, meeting, is that ABAI accredited programs will generate a

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convention will remain in force (e.g., the B. F. Skinner other coursework and experiences, training students Fe lectures, the Science Board’s dedicated convention time). in the experimental and theoretical foundations of the field. This position is reflected in the new undergraduate Practice accreditation standards, posted on the web at http://www. No 1

We, along with many members of the Association, abainternational.org/BA/education/Education.asp; these go have come to the conclusion that, although important, into effect immediately. Revised standards for accrediting our recent focus on some particularly complex and graduate programs, also on the website, will go into effect lume 3 Vo controversial professionalization issues (e.g., lobbying in 2015 and, until then, programs can gain accreditation for ABAI’s model licensing act) has resulted in a shift under the current standards. ABAI has appropriated funds of attention away from our core concerns related to the and commissioned the Education Board to facilitate the scientific and scholarly basis of the field. If we continue accreditation of more programs over the next five years and on this route as an Association, certain professional issues develop the infrastructure that will help current programs within a subset of the areas in which behavior analysis to meet the additional requirements. is relevant will consume even more of the Association’s resources. We believe that this will inevitably compromise Summary our primary mission, which is to “support the growth and This is a pivotal time for the Association. This vitality of the science of behavior analysis.” reaffirmation allows us to remain an association inclusive To restore balance, ABAI will not have or promote a of all the diverse constituents in behavior analysis – a step particular model licensing act. That said, we still endorse towards the mending of growing rifts between subsections the primary justification for a model licensing act, of our membership and preventing further divides by consumer protection, and believe that licensure, because focusing on the one that unifies us all - science. With a it regulates actual practice, is the best way to achieve reaffirmation of ABAI’s scientific mission, new initiatives that aim. We are also aware that the immediate need for consistent with that mission may now be undertaken. We practitioners in the area of autism and developmental have outlined some of these above (enhancing the quality disabilities is great. For that reason, where licensure is not of the ABAI conference, providing scientific support feasible or has not yet been established, we would support to inform best practice, supporting ABAI accredited professional certification that is based on relevant scientific training programs) and others will be developed with the knowledge and demonstrated practical competence. input of our Science, Practice, and Education Boards. We Consistent with ABAI’s mission, Council reformulated look forward also to receiving input from our members, the mission of the Practice Board. Its primary mission is affiliated chapters, and other boards not previously now to bring the scholarship of a scientific Association to mentioned. Without your contributions of ideas, time, and issues facing practitioners. There are a number of ways in labor, this Association would not exist. which this might play out. One is for the Practice Board to We welcome your feedback. Please send your input via listen to practitioners with an ear toward identifying the e-mail to [email protected].  behavioral challenges they commonly encounter and for which they are unsure of best practice. The Board could then facilitate the identification of empirically supported best practices, perhaps by commissioning literature reviews

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Great Heights: The ABAI Annual Convention in Denver

By Maria E. Malott Denver Performing Arts Complex, and a wide variety of shopping opportunities. The location of ABAI’s 37th As in previous years, the 2011 Annual Convention will offer a lively venue for discussion and networking to Annual Convention provides anyone interested in the philosophy, science, education, and an opportunity for a metaphor practice of behavior analysis. Once more, we expect more than 4,000 participants to gather for this event, which will that is too tempting to ignore. serve as a network center for ABAI’s 32 special interest Each year, ABAI puts together an event that not only groups, 73 affiliated chapters, organizational members, strives to surpass the convention of the previous year, but and undergraduate and graduate programs (including most also raise the robustness and exposure of the field to loftier of ABAI’s 23 accredited graduate programs). The ABAI heights. In this context, it is only fitting that Denver, Expo will highlight these groups and others, with over 100 CO—the Mile High City—will host the 2011 convention. posters from behavioral organizations. The convention will take place in the Colorado On Friday, before the convention officially starts, there Convention Center, which is located in the heart of will be several special events you will want to be sure to downtown Denver. Aside from offering breathtaking attend. First, we will welcome all ABAI members who views of the Rocky Mountains and Denver skyline, made donated to the Society for the Advancement of the convention center is within walking distance of Behavior Analysis (SABA) in 2010 and 2011 to the Friends approximately 300 restaurants, nine theatres of the of SABA Reception, both to show our gratitude and to Photography: Andrea Schafthuizen 4 B. F. Skinner Lectures s recognize their contributions and commitment to the at the 2011 Annual Convention i field. Later, we invite everyone to attend the International Roger Addison Other Lessons From the Biology of Edward Taub lys Performance Architecture: The Art and Consciousness, in which he defends Constraint-Induced Therapy: The Use Development Welcome Reception. This year we anticipate Science of Improving Organizations the claim that consciousness is of Operant Training to Produce New

not something that occurs within Treatments in Neurorehabilitation a An r more than 40 countries be represented at the convention— An overview of performance peoples’ minds, but rather something io

architecture and description of that humans do. A presentation discussing constraint- v a sign of the gains behavior analysis is making abroad. what makes this approach useful in induced therapy and how it serves creating successful workplaces. William E. Pelham, Jr. as an example of the ways behavior During this event, we will recognize the 2010 SABA Overmedicating America’s Children: analysis can contribute to the field of Anthony Chemero Behavioral Interventions as an neurorehabilitation. International Development Grant winners: James T. Ellis, Thinking Without Representations Alternative for Attention Deficit a Beh de Hyperactivity Disorder Children Ethan Watters i Jeremy H. Greenberg, and Jun Yu. Finally, Friday’s events A challenge to the belief held by The Globalization of the cognitive scientists that dynamical A description of a series of studies American “Mind” will conclude with the Behavior Bash at the Grand Hyatt, models cannot explain real thinking. designed to answer the many questions raised by the multimodal A talk based on his recent book, Denver. Sponsored by the ABAI Student Committee, this Suzanne Hetts Crazy Like Us: The Globalization How Expert Witness Assessments approach (combining behavioral and pharmacological treatments) for of the American Psyche, in which year’s relaxing and entertaining event will feature a behavior Can Contribute to the Development he reviews work by cross-cultural Ins of Dog Bite Education Programs and treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in young children. psychiatrists that has shown the analysis trivia game. We encourage you to come to this the Prevention of Bite Fatalities various forms mental illnesses event, test and show-off your behavior analysis knowledge, A description of how expert knowledge Michael J. A. Ramscar have appeared in different cultures in applied animal behavior can Language as Prediction and periods in history and the how 2011

American culture and science is and take a shot at winning some great prizes that range contribute to the reduction of human A verbal behavior lecture that fatalities caused by dog attacks. impacting mental health landscape of explores the idea of human the globe today. ry from gift certificates to an iPod. a Read Montague communication as a process of joint prediction that involves a rich array Emily Weiss The ABAI Expo will take place on Saturday evening. Computational and Economic ru Approaches to Normal and of experiences and behaviors for Assessment of Potential Aggression b both speaker and listener. and Behavior Problems in an Animal

This event is like a behavior analysis marketplace for Pathological Cognition Fe Shelter Environment services, organizations, ABAI boards, special interest A science discussion exploring Barry Setlow how game theoretic probes can Drugs of Abuse and Decision-Making: An applied animal behavior groups, affiliated chapters, graduate and undergraduate help us expose and understand the Insights From Animal Models presentation highlighting the neurogenetic basis of normal and difficulties encountered by animal A behavioral pharmacology No 1 training programs, and internship opportunities. We hope pathological human cognition. welfare professionals tied to problem presentation on data generated from behaviors and adoption rates in you can come to browse posters, talk with representatives, Janet Neisewander recent animal research that indicate shelters and two science-based Capturing Aspects of Social Influences certain bidirectional relationships methodologies that have shown and network with colleagues. on Drug Abuse With Animal Models between drug use and decision- success in addressing both issues.

making deficits have the potential to lume 3 The 2011 program will include nearly 1,400 events that A behavioral pharmacology further the process of addiction. J. Stevens Welsh presentation describing a recent study B. F. Skinner’s Living Legacy in Vo cover many areas of behavior analysis, including applied that shows how social interactions Robert S. Siegler American Education can have both positive and negative There’s Nothing as Practical as a animal behavior; autism; behavioral pharmacology; clinical, influences on drug abuse related Good Theory A presentation discussing how B. F. Skinner’s approach to behaviors in rats and what implications human development lecture on how family, and behavioral medicine; community interventions, these findings have for humans. measuring the behavior of organisms encouraging children to play linear, has helped create the foundation social and ethical issues; developmental disabilities; human Yael Niv numerical board games (e.g., Chutes for accountability developments in Learning Latent Structure and Ladders) appears to increase today’s American education system. development; experimental analysis of behavior; education; their numerical knowledge and better A presentation concerning how prepares them for beginning school. Robert Whitaker organizational behavior management; teaching behavior animals and humans learn latent Anatomy of an Epidemic: Psychiatric structures and use these to improve Marlene Snyder Medications and the Astonishing Rise analysis; theoretical, philosophical, and conceptual issues; reinforcement learning. The Olweus Bullying Prevention of Mental Illness in America Program in the US: What Do We Know? and verbal behavior. New to the program two focus area Alva Noe A talk centering on the “medical Out of Our Heads: Why You Are Not An education presentation dealing model” paradigm of care for mental tracks: practice and science. Your Brain, and Other Lessons From with the nature and prevalence of illness and the case for rethinking the Biology of Consciousness bullying among children and youth and this approach. The 2011 Society for the Advancement of Behavior research-based efforts (such as the An outline of the basic argument of Olweus Bullying Prevention Program) Analysis Awards will recognize leaders in the field. his recent book, Out of Our Heads: to prevent and reduce this behavior. Why You Are Not Your Brain and This year we will celebrate the accomplishments of Jacob L. Gewirtz (Distinguished Service), Erik Arntzen (International Dissemination), Dean L. Fixsen Integral to the ABAI program is the B. F. Skinner (Scientific Translation), and The Ohio State University Lecture Series, which accentuates contributors from (Programmatic Contributions). complementary disciplines. This is a wonderful opportunity In his Presidential Address, Richard Malott will not only to learn from scholars outside our field, but also to describe some of his heroes in the field as he outlines provide a comprehensive perspective of behavior analysis. the ambitions and hopes that draw people to behavior The 2011 series will feature 17 lectures. analysis. His speech—aptly titled, “Dream Chasers”— This year’s program will also include 36 invited addresses captures the optimism many of us bring to the field that covering topics ranging from the growing role of applied behavior analysts can make a difference in both the lives of behavior analysis in providing animal care in zoos to the individuals and the world at large. influence of sub-vocal behaviors on listening and auditory We are honored to host the 2011 Presidential Scholar, imagining. Invited events for the convention will include Edward R. Christophersen, who will provide an address papers, panels, and symposia featuring Marleen T. Adema, titled, “Applied Behavior Analysis Outside of the Research William H. Ahearn, Mark P. Alavosius, Jon S. Bailey, Setting.” An active researcher, author and lecturer, Dr. Jordan M. Bailey, William M. Baum, Anthony Biglan, Christophersen provides clinical services to infants, Bruce and Claire M. Bothwell, James E. Carr, Philip N. toddlers, and preschoolers who present with common Chase, Judith E. Favell, William C. Follette, Richard M. behavior problems. He is a professor of pediatrics at the Foxx, R. Wayne Fuqua, Mark Galizio, Leonard Green, University of Missouri-Kansas City Medical School. See denver on page 6

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e R. Douglas Greer, Gregory P. Hanley, Robert H. Horner, information on the Online Learning Center and Premiere Jane S. Howard, Craig H. Kennedy, Robert L. Koegel, Packs, please visit www.abainternational.org). K. Matthew Lattal, Charles Fergus Lowe, M. Jackson After the convention, you will have the opportunity to ual co nv ual Marr, Mark A. Mattaini, Jennifer J. McComas, Terry E. provide feedback on all of the events you attended. Each nn

a McSween, Katherine Meincke, Suzanne H. Mitchell, Jay event’s online description will contain a button that will Moore, Edward K. Morris, Richard F. Rakos, Kenneth allow you evaluate each session from the convenience of T. Ramirez, Erin B. Rasmussen, Dennis H. Reid, Denise your own computer. This feedback—which will provided to E. Ross, Robert K. Ross, John Salamone, Kurt Salzinger, presenters, the ABAI Council, and the Annual Convention David W. Schaal, Henry D. Schlinger, Christopher Program Committee—will allow for the consideration of Skinner, Paul L. Soto, David Stafford, and João Todorov. attendees’ input on event quality and provide presenters After attending so many intellectually stimulating with the opportunity to improve the content and delivery presentations, we hope you remember to take a night to relax of ABAI convention presentations. and join us Monday evening for the ABAI Social. Featuring We would like to thank the leadership of the Four music and dancing, the social is an ideal way to unwind from Corners Association for Behavior Analysis—Erin the convention with friends and colleagues. Rasmussen (president), Nicole Bank, Michele R. Bishop, Continuing education remains an important facet of Andrew W. Gardner, Peter Killeen, Steven Lawyer, and the convention and will be available again this year for Pamela Martien—for their hard work and for welcoming both psychologists and certified behavior analysts. ABAI’s the convention to Colorado. Since 2007, this affiliated job placement service—Jobs in Behavior Analysis—is the chapter has worked to promote the science of behavior in perfect place can learn about career opportunities and Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. The chapter receive assistance arranging interviews. Furthermore, will welcome attendees during the “Welcome to Denver!” we invite you to peruse behavior analytic books in our event on May 29, Sunday night. bookstore, where you will also have the opportunity to We would also like to acknowledge Ramona meet with many of the available publications’ authors. Houmanfar and Raymond Pitts, Program Committee We are pleased to offer a complete 2011 program, which co-chairs, for their outstanding work and recognize is now available online. At the ABAI website, you can the support provided by Richard W. Malott, Program access online scheduling services, review presentations, and Board coordinator, and all of the Program Board area plan and print your personalized convention schedule. This coordinators: Robert W. Allan, Karen Anderson, year we have added new sorting features and the ability to Jennifer M. Asmus, Jennifer L. Austin, Patricia Bach, add personal appointments to your schedule. Your schedule Matthew C. Bell, Ronnie Detrich, Lori Diener, Grant will be saved on your ABAI Portal, allowing you to print Gautreaux, Timothy Hackenberg, Per Holth, Jonathan it whenever and as often as you need. Soon, we will be Kanter, Kennon A. Lattal, Dorothea C. Lerman, Heather releasing an app that will allow you to download your most McGee, Caio Miguel, Gary Novak, Anna Ingeborg recent personal convention schedule directly to your iPhone. Pétursdóttir, Jonathan Pinkston, Hayne W. Reese, Joel Another new feature for convention registrants E. Ringdahl, Ted Schoneberger, Jessica Singer-Dudek, this year is our Online Learning Center. This exciting Jennifer Sobie, Jeffrey H. Tiger, Thomas J. Waltz, Cathy service —the result of hard work and innovation from Watkins, Michael Weinberg, and Jennifer Zarcone. our team—is designed to allow attendees to get the most Through their efforts, the ABAI program has undergone out of their convention experience. With the purchase of a careful review, with revisions and rejections, to ensure the Annual Convention Premiere Pack, you can access quality events. (Please see Ramona Houmanfar’s article the Online Learning Center and up 50 hours of audio on the following page for more program information.) and visual content, including the B. F. Skinner lectures, Finally, I would like to thank ABAI staff members for Invited Presenters, the ABAI Opening Event and SABA their hard work and dedication to making this convention a Awards, the Presidential Address, and the Presidential success. Together, we encourage you to reach up with us and Scholar Address. Another valuable feature of this service climb to Denver for another terrific convention!  is the ability for you to earn PSY and BACB continuing

6 s i By the Numbers: Data on the lys a An r io 2011 Annual Convention v by ramona houmanfar a Beh de We are looking forward to another strong program at the Area Coordinators i 2011 annual convention in Denver. As in the past, our The hard work and effort of the area coordinators resulted success is due to the continuous support provided by the in 52 invited presentation submissions and tutorials.

ABAI administration staff, Executive Council, and the Moreover, 17 of the invited addresses and tutorials will Ins Program Committee. The following is a brief overview of be conducted by non-ABAI members (The B. F. Skinner the 2011 convention program. Lecture Series). The updated list of co-coordinators for www. 2011 program areas is available on the ABAI website at

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and symposia, 255 papers, 42 invited addresses, 10 invited and support of their senior counterparts. We are grateful tutorials, 52 business meetings, 17 reunions, 15 special to these colleagues for their contribution to the vitality of events, 113 expo posters, and 78 workshops. Overall, the ABAI program. No 1

there has been a stabilizing pattern of growth over time I would like to thank my co-chair, Ray Pitts, for his (see Figure 1). invaluable collaboration, and all the area coordinators and other members of the Program Committee for their lume 3 Vo outstanding efforts. In addition, on behalf of the Program Committee, I would like to thank Maria Malott and her exemplary staff members for their support and guidance.

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SABA 2011 SABA Awards Chaired by raymond G. Miltenberger His long-term research interest has been in the (university of south florida) concurrent conditioning of parental behavior by saturday, May 28 at 11:30 am infant behavior, and vice versa, in routine settings.

The Society for the Advancement of Behavior Abstract Analysis (SABA) provides financial support for the This paper summarizes facets of a research field of behavior analysis. As a 501(c)(3), nonprofit program on “emotional” processes in early human- organization, SABA accepts tax-deductible infant behavioral development, in which I have donations, distributes donations through grants long been involved. I have studied experimentally and fellowships, and recognizes leaders in behavior and successfully several developmental research analysis with its annual awards ceremony. themes of human infancy such as operant- learning processes, where the variance in the Award for infant behaviors studied could be accounted Distinguished Service for by their relations to the parent-provided proximal antecedent and consequent stimuli. to Behavior Analysis These infant emotional phenomena include Jacob L. Gewirtz those termed “attachment,” “fear of the dark,” (Florida International University) “fear of strangers,” and “jealousy.” I illustrate Following graduation from the Townsend Harris how these phenomena can be based on operant Preparatory High School of the City College learning processes that, as process explanations, of New York, Jacob L. Gewirtz received a BS constitute remarkable discrepancies from nominal Jacob L. Gewirtz from Brooklyn College, followed by MS and conceptions of “process” in the developmental Ph.D. degrees from the University of Iowa and clinical literatures. For the most part, infant (1948) where he majored in the conceptual areas emotional phenomena heretofore have been of conditioning/learning and developmental explored by nonexperimental means, often under psychology. Subsequently, he taught sequentially the aegis of nominal process theories that resort in psychology departments: first at the University to explatory fictions (e.g., an “insecurely-attached” of Chicago; then at the Hebrew University infant, an “anxious” infant). Mainstream of Jerusalem; the University of Maryland, developmentalists tend to minimize or exclude Baltimore County; Temple University; and entirely the contributions of environmental factors, the State University of New York, Stony Brook most specifically of antecedent and contingent where he was a professor/director of the doctoral stimuli provided via caregiver behavior, and of program in developmental psychology as well learning, to the infant (problem) behaviors at as professor of pediatrics. From 1956 to 1976, issue. Thus, many infant emotional responses are he served as chief of the Infant Conditioning gratuitously conceptualized in the developmental and Development Lab in the Clinical Center of literature as biologically based, or equally bad, the National Institutes of Health. In 1980, at as resulting from the nonprocess pseudocausal Florida International University, he became chair hollow variable of chronological age. of the Department of Psychology, then served as director of the developmental-psychology Award for doctoral program, after which he established— International Dissemination and to this day remains director of—the behavior analysis programs. He has served concurrently as of Behavior Analysis a clinical professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at Erik Arntzen the University of Miami Medical School. (Akershus University College) His research interests have been in social and Dr. Erik Arntzen received his Ph.D. from attachment learning and the roles of stimulus University of Oslo, Norway, in February 2000. classes like touch (singly and in combinations), Arntzen’s dissertation was focusing on variables and in the learnings that play a role in early influencing responding in accordance with Erik Arntzen development, socialization, and intelligence. stimulus equivalence. He also holds a degree in

8 s i clinical psychology. He is currently a professor of prevent the impression that behavior analysis is lys behavior analysis at Akershus University College just a “bag of tricks.” Furthermore, I think the

(AUC). Dr. Arntzen is also the head of the possibilities for training students in laboratory a An r io

master’s program in behavior analysis at AUC. settings has made a great impact on the field by v His research contributions include both basic opening opportunities for collaboration with and applied behavior analysis, with an emphasis different laboratories and allowing for the global a Beh de on research in relational stimulus control and exchange of students and ideas. i verbal behavior. He has also been interested in ethical considerations and core values in the Award for field of behavior analysis. Furthermore, he has Scientific Translation research projects within the areas of gambling Ins behavior and consumer behavior. Dr. Arntzen Dean L. Fixsen (Florida Mental Health Institute) has published papers in a number of different 2011 journals including Journal of Applied Behavior Dean L. Fixsen, Ph.D. began his career in ry Analysis, The Psychological Record, Behavioral human services in 1963 as a psychiatric aide in a

Dean L. Fixsen ru Interventions, European Journal of Behavior a large state hospital for children with profound b Analysis, Experimental of Analysis of Human developmental delays. Dean received his doctorate Fe

Behavior Bulletin, Analysis of Gambling Behavior, in experimental psychology from the University The Analysis of Verbal Behavior, Psychopharmacology, of Kansas in 1970. Dean has spent his career No 1

The Service Industries Journal, and Journal of developing and implementing evidence-based Organizational Behavior Management. Dr. programs, initiating and managing change

Arntzen is the president of the European processes in provider organizations and service lume 3

Association of Behavior Analysis (EABA) and he delivery systems, and working with others to Vo is also the secretary of international affairs in the improve the lives of children, families, and adults. board of the Norwegian Association of Behavior Over the past five decades, Dean has co-authored Analysis. He has presented papers at conferences over 100 publications including the highly world-wide. Dr. Arntzen is one of founders and regarded monograph, “Implementation Research: also one of the editors of the European Journal of A Synthesis of the Literature” (http://nirn.fpg.unc. Behavior Analysis. He has served on the editorial edu/resources/publications/Monograph/index. boards of several journals, including the Journal of cfm). He has served on numerous editorial boards Applied Behavior Analysis, The Psychological Record, (including Implementation Science; http://www. International Journal of Psychology and Psychological implementationscience.com) and has advised Therapy, and The Behavior Analyst Today. Dr. federal, state, and local governments. Dean Arntzen is the current president of EABA currently is a senior scientist at the Frank Porter and was the local organizer of the 2009 ABAI Graham Child Development Institute, University international conference in Oslo. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dean is co-director (with Karen Blase) of the National Abstract Implementation Research Network (http://nirn. Behavior analysis has always had a strong position fpg.unc.edu); co-director (with Karen Blase, in applied settings in Norway, perhaps stronger Rob Horner, and George Sugai) of the State than in any other European country. However, Implementation and Scaling up of Evidence-based until recently an academic emphasis has been Practices Center (www.scalingup.org); and co- missing. Approximately 7 years ago, a master’s chair (with Bianca Albers and Jennifer Schroeder) program in behavior analysis was established of the Global Implementation Conference at Akershus University College to facilitate the (www.implementationconference.org). dissemination of behavior analysis in Norway. In 2010, a Ph.D. program followed. The addition of Abstract these programs as part of the education system The Teaching-Family Model is a product of has opened the possibilities for teaching all applied behavior analysis and an example of aspects of behavior analysis, such as (a) conceptual mission-driven research and development. or theoretical analysis, (b) experimental behavior As outlined by Montrose Wolf and Lonnie analysis, and (c) applied behavior analysis. and Elaine Phillips in 1967, the goals were to These programs are necessary conditions for develop a treatment program that is humane, the dissemination of behavior analysis and also See Awards on page 10

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A wards effective, satisfactory to consumers, cost to improve the quality of life for people with efficient, and replicable. In this quest, procedures disabilities. Because much of the research SABA led to practices that led to programs. In 1970 by OSU faculty and students takes place in Saleem Shah, director of the NIMH Center for inclusive classrooms, vocational, and community Crime and Delinquency and a big supporter, settings, learners without special needs and called our wonderful research on procedures a the practitioners who serve them also benefit. “bag of tricks” and our insistence on behavioral The M.A. program, accredited by ABAI in language a “sacred cow.” We soon learned he was 1995, emphasizes the design, implementation, right. Judges, probation officers, social workers, and evaluation of curricular and instructional and others in the real world of human services interventions to improve academic, social, wanted a program that could help children. self-care, and vocational skills. Students may Funders and referral agents wanted a description choose from a wide variety of school, residential, in plain language. Shah’s advice led us down employment, and other community settings in the path of program replication, and that led which to complete field experience requirements us to a science of implementation of evidence- and conduct their thesis research. Master’s based programs and other innovations. In 1981 program graduates work as classroom teachers, Stephanie Stolz reviewed the lack of adoptions behavior analysts, or program supervisors in public of innovations from applied behavior analysis schools, private schools, or community agencies. and asked, “does anybody care?” In 2011 we can The Ph.D. program prepares leadership personnel say, “Yes, Stephanie, they do care,” but we have for special education whose research, teaching, to help them care. and professional practice are grounded in the philosophy of behaviorism and the methodological Award for and technological principles of applied behavior Enduring Programmatic analysis. Since 1987 OSU has received a series of Leadership Training Grants from the U.S. Office Contributions to of Special Education that provide tuition and Behavior Analysis stipends for students in the nation’s only special education doctoral program explicitly built upon The Ohio State University behavior analysis. In 1995 OSU was the first Sheila R. Alber-Morgan, Ralph Gardner III, doctoral program to receive ABAI accreditation. and Nancy Neef will accept the award on behalf While OSU faculty members have published of the program’s faculty, students, and graduates. hundreds of peer-reviewed journal articles and Their presentation will consist of a brief overview authored dozens of books in education, special of the program’s evolution, milestone events, education, and behavior analysis, the ultimate accomplishments, and present day activities. measure of the program’s contributions can be found in the accomplishments of the program’s Abstract graduates whose work has helped bring evidence- For the past 40 years, The Ohio State University’s based instructional practices to teachers and (OSU) special education program has helped students around the world.  advance the science of applied behavior analysis

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ts a n ts and Grant Awardees In 2009, Luís was awarded a prestigious Experimental Analysis doctoral fellowship from the Foundation saba Gra n saba of Behavior Fellowship for Science and Technology (Portugal). The recognition of his efforts by SABA through its Luís Oliveira awarding him the Experimental Analysis of (Washington University in St. Louis) Behavior Fellowship will further motivate Luís After earning a bachelor’s degree in psychology to pursue his research interests and thereby (with an emphasis on industrial psychology) at the contribute to the continuing development and University of Minho, in Portugal, Luís Oliveira the enhancement of behavior analysis. became interested in the experimental analysis of behavior. He went on to receive a master’s degree Experimental Analysis at Minho under the supervision of Dr. Armando of Behavior Fellowship Machado. During this period, his research focused on experimental tests that distinguished Mary Sweeney between two major models of timing, SET and (Utah State University) LeT, using a double bisection task with pigeons. As an undergraduate at Purdue University, with Luís Oliveira Luís then entered the doctoral program at the guidance of Peter Urcuioli, Mary developed Washington University in St. Louis in 2008 a senior thesis on reflexivity in pigeons that is under the supervision of Dr. Leonard Green now published in the Journal of the Experimental in order to pursue research on choice behavior Analysis of Behavior. Mary was thrilled to be able and decision-making. He has been investigating to continue her education as a graduate student interspecies similarities and differences in of Timothy Shahan at Utah State University. impulsivity and self-control using delay and Specifically, her interests lie in developing probability discounting procedures. One recent mathematical models of behavior, studying experiment has successfully obtained probability animal models of substance abuse and relapse, and discounting functions in pigeons with a forming interdisciplinary collaborations between procedure in which the pigeon experiences each behavior analysis and other fields of science. of the programmed probabilities in a one-shot (as Her first project was working with Dr. Shahan opposed to repeated gambles) fashion. His next to modify the existing behavioral momentum- study will shed light on whether pigeons show a based model of relapse to better account for the magnitude effect and the Allais Paradox, both of resurgence phenomenon in which alternative which have been frequently observed in human reinforcement is used to help eliminate an studies of decision under risk. operant response. It fits existing data well, and in In the human discounting literature, the choice addition it raises important theoretical questions alternatives typically involve monetary rewards about reducing resurgence that have not yet been (real or hypothetical), whereas with nonhuman investigated empirically. A related professional animals, the choice alternatives are directly goal is to be able to communicate the applied consumable outcomes (food, liquids, or drugs). significance of basic research through skillful use Luís currently is evaluating delay discounting with and explanation of animal models of drug seeking. pigeons in which the outcomes are more like those In order to accomplish this, Mary has developed used with humans, namely conditioned reinforcers the surgical, animal care, and project management Mary Sweeney (tokens). Other research projects include an skills necessary to conduct intravenous cocaine investigation of the relation between food self-administration studies in rats. With the deprivation and degree of discounting in pigeons support of the SABA Experimental Analysis of and the evaluation of the parameters of the Behavior (EAB) Fellowship and her advisor, she is hyperboloid discounting function when monetary developing the technical skill and writing abilities amounts vary over a wide range, under situations that will be key in obtaining and maintaining a involving gains and losses. research faculty position after graduation.

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through interdisciplinary relationships. For behavior analysis to examine the construction a An r io example, she and Dr. Shahan are currently and measurement of machine simulations of v working with members of the Animal, Dairy, human behavior. and Veterinary Sciences Department to develop Genevieve’s current line of research stems from a Beh de animal models appropriate for examining her master’s thesis, which focused on examining i cognitive deficits reported by survivors of viral the capacity of persons to predict novel behavior encephalitis. Using the five-choice serial reaction of other persons. The results of this study showed time task, they will test attention, impulsivity, that the degree of relational intimacy (i.e., the type compulsivity, and motivation in hamsters that of shared history) was an especially important Ins have survived West Nile Virus. If successful, factor in the development of this capacity. The this joint venture has the potential to open up a duration of the relationship (i.e., length of shared 2011

new vein of EAB that combines psychology and history) was also important, though to a lesser ry biology to study the behavioral consequences of extent. She has continued to explore her interests a ru infectious diseases. in these factors by examining the acquisition b Fe

Mary looks forward serving the science of perspective taking in normally developed, through these research paths, and she greatly preschool-aged children. She believes that if the Genevieve DeBernardis

appreciates the support provided by the SABA role of these factors could be verified, procedures No 1 EAB fellowship. could be developed to establish this repertoire in very young children, enhancing their social

Sidney W. and development with life-long benefits. Furthermore, lume 3 Janet R. Bijou Fellowship a better understanding of this phenomenon could Vo lead to training techniques suited to persons Genevieve DeBernardis showing perspective-taking deficits or who had (University of Nevada, Reno) previously been unable to learn this skill. Genevieve M. DeBernardis received her first exposure to behavior analysis working as a Sidney W. and research assistant for Dr. Scott S. Hall at the Janet R. Bijou Fellowship Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences Research at the Stanford University School Richard May of Medicine during the summers of 2003 and (Swansea University) 2004. There, she helped investigate how the Richard May received his undergraduate (BSc) environment affects the development of behavior degree in psychology from the University of in children diagnosed with fragile X syndrome, Reading in 2004. Following graduation, he an inherited mental impairment. gained employment as an instructor therapist After receiving her Bachelor of Science in on a number of home-based early intensive Cell Biology and Neuroscience and Bachelor of behavioral intervention programs (EIBI) for Fine Arts in Art from Montana State University, children diagnosed with autism spectrum Bozeman (2005), Genevieve was accepted disorder. Inspired by his experience on these into the doctoral program in behavior analysis clinical programs and with a desire to expand at the University of Nevada, Reno under the his theoretical understanding of the science supervision of Dr. Linda J. Parrott Hayes. of behavior analysis, he was part of a group of During her first two years in the program, individuals who undertook one of the first ever, Richard May Genevieve gained clinical experience working Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB)- with adults with developmental disorders in approved graduate training programs in applied the Person-Centered Assessment Training behavior analysis in the UK, under the guidance and Habituation Program, as well research of Principal Instructor Simon Dymond and other experience in the Complex Human Behavior members of the “ABA Lecturers’ Cooperative”. Laboratory. She also had the opportunity to Following subsequent qualification as a board explore her interests in interdisciplinary research certified assistant behavior analyst (BCaBA), by coordinating a National Science Foundation Richard relocated to Toronto, Canada and Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive began working at Adventure Place, a center Research sponsored interdisciplinary workshop See Saba on page 14

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ellowsh of the Toronto Partnership for Autism Service body dissatisfaction during the freshman year of d F d (TPAS). Initially working in the role of instructor college. Adrienne currently works as a counselor therapist, Richard was promoted to the role of at The Renfrew Center, and as a therapist at ts a n ts program supervisor in 2007. the University of Pennsylvania’s Childhood In 2008, Richard returned to the UK to and Adolescent OCD, Tic, Trich, and Anxiety pursue a master’s program in behavior analysis at Group and at Drexel University’s Social Anxiety saba Gra n saba Swansea University, in addition to continuing to Treatment Program. Adrienne’s current line of provide supervision of EIBI programs. Under the research focuses on the efficacy of acceptance and guidance of Simon Dymond and Jennifer Austin, commitment therapy as a treatment for eating Adrienne Juarascio his master’s thesis involved the development and disorders. Previous work conducted by Adrienne evaluation of a visual-prompting board designed and colleagues demonstrated that acceptance to aid instructors in the delivery of discrete trial and commitment therapy was more effective instruction. The research reported in Richard’s than standard cognitive behavioral therapy at thesis was subsequently published in Research treating subthreshold eating pathology in a group in Autism Spectrum Disorders (2011, 5, 305-316). of depressed or anxious patients presenting for Richard also contributed to a further research treatment at a student counseling center. Her project examining the evidence base for relational doctoral dissertation will assess whether the frame theory, subsequently published in The addition of acceptance and commitment therapy Behavior Analyst (2010, 33, 97-117). groups to treatment as usual at a residential In 2009, Richard was awarded a Teaching treatment facility for eating disorders can improve Studentship by the Department of Psychology at treatment outcome. Adrienne hopes to continue Swansea University and commenced his doctoral this line of research, with the goal of developing (Ph.D.) training under the supervision of Simon more effective treatments for eating disorders. Dymond. His Ph.D. concerns a synthesis of verbal behavior analysis and derived relational Doctoral Dissertation Grant responding. Specifically, by undertaking an Soyeon Kang analysis of the conditions under which generative (University of Texas at Austin) verbal behavior occurs in children with and Ms. Kang is a doctoral candidate in the Autism without autism, he hopes to be able to contribute and Developmental Disabilities Program in to the existing body of behavior analytic research the Department of Special Education at the on establishing emergent verbal repertoires. University of Texas at Austin. She has worked Utilising the latest advances in touch screen with children with and without disabilities for technology and portable computing, he is also over 7 years as a researcher and teacher. Her main aiming develop an augmentative communication research interests include functional behavior device based on the relational completion assessments and evidence-based interventions for procedure (RCP; Dymond & Whelan, 2010), children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) which as well as functioning as a communication and developmental disabilities who have problem tool, will also be designed to teach and test behaviors. Ms. Kang’s career goal is to improve emergent verbal behavior. the quality of life for individuals with disabilities Soyeon Kang and their families. During her graduate studies, Doctoral Dissertation Grant she has participated in several lines of research in Adrienne Juarascio the area of ASD and developmental disabilities (Drexel University) under Dr. Mark O’Reilly’s supervision. One of her Adrienne Juarascio is a third year doctoral goals is to pursue research that can be concretely student in Drexel University’s Clinical applied in practice and directly benefit individuals Psychology program. She received her bachelor’s with disabilities. She is currently completing degree from the University of Pennsylvania in her dissertation on “an evaluation of the rate May of 2008. Her research and clinical interests of problem behavior maintained by different focus on third generation cognitive behavioral reinforcers across preference assessments”. therapies for eating and anxiety disorders. She Ms. Kang’s interest in the topic stemmed is also interested in relational frame theory and from a practical challenge. She was conducting is examining the predictive validity of a thin a preference assessment with a child with ASD.

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However, the child displayed problem behavior cues on resistance to change and relapse by lys whenever his chosen item was withdrawn. He extending relapse preparations to conditional resisted choosing any other item so she could not discrimination performance. Additionally, a An r io continue the assessment. This inspired a question Meredith would like to thank the Society for the v about the functions of problem behavior, which Advancement of Behavior Analysis for supporting resulted in the study to examine if the occurrence graduate student research. She would also like to a Beh de of problem behavior maintained by different thank her undergraduate and graduate mentors, i reinforcers exhibited a different tendency across collaborators, and everyone in the experimental different preference assessment formats. According psychological science labs at USU. to the results, problem behavior maintained by a Ins particular reinforcer occurred more in the format Master’s Thesis Grant where the evoking condition is present than Tracy Lepper

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assessments. This is important because if any from Western Michigan University in 2006. She ru variable conflicts with the implementation method is currently dual-enrolled in master’s programs at b Fe of an assessment, results may be affected, leading Western Michigan University in applied behavior to ineffective intervention. analysis and at Texas Christian University in

Ms. Kang was nominated as an awardee experimental psychology. Her Texas Christian No 1 of the 2011 Doctoral Dissertation Grant by University master’s thesis entitled, “A Comparison the Society for the Advancement of Behavior of the Effectiveness of Discrimination Training Analysis (SABA). She feels honored and and the Stimulus-Stimulus Pairing Procedure lume 3 sincerely thanks the supporters at the SABA. When Utilized to Increase Target Vocalizations Vo SABA’s encouragement and support will be a of Children With Autism,” received financial powerful reinforcement to continuously and support from the Society for the Advancement actively pursue her research and career goals. of Behavior Analysis 2011 Master’s Thesis Grant and the Speech and Language Association of Master’s Thesis Grant Behavior Analysis 2010 Student Research Grant. Meredith Berry Tracy plans to continue translational research that (Utah State University) is aimed understanding the role of conditioned Meredith Berry received her undergraduate reinforcement during language acquisition at degree in psychology from the University Texas Christian University, where she plans to of Florida (UF). While at UF, she studied continue her graduate studies. behavioral pharmacology and human choice and decision making under the direction of Marc International Branch, Tim Hackenberg, and Brian Kangas. Development Grant After earning a BS from UF, Meredith decided to pursue a graduate degree studying experimental James Ellis analysis of behavior at Utah State University (Melmark New England) (USU). Meredith is in the process of earning For nearly 3 years, James Ellis has been her MS from USU under the direction of Amy traveling quarterly to Georgetown, Guyana Odum, who has helped to expand both her to provide a week of consultation for a young perspective of behavior analysis and her research boy with autism whose family is there on a interests. Her current research interests include temporary placement with the British Embassy. relapse of operant responding; the influence of His primary focus has been to develop and Tracy Lepper context on relapse of conditional discrimination; oversee the educational program for this child factors affecting remembering, expression of and to train and support the staff working match-to-sample, and delayed-matching-to- with him. There are no mandated services for sample performance; resistance to change; children with special needs in Guyana, and sensitization; and the influence of attention and there is no such a thing as an individualized mood-induction on impulsivity and self-control. education plan. Schools for children with While pursuing various research interests and special needs exist, but none are geared toward working toward academic goals, Meredith hopes children with autism. The services that are to contribute to the understanding of contextual See SABA on page 4

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ellowsh behavior analysis, and there are no resources a great need for curricula that will enable the d F d within the country to guide the development of systematic pursuit of fluency and generality of these services. Ellis has been working diligently academic goals for all students. ts a n ts with the child’s mother to develop services The SABA grant will be used to fund the for children with autism in Guyana, and they entire collection of resources from Morningside have started a pilot classroom with the hope of Press that will fulfill this need. This curriculum saba Gra n saba replicating it throughout the country. will benefit the current student body as well as Since September of 2010, the British Embassy those who may join the school in years to come. has been donating classroom space, and three Furthermore, since Morningside Press is an young boys with autism are receiving services. organization affiliated with applied behavior Local businesses have donated furniture and analysis, the grant will be “recycled” back into the money for basic supplies. Two of the tutors field. Everyone wins! staff the classroom, and their wages are being Greenberg is excited for the successes the covered by donations and by a small stipend students will achieve as TCI employs behavioral paid by the boys’ parents. Oversight is provided instruction with new materials. pro bono during Ellis’ quarterly visits, through twice-monthly Skype sessions, and through International weekly sharing of data, documents, and videos Development Grant via Dropbox. Skype and Dropbox are free, and Melmark, New England has donated a Flip video Jun Yu camera. Maintaining communications on a long- (Idaho State University) term basis will require a laptop and printer, and The SABA International Development this is where SABA comes in! Funding provided Grant will facilitate the research of Jun Yu on by the 2010 International Development Grant behavioral family therapy in China, as part will cover the purchase of a laptop and printer. of the international development in behavior This grant moves the program one step closer to analysis. The project will implement and evaluate providing ongoing educational services based on the effectiveness of behavioral family therapy a model of applied behavior analysis to children (BFT) to treat disruptive child behavior of 2- to with autism in Guyana. 7-year-olds in mainland China. Additionally, caregivers’ feedback will be collected to inform International improvements to BFT for Chinese families. Development Grant The study will recruit up to 20 families that meet inclusion criteria. The treatment protocol Jeremy H. Greenberg is based on the empirically supported program, (The Children’s Institute of Hong Kong) Helping the Noncompliant Child (McMahon & As the Director of The Children’s Institute of Forehand, 2003). It is expected that children’s Hong Kong (TCI), Jeremy H. Greenberg has scores on the aggressive behavior subscale on been tasked with the provision of educational the Chinese version of the Child Behavior and behavior analytic services to English- Checklist will be lowered, caregivers will increase speaking students with special needs. TCI positive behaviors, and children will decrease works closely with The Harbour School (THS), noncompliance during observations of caregiver- a kindergarten and primary international child interaction. This study is an important step school, to provide inclusive opportunities in disseminating BFT in mainland China and in every aspect of the general education accommodating BFT for Chinese families. The curriculum, socially and academically. The grant will be used to help establish a therapy partnership with THS is a unique program of room at Shanghai Normal University. It is hoped inclusion for the South East Asia region. that this study will have a lasting impact on As TCI develops and matures, it must the development of BFT in China by training establish the systems and curricula to ensure the students and professionals who can provide BFT success of both organizations. Social skills are to Chinese families.  constantly being targeted along with many other academic objectives. As TCI uses verbal behavior

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Volume 3 No 1 February 2011 Inside Behavior Analysis Convention Highlights htsig students with a love of behavior analysis, and 2011 ABAI Presidential Address: also to understanding what makes us complex hl Hig organisms and complex social systems tick, n o Dream Chasers without forgetting our Skinner-box, our t i Monday, May 30, 5:00 pm–5:50 pm e n experimental roots. In other words, to finding Four Seasons 1–3 (Convention Center) nv out why the pigeon pecks the key and what that C o Richard W. Malott has to do with you and me. You name it, and (Western Michigan University) there’s a small or large group of people using Richard Malott, Ph.D., BCBA-D (DickMalott@ behavior analysis to achieve these illusive goals, DickMalott.com) teaches behavior analysis at working toward the wellbeing of humanity. I’d Western Michigan University (WMU), where like to share a few of my heroes with you. he works with students interested in becoming practitioners, rather than researchers. He 2011 ABAI Presidential trains students to work with autistic children Scholar’s Address: and to apply behavior systems analysis and organizational behavior management to human- Applied Behavior Analysis services settings. He concentrates on training Outside of the Research Setting BA and MA students as well as Ph.D. students. Sunday, May 29, 5:00 pm–5:50 pm Richard W. Malott Every summer, he runs the Behavioral Boot Four Seasons 1–3 (Convention Center) Camp, an intense 15-class-hour-per week, Edward R. Christophersen 7.5 week, graduate-level, behavior-analysis (Children’s Mercy Hospital) seminar for students from WMU and around Edward R. Christophersen, Ph.D., is a board- the globe. Originally, he taught an introductory certified clinical psychologist at Children’s behavior-analysis course to 1,000 students per Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, and semester, who produced 1,000 lever-pressing a professor of pediatrics at the University of rats per year. Now, his students only condition Missouri at Kansas City School of Medicine 230 rats per year, but they also do 130 self- and the University of Kansas Medical Center. management projects and provide 13,500 hours He has written and co-written several books of training to autistic children. To further those on parenting, including Parenting That Works: efforts, in 2008 he founded the Kalamazoo Building Skills That Last a Lifetime and Treatments Autism Center. He also coauthored Principles That Work With Children: Empirically Supported of Behavior (the textbook previously known as Strategies for Managing Childhood Problems. A Elementary Principles of Behavior). Since 1980, fellow in clinical psychology in the American he has been working on a textbook called I’ll Psychological Association, he was elected an Stop Procrastinating When I Get Around to It. He honorary fellow of the American Academy of has presented in 14 countries and has received Pediatrics because of his unique and substantial two Fulbright Senior Scholar Awards. In 2002, contributions in the area of child health. he also received ABAI’s Award for Public Service in Behavior Analysis. And in 2010, Abstract he was elected president of ABAI. For more The field of applied behavior analysis (ABA) has information, please see http://DickMalott.com. served both our area and the greater scientific community very well. In the early days, pioneers Abstract like Mont Wolf, Todd Risley, and Don Baer Here’s one of my favorite things about our from the Department of Human Development field of behavior analysis: It’s filled with dream and Family Life at the University of Kansas chasers—delightfully delusional behavior addressed issues across a broad range of topics analysts devoting their lives to chasing the such as (a) treatment of juvenile delinquents, (b) behavior analytic dream, to saving the world teaching language skills to inner city children, Edward R. Christophersen with behavior analysis, or at least some small (c) increasing learning in the school setting, chunk of the world, to helping all kids on and (d) establishing a wide variety of functional the spectrum learn to talk, to disseminating skills of persons with intellectual disabilities. behavior-analytic, computer-based instruction As important as the impact and acceptance of throughout public education, to ending ABA has been in the field of psychology is the global warming, to infusing their undergrad application and adoption of its principles by

26 s Applied Behavior Analysis in i other major professional groups. Closely related lys to my work has been the application of ABA Practice: Addressing Issues of Quality and Competence to problems in pediatric practice, including a An r

Chair: Louise Denne io the treatment of common presenting problems v such as disruptive behavior and elimination (TreeHouse School) disorders, as well as for more complex problems Discussant: Richard P. Hastings a Beh de with serious medical sequela such as adherence (Bangor University) i to complicated treatment regimens for diabetes, Saturday, May 28, 2:30 pm–3:50 pm cystic fibrosis, and childhood cancer. Korbel Ballroom 3A (Convention Center) ABA has accomplished much by doing Ins a few basic things very well: defining the A Selective Overview of the Behavioral Literature functional variables for a population; gathering on Staff Training Protocols as much data as practical; and using that data LILLIAN PELIOS 2011 (The American College of Greece) to direct the application of ABA to new and ry unique settings, problems, and challenges. a ru The same basic methodological approaches Implementing the York System of Quality b Assurance in a Complex Organization Fe used to solve important social problems were also used to gain acceptance into new areas of MARGARET LYNN HOWARD (Surrey Place Centre), investigation and to new professional areas— No 1 in my case, in pediatric medicine. Getting Adrienne M. Perry ABA accepted into mainstream pediatrics was (York University), facilitated by publishing research of direct and Kelly Alves and Melissa A. Lavallee lume 3 interest to pediatricians in their journals (e.g., (Surrey Place Centre) Vo Pediatrics), as well as presentations at literally dozens of meetings of the American Academy Applied Behaviour Analysis: of Pediatrics and being seated on grant study A Competence-Based Approach sections with pediatricians. The publication LOUISE DENNE of such investigations in journals traditionally (TreeHouse School) thought to be outside of the domain of ABA and Richard P. Hastings and J. Carl Hughes was key in advancing the science of psychology (Bangor University) and medicine outside of the research setting. Acceptance of ABA into mainstream medicine Approaches to Reducing will be reviewed as well as new areas where the Frequency and Duration ABA is making contributions. of Seclusion Time-Out Chair and Discussant: Allen J. Karsina Practice Board Events (New England Center for Children) ABAI is pleased to recommend sessions Saturday, May 28, 4:00 pm–5:20 pm highlighting the efforts being pursued on Korbel Ballroom 3A (Convention Center) behalf of practice and practitioners. Reducing Duration of Exclusionary Time-Out Ethical Issues in Applied Through Systematic Fading Behavior Analysis CATIA CIVIDINI-MOTTA, Kathryn G. Horton, Chair: Jon S. Bailey and Tracey Toran (Florida State University) (New England Center for Children) Saturday, May 28, 1:00 pm–2:20 pm Korbel Ballroom 3A (Convention Center) Replacing Time-Out With a Functionally • Mary Jane Weiss Alternative Break (The McCarton School) KELLY L. MCCONNELL, Lindsay Grimm, • Ellie Kazemi and Paula Ribeiro Braga-Kenyon (California State University, Northridge) (New England Center for Children) • R. Wayne Fuqua (Western Michigan University) • Jon S. Bailey (Florida State University) See highlights on page 28

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e n (New England Center for Children) ALICE JARA (Marcus Autism Center) nv (York Central Hospital Behaviour and Sarah Hively C o Ethical Challenges for Managment Services) (One for Autism) Behavior Analysts Chair: Stephen R. Anderson Applied Behavior Analysis Teachers, Therapists, and (Summit Educational Resources) at Home and in Schools: Parents, Oh My! Behavioral Sunday, May 29, 9:00 am–10:20 am Teaching Parents and “Tools” Training for Everyone Korbel Ballroom 3A (Convention Center) Teachers to Take an Active Chair: Kimberly Crosland • Stephen R. Anderson Role in Intervention (University of South Florida) (Summit Educational Resources) Chaired and Discussant: Nicole M. Discussant: Hewitt B. “Rusty” Clark • Raymond G. Romanczyk Trosclair-Lasserre (University of South Florida) (State University of New York (GNO Resource Center Sunday, May 29, 3:00 pm–4:20 pm at Binghamton) on Developmental Disabilities) Korbel Ballroom 3A (Convention Center) • Eric V. Larsson Sunday, May 29, 1:30 pm–2:50 pm (LØvaas Institute Midwest) Korbel Ballroom 3A (Convention Center) Can We Keep a Good Thing Going? New • Mary Jane Weiss Name, New Audience, New Data; Same (The McCarton School) Addressing Recommendations for Great Stuff! Intervention Programs for Individuals BRYON NEFF Overcoming Barriers to With Autism Spectrum Disorder Within (Professional Crisis Management, Inc.) Adherence With Behavioural a Part-C Early Intervention System and Stacie Neff Recommendations in NICOLE M. TROSCLAIR-LASSERRE and (Agency for Persons With Disabilities) Non-Clinical Settings Jay A. Sevin Chair: Kerry-Anne Robinson (GNO Resource Center Behavioral Tools Training With Teachers: (York Central Hospital Behaviour on Developmental Disabilities), Maintenance and Booster Training Management Service) and Maria T. Blanco, Gina Easterly, ISRAEL B. MILLER and Kimberly Crosland Discussant: Rosemary A. Condillac and Philip G. Wilson (University of South Florida) (Brock University) (LSUHSC Human Development Center) Sunday, May 29, 10:30 am–11:50 am Cross-System Behavioral Training Korbel Ballroom 3A (Convention Center) Parent Skills Intervention Program: Collaborative Description and Outcomes of a Summer AMANDA KEATING The Development of an Intervention Parent Skills Training Program (University of South Dakota), Package to Decrease Vocal Stereotypy LILLIE WILSON, Dorothea C. Lerman, Kimberly Crosland When Adherence to Response Sarah J. Antal, Alyssa Martin, Rachel (University of South Florida), Interruption and Redirection is Pantermuehl, and Adrian Joy Sepulveda and Nancy Saufley and Lindsay Brough Challenging (University of Houston-Clear Lake) (University of South Dakota) KERRY-ANNE ROBINSON (York Central Hospital Behaviour Validation of Parent Collected Translating From Management Service) Observational Data in the Natural Research to Practice in Environment Community Settings The Development of a Behavioural ADDIE F. ANDRUS and Nathan A. Call Chair: Sara S. Kupzyk Treatment Plan When Adherence to (Marcus Autism Center), (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) Behavioural Recommendations is Rosa I. Arriaga Monday, May 30, 9:00 am–10:20 am Challenging for a Mother of a Teenager (Georgia Institute of Technology), Korbel Ballroom 3A (Convention Center) With Autism Dana M. Swartzwelder SARAH RALSTON (Marcus Autism Center), Bridging the Gap Between Research and (York Central Hosptial Behaviour and Nazneen Anwar Practice in Education: What Adoption of Management Service) (Georgia Institute of Technology) Educational Fads Can Teach Us SARA S. KUPZYK and Danielle Parisi (University of Nebraska-Lincoln)

28 s Parent Education Training: Empirically Based Records Where Do We Fit In? Navigating i

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Follow Through Sonia Beatriz Meyer With Brain Injury v DEE L. SHEPHERD-LOOK (Universidade de Sao Paulo) CHRISTINA M. PETERS, Chris M. Schaub, (California State University, Northridge) Monday, May 30, 3:00 pm–4:20 pm Jim Conway, and Kevin Erdner a Beh de Korbel Ballroom 3A (Convention Center) (ReMeD) i Great GOOGLEy-Moogley! JILL MCLAURY Controlled Practice: Continued Tracker, Tracker Keeping Track (Circle of Friends) Measurements and Production of of the Tracker. Systems to Support Ins and Teri Pigman Empirical Evidences in Behavior Data Collection and Management (Bright Futures Learning Services) Analytic Therapies When Information Must Be Collected

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Chair: Timothy C. Fuller Behavior Categorization by an Outside Kevin Erdner, and Jim Conway (University of Nevada, Reno) Observer in Child and Adult Therapy (ReMeD)

Monday, May 30, 10:30 am–11:50 am GIOVANA DEL PRETTE, Juliana Donadone, No 1 Korbel Ballroom 3A (Convention Center) and Sonia Beatriz Meyer The Importance and Utility of • Timothy C. Fuller (Universidade de Sao Paulo) Behavior Analytic Principles and (University of Nevada, Reno) Programming in All Phases of Post- lume 3 Vo • William C. Follette Behavior-Analytic Psychotherapy Acute, Neurobehavioral Rehabilitation (University of Nevada, Reno) With High-Risk Juvenile Offenders: A for Survivors of Traumatic Brain • Patrick C. Friman Therapist’s Outcome Measurement Injury: A Case Study (Father Flanagan’s Girls GIOVANA MUNHOZ ROCHA CHRIS M. SCHAUB, Christina M. Peters, and Boys Town) (Universidade de Sao Paulo) and Kevin Erdner • Claudia Drossel (ReMeD) (University of Nevada, Reno) Strategies for Disseminating Behavior Analysis Within Integrating Behavior Analysis Public Policy Strategies and Nonbehavioral Environments Into Unique Settings Tactics for Behavior Analysts Chair: Amanda S. Mentzer Chair: Janet L. Montgomery Chair: Gina Green (The Graduate Center, Queens College, The (Florida Institute of Technology) (Association of Professional Behavior Analysts) City University of New York) Tuesday, May 31, 10:30 am–11:50 am Monday, May 30, 1:30 pm–2:20 pm Tuesday, May 31, 9:00 am–10:20 am Korbel Ballroom 3A (Convention Center) Korbel Ballroom 3A (Convention Center) Korbel Ballroom 2C (Convention Center) • William H. Ahearn • Oliver Wirth Opportunities Knock: (New England Center for Children) (National Institute of Occupational Increasing Integration of • Gina Green Safety and Health) Behavior Analysis Services Into (Association of Professional Behavior • Donald A. Hantula the Mental Health Community Analysts) (Temple University) JANET L. MONTGOMERY • Suzanne Letso • Nicholas L. Weatherly (Florida Institute of Technology) (Connecticut Center for Child (Spalding University) Development) • Jeanine Plowman Stratton Error Prevention and Root Cause • Neil T. Martin (Furman University) Analysis of Behavioral Crisis Events (European Association for LARAINE WINSTON and Merrill Winston Behaviour Analysis) Interacting as a (Professional Crisis Management, Inc.) Behavior Analyst in Multidisciplinary Teams Role of Behavior Analysis in Diverse Chair: Christina M. Peters Cultures at End-of-Life Care (ReMeD) YASH P. MANCHANDA Tuesday, May 31, 9:00 am–10:20 am (none) Korbel Ballroom 3A (Convention Center) See Highlights on page 30

29 highlights continued from page 11 ABAI training sessions are great htsig Applying to Graduate School opportunities for chapter leaders to Professional OTH; Theory hl ig gain knowledge and expertise on issues

h Chair: Jillian M. Chan n of central importance to their ABAI o Development Series (St. Cloud State University) t i affiliated chapters. This training is for e n The Professional Development Series Sunday, May 29, 1:30 pm–2:20 pm chapter leaders only. Although the nv is an initiative of the ABAI Student 302 (Convention Center) chapter training is free for up to three C o Committee. All attendees are welcome. • Genevieve M. DeBernardis officers per chapter, advance registration (University of Nevada, Reno) is required. This event is closed; Understanding the • Erin Davis attendance is by invitation only. Publication Process (Erinoak Kids Central West OTH; Applied Behavior Analysis Autism Intervention Services) Friends of SABA Chair: James Nicholson Meindl • Zainab Jaffer Reception (The Ohio State University) (Kinark Child and Family Services) Saturday, May 28, 5:00 pm–5:50 pm Chair: Raymond G. Miltenberger 302 (Convention Center) Careers in Applied (University of South Florida) • Richard M. Foxx Animal Behavior Friday, May 27, 5:30 pm–7:00 pm (Penn State University) AAB; Applied Behavior Analysis Agate ABC (Hyatt Regency) • William L. Heward Chair: Jacquelyn M. MacDonald ABAI members who made a donation (The Ohio State University) (New England Center for Children) to the Society for the Advancement of • Nancy A. Neef Monday, May 30, 7:30 pm–8:50 pm Behavior Analysis (SABA) in 2010 and (The Ohio State University) 406 (Convention Center) 2011 are invited to a reception in honor • Terri M. Bright of their contributions and commitment International Applied (Simmons College) to the field. We are very grateful for Behavior Analysis • Jennifer L. Sobie the generosity of those who support PRA; Applied Behavior Analysis (University of Illinois) the activities of ABAI and SABA. Chair: Sarah M. Dunkel-Jackson • Kathryn L. Kalafut Donations fund student research (Southern Illinois University) (Brown University) fellowships, the Master’s Thesis and Tuesday, May 31, 12:00 pm–1:20 pm • Indya N. Watts Doctoral Dissertation Endowment, Korbel Ballroom 3A (Convention Center) (The Chicago School of and grants for students who are • Rebecca Godfrey Professional Psychology) presenting authors at ABAI events. (Central East Autism Program) • Ainsley McPherson Teaching ABA in a International Non-ABA Program (University of Nevada, Reno) Development • Martha Hübner TBA; Applied Behavior Analysis (Universidade de Sao Paulo) Chair: Chrystal E. R. Jansz Welcome Reception • Monika M. Suchowierska (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) Chair: Martha Hübner (Warsaw School Sunday, May 29, 7:30 pm–8:20 pm (Universidade de Sao Paulo) of Social Psychology) 603 (Convention Center) Friday, May 27, 7:00 pm–8:30 pm • James L. Soldner Centennial Ballroom FGH (Hyatt Regency) On Being a Postdoc (Assumption College) The International Development OTH; Service Delivery • Cheryl A. Young Welcome Reception is scheduled for Chair: Christopher Krebs (Montana State University, Billings) the first evening of the convention to (West Virginia University) • Chrsitine Hoffner Barthold welcome international members and Sunday, May 29, 2:30 pm–3:20 pm (University of Delaware) review the international development 302 (Convention Center) of behavior analysis being conducted • Jonathan M. Slezak Affiliated Chapters at ABAI. All members are welcome. (National Institute on Drug Abuse) Leadership Training 2010 International Development • Natalie Rose Bruner Awardees: James T. Ellis (Melmark, (Johns Hopkins University) Chair: Gordon Bourland Inc.), Pilot Classroom for Children • Mikhail Koffarnus (Trinity Behavioral Associates) with Autism in Georgetown, Guyana; (Johns Hopkins University) Friday, May 27, 1:00 pm–5:00 pm Jeremy H. Greenberg (The Children’s Capitol Ballroom (Hyatt Regency) Institute of Hong Kong), Project RAISE (Reinforcement and Inclusion

30 s of Special Education); Jun Yu (Idaho up to three officers per SIG, advance i

State University), A Clinical Trial of registration is required. This event is IGNITE! lys Behavioral Family Therapy in China. closed; attendance is by invitation only. Chair: Joshua K. Pritchard

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2011 Behavioral Parents, Saturday, May 28, 7:30 pm–8:20 pm v Bash at the Hyatt Professionals, Korbel Ballroom 2A (Convention Center) a Beh de Regency Denver: and Students: Who Did What to Whom? i Explication of Participant Profiles Applied Behavior Welcome to the Benjamin N. Witts Analysis Trivia Pursuit ABAI Convention (University of Nevada, Reno) Chair: Sarah M. Dunkel-Jackson Chair: Audrey Meissner Ins (Southern Illinois University) (New Haven Learning Centre) Response Cost Redux:

Friday, May 27, 8:30 pm–11:00 pm Saturday, May 28, 10:00 am–10:50 am Procedure Versus Context 2011

Capitol Ballroom (Hyatt Regency) Korbel Ballroom 2B (Convention Center) Joshua K. Pritchard ry (Florida Institute of Technology) a This year’s Behavior Bash will consist Parents and other caregivers of ru b

of an applied behavior analysis theme individuals with special needs (as Fe trivia pursuit game, in which everyone well as professionals and students) Back to the Future of is invited to participate. Each member are attending the ABAI convention Applied Behavior Analysis will receive an answer sheet as they in increasing numbers but may have Corey L. Robertson No 1 enter the Bash. Questions will be asked questions about how to make the (Florida Institute of Technology) throughout the event while guests most of the experience. An event as socialize and trade stories. The top 10 large as the ABAI convention may Guilt by Association: lume 3 Vo scores will receive gifts, courtesy of seem overwhelming to newcomers. How Words Mean What They Mean ABAI, according to their score. Gifts Parents, professionals, and students Daniel C. Derosa range from gift certificates to an iPod to attending the event for the first time (Florida Institute of Technology) a mystery grand prize. This night will are encouraged to participate in this be a lot fun, a bit educational, and full convention orientation and visit our Anosognosia and the Case of the of laughs and discovery. Please join us webpage at www.AutismPPPSIG.org. We Over-Confident Behavior Analyst for this year’s Behavior Bash, where you will provide an overview of ABAI and Jon S. Bailey (Florida State University) never know what tiny, random, fun, and its convention and highlight the types irrelevant fact you might learn or reveal of events that parents, professionals and to the rest of the group. See you there! students will encounter. Ignite Roulette After being wowed by an amazing Special Interest Honoring Masaya series of IGNITE presentations by Group Leadership Sato’s Life and fellow behaviorists, get ready for some crazy improv, riotous laughter, and Training Legacy (1932–2010) all around great fun while watching Chair: Patrick C. Friman Chair: Maria E. Malott the same five well-prepared people (Father Flanagan’s Girls and Boys Town) (Association for Behavior bite the bullet and present something Saturday, May 28, 9:00 am–11:00 am Analysis International) which they didn’t prepare at all for Capitol Ballroom 1 (Hyatt Regency) Saturday, May 28, 7:30 pm–8:20 pm your entertainment and education! ABAI is pleased to offer a leadership 303 (Convention Center) What do we mean? In this round, each training session for officers of ABAI • William L. Heward person submits a presentation to the Special Interest Groups (SIGs) for (The Ohio State University) pool. From the pool, the presentations the purpose of providing strategies • Yoshiaki Nakano will be chosen at random by a “spin for guiding the growth of SIGs and (Tokyo Seitoku University) of a wheel”–potentially leaving us providing services to members and • Takayuki Sakagami presenting something we’ve never constituents. This training is for SIG (Keio University) seen before. If the idea of a 5 minute leaders only. Topics are being finalized. • Naoko Sugiyama presentation that auto-advances Attendees will have the opportunity to (Yamawaki Gakuen College) regardless of the speaker seemed discuss strategies for growth and service • Richard W. Malott crazy—you ain’t seen nothin’ yet! provision with other SIG leaders. (Western Michigan University) Although the SIG training is free for See highlights on page 32

31 highlights continued from page 31 BEACON Services htsig Please come to this event becoming a Chair: Steven Woolf Symposium in (BEACON Services) hl ig tradition at ABAI. Dress comfortably

h Sunday, May 29, 8:30 pm–11:00 pm n and come join us for a session lead by o Honor of Jim Mineral Hall A (Hyatt Regency) t i qualified instructors. The session will e n Dougan: Reward be divided into introductor Pilates nv strengthening exercises, and finished Friends of Brazil ABA C o Sensitivity and with yoga stretches and relaxation. Chair: A. Celso Goyos Choice Behavior in No experience necessary. We look (Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos) Hamsters and Rats forward to seeing you to revive and Sunday, May 29, 8:30 pm–11:00 pm refresh; a really great way to start a Granite ABC (Hyatt Regency) Chair: Gwen Lupfer-Johnson convention day. (University of Alaska Anchorage) Reunion for the ABA Discussant: Frances K. McSweeney Health, Sport, and Fitness Departments of the (Washington State University) SIG: 6K Local Run Chicago School, the B. F. Sunday, May 29, 3:00 pm–4:20 pm Chair: Marianne L. Jackson Skinner Foundation, and 404 (Convention Center) (California State University, Fresno) the Cambridge Center Saturday, May 28, 8:00 am–9:30 am for Behavioral Studies Differences in Reward Sensitivity Capitol Ballroom 6–7 (Hyatt Regency) Chair: Charles T. Merbitz in Sprague Dawley Rats and Syrian A 6K (just over 3 miles) run (The Chicago School Hamsters: Changes During Competitive organized by members of the Health, of Professional Psychology) and Solitary Responding Sport, and Fitness Special Interest Sunday, May 29, 8:30 pm–11:00 pm LESLIE M. WISE Group. All levels of runners welcome. Centennial Ballroom Foyer B (Hyatt Regency) and Valeri Farmer-Dougan Will meet in the assigned room to (Illinois State University) communicate the route and then Columbia University head out as a group. Please wear and CABAS Changes in Locomotor Behavior and appropriate running attire. Chair: R. Douglas Greer Reward Sensitivity During Amphetamine (Teachers College, Columbia University) Exposure: Differences in Rat Versus ABAI Social Sunday, May 29, 8:30 pm–11:00 pm Syrian Hamster Models Chair: Patrick C. Friman Mineral Hall B (Hyatt Regency) VALERI FARMER-DOUGAN (Father Flanagan’s Girls and Boys Town) and Leslie M. Wise Monday, May 30, 9:30 pm–1:00 am Florida Institute (Illinois State University) Capitol Ballroom (Hyatt Regency) of Technology Please join us, your friends, and Chair: Kristin Myers Suppression of Ethanol Consumption by colleagues for music and dancing. (Florida Institute of Technology) High Fat Diets and Palatable Alternative Sunday, May 29, 8:30 pm–11:00 pm Beverages in Dwarf Hamsters Centennial Ballroom H (Hyatt Regency) GWEN LUPFER-JOHNSON, Kori Radcliffe, Reunions and Chuck Crew, Alyssa Hoskie Welcome to Denver! (University of Alaska Anchorage); Receptions An Event Hosted by the Zoe Merculieff Additional information about reunions and Four Corners Association (Mount Edgecumbe High School); receptions is listed in the program book for Behavior Analysis and Eric S. Murphy and on the ABAI website under the names Chair: Erin B. Rasmussen (University of Alaska Anchorage) of the chairs. (Idaho State University) Sunday, May 29, 8:30 pm–11:00 pm Auburn University Centennial Ballroom Foyer A (Hyatt Regency) Behavioral Fitness Chair: Linda A. LeBlanc Pilates and Yoga Session (Auburn University) The Ohio State University hosted by the Sports, Sunday, May 29, 8:30 pm–11:00 pm Chair: Sheila R. Alber-Morgan Health, and Fitness SIG Mineral Hall D (Hyatt Regency) (The Ohio State University) Chair: Amanda N. Adams Sunday, May 29, 8:30 pm–11:00 pm (California State University, Fresno) Centennial Ballroom F (Hyatt Regency) Saturday, May 28, 7:00 am–7:50 am Capitol Ballroom 6–7 (Hyatt Regency)

32 s Simmons College Programs Western Michigan University: Behavior Analyst i

in Behavior Analysis Reunion of Alumni, Students, Certification Board: lys Chair: Amanda N. Kelly Faculty, and Friends University Contact Faculty

(SEEM Collaborative) Chair: R. Wayne Fuqua Chair: Gerald L. Shook a An r io

Sunday, May 29, 8:30 pm–11:00 pm (Western Michigan University) (Behavior Analyst Certification Board) v Centennial Ballroom A (Hyatt Regency) Sunday, May 29, 8:30 pm–11:00 pm Saturday, May 28, 7:30 pm–8:20 pm Centennial Ballroom D (Hyatt Regency) 401/402 (Convention Center) a Beh de Speech Pathology Special i Interest Group Social Hour Behavior Analyst Certification Chair: Tracie L. Lindblad Business Board: Introduction (Four Points Intervention Strategies, Inc.) and Application Ins Sunday, May 29, 8:30 pm–11:00 pm Meetings Chair: Christine L. Ratcliff Agate ABC (Hyatt Regency) Additional information on business meetings (Behavior Analyst Certification Board)

is listed in the program book and on the ABAI Sunday, May 29, 8:00 am–8:50 am 2011

University of Florida website under the names of the chairs. 403 (Convention Center) ry Chair: Erica Feuerbacher a ru (University of Florida) ABAI Student Committee Behavior Analyst b Fe

Sunday, May 29, 8:30 pm–11:00 pm Chair: Sarah M. Dunkel-Jackson Certification Board: Status Quartz AB (Hyatt Regency) (Southern Illinois University) and New Developments

Sunday, May 29, 7:30 pm–8:20 pm Chair: Gerald L. Shook No 1 University of Kansas 401/402 (Convention Center) (Behavior Analyst Certification Board) Chair: Edward K. Morris Sunday, May 29, 7:30 pm–8:20 pm

(University of Kansas) Applied Animal Behavior 403 (Convention Center) lume 3 Sunday, May 29, 8:30 pm–11:00 pm Special Interest Group Vo Centennial Ballroom B (Hyatt Regency) Chair: Christy A. Alligood Behavior Analyst Certification (Disney’s Animal Kingdom) Board: International Behavior Analysis Sunday, May 29, 7:30 pm–8:20 pm Certification Development Program at the University 407 (Convention Center) Chair: Neil T. Martin of Nevada, Reno (European Association for Behaviour Analysis) Chair: Ramona Houmanfar Autism Knows No Borders; Monday, May 30, 7:30 pm–8:20 pm (University of Nevada, Reno) Neither Should We 404 (Convention Center) Sunday, May 29, 8:30 pm–11:00 pm Chair: Molly Ola Pinney Centennial Ballroom E (Hyatt Regency) (Global Autism Project) Behavior Analyst Online Saturday, May 28, 7:30 pm–8:20 pm Special Interest Group University of North 601 (Convention Center) Chair: Michael Weinberg Carolina, Wilmington (Orlando Behavior Health Services, LLC) Chair: Christine E. Hughes Autism Special Saturday, May 28, 7:30 pm–8:20 pm (University of North Carolina, Wilmington) Interest Group 405 (Convention Center) Sunday, May 29, 8:30 pm–11:00 pm Chair: Lori E. Bechner Mineral Hall FG (Hyatt Regency) (Autism Center at University of Medicine Behavior Analyst Today and Dentistry of New Jersey) Meeting of Editors University of North Monday, May 30, 7:30 pm–9:00 pm and Reviewers Texas Department of 401/402 (Convention Center) Chair: Darlene E. Crone-Todd Behavior Analysis (Salem State University) Chair: Richard G. Smith Behavior Analysis for Sunday, May 29, 8:00 am–8:50 am (University of North Texas) Sustainable Societies 406 (Convention Center) Sunday, May 29, 8:30 pm–11:00 pm Special Interest Group Centennial Ballroom G (Hyatt Regency) Chair: Julia H. Fiebig Behavior Medicine (San Ramon Valley Unified School District) Special Interest Group Monday, May 30, 7:30 pm–8:20 pm Chair: Alyssa N. Wilson 403 (Convention Center) (Southern Illinois University, Carbondale) Sunday, May 29, 7:30 pm–8:20 pm 301 (Convention Center) See highlights on page 34

33 highlights continued from page 33 Journal of Organizational

htsig Behavioral Gerontology Education and Treatment Behavior Management Special Interest Group of Children Editorial Editor’s Meeting hl ig

h Chair: Jonathan C. Baker Review Board Meeting Chair: Timothy D. Ludwig n o (Southern Illinois University) Chair: Stephanie M. Peterson (Appalachian State University) t i

e n Sunday, May 29, 8:00 am–8:50 am (Western Michigan University) Monday, May 30, 7:30 pm–8:00 pm nv 304 (Convention Center) Sunday, May 29, 7:30 pm–8:20 pm 301 (Convention Center) C o 404 (Convention Center) Behavior and Social Issues Journal of Precision Editorial Board Meeting Evidence-Based Practice Teaching and Celeration Chair: Mark A. Mattaini Special Interest Group Chair: Richard M. Kubina, Jr. (Jane Addams College of Social Work) Chair: Mark T. Harvey (The Pennsylvania State University) Sunday, May 29, 8:00 am–8:50 am (Florida Institute of Technology) Saturday, May 28, 7:30 pm–8:20 pm 405 (Convention Center) Saturday, May 28, 7:30 pm–8:20 pm 605 (Convention Center) 301 (Convention Center) Behaviorists Interested Kentucky Association in Gambling Special The Experimental Analysis for Behavior Analysis Interest Group of Human Behavior Chair: Nicholas L. Weatherly Chair: Jonathan C. Baker Special Interest Group (Spalding University) (Southern Illinois University) Chair: Manish Vaidya Saturday, May 28, 7:30 pm–8:20 pm Monday, May 30, 7:30 pm–8:20 pm (University of North Texas) 404 (Convention Center) 304 (Convention Center) Monday, May 30, 7:30 pm–8:20 pm 407 (Convention Center) Nevada Association Clinical Special Interest Group for Behavior Analysis Chair: Thomas J. Waltz Health, Sport, and Fitness Chair: Kenneth MacAleese (University of Nevada, Reno) Special Interest Group (Advanced Child Behavior Solutions, LLC) Saturday, May 28, 7:30 pm–8:20 pm Chair: Marianne L. Jackson Sunday, May 29, 8:00 am–8:50 am 407 (Convention Center) (California State University, Fresno) 601 (Convention Center) Sunday, May 29, 7:30 pm–8:20 pm Developmental Behavior 302 (Convention Center) New York State Association Analysis Special for Behavior Analysis Interest Group Iowa Association for Chair: Vicki Madaus Knapp Chair: Gary D. Novak Behavior Analysis (Summit Educational Resources) (California State University, Stanislaus) Chair: Evelyn Jo Horton Saturday, May 28, 7:30 pm–8:20 pm Monday, May 30, 7:30 pm–8:20 pm (The Homestead) 603 (Convention Center) 405 (Convention Center) Monday, May 30, 7:30 pm–8:20 pm 303 (Convention Center) Northwestern Association Dissemination of for Behavior Analysis Behavior Analysis Journal of Applied Chair: Dana J. Stevens Special Interest Group Behavior Analysis (Whitworth University) Chair: Joshua K. Pritchard Chair: Lillie Wilson Saturday, May 28, 7:30 pm–8:20 pm (Florida Institute of Technology) (University of Houston-Clear Lake) 406 (Convention Center) Sunday, May 29, 7:30 pm–8:20 pm Sunday, May 29, 8:00 am–8:50 am 406 (Convention Center) 302 (Convention Center) The Ogden R. Lindsley Standard Celeration Direct Instruction Journal of the Experimental Chart Share Special Interest Group Analysis of Behavior: Chair: Malcolm D. Neely Chair: Wendy L. Kozma Meeting for Authors, (Standard Celeration Society) (BEACON Services) Prospective Authors, Monday, May 30, 7:30 pm–9:30 pm Sunday, May 29, 7:30 pm–8:20 pm and Board Members Centennial Ballroom E (Hyatt Regency) 601 (Convention Center) Chair: James E. Mazur (Southern Connecticut State University) Saturday, May 28, 7:30 pm–8:20 pm 403 (Convention Center)

34 s Ohio Association for Pediatric Feeding Disorders Standard Celeration Society i

Behavior Analysis Special Interest Group Chair: Kerri L. Milyko lys Chair: Morten Haugland Chair: Cathleen C. Piazza (Precision Teaching Learning Center)

(Haugland Learning Center) (Munroe-Meyer Institute, University of Sunday, May 29, 8:00 am–8:50 am a An r io

Monday, May 30, 7:30 pm–8:20 pm Nebraska Medical Center) 301 (Convention Center) v 302 (Convention Center) Sunday, May 29, 8:00 am–8:50 am 407 (Convention Center) Speech Pathology a Beh de Organizational Behavior Special Interest Group i Management Network The Positive Behavior Support Chair: Tracie L. Lindblad Chair: Heather M. McGee Special Interest Group (Four Points Intervention Strategies, Inc.) (Western Michigan University) Chair: Robert F. Putnam Sunday, May 29, 7:30 pm–8:20 pm Monday, May 30, 8:00 pm–8:50 pm (The May Institute, Inc.) Agate ABC (Hyatt Regency) Ins 301 (Convention Center) Sunday, May 29, 8:00 am–8:50 am

603 (Convention Center) Teaching Behavior Analysis 2011

Parent Professional Special Interest Group ry Partnership Special Rehabilitation and Chair: Inna Glaz Kanevsky a ru Interest Group Independent Living (San Diego Mesa College) b Fe

Chair: David A. Celiberti Special Interest Group Saturday, May 28, 7:30 pm–8:20 pm (Association for Science in Autism Treatment) Chair: Chris Persel 607 (Convention Center)

Sunday, May 29, 8:00 am–8:50 am (Centre for Neuro Skills) No 1 404 (Convention Center) Sunday, May 29, 7:30 pm–8:20 pm Verbal Behavior 303 (Convention Center) Special Interest Group

Parents and Professionals Chair: Traci M. Cihon lume 3 Sharing the Conference Sex Therapy and (University of North Texas) Vo Experience Educational Programming Saturday, May 28, 7:30 pm–8:20 pm Chair: Pamela H. Gorski Special Interest Group 704/706 (Convention Center) (Reaching Potentials Inc.) Chair: Fawna Stockwell Sunday, May 29, 7:30 pm–8:20 pm (The Chicago School Wisconsin Association 405 (Convention Center) of Professional Psychology) for Behavior Analyis Saturday, May 28, 7:30 pm–8:20 pm Chair: Roger Frank Bass 302 (Convention Center) (Carthage College) Saturday, May 28, 7:30 pm–8:20 pm 304 (Convention Center)

Travel information for the Annual Convention

United Airlines is the chosen carrier for the Denver Convention. To make your reservations with the ABAI group discount, enter promotion code 585ZH on the reservation page at www.united.com.

American Airlines is also offering a discount that can be accessed at www.aa.com. Enter promotion code 4251BF to take advantage of the ABAI group discount.

Denver International Airport is approximately 25 miles from downtown, equivalent to a 30-minute taxi ride.

35 36 pn^_= Society for the Quantitative Analyses of Behavior 34th Annual Meeting, May 26–28, 2011 Hyatt Regency Denver

Thursday, May 26: 5:00-8:00 pm – 1st Poster Session, Registration, Cash Bar (Centennial Ballroom E)

Friday, May 27 (Centennial Ballroom D): Alliston Reid Wofford College – President’s Introduction

Special Section on Extinction Oregon Health & Science University – Extinction and Behavior: What Are We Modeling and K. Matthew Lattal How Do We Do It? Ralph R. Miller & Mario A. SUNY-Binghamton & University of Chile – Extinction and Recovery: Theory, Current Laborda Research, and Potential Applications Brooklyn College, City University of New York – Extinction Effects on Sensory Specific Andy Delamater Associations The University of New South Wales – Placing Prediction Into the Fear Circuit Gavan P. McNally

University of Nebraska-Lincoln – Disentangling the Nature of the Nicotine Stimulus With Rick A. Bevins Extinction Learning Mark E. Bouton, Travis P. Todd, Drina Vurbic, and Neil E. University of Vermont – Contextual Control of Operant Extinction Learning Winterbauer William M. Baum University of California, Davis – Extinction as Discrimination John A. Nevin University of New Hampshire – Resistance to Extinction and Behavioral Momentum Federico Sanabria & Timothy H. Arizona State University – Extinction Under a Behavioral Microscope C. Cheung Sweet Briar College – Inferring Asymmetries in Learning Curves for Acquisition and Daniel Gottlieb Extinction of Conditioned Responding Papachristos, E., Daniel, A., & Rutgers University – A Rationalist Approach to Extinction Gallistel, C. R.

Friday evening, May 27: 6:30-9:00 pm – 2nd Poster Session, Cash Bar (Centennial Ballroom E)

Saturday morning, May 28 (Centennial Ballroom D): Peter J. Urcuioli Purdue University – Stimulus Class Formation and Emergent Relations Nathalie Boutros, Michael University of Auckland – Strengthening Versus Signaling Processes in Reinforcement Davison, & Douglas Elliffe Kimberly Kirkpatrick & Tiffany Kansas State University – Motivation and Timing Galtress University of Minnesota – Why Experience Matters: Reliability and Uncertainty in the David W. Stephens Evolution of Behavioral Plasticity

pn^_ Invited Preeminent Tutorials: From Basics to Contemporary Paradigms Saturday afternoon, May 28 (Room 403, Colorado Convention Center): Time Author Affiliation Title Chair University of Canterbury, Single-Case Research Designs: Useful Neville M. Blampied st Ray Pitts , UNC 1:00 New Zealand Tools for 21 Century Applied Research Wilmington

K. Matthew Lattal, Kennon A. Lattal West Virginia University Facets of Operant Extinction 2:00 Oregon Health &

Science University James E. Mazur, Delay Discounting: Who, What, When, Amy L. Odum Southern 3:00 Utah State University Where, Why, and How? Connecticut State

University Exploration, Visualization, and Data Mia Stephens Alliston Reid, 4:00 SAS Institute Analysis With JMP Wofford College

For further information, visit the SQAB website at: http://sqab.psychology.org or contact Tim Shahan, SQAB Program Chair, at [email protected] n i o

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t Education Program n o General Information Workshops C You may pay for workshops by One of ABAI’s primary objectives is selecting the “Add to Cart” button Continuing education for psychologists to provide educational opportunities that is located after each workshop’s and certified behavior analysts will for members and other professionals to detail. When you are finished selecting be available for select preconvention review recent research, discuss current workshops, you may pay for them by workshops. Sign in and out sheets theoretical issues, and learn new selecting “Checkout” link at the top of and all other documentation will be methods in the application of behavior each search results page. Please note, to available at the workshops. analysis to societal problems. While checkout, you will be asked to log into ABAI does not require participation your ABAI Portal if you are not already Convention Sessions in the continuing education program logged in. You may select “Cart” located Sessions being offered for CE for for membership, involvement in the in the upper right corner of every page behavior analysts may be previewed program is encouraged. to view the items that you have added on the ABAI website along with their The continuing education (CE) to your cart for purchase. All payments abstracts. If you wish to earn CE for program is designed to meet needs must be made in U.S. funds. convention sessions, pick up a CE for self-improvement and to provide packet, which contains all necessary continuing academic training for Cancellations and Refunds information, from the ABAI psychologists and behavior analysts Registrants may cancel convention Continuing Education Desk prior to as required by many licensing registration and tickets for workshops attending sessions. associations and specialty boards. or other events before April 30, 2011. A The intended audience for CE ABAI maintains records of all handling fee of $25 per cancellation will for convention sessions is board continuing education credits. be deducted from all refunds. Refunds certified behavior analysts, board will not be granted after April 30, 2011. certified associate behavior analysts, Workshop Registration Instructions and psychologists. You may pay membership dues Ethics and register for workshops and ABAI expects its members to uphold ABAI’s CE Offerings the convention online at www. the highest standards of personal and ABAI is approved by the American abainternational.org. professional behavior in the conduct Psychological Association to sponsor Workshops are subject to of their work and the advancement continuing education for psychologists. cancellation due to low enrollment, of behavior analysis. ABAI embraces ABAI maintains responsibility for so advance registration is advised. the diversity of professions within this program and its contents. ABAI its membership; thus, each ABAI is approved by the Behavior Analyst Detailed Instructions member should adhere to the ethical Certification Board (BACB) to offer Review workshop offerings on the standards that have been defined for Type 2 continuing education for board following pages. Descriptions of all his or her profession. certified behavior analysts and board workshops are located on the ABAI certified assistant behavior analysts. website. Continuing education ABAI CE Credit for Psychologists and credit is $10 per hour in addition to Behavior Analysts Documentation workshop registration fees ($30 for ABAI is pleased to offer continuing Continuing education certificates 3-hour workshops and $60 for 6-hour education for licensed psychologists will be posted in attendees’ portal workshops). After determining which and Behavior Analyst Certification accounts upon receipt of payment. workshops you would like to attend, Board (BACB) Certified behavior ABAI will provide documentation of go the ABAI website and log in to analysts and board certified assistant conference, workshop, and convention your personal portal account (please behavior analysts at the 2011 Annual session attendance at no additional contact the ABAI office if you have Convention in Denver. charge upon request. If you have trouble accessing your portal account). questions please contact the ABAI Once logged-in, click the “37th ABAI office at (269) 492-9310 or by e-mail Annual Convention, Denver, CO, at [email protected]. 2011” in the “Personal Schedule” tab.

38 s i ABAI’s Preconvention lys a An r io Workshops v Please see the ABAI website (http://portal.abainternational.org/public/ 7 Building Cooperation a Beh de ProgramOnTheWeb/frmProgram.aspx) for detailed workshop information and Motivation to Learn i including descriptions, learning objectives, activities, and recommended Anna Matchneva audience. This information will also be included in the convention program (I Step Ahead Services, Inc.) and Alexia Stack

book. Select preconvention workshops are available for continuing education Ins credit for behavior analysts certified by the Behavior Analyst Certification (private practice) Board (CE: BACB) and for psychologists licensed by the American CE: PSY/BACB Member: $195, Nonmember: $245 2011 Psychological Association (CE: PSY). Continuing education credits are $10 ry

per credit hour ($30 for 3-hour workshops and $60 for 6-hour workshops), in a 8 Obtaining Insurance addition to the cost of registration. The registration costs listed here reflect the ru Reimbursement for Early b

pre-registration rate, on-site fees will increase by $25. Fe

Intensive Behavioral Friday, May 27 4 Programming From the Intervention for Autism: How

Verbal Behavior-Milestone We Do It. Medical Necessity No 1 8:00 am–11:00 am Assessment and Placement Determinations, Billing, and 1 Improving Program: Procedures Management of Recovery-

Organizational Systems Derived From a Public Oriented Treatment lume 3 Lori H. Diener School Support System Eric V. Larsson, Kara L. Riedesel, Vo (Performance Blueprints, Inc.) Michael Miklos and Amiris Dipuglia and Charryse M. Fouquette and Heather M. McGee (Pennsylvania Training and Technical (Løvaas Institute Midwest) (Western Michigan University) Assistance Net) CE: BACB CE: PSY/BACB and Linda T. Franchock Member: $195, Nonmember: $245 Member: $140, Nonmember: $165 (Pennsylvania Verbal Behavior Project) CE: PSY/BACB 9 First 3 Months of Friday, May 27; Member: $180, Nonmember: $230 Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention for a Child 8:00 am–3:00 pm 5 Augmentative and With Autism: Major 2 Developing Social Skills Alternative Communication: Goals and Challenges in Learners With Autism Proloquo2Go and Monika M. Suchowierska Spectrum Disorders: From Considerations When Using (Warsaw School of Social Psychology) Assessment to Intervention Technology With Those and Linda S. Heitzman-Powell Mary Ellen McDonald Diagnosed With Autism (University of Kansas Medical Center) (Hofstra University) Rebecca Godfrey CE: PSY/BACB and Erin Sparacio and Joyann Tramuta (Central East Autism Program, Canada) Member: $190, Nonmember: $240 (Eden II Programs/The Genesis School) and Katelyn Ferguson CE: PSY/BACB and Mario Notarianni 10 Preparing for Adulthood: Member: $230, Nonmember: $280 (York Behaviour Management Services) Vocational and Life Skills CE: PSY/BACB Training for Teenage 3 Applied Behavior Member: $205, Nonmember: $255 Students With Autism Analysis and Speech- Elizabeth Martineau, Crystal Seagle, Language Pathology: 6 Developing the Social and Heather M. Rego An Integrated Approach Skills of Students With (Nashoba Learning Group) to Promoting Language Autism Spectrum Disorder CE: PSY/BACB in Learners With Autism Served in Inclusive Settings Member: $205, Nonmember: $255 Joanne Gerenser and Bonnie M. Forman Robert F. Putnam and Marisa Petruccelli (Eden II Programs) (May Institute) CE: PSY/BACB CE: PSY/BACB Member: $190, Nonmember: $240 Member: $180, Nonmember: $230 See workshops on page 40

39 workshops continued from page 39 15 Behavioral Activation 20 Thinking Big, Playing shops Friday, May 27; and the Meaning of Life Nice: Implementing a k wor 8:00 am–3:00 pm Jonathan W. Kanter Behavioral Framework o n i (University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee) District-Wide With a t n e (continued) CE: PSY/BACB Multidisciplinary Team Member: $190, Nonmember: $240 Jody M. Silva 11 Refining Teaching (Washoe County School District), nvpreco Through Technology: Using 16 Running Effective Kaycee Bennett PowerPoint to Create Highly Behavior Analytic (University of Nevada, Reno), Individualized Behavior Social Skills Groups Elizabeth Sexton Analytic Teaching Programs Jennifer Blankenship, Elizabeth Paige (Washoe County School District), for Children With Autism Adams, and Katherine Frances Carey Jaime Gardner Jessica Slaton (Advances Learning Center) (University of Nevada School of Medicine), (Nashoba Learning Group) CE: PSY/BACB and Benjamin N. Witts CE: PSY/BACB Member: $195, Nonmember: $245 and Thouraya Al-Nasser Member: $180, Nonmember: $230 (University of Nevada, Reno) 17 Supervision Ethics: CE: PSY/BACB 12 Strategies for Strategic Oversight and Member: $230, Nonmember: $280 Increasing Parent Fidelity Guidance in an Ever- of Implementation Changing World 21 Traveling the Yellow and Decreasing Child Karen R. Wagner and Marta T. Fiol Brick Road from Functional Challenging Behavior During (Behavior Services of Brevard, Inc.) Behavioral Assessment Problematic Routines CE: PSY/BACB to Behavior Intervention Amanda L. Little and Jennifer Shubert Member: $195, Nonmember: $245 Plan and Avoiding the (University of Texas at Austin) Flying Monkeys and Nanette L. Perrin 18 Special Education Laura A. Riffel (Early Childhood Autism Program) Law and the Practicing (Behavioral Intervention Program) CE: PSY/BACB Behavior Analyst: Legal and CE: PSY/BACB Member: $180, Nonmember: $230 Ethical Considerations Member: $180, Nonmember: $230 Melissa L. Olive 13 Motivating Learner (Walden University) 22 Precision Teaching and Participation Without the Use Rebecca Ryan Standard Celeration Charting of Escape Blocking, Forced (Law Offices of Rebecca Ryan) Abigail B. Calkin Physical Prompts or Nagging and Pamela M. Martien (Calkin Consulting Center), Robert Schramm (Developmental Disabilities Resource Center John W. Eshleman (Institute Knospe-ABA) CE: PSY/BACB (The Chicago School CE: PSY/BACB Member: $180, Nonmember: $230 of Professional Psychology), Member: $185, Nonmember: $235 Michael Fabrizio 19 Academic Assessment (FEAT of Washington) 14 From Diagnosis to Tools for Behavior Analysts: Kerri L. Milyko Indistinguishable: Developing Incorporating Fluency-Based (University of Nevada, Reno), Individualised Early Intensive Academic Performance Data Henry S. Pennypacker Intervention Programmes for Within a Comprehensive (University of Florida), Young Learners With Autism Multi-Method Functional and Jesus Rosales-Ruiz Kimberly Wroblewski Behavioral Assessment (University of North Texas) and Mary Hopton-Smith Philip L. Concors and Karen M. Zeltman CE: PSY/BACB (Centre for Early Autism Treatment) (ABC Consultants), Member: $215, Nonmember: $265 CE: PSY/BACB Michelle Ennis Soreth Member: $190, Nonmember: $240 (Rowan University), and Tara Frederick (ABC Consultants) CE: PSY/BACB Member: $210, Nonmember: $260

40 s 23 Data-Based Process 27 Everything You Wanted 31 Public School i

to Improve Outcomes for to Know About Verbal Consultation: Creating lys Children With Autism Behavior but Were Afraid to Infrastructure and

Guy S. Bruce And Jordan P. Boudreau Ask: What Are the Functional Evaluating Results a An r io

(Florida Institute of Technology) Parts of Verbal Behavior, Barbara O’Malley Cannon, Jessica R. v CE: PSY/BACB What Are They Good for, Everett, Renee M. Dean, Mary Kaminski, Member: $215, Nonmember: $265 and How Are They Shaped? and James T. Ellis a Beh de A. Charles Catania (Melmark New England) i 24 Using Microsoft Excel (University of Maryland, Baltimore County) CE: PSY/BACB to Create a Comprehensive CE: PSY/BACB Member: $125, Nonmember: $150 Consultant Tracking Member: $185, Nonmember: $235 Template: Creating Consult 32 Asperger’s and Prompt Ins Notes, Billing, Hour Tracking, 28 Practical Applications Dependency: Effective Payment Tracking, and of Relational Frame Strategies for Helping 2011

Tracking Other Information Theory to Early Intensive Those With Asperger’s ry Paul W. Heering Behavioral Intervention to Help Themselves a ru (none), Programs: Training C. Baker Wright b Fe

William A. Flood Generative Verbal Behavior (Behavior Management Consultants, Inc.) (May South, Inc.), Ian T. Stewart CE: PSY/BACB

and Natasha Hiden Burns (National University of Ireland, Galway), Member: $135, Nonmember: $160 No 1 (Dog’s Best Friend Training John D. McElwee and Walking Service) (Pennsylvania VB3), 33 Evidence-Based

CE: BACB and Siri Morris Ming Practices in Error Correction lume 3 Member: $180, Nonmember: $230 (Pennsylvania VB3), Lianne M. Moroz and Natalie P. Croteau Vo CE: PSY/BACB (Surrey Place) 25 “Why Won’t They Member: $180, Nonmember: $230 and Michelle Turan Listen to Me?” Improving (University of Windsor) Interactions With Consumers, CE: PSY/BACB Treatment Providers, and Friday, May 27; Member: $140, Nonmember: $165 Other Professionals 4:00–7:00 pm William C. Follette, Jordan T. Bonow, 29 Successful Inclusion 34 Utilizing Technology Sabrina Darrow, Claudia Drossel, for Students With Autism: to Improve Treatment and W. Larry Williams Creating a Complete, and Safety in School and (University of Nevada, Reno) Effective, Autism Spectrum Residential Programs CE: PSY/BACB Disorder Inclusion Program Kimberly L. Mayer, Andrew Shlesinger, Member: $190, Nonmember: $240 Sonja R. de Boer and Frank L. Bird (de Boer Consulting and Training, LLC) (Melmark New England) 26 Instructional Design CE: PSY/BACB CE: PSY/BACB for Students With Special Member: $150, Nonmember: $175 Member: $125, Nonmember: $150 Needs: Identifying Critical and Variable Attributes for 30 Group Learning: How 35 The Conversation Box: Effective Programming to Systematically Teach A Strategy for Increasing Kristin Wilkinson Smith, Elizabeth Children With Autism to Social Interactions in Grace Lefebre, Jamie Rose Feddock, Become Group Learners Children With Autism and Rebecca Phillips Jill E. McGrale Maher Laura J. Dantona, Erica M. Andresen, (Organization for Research and Learning), and Michele D. Brock Amie Hahn, and Robert K. Ross CE: PSY/BACB (Crossroads School for Children) (BEACON Services, Inc.) Member: $205, Nonmember: $255 CE: PSY/BACB CE: PSY/BACB Member: $125, Nonmember: $150 Member: $145, Nonmember: $170

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41 41 workshops continued from page 41 40 Seeking Change with 45 Using Tagteach to shops Friday, May 27; Purpose: Values Work Deliver Instructions and k wor 4:00–7:00 pm in Behavior Analysis Positive Reinforcement o n i Emily Kennison Sandoz in Various Applications t n e (continued) (University of Lousiana at Lafayette) Including Precision Teaching and Kate Kellum Theresa Mckeon 36 Sexuality and Individuals (University of Mississippi) (TAGteach International) nvpreco on the Spectrum: Designing CE: PSY/BACB and Kevin S. Cauley and Effective Curricula and Member: $130, Nonmember: $155 Elizabeth Benedetto-Nasho Teaching Strategies (Step By Step Learning Group, Inc.) Frank R. Cicero and Eileen Hopkins 41 Resolving Ethical Issues CE: PSY/BACB (Eden II Programs) R. M. “Duke” Schell Member: $125, Nonmember: $150 CE: PSY/BACB (J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center) Member: $130, Nonmember: $155 CE: PSY/BACB 46 Using a Team Member: $125, Nonmember: $150 Approach to Conduct 37 Fitness and Autism: School-Based Functional Evidence-Based Practices to 42 For Living— Behavioral Assessment Promote Healthy Lifestyles Communication, Behavior, Elizabeth L. Sellinger and Inclusion Opportunities and Functional Skills: and Nichole D. Collins Linda S. Meyer An Assessment, Curriculum, (Institute of Professional Practice, Inc.) (Autism New Jersey), and Skill-Tracking Instrument CE: PSY/BACB Randy I. Horowitz Based on B. F. Skinner’s Member: $125, Nonmember: $150 (Eden II Programs), Analysis of Verbal Behavior and Barbara Wells Patrick E. McGreevy and Troy A. Fry 47 Improving Workplace (Autism New Jersey) (Patrick McGreevy and Associates) Performance Support CE: PSY/BACB and Colleen Cornwall Lori H. Diener Member: $145, Nonmember: $170 (Applied Behavioral Learning) (Performance Blueprints, Inc.) CE: PSY/BACB and Heather M. Mcgee 38 Behavior Analytic Training Member: $140, Nonmember: $165 (Western Michigan University) for Health, Life, Fitness, and CE: PSY/BACB Peak Personal Performances 43 Using the Vineland- Member: $140, Nonmember: $165 Stephen Ray Flora II to Measure Adaptive (Youngstown State University) Skill Development 48 Using Excel for Analyzing CE: PSY/BACB James Chok Treatment Outcomes Member: $125, Nonmember: $150 (Melmark New England) in Applied Settings CE: PSY/BACB Rebecca Renee Wiskirchen 39 Enrich Your Supervisory Member: $125, Nonmember: $150 (ACCEL), Process Using Principles Christina Barosky of Functional Analytic 44 Adolescent Literacy (The BISTÅ Center), Psychotherapy and Instruction and Read to Stephanie A. Johnson Acceptance and Achieve: Comprehending (STAR, Inc.), Commitment Therapy Content Area and Julie Neenan and Donald M. Stenhoff Mavis Tsai Narrative Text (The BISTÅ Center), (University of Washington) Nancy E. Marchand-Martella Bryan J. Davey and Joanne Steinwachs and Ronald C. Martella (ACCEL), (private practice) (Eastern Washington University) and Eleazar Vasquez III CE: PSY/BACB and Gregory J. Benner (University of Central Florida) Member: $135, Nonmember: $160 (University of Washington, Tacoma) CE: BACB CE: PSY/BACB Member: $125, Nonmember: $150 Member: $125, Nonmember: $150

42 s 49 A Comprehensive 54 Applied Behavior 59 Everybody Calm i

Assessment Paradigm Analysis in the 21st Down! Behavior Relaxation lys for Inpatient Treatment Century: Imitation, Autism, Strategies for Individuals With

Settings Serving the and the Mirror Neuron Autism: From Preschool a An r io

Seriously Mentally Ill Bob Ellis Through High School v Jannette Cross (The Resource Center) Kathleen McCabe-Odri (private practice) CE: PSY/BACB and Laura Kenneally a Beh de CE: PSY/BACB Member: $125, Nonmember: $150 (Advance Inc.) i Member: $135, Nonmember: $160 and Lori Lorenzetti, Jennifer Cornely, and 55 POWER-Solving: A Nicole M Rzemyk 50 A Training on Training: Systematic Approach to (Partners in Learning, Inc.) Supervising Paraprofessional Teaching Social Skills CE: PSY/BACB Ins Staff in the Real World Steven Gordon and Michael C. Selbst Member: $140, Nonmember: $165

Lisa Tereshko, Cara M. Cappalli, (Behavior Therapy Associates, PA) 2011

and Cyndi Giordano CE: PSY/BACB 60 Toilet Training ry (ACES, Inc.) Member: $155, Nonmember: $180 Individuals on the Autism a ru CE: PSY/BACB Spectrum: Behaviorally b Fe

Member: $125, Nonmember: $150 56 Developing Advanced Based Approaches Verbal Behavior in Children Frank R. Cicero

51 Using Functional With Autism Necessary for (Eden II Programs) No 1 Analysis as Positive Describing Experiences and CE: PSY/BACB Behaviour Support for Developing Friendships Member: $130, Nonmember: $155

Staff: Three Case Studies James W. Partington lume 3 Mary Roberta Hoadley and Nissa Intarachote 61 The Importance of Vo (Parley Services Limited) (Behavior Analysts, Inc.) Sensitivity Training for CE: PSY/BACB CE: PSY/BACB Typical Peer Models and Member: $140, Nonmember: $165 Member: $130, Nonmember: $155 Application of an Integrated Peer Groups Model 52 Linguistic Fundamentals 57 Bringing Applied Michelle Chrzczonowski for the Analysis of Behavior Analysis Into (Pinnacle Academy) Verbal Behavior Inclusive Classrooms to and Kirstina Ordetx Maria de Lourdes Passos Improve Outcomes for (Center for Autism Resource and Education) (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janiero) Students With Autism CE: PSY/BACB CE: PSY/BACB Spectrum Disorders Member: $125, Nonmember: $150 Member: $125, Nonmember: $150 Debra A. Leach (Winthrop University) 62 Comprehensive Saturday, May 28; CE: PSY/BACB Behavioral Intervention Member: $125, Nonmember: $150 for Tics 8:00–11:00 am Douglas W. Woods 53 Using Video Feedback to 58 Teaching Critical (University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee) Develop Self-Management Communication Skills: MICHAEL HIMLE in Learners With Autism Help! I Can’t Wait to (University of Utah) Kimberly Wroblewski Ask for a Break! CE: PSY/BACB and Mary Hopton-Smith Andy Bondy and Lori A. Frost Member: $125, Nonmember: $150 (Centre for Early Autism Treatment) (Pyramid Educational Consultants) CE: PSY/BACB CE: PSY/BACB 63 Contemporary Behavioral Member: $135, Nonmember: $160 Member: $135, Nonmember: $160 Perspectives on the Treatment of Obesity Becky L. Nastally and Alyssa N. Wilson (Southern Illinois University, Carbondale) CE: PSY/BACB Member: $135, Nonmember: $160

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43 workshops continued from page 43 68 Addressing Problem 73 BACB Ethics 2.0: shops Saturday, May 28; Behavior of Children Understanding the k wor 8:00–11:00 am and Adults With New Additions to the o n i Developmental Disabilities Code of Ethics t n e (continued) Ennio C. Cipani Jon S. Bailey (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico) (Florida State University) 64 Bridging Science and Joshua K. Pritchard Mary R. Burch nvpreco and Practice in Inpatient (Florida Institute of Technology) (Bailey Burch Workshops) Treatment Settings for CE: PSY/BACB CE: PSY/BACB the Seriously Mentally Ill Member: $125, Nonmember: $150 Member: $130, Nonmember: $155 Jannette Cross (private practice) 69 Sleep Disorders and 74 Behavioral Consultation: CE: PSY/BACB Intellectual Disabilities: Strengths-Based Models Member: $135, Nonmember: $160 Behavioral Interventions of Parent Training and Research Update Jessica R. Everett, Barbara O’Malley 65 Changing Thoughts, Arthur E. Wilke and Taira Lanagan Cannon, and Mary Kaminski Feelings, and Urges (Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Inc.) (Melmark New England) Abigail B. Calkin CE: PSY/BACB CE: PSY/BACB (Calkin Consulting Center) Member: $190, Nonmember: $215 Member: $125, Nonmember: $150 and Emma F. Douglas-Cobane (Treehouse Trust) 70 Teaching Self- 75 Precision Teaching CE: PSY/BACB Management Skills to and Standard Celeration Member: $132, Nonmember: $157 Children With Disabilities Charting Part Deux; Holly Almon, Kathleen S. Laino, Application of the Science 66 Behavioral Pharmacology: and Andrew M. Syvertsen Kerri L. Milyko How to Distinguish (West Coast Behavioral Consultants); (Precision Teaching Learning Center), Between Social and PAUL ROGERS Kelly J. Ferris Automatic Functions (Blue Prints); (Organization for Research and Learning), for Problem Behaviors and Valori N. Berends Jennifer Testa for Individuals Taking (Academy for Precision Learning) (Morningside Academy), Psychotropic Medications CE: PSY/BACB and Jeffrey Gesick Tina G. Patterson Member: $150, Nonmember: $175 (University of North Texas) (none) CE: PSY/BACB CE: PSY/BACB 71 Training and Supervising Member: $135, Nonmember: $160 Member: $135, Nonmember: $160 Support Staff: Evidence- Based Strategies 76 Developing and Evaluating 67 Data Collection and Dennis H. Reid and Carolyn Green Interventions for Autism Measurement Strategies (Carolina Behavior Analysis Spectrum Disorders Using a in Community Settings and Support Center) Research-Based Approach With Variability That CE: PSY/BACB Christina Whalen Cannot Be Controlled Member: $125, Nonmember: $150 (TeachTown) Mary Roberta Hoadley and Manya C. R. Vaupel (Parley Services Limited) 72 Behavioral Practice in the (Spectrum Circles) CE: PSY/BACB Era of Bio-Psychiatry and Big CE: PSY/BACB Member: $135, Nonmember: $160 Pharma: Steps to Success Member: $145, Nonmember: $170 W. Joseph Wyatt (Third Millennium Press) CE: PSY/BACB Member: $125, Nonmember: $150

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Verbal Behavior: Beyond the the VB-MAPP as an lys Elementary Verbal Operants Assessment and Curriculum

Mark L. Sundberg for Children With Autism in a An r io

(Sundberg and Associates) a Center-Based Setting v and David C. Palmer Nancy J. Champlin, Nicole M. Carlisle, (Smith College) Lesley A. Macpherson, Katie Shelton, a Beh de CE: PSY/BACB Alana Belezzi, Aimee Collier, Cynda i Member: $135, Nonmember: $160 Hoenig, and Megan Huber (Autism Concepts, Inc.) CE: PSY/BACB Member: $145, Nonmember: $170 Ins 2011

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45 ty Updates From the ABAI Community ni ommu I C pdates from the ABA U

From left to right: MNABA’s Conference Committee Chair Sarah Roberts, President April Rapp, and Secretary/Treasurer Tim Moore.

year, MNABA was proud to award Marissa L. Henrickson Minnesota Northland ABA with first place for her exceptional poster presentation Regional Conference titled, “Detecting False Positives in Multielement Designs: Potential Implications for Brief Analysis.” The study first By Kim Tasky identified the probability of generating false positives using The third annual MNABA Regional Conference was held continuous measures in multielement designs and then on Friday, September 24, 2010 at the Radisson University empirically evaluated new guidelines for decreasing false Hotel on the beautifully scenic University of Minnesota positives in those designs. Henrickson demonstrated that campus. Collaboration between the Executive Council of the new guidelines decreased the presence of false positives MNABA and the Center for Continuing Studies at St. to less than 5% for all graphs except those depicting two Cloud State University helped facilitate the most highly data points and two data paths. attended and successful conference to date. In attendance This year’s second place award winner was Tyler K. were over 125 people representing professionals, parents, Krueger for his poster presentation titled, “The Use students, and everyday behavior analysis enthusiasts. of Response Cost to Treat Automatically Reinforced As MNABA grows, so does our commitment to Spitting.” In the study, Krueger determined that providing outstanding educational and informational noncontingent access to a reinforcer with the addition of opportunities to our members. Dr. Michael Potegal a brief response cost procedure successfully reduced the launched this year’s conference as keynote speaker, rate of automatically reinforced spitting. Additionally, the encouraging the building of cross-disciplinary bridges study demonstrated the important clinical utility of the between psychological and neuroscientific work on emotion treatment by producing similar, ongoing results in the and functional behavior assessment. With the energy high, child’s special education classroom. the conference continued with Maria Valdovinos, who With another spectacular conference behind us, spoke eloquently on the importance of continued assessment MNABA and the Center for Continuing Studies at St. of behavior function when administering psychotropic Cloud State University would like to thank the speakers, medication. Other presenters of the day addressed topics poster presenters, conference exhibitors, and all the such as performance management, positive behavioral participants for making this year’s regional conference support strategies for challenging behaviors, and a 6-year extraordinarily successful. Planning for the 2011 follow up and outcome study of 35 children with autism. conference is already in progress and we look forward to The field of behavior analysis wouldn’t be where it is providing yet another exciting venue to further the field of today without the important research completed by the behavior analysis. academics, professionals, and students in our field. This

46 s In January, ABAI hosted its Sixth Annual Autism i

Direct Instruction Conference. In conjunction with this conference, chairs for lys Special Interest Group the Autism SIG, the DI SIG, and the Parent Professional Partnership (PPP) SIG initiated a collaborative endeavor. a An r io By Wendy Kozma This collaboration is intended to plan for/provide ongoing v Professionals working with individuals with autism training in DI for professionals on multiple levels spectrum disorders (ASD) make up a significant number of (introductory, intermediate, and advanced/research level) a Beh de the participants attending the annual ABAI conference. A and to offer education and support for parents. i quick survey of the annual conference “browse by program In conjunction with a conference entitled Effective area” menu testifies to a tremendous interest in autism Programs for Learners With Autism Spectrum Disorders,

within the applied behavior analysis community. As the the Association for Direct Instruction hosted an Ins number of individuals diagnosed with ASD has continued to invitation-only half-day forum for practitioners with increase significantly during the past decade, practitioners, considerable expertise in utilizing DI programs with 2011 educators, students, parents, and other professionals are learners diagnosed with ASD. The forum was held on ry

seeking out education and training in behavioral science- August 15 in Columbus, Ohio, and was followed by a a

based interventions. The significance of evidence-based 2-day conference. Several members of the DI SIG were ru b

instructional practices has been established and numerous invited to participate in the forum. Fe studies support direct instruction (DI) as an effective The forum participants brought various challenges, practice within this domain. Direct instruction is a system administrative practices, implementation strategies, of teaching in which instructional variables are controlled and other ideas to the table. These elements were No 1 through the use of carefully designed instructional materials, categorized with respect to learner characteristics and instructional sequences, and teaching strategies to ensure discussed in relationship to obstacles and challenges to students will master content at a reasonable rate. DI implementation. Solutions were proposed including lume 3 Vo Direct instruction is a logical choice for a wide modifications and adaptations and a systematic process variety of learners. Frequently, the instructional needs for determining best practices guidelines implementing of learners with ASD and other challenges are often solutions was begun. A network of professionals was not so dramatically different from the needs of typically established, and a committee formed to develop research developing learners. As a stated goal, the Direct topics validating the effectiveness of DI implementation Instruction Special Interest Group (DI SIG) is striving to with learners on the spectrum. Several research proposals coordinate and support a continuum of ongoing education, were established at the conclusion of the conference. training, and networking opportunities for all individuals The event initiated an important opportunity to interested in direct instruction implementation as an advance the use of DI with learners on the spectrum. The effective evidence-based instructional practice. sponsoring association is a nonprofit organization dedicated Members of the DI SIG who prepare and mentor to promoting and supporting the use of DI programs. The students in special education training programs have Association for Direct Instruction hosts DI conferences, recently undertaken a review of the literature regarding provides online networking and assistance, and publishes the characteristics of learners with ASD. They describe the Direct Instruction News and The Journal of Direct a close match between DI methodology and meeting the Instruction. For more information on the Association for identified instructional needs of learners on the spectrum. Direct Instruction please visit www.adihome.org. Specific features of direct instruction that support this population include: • General Case Instruction, which teaches intended The Institutes for Behavior generalizations while prohibiting incorrect generalization. Resources’ 50th Anniversary Instruction becomes most efficient when more content is taught in less time. Event Honors Founder Dr. • Formats, which provide consistent instructional Joseph V. Brady on May 2–3, routines, wording, and arrangement of learning tasks. Such formats support learners sensitive to changes in 2011, in Baltimore routines while providing systematic fading of prompts. By Reid Blank • Standardized Error Correction Procedures, which also Author’s note: This event will also recognize the leadership increase instructional efficiency through prevention of of Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-MD) and honor error patterns that interfere with generalization and the memory of Carol Butler, former Institutes for Behavior fluency development. Resources (IBR) REACH Director.

47 ty The diverse programs of the IBR are inextricably linked days to celebrate both IBR’s accomplishments as well as ni to its founder, Joseph V. Brady, Ph.D., who pioneered and the contributions of Dr. Brady and community leadership

ommu advanced multiple fields within the behavioral sciences that honoree, Representative Cummings. IBR plans this as a

I C are commonplace today. Joe Brady, as he is known to his fun, truly celebratory event for all of those associated with thousands of colleagues, collaborators, and students in the the organization’s history and Dr. Brady’s career. many fields he helped shape, is an ever-creative force who IBR’s 50th anniversary events will also be dedicated to has worked tirelessly for six decades applying the principles the memory of Carol Butler, director of IBR’s innovative of behavioral psychology to improve life and well-being mobile substance abuse service and dedicated patient for all—on Earth and beyond! Dr. Brady created IBR to advocate, whose passing in 2009 affected all of us at IBR and be a living laboratory that provides services and conducts many throughout the substance abuse services community. pdates from the ABA U research to extend the benefits of behavioral approaches To learn more about IBR’s specific plans for the event to solving a great variety of human and social challenges. and opportunities to participate and/or support this While IBR is well known in its community for innovative memorable occasion, visit www.ibrinc.org/anniversary. and effective substance abuse programs, others outside of its Any net proceeds from the gala dinner will go toward region know IBR as a unique center of experimentation and the development of the Joseph V. Brady Behavioral development of human performance, behavioral analysis, Sciences Center and related IBR educational activities. and safety initiatives utilized by NASA, the National IBR welcomes contacts from anyone who would like to Institute of Health, the Department of Transportation, get involved in event planning and development as well the U.S. military, state and local governments, multiple as those interested in serving on the Event Organizing transportation modes, and other applied fields. Committee and making or securing contributions. The key With its 50th anniversary in 2011, IBR is planning contact for event planning is: a celebration of its many accomplishments and to honor Dr. Brady, and others, such as the Honorable Elijah E. Reid Blank Cummings, who have contributed to the evolution of IBR Director for External Affairs as a unique and outstanding community, national, and Institutes for Behavior Resources, Inc. international resource. The celebration will focus on two 2104 Maryland Avenue events: (1) a 2-day conference on May 2–3 at Hurd Hall on Baltimore, MD 21218 the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine campus, Direct Dial: (408) 247-0030 highlighting new and evolving developments by leaders in E-mail: [email protected] the fields to which Dr. Brady contributed so fundamentally and (2) a gala dinner on May 2 at the American Visionary For more information about IBR’s 50th anniversary event Arts Museum on the evening between the two conference and regular updates, please visit: www.ibrinc.org/anniversary.

48 s New 2011 Organizational Member i lys The St. Amant Research Centre works to improve St. Amant quality of life for individuals with developmental disabilities a An r io St. Amant (www.stamant.mb.ca) is a comprehensive through research and education. We use an interdisciplinary v resource for Manitobans with a developmental disability, approach to create new knowledge and translate our acquired brain injury, or autism. It is a nonprofit research into useful information for caregivers, practitioners, a Beh de organization and offers a wide range of care through the and policy-makers. We aim to create a world where all i Community Living Program, River Road Place Program, people, regardless of their abilities, are able to develop and River Road Child Care. St. Amant also offers a to their fullest potential. Our current areas of research

number of treatment services and programs available include supporting choice-making, best practices for early Ins to in-house and community-based children and adults intervention for children with autism, how people with through the Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) Program, developmental disabilities access health care, education for 2011

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school, Adult Day Program, Recreation Services, medical The St. Amant Community Living Stabilization Service Fe and psychiatric clinics, and spiritual care. (CLSS) is a comprehensive treatment plan that aims to St. Amant is committed to ensuring that individuals foster behavioural stability, prevent permanent out-of-home with developmental disabilities, brain injury, or autism placements, and prevent the breakdown of other supports. No 1 receive evidence-based treatments. St. Amant offers autism Individuals who receive services from the Family Services- services programming through its ABA Program. ABA Supported Living Program and experience immediate uses behavioural science and techniques in a planned or imminent behavioural or psychological problems that lume 3 Vo and systematic way to assess, teach, and improve socially jeopardize their ability to remain in their homes are eligible significant behaviours to help an individual with autism for the CLSS. Participating individuals may be challenged to live a full and fully functional life. Our program is by a broad spectrum of issues including aggressive or funded by the Province of Manitoba to provide intensive destructive behaviours, temporary life adjustment problems, behavioural intervention for children diagnosed with an depression, and other mental health diagnoses. Once a autism spectrum disorder. Preschool children receive home- participant is accepted into the program, the CLSS team based early intensive behavioural intervention for up to 3 completes a thorough clinical assessment, develops a years, while school-age children can receive intervention, comprehensive treatment plan, and trains care providers to both at school and at home, for up to 3 years or until implement the plan. The CLSS team consists of behavioural they reach Grade 4 (whichever comes first). Currently a psychologists, psychiatrists, registered nurse consultants, behaviour analysis autism consultation service is being clinical pharmacists, behaviour analysts, and treatment staff. developed to provide additional support to children who Psychology Services has two areas: referral for have completed the 3-year, school-age program. This challenging behaviour (with a focus on increasing support has been mandated by the province to include an positive behaviors and replacing behaviors of concern) educational component to build capacity for ABA in the and psychological testing to help the Supported Living school system. ABA involves emphasis on changes and Program establish whether an individual is eligible for adjustments in the current environmental conditions with supports and to assist Children’s Special Services in the objective of promoting learning and positive change in transition planning for Adult Services. Our challenging behaviour. Our behaviour analysts aim to improve socially behaviour services typically involve two phases: assessment important behaviour by using tools based on procedures that and treatment. During behavioral assessment, our team have been evaluated in reliable and objectively measured conducts and in-depth functional assessment or functional experiments. We teach new behaviours or increase and analysis, working closely with caregivers. The final step maintain relevant and desired behaviours, generalize or in the assessment process is a report that details results transfer behaviour across situations or responses, restrict and recommendations. If caregivers choose to continue, or narrow conditions under which interfering behaviours the treatment phase begins. Treatment involves teaching occur, reduce interfering behaviours, and through these caregivers to implement a reinforcement program that processes enhance the quality of life for the children and increases positive behaviors and prevents/decreases negative their families. The programming is tailored to each child behaviors. Caregivers record information on a checklist that and is based on an evolving body of knowledge. ABA the consultant graphs and summarizes. To start the process, interventions are supervised by qualified behaviour analysts training and consultation is provided weekly in the client’s familiar with current research in the field. natural setting. Our involvement gradually decreases

49 as caregivers become more comfortable and skilled at St. Amant is a great organization to work for that implementing recommendations. Additional interventions, provides many benefits to both employees and clients and embers such as anger management training, is provided as needed. was recently awarded “Manitoba’s Top Employers 2011.” al M al Individuals are often referred to Behavioural Services St. Amant prides itself on both providing exceptional o n i when they display noncompliance, aggressive behaviors evidence-based service as well as supporting continued at (toward individuals and property), self-injurious behaviors, research through the Research Centre, local partnerships niz a

g disruptive behaviors, and inappropriate verbal behaviors. like the University of Manitoba’s ABA Program, and Following assessment and treatment, individuals frequently national research efforts. show increased compliance and independence in daily For more information, please contact Kirsten Wirth at New O r New living activities including toileting, dressing, bedtime and [email protected], or (204) 256-4301, extension 3476. mealtime routines, positive social behaviors, positive play behaviors, and anger management skills. AUT ISM CONFERENCE Philadelphia 2012 January 27–29 www.abainternational.org

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pcom February March (cont.) April (cont.) North Carolina ABA Pennsylvania ABA Experimental Analysis February, 16–18 March 24–25 of Behaviour Group dar of U of dar n Charlotte, NC Hershey, PA April 18–20 ale Crowne Plaza Charlotte Hotel Hershey Lodge and Convention Center London, United Kingdom C www.nc-aba.com www.pennaba1.org University City London, Department of Psychology 29th Annual Western New Jersey ABA eabg.bangor.ac.uk/index.htm Regional Conference March 25 February 17–19 Edison, NJ Kansas ABA Burlingame, CA Pines Manor April 23 Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport www.njaba.org Overland Park, KS www.calaba.org The University of Kansas, Queens College Edwards Campus Behavior Analysis Developmental Disabilities Conference www.kansaba.org Association of Michigan March 25 February 24–25 Flushing, NY Ypsilanti, MI Queens College, CUNY May Eastern Michigan University; qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/Psychology/ Norwegian ABA Student Center May 11–15 www.baam.emich.edu Behavioral Research & Translation: Golsfjellet, Norway Behavioral Economics Storefjell Resort Hotel Texas ABA March 25–27 www.atferd.no February 25–27 Chicago, IL Gavelston, TX Hyatt Regency, Chicago 37th Annual ABAI Convention Gavelston Convention Center www.abainternational.org May 27–31 www.txaba.org Denver, CO Organizational Behavior Colorado Convention Center Management Network www.abainternational.org March March 31–April 1 Heartland ABA Tampa, FL March 3–4 Sheraton Suites Airport July Omaha, NB Westshore Hotel Animal Behavior Society and University of Nebraska, Omaha; www.obmnetwork.com International Ethological Conference Thompson Alumni Center July 25–30 www.hlaba.org Bloomington, IN April Indiana University Connecticut ABA Four Corners ABA www.indiana.edu/~behav11/index.shtml March 4 April 1–2 Cromwell, CT Santa Fe, NM Crowne Plaza Hotel LaFonda on the Plaza September www.ctaba.org www.4caba.org XX Brazilian Meeting of Psychotherapy and Behavioral Medicine British Columbia ABA ABA Italy September 7–10 March 11–12 April 6–8 www.xxencontroabpmc.com.br University of British Columbia; Milan, Italy Scarfe Building www.aarba.org Florida ABA www.bc-aba.org September 21–24 www.fabaworld.org 52

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