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| An Application of Skinners Analysis of Verbal Behavior to Services for Children With Autism: Behavior Analysts, Inc. and the STARS Model |
| Sunday, May 28, 2006 |
| 10:30 AM–11:50 AM |
| Centennial Ballroom III |
| Area: AUT; Domain: Service Delivery |
| Chair: James W. Partington (James W. Partington, Ph.D., A Psychological Corporation) |
| Discussant: James W. Partington (James W. Partington, Ph.D., A Psychological Corporation) |
| CE Instructor: James W. Partington, Ph.D. |
| Abstract: This symposium will present information about the service delivery model based on Skinners analysis of verbal behavior to serve children with autism, their parents, and their teachers that is used at Behavior Analysts, Inc. The Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills (ABLLS), will be described as the focal assessment tool used in the Strategic Teaching and Reinforcement System (STARS) model classroom. Additionally, ABLLS-training opportunities are provided on an international level and will be described in the presentation. The service delivery methods used in the STARS classroom, the STARS Integrated Sites model classrooms, the Start Teaching and Reinforcing Today (START) program which provide in-clinic and in-home services to parents, and the training activities and processes used at Behavior Analysts, Inc. will be described. Exemplary data will be provided throughout the symposium to validate the models effectiveness. |
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| ABLLS Training: What's New and What's Not? |
| JAMES W. PARTINGTON (Behavior Analysts, Inc.), Stacy Apraez (Behavior Analysts, Inc.) |
| Abstract: This presentation will describe the focal assessment tool used throughout the service delivery applications at Behavior Analysts, Inc., the Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills (ABLLS) (Partington & Sundberg, 1998). Its use at the STARS model classroom, Integrated Sites, and by parents and professionals will be described. |
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| STARS and START: Program Delivery Aimed at Generalized Responding. |
| LOLLY LEE (Behavior Analysts, Inc.), Joel Vidovic (Behavior Analysts, Inc.), Debbie Ramirez (Behavior Analysts, Inc.), Darcy L. Bachrach (Behavior Analysts, Inc.), Pamela G. Osnes (Behavior Analysts, Inc.) |
| Abstract: This presentation will describe the services provided at the Strategic Teaching and Reinforcement Systems (STARS) classroom of Behavior Analysts, Inc., a school that serves children with autism, and in the Start Teaching and Reinforcing Today (START) program. While STARS serves children with autism using Skinner's analysis of verbal behavior in a classroom setting, START serves the children's parents as well as parents from the community. In START, parents learn the same methods that the STARS staff use, thereby facilitating generalized responding across classroom to home for those children enrolled in STARS. |
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| Integrated Sites (IS): STARS in the Community. |
| KATHLEEN MULCAHY (Behavior Analysts, Inc.), Jamie Hughes (Behavior Analysts, Inc.), Joel Vidovic (Behavior Analysts, Inc.) |
| Abstract: This presentation will describe the services provided by the Integrated Sites (IS) component of Behavior Analysts, Inc. IS oversees STARS model classrooms in the San Francisco Bay area by providing consultation with classrooms in use of the ABLLS, behavior management, IEP development, and other related services. Additionally, IS provides assessment services on an as-needed basis to additional classrooms and schools. |
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