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34th Annual Convention; Chicago, IL; 2008

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# W1 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Toilet Training Children with Autism: Case Studies and Procedures.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 10:00 AM–1:00 PM
4F
# W2 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Caregivers as Therapists: How to Train Caregivers to Conduct Functional Behavioral Assessment and Develop Treatments
Friday, May 23, 2008: 10:00 AM–1:00 PM
4C
# W3 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Developing a Comprehensive Program for Social Skills Instruction within a Public School Environment.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 10:00 AM–1:00 PM
PDR 2
# W4 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Asperger's Syndrome: Behavioral Characteristics and Treatment in Schools and the Community.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Boulevard B
# W5 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Developing Effective School-Based Programs for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Boulevard C
# W6 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Functional Assessment and Intervention for Children, Adolescents, and Adults with Autism.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Stevens 3
# W7 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Social Skills Groups Utilizing the Principals of Applied Behavior Analysis for Students with Autism.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Stevens 2
# W8 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Teaching Outside "The Box": Challenges in Implementing Emperically-Based Strategies in the Classroom.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Marquette
# W9 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
The Language Matrix in Intensive Early Intervention: Developing Generative Natural Social Language in Challenging Cases.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
International North
# W10 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Training the Mand: Intervention Strategies and Tactics for Use with Students with Autism.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
4A
# W11 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
A Functional Approach to Behavioral Activation in Adult Depression.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
4D
# W12 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Emotional Difficulties in Children: Increasing Maintenance & Generalization of Treatment Gains by Focusing on Emotional Development.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Stevens 1
# W13 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Running Effective Behavior Analytic Social Skills Groups.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
4B
# W14 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Using Signs Rather than Picture Selection as the Primary Communication Response Form for Hearing Children and Adults with Developmental Disabilities Including Autism.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Continental B
# W15 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Precision Teaching & Standard Celeration Charting.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
PDR 3
# W16 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Prevent-Teach-Reinforce (PTR): A Protocol for Tertiary Level Supports that are Manageable and Effective in Classrooms.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Stevens 4
# W17 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Developing the Private Practice Model.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Boulevard A
# W18 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Human Performance Engineering to Achieve Desired Results.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
4G
# W19 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Using Behavioral Systems Analysis to Design Sustainable Interventions.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
4E
# W20 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Using Performance Improvement Methods to Start and Manage an ABA Human Services Organization.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
PDR 4
# W21 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Incorporating Relational Frame Theory into EIBI Programs for Facilitating Generative Verbal Behaviour.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 10:00 AM–5:00 PM
Williford C
# W22 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Toilet Training for ASD Children and Encopretic Children: Data based Bio Behavioral Intervention
Friday, May 23, 2008: 2:00 PM–5:00 PM
4F
# W23 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Professional Consulting: 25 Essential Skills & Strategies for Behavior Analysts.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 2:00 PM–5:00 PM
4C
# W24 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
RFT 101: An Introduction to Relational Frame Theory
Friday, May 23, 2008: 2:00 PM–5:00 PM
Waldorf
# W25 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Analyzing Autism Interventions: Critiques of Popular Autism Interventions and Combinations that Work
Friday, May 23, 2008: 6:00 PM–9:00 PM
4F
# W26 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Assessment and Treatment of Feeding Problems in Children with Autism.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 6:00 PM–9:00 PM
PDR 1
# W27 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Getting Children with Autism and their Teachers Started in Fluency Based Instruction.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 6:00 PM–9:00 PM
Williford C
# W28 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Helping Parents of Children with Autism or Developmental Delays: An Acceptance and Commitment Training Approach.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 6:00 PM–9:00 PM
Astoria
# W29 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Interventions for Adolescents with Aspergers Syndrome.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 6:00 PM–9:00 PM
Stevens 4
# W30 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Using Neurotypical Children to Determine Appropriate Social Skill Objectives for Children with Autism.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 6:00 PM–9:00 PM
Continental B
# W31 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Behavioral Counseling: Assessment and Intervention Techniques.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 6:00 PM–9:00 PM
4C
# W32 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Behavioral Diagnostics In Mental Illness.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 6:00 PM–9:00 PM
Stevens 1
# W33 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Efficient Use of Microsoft Excel for Behavior Analysis and Practitioners to Graphically Communicate Outcomes.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 6:00 PM–9:00 PM
4D
# W34 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Helping Timmy Tact Toys: A Systematic Approach to Teaching Concepts for Applied Behavior Analysts.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 6:00 PM–9:00 PM
International North
# W35 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Supervision: Theories and Practices for Behavior Analysts.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 6:00 PM–9:00 PM
Boulevard C
# W36 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Applying Behavior Analysis to Improve Health, Fitness, Diet, Healthy Lifestyles and to Optimize Athletic Performance
Friday, May 23, 2008: 6:00 PM–9:00 PM
Boulevard B
# W37 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Behavioral Relaxation: Training and Scale.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 6:00 PM–9:00 PM
4E
# W38 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Developing Effective Class-wide Positive Behavior Support Interventions in Public Schools.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 6:00 PM–9:00 PM
4A
# W39 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Inner Behavior: Changing Thoughts, Feelings & Urges.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 6:00 PM–9:00 PM
Joliet
# W40 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
More Case Studies in Ethics for Behavior Analysts.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 6:00 PM–9:00 PM
PDR 2
# W41 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Schedule-Induced Behaviors: Origins of Problem Behaviors & Procedures to Minimize their Influence.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 6:00 PM–9:00 PM
Marquette
# W42 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Creating and Evaluating Educational Opportunities in Applied Animal Behavior.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 6:00 PM–9:00 PM
Williford A
# W43 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
www.AimChart.com: Celeration Charts Over the Web.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 6:00 PM–9:00 PM
4G
# W44 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Motivating Human Service Staff: Maximizing Work Effort and Work Enjoyment.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 6:00 PM–9:00 PM
4B
# W45 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Motivating Learner Participation Without the Use of Escape Extinction.
Friday, May 23, 2008: 6:00 PM–9:00 PM
Continental C
# W46 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Activity Schedules: Beyond Independent Activities.
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 8:00 AM–11:00 AM
Waldorf
# W47 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Developing Successful Programs to Meet the Needs of Adults with ASD.
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 8:00 AM–11:00 AM
Joliet
# W48 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Generalization in Treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 8:00 AM–11:00 AM
Stevens 2
# W49 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Using the Verbal Behavior Approach to Teach Children with Autism.
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 8:00 AM–11:00 AM
Stevens 1
# W50 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Visual Stimulus and Response Modifications in Programming for Children with Autism.
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 8:00 AM–11:00 AM
Boulevard A
# W51 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
"Why Should I?" Implementing Individualized Motivational Systems with Challenging Learners.
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 8:00 AM–11:00 AM
Williford B
# W52 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Case Conceptualization in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 8:00 AM–11:00 AM
Boulevard B
# W53 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Don't Shoot the Trainee: Functional Assessment of Non-adherence in Applied Environments.
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 8:00 AM–11:00 AM
PDR 2
# W54 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Designing Effective Behavior Intervention Plans for Residential, Educational and Community Settings,
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 8:00 AM–11:00 AM
Astoria
# W55 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Solving Ethical Dilemmas in the Practice of Applied Behavior Analysis.
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 8:00 AM–11:00 AM
Williford C
# W56 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
How to Use Curriculum Based Measurement (CBM) with Children with Learning Disabilities.
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 8:00 AM–11:00 AM
PDR 4
# W57 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Applying Group Contingencies in Classrooms to Prevent and Remedy Academic and Behavior Problems.
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 8:00 AM–11:00 AM
Stevens 3
# W58 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Teaching The Whole Class To Behave: Classroom Wide Behavior Management Strategies.
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 8:00 AM–11:00 AM
Marquette
# W59 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Improving Your Interpersonal Effectiveness as a Behavior Analyst.
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 8:00 AM–11:00 AM
Stevens 4
# W60 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
The ABC's of Consulting in School Districts.
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 8:00 AM–11:00 AM
PDR 1
# W61 Workshop
CE Offered: BACB
Overcoming Severe Deficits in Vocal Behavior with The Association Method.
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 8:00 AM–11:00 AM
PDR 3
# 14 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Application of Behavioral Principles to Improve Performance of Staff in a Human Services Agency
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 1:00 PM–2:20 PM
International South
Chair: Rita M. Gardner (Melmark New England)
Discussant: Dennis H. Reid (Carolina Behavior Analysis and Support Center, Ltd)
# 15 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Evaluation of Teaching Parameters During Discrete Trial Instruction
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 1:00 PM–2:20 PM
Continental B
Chair: M. Alice Shillingsburg (The Marcus Institute)
Discussant: Mary Jane Weiss (Rutgers University)
# 16 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
No Need to Reinvent the Wheel: A Closer Look at Replicating Successful Autism Intervention Programs
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 1:00 PM–2:20 PM
Continental C
Chair: Rebecca J. Morgan (DFW Center for Autism)
Discussant: Gail G. McGee (Emory University School of Medicine)
# 19 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
History and Current Developments in Behavior Analytic Forensic Psychology.
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 1:00 PM–2:20 PM
Boulevard A
Chair: Kirk A.B. Newring (Lincoln Correctional Center)
# 22 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Measuring Social Validity during Behavioral Research and Consultation
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 1:00 PM–2:20 PM
PDR 2
Chair: Claire C St. Peter (West Virginia University)
# 27 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Basic and Applied Research on Token Schedules
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 1:00 PM–2:20 PM
Metra
Chair: Jason C. Bourret (The New England Center for Children)
# 31 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
BATSS to the Rescue Part II: Super Science Saves Students
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 1:00 PM–2:20 PM
Williford B
Chair: Janet Ellis (University of North Texas)
# 35 Panel Discussion
CE Offered: BACB
Have a Burning Question You Feel Like You Can Never Ask? Ask!
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 1:00 PM–2:20 PM
Marquette
Chair: Manuel A. Rodriguez (Continuous Learning Group)
# 38 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Stimulus Equivalence and Naming
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 1:00 PM–2:20 PM
Stevens 4
Chair: Brian J. Feeney (Western Michigan University)
# 40 B. F. Skinner Lecture Series
CE Offered: BACB
Quantifying the Qualitative: Empirical Measures of Social Information Processing in Autism
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 2:00 PM–2:50 PM
International North
Presenting Author(s): JAMES CHARLES MCPARTLAND (Yale Child Study Center)
# 42 Invited Tutorial
CE Offered: BACB
Tutorial: Behavioral Economics
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 2:00 PM–2:50 PM
Grand Ballroom
Chair: Chad M. Galuska (College of Charleston)
GREGORY J. MADDEN (University of Kansas)
# 44 Panel Discussion
CE Offered: BACB
Touch Therapy: Why Does it Work?
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 2:00 PM–3:20 PM
4D
Chair: Jacob L. Gewirtz (Florida International University)
# 48 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Functional Behavior Analysis in the Clinic and School Setting
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 2:30 PM–3:50 PM
Boulevard A
Chair: Halina Dziewolska (Private Practice/Behavior Analyst Online)
Discussant: Peter Sturmey (Queens College, City University of New York)
# 52 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Interval Methods for Detecting Changes in Frequency and Duration Events: What You Should Know from the Standpoint of Functional Control
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 2:30 PM–3:50 PM
Stevens 1
Chair: John T. Rapp (St. Cloud State University)
# 57 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Functional Behavior Assessment in Schools: Research to Practice
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 2:30 PM–3:50 PM
Williford A
Chair: Lisa Kemmerer (University of Louisville)
# 58 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
An Historical Analysis of Generalization, Its Impact on Skill Development Approaches and Implications for Intervention
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 2:30 PM–3:50 PM
Williford B
Chair: Kimberly P. Weber (Gonzaga University)
# 63 Invited Tutorial
CE Offered: BACB
Tutorial: Drugs as Behavior-Analysis Tools
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 3:00 PM–3:50 PM
Grand Ballroom
Chair: Jesse Dallery (University of Florida)
MARC N. BRANCH (University of Florida)
# 64 Special Event
CE Offered: BACB
SQAB Tutorial: Facts and Theories in Decision Making: Sturnus vulgaris Vs. Benjamin Franklin
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 3:00 PM–3:50 PM
Stevens 5
Chair: John E. R. Staddon (Duke University)
ALEX KACELNIK (Oxford University)
# 65 Invited Presenter
CE Offered: BACB
Meaningful Change at the Cultural Level: Behavioral Systems Revisited
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 3:00 PM–3:50 PM
International North
Presenting Author(s): WILLIAM K. REDMON (Bechtel Group, Inc.)
# 67 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Translational Research on Economic, Choice and Cost Variables Across Multiple Applied Contexts
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 3:00 PM–4:20 PM
Chicago & Alton
Chair: Iser Guillermo DeLeon (Kennedy Krieger Institute)
# 69 Panel Discussion
CE Offered: BACB
Vulnerability and Bias in BCBA's and Parents' Choices of Autism Treatments
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 3:30 PM–4:50 PM
International South
Chair: Kimberly A. Schreck (Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg)
# 70 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Analyses of Verbal Operants: From Assessing Behavior to Producing Novel Repertoires
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Continental C
Chair: Caio F. Miguel (California State University, Sacramento)
# 72 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
International Symposium - Intensive Early Intervention: Organizational Design, Evaluation and Management of Comprehensive Systems in Diverse International Locations
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Continental B
Chair: Eric V. Larsson (Lovaas Institute Midwest)
# 73 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
The Educational Gap: One Bridge Built
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 3:30 PM–4:50 PM
4D
Chair: R. Douglas Greer (Columbia University Teachers College)
# 75 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Assessing and Teaching Verbal Behavior in Children with Developmental Disabilities
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Stevens 4
Chair: Gracie Allen Beavers (Florida Institute of Technology)
Discussant: Ernest A. Vargas (B. F. Skinner Foundation)
# 80 Panel Discussion
CE Offered: BACB
Living with the BACB Guidelines for Responsible Professional Conduct: How to Handle Everyday Ethical Challenges
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 4:00 PM–4:50 PM
Stevens 1
Chair: James M. Johnston (Auburn University)
# 81 Special Event
CE Offered: BACB
SQAB Tutorial: Mining Wolframs A New Kind of Science
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 4:00 PM–4:50 PM
Stevens 5
Chair: M. Jackson Marr (Georgia Tech)
JACK J. MCDOWELL (Emory University)
# 87 Panel Discussion
CE Offered: BACB
Application of OBM Strategies in Service Settings for Individuals with Autism: Promoting Quality Outcomes
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 4:00 PM–4:50 PM
Marquette
Chair: Joanne Gerenser (Eden II Programs)
# 89 Invited Presenter
CE Offered: BACB
Good-bye, Teacher. . . . Forty Years Later
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 4:00 PM–4:50 PM
International North
Presenting Author(s): WILLIAM F. BUSKIST (Auburn University)
# 90 Invited Presenter
CE Offered: BACB
What's Voluntary about the Voluntary Operant?
Saturday, May 24, 2008: 4:00 PM–4:50 PM
Grand Ballroom
Presenting Author(s): ALLEN NEURINGER (Reed College)
# 138 Invited Presenter
CE Offered: BACB
Self-Control and Social Cooperation
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 9:00 AM–9:50 AM
Grand Ballroom
Presenting Author(s): HOWARD RACHLIN (Stony Brook University)
# 141 Invited Presenter
CE Offered: BACB
International Invited Paper - Applied Behavior Analysis in Nigeria: Barriers and Progress
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 9:00 AM–9:50 AM
International North
Presenting Author(s): USIFO EDWARD ASIKHIA (Home-Link Trust Inc)
# 145 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Evaluating Video Modeling with Children with Autism
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 9:00 AM–10:20 AM
International South
Chair: Linda A. LeBlanc (Western Michigan University)
# 150 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Further Evaluation of Interventions Using Response-Independent/Noncontingent Schedules of Reinforcement
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 9:00 AM–10:20 AM
Boulevard B
Chair: Mark P. Groskreutz (Utah State University)
# 151 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Treatment of Pediatric Feeding Disorders: Outcome Measures of Different Programs Around the Country
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 9:00 AM–10:20 AM
Boulevard A
Chair: Meeta R. Patel (Clinic 4 Kidz)
Discussant: William H. Ahearn (The New England Center for Children)
# 152 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Health, Sports, and Fitness Research in ABA
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 9:00 AM–10:20 AM
PDR 2
Chair: Amanda N. Adams (California State University, Fresno)
# 154 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Noncontingent Reinforcement: Treatment Efficacy and Translational Experimentation
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 9:00 AM–10:20 AM
Stevens 1
Chair: Carrie S. W. Borrero (Kennedy Krieger Institute)
Discussant: Richard G. Smith (University of North Texas)
# 157 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Assessment, Treatment and Validation of Pathological Gambling: BIG-SIG Symposium 2
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 9:00 AM–10:20 AM
Metra
Chair: Maranda Trahan (Southern Illinois University, Carbondale)
# 162 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Int'l Symp. - Implementing the Comprehensive Application of Behavior Analysis to Schooling Model (CABAS) across Public and Independent Schools Worldwide: Considerations for Component Implementation
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 9:00 AM–10:20 AM
Williford C
Chair: Emma L. Hawkins (The Jigsaw CABAS School)
Discussant: Susan Mariano-Lapidus (Mercy College)
# 163 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
OBM and Autism Intervention: Integrating Systems Theory and Behavior Analysis to Produce Lasting Change in Human Service Settings
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 9:00 AM–10:20 AM
Marquette
Chair: Michael Fabrizio (Organization for Research and Learning)
Discussant: Cloyd Hyten (University of North Texas)
# 164 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Behavioral Approaches to Environmental Consciousness and Sustainable Practices
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 9:00 AM–10:20 AM
Joliet
Chair: Jeanine Plowman Stratton (Furman University)
Discussant: Timothy D. Ludwig (Appalachian State University)
# 168 Invited Tutorial
CE Offered: BACB
Tutorial: Integrating Functional Analytic and Genetic Methods to Study Gene-Environment-Behavior Relations in Autism
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 10:00 AM–10:50 AM
International North
Chair: Jeffrey H. Tiger (Louisiana State University)
WAYNE W. FISHER (University of Nebraska Medical Center, Munroe-Meyer Institute)
# 171 Panel Discussion
CE Offered: BACB
On Rachlin's Notion of Self-Control
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 10:00 AM–11:20 AM
4D
Chair: Martha Pelaez (Florida International University)
# 174 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Autism Service Design for Verbal Behavior: Characteristics of Instructors, Instructional Feedback, and Student Performance
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 10:30 AM–11:50 AM
International South
Chair: Michael Miklos (Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network)
# 175 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Critical Outcome Measures for Education Programs for Students with Autism
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 10:30 AM–11:50 AM
Continental B
Chair: Gregory S. MacDuff (Princeton Child Development Institute)
# 176 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Innovative Approaches to Antecedent Management: Use of Behavioral Relaxation
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 10:30 AM–11:50 AM
Continental C
Chair: James T. Ellis (Melmark New England)
Discussant: Frank L. Bird (Melmark New England)
# 178 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
International Symposium - Strategies to Support the Inclusion of Children with Autism in General Education Classrooms
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 10:30 AM–11:50 AM
Continental A
Chair: Joel P. Hundert (Behaviour Institute)
# 184 Panel Discussion
CE Offered: BACB
A Video Demonstration of Present Moment and Acceptance Processes in ACT
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 10:30 AM–11:50 AM
Boulevard C
Chair: Kelly G. Wilson (University of Mississippi)
# 186 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Challenges of Providing Behavior Analysis Services In a Behavioral Health System of Care
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 10:30 AM–11:50 AM
PDR 2
Chair: Michael Stoutimore (Intermountain Centers for Human Development)
Discussant: Todd R. Risley (University of Alaska)
# 187 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
The ABAI Practice Board: Addressing Issues Relevant To Practice
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 10:30 AM–11:50 AM
PDR 4
Chair: Thomas L. Zane (The Center for Applied Behavior Analysis at The Sage Colleges)
Discussant: Catherine A. Bryson (Board of Cooperative Education, Albany)
# 191 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Extensions of Experimental Analysis to Assess Appropriate Behavior of Adolescents
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 10:30 AM–11:50 AM
Metra
Chair: Jennifer A. Sellers (AdvoServ)
Discussant: Terry J. Page (AdvoServ)
# 198 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Current Intervention Applications in OBM
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 10:30 AM–11:50 AM
Joliet
Chair: Jeanine Plowman Stratton (Furman University)
# 200 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Acquisition of Verbal Capabilities Using Principles of Verbal Behavior Analysis with Students in Elementary and Middle School
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 10:30 AM–11:50 AM
Astoria
Chair: Dana Visalli-Gold (Columbia University Teachers College)
# 201 Invited Presenter
CE Offered: BACB
Long-term Maintenance of Functional Communication Training
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 11:00 AM–11:50 AM
International North
Presenting Author(s): DAVID P. WACKER (University of Iowa)
# 202 Invited Presenter
CE Offered: BACB
International Invited Paper - Autism, Joint Attention, and Verbal Behavior: Down to Basics of an Operant Analysis, Suggesting Technological Applications at Almost Every Step
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 11:00 AM–11:50 AM
Grand Ballroom
Presenting Author(s): PER HOLTH (Akershus University College)
# 214 B. F. Skinner Lecture Series
CE Offered: BACB
Finding the Consistency of Social Behavior in its Stable Variability
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 1:30 PM–2:20 PM
Grand Ballroom
Presenting Author(s): WALTER MISCHEL (Columbia University)
# 216 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Addressing Core Deficits: Developing Social Repertoires in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 1:30 PM–2:50 PM
Continental B
Chair: Kim D. Lucker Greene (Behavior Management Consultants, Inc.)
Discussant: Sarah Robinson (Agency for Persons with Disabilities)
# 217 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Direct Measurement of Verbal Behavior to Evaluate Response to Treatment: Use of the ADOS
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 1:30 PM–2:50 PM
Continental A
Chair: Suzannah J. Ferraioli (Rutgers University)
Discussant: Sandra L. Harris (Rutgers University)
# 218 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Evaluations of Practices Used in Behavior Analytic Interventions for Children with Autism
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 1:30 PM–2:50 PM
International South
Chair: Adel C. Najdowski (Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Inc.)
Discussant: James E. Carr (Western Michigan University)
# 219 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Extending ABA Social Skills Training for Children with Autism
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 1:30 PM–2:50 PM
Continental C
Chair: Gerald E. Harris (Texas Young Autism Project)
Discussant: Gerald E. Harris (Texas Young Autism Project)
# 221 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
FAP All Over
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 1:30 PM–2:50 PM
Boulevard C
Chair: Daniel J. Moran (Trinity Services)
Discussant: Robert J. Kohlenberg (University of Washington)
# 224 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Interdisciplinary Applications of Behavior Analysis: Speech, Language, Literacy, and Mobility
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 1:30 PM–2:50 PM
Stevens 2
Chair: Michael J. Cameron (Simmons College)
# 225 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Can We Decrease Problem Behavior without Extinction?
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 1:30 PM–2:50 PM
Stevens 3
Chair: Brian A. Iwata (University of Florida)
Discussant: F. Charles Mace (University of Southern Maine)
# 226 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Evaluations of Offense Related Behavior in Sex Offenders with Developmental Disabilities
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 1:30 PM–2:50 PM
Stevens 1
Chair: Jorge Rafael Reyes (University of Florida)
Discussant: Joel Eric Ringdahl (The University of Iowa)
# 231 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
An Analysis of the Effectiveness of Using an Acoustical Marker (TAG) on the Acquisition of Various Skills in Children with Autism and other Developmental Disabilities
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 1:30 PM–2:50 PM
Waldorf
Chair: Theresa McKeon (TAGteach International)
Discussant: Julie S. Vargas (B. F. Skinner Foundation)
# 232 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Recent Research in OBM and BBS: From the Lab to the Corporate Office
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 1:30 PM–2:50 PM
Joliet
Chair: David A. Wilder (Florida Institute of Technology)
# 238 Invited Tutorial
CE Offered: BACB
Tutorial: Developing Adherence among Children with Chronic Health Conditions
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 2:30 PM–3:20 PM
Grand Ballroom
Chair: Ann Branstetter-Rost (Missouri State University)
MICHAEL RAPOFF (University of Kansas Medical Center)
# 240 Invited Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
International Symposium - Values in Behavior Analysis
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 2:30 PM–3:50 PM
International North
Chair: Saul Axelrod (Temple University)
# 244 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Immediate Value, Delay of Reinforcement and Change in that Delay Determine Overall Value: Developmental and Clinical Implications
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 2:30 PM–3:50 PM
Metra
Chair: Michael Lamport Commons (Harvard Medical School)
# 246 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
OBM in Clinics and Academia: Systems Approaches
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 2:30 PM–3:50 PM
Marquette
Chair: Cloyd Hyten (University of North Texas)
# 251 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Implementing Behavior Programs and Preference Assessments: How Can we Improve our Practices?
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 3:00 PM–4:20 PM
Continental B
Chair: Shawn E. Kenyon (The New England Center for Children)
Discussant: Ronnie Detrich (Wing Institute)
# 252 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Increasing Skills Essential to Social and Vocational Success for Adolescents with Autism
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 3:00 PM–4:20 PM
Stevens 4
Chair: Peter F. Gerhardt (Organization for Autism Research)
Discussant: Peter F. Gerhardt (Organization for Autism Research)
# 253 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Recovery from Autism: Case Studies of Best Outcome from Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 3:00 PM–4:20 PM
Stevens 5
Chair: Jonathan J. Tarbox (Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Inc.)
# 255 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Individuals with Severe Behavioral Issues in the Community: A System for Comprehensive, Behavioral Support
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 3:00 PM–4:20 PM
PDR 2
Chair: Robin Williams (Sierra Regional Center)
Discussant: W. Larry Williams (University of Nevada, Reno)
# 256 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Social Skills Instruction across the Lifespan for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 3:00 PM–4:20 PM
Stevens 1
Chair: Wendy A. Machalicek (University of Texas at Austin)
Discussant: Eric Rudrud (St. Cloud State University)
# 257 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Staff Training and Developmental Disabilities
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 3:00 PM–4:20 PM
Stevens 2
Chair: Peter Sturmey (Queens College, City University of New York)
Discussant: Dennis H. Reid (Carolina Behavior Analysis and Support Center, Ltd.)
# 258 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Early Experience and Language Ability: From Observational Learning to Derived Relational Responding
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 3:00 PM–4:20 PM
4D
Chair: Timothy M. Weil (University of South Florida)
Discussant: David C. Palmer (Smith College)
# 259 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Establishing Generalized Outcomes through Precision Teaching: The Benefits of Standard Measurement Practices
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 3:00 PM–4:20 PM
Williford A
Chair: Kimberly Nix Berens (Center for Advanced Learning, Inc.)
Discussant: Kimberly Nix Berens (Center for Advanced Learning, Inc.)
# 260 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Evidence Based Practices Reviews: Secondary Interventions
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 3:00 PM–4:20 PM
Williford C
Chair: Cynthia M. Anderson (University of Oregon)
Discussant: Cynthia M. Anderson (University of Oregon)
# 262 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
An Examination of Variables that Influence Participant Preferences among Varying Reinforcement Arrangements
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 3:00 PM–4:20 PM
Waldorf
Chair: Iser Guillermo DeLeon (Kennedy Krieger Institute)
# 264 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Readiness for the Next Level of OBM Supporting our Community by Discussing Needs of the Outside World
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 3:00 PM–4:20 PM
Joliet
Chair: Kelly L. Therrien (Continuous Learning Group)
# 265 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
International Symposium - Technology for Technology's Sake: Technical Advances to Increase the Knowledge and Use of Behavioral Principles
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 3:00 PM–4:20 PM
Astoria
Chair: Patrick S. Williams (University of Houston, Downtown)
# 266 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Advancing Functional Analysis Technology Through Innovative Experimental Analysis
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 3:00 PM–4:20 PM
PDR 3
Chair: Robert LaRue (Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center)
Discussant: F. Charles Mace (University of Southern Maine)
# 268 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
An Analysis of Teaching and Prompting Strategies in Teaching Children with Autism Play and Vocational Skills
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 4:00 PM–5:20 PM
Marquette
Chair: Myrna E. Libby (The New England Center for Children)
# 269 Panel Discussion
CE Offered: BACB
Developing a Training and Supervision Protocol for Early Intervention Programs
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 4:00 PM–5:20 PM
Continental C
Chair: Mary Ellen McDonald (Eden II Programs/The Genesis School)
# 270 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Evaluating Preference for Instructional and Treatment Approaches in Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 4:00 PM–5:20 PM
International South
Chair: Richard B. Graff (The New England Center for Children)
# 271 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Evaluation of Parent and Caregiver Delivered Interventions for Young Children
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 4:00 PM–5:20 PM
Continental A
Chair: David A. Wilder (Florida Institute of Technology)
Discussant: Rachel H. Thompson (The New England Center for Children)
# 273 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Contingency Management in the Treatment of Drug Abuse
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 4:00 PM–5:20 PM
Boulevard B
Chair: Jeffrey J. Everly (Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine)
Discussant: James S. MacDonall (Fordham University)
# 279 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
International Symposium - Derive that!: New Procedures and Approaches to the Study of Derived Relational Responding
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 4:00 PM–5:20 PM
Metra
Chair: Simon Dymond (Swansea University)
# 281 Invited Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
International Invited Symposium - Total Contingency Integration: Behavioral Systems in OBM
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 4:00 PM–5:20 PM
International North
Chair: Timothy D. Ludwig (Appalachian State University)
Discussant: Dale M. Brethower (Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora)
# 283 B. F. Skinner Lecture Series
CE Offered: BACB
Neurobiology of Cocaine Self-administration: Some Findings in Monkeys and Rats
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 4:30 PM–5:20 PM
Grand Ballroom
Presenting Author(s): DRAKE MORGAN (University of Florida)
# 284 Panel Discussion
CE Offered: BACB
Issues and Suggestions for Establishing a Quality ABA Community-Based Residence
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 4:30 PM–5:20 PM
Stevens 1
Chair: Frank R. Cicero (Eden II Programs)
# 286 Panel Discussion
CE Offered: BACB
Increasing the Acceptance of Behavioral Interventions in Applied Settings: Lessons from the Field
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 4:30 PM–5:20 PM
Williford C
Chair: Deirdre Lee Fitzgerald (Eastern Connecticut State University)
# 290 Special Event
CE Offered: BACB
Celebrating and Expanding our Scientific Foundations: State of the Science Addresses
Sunday, May 25, 2008: 4:30 PM–7:30 PM
Stevens 5
Chair: Timothy D. Hackenberg (University of Florida)
# 329 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
The Case for Contingent Skin Shock
Monday, May 26, 2008: 9:00 AM–9:50 AM
4A
Chair: Nathan Blenkush (Judge Rotenberg Center)
Discussant: F. J. Barrera (Private Consultant Practice)
# 331 Invited Tutorial
CE Offered: BACB
Tutorial: Behavior Analysis in the Mainstream of Human Life: Now is the Time
Monday, May 26, 2008: 9:00 AM–9:50 AM
International North
Chair: F. Charles Mace (University of Southern Maine)
PATRICK C. FRIMAN (Father Flanagan's Girls and Boys' Town)
# 332 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Behavioral Acquisition in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Monday, May 26, 2008: 9:00 AM–10:20 AM
International South
Chair: Sung Woo Kahng (Kennedy Krieger Institute)
# 334 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Show Me: An Experimental Validation of Direct Instruction Procedures for Children with Developmental Disabilities
Monday, May 26, 2008: 9:00 AM–10:20 AM
Continental C
Chair: Robert F. Littleton Jr. (Evergreen Center)
Discussant: Robert K. Ross (BEACON Services)
# 337 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Behavioral Interventions for Health and Fitness
Monday, May 26, 2008: 9:00 AM–10:20 AM
Boulevard A
Chair: Matthew P. Normand (University of the Pacific)
Discussant: Raymond G. Miltenberger (University of South Florida)
# 339 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
International Symposium - Parent Support Systems
Monday, May 26, 2008: 9:00 AM–10:20 AM
PDR 2
Chair: Criss Wilhite (California State University, Fresno)
# 341 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Factors that Influence Occurrence of Data Collection, Observer Accuracy, and Measures of Interobserver Agreement
Monday, May 26, 2008: 9:00 AM–10:20 AM
Stevens 3
Chair: Nicole Heal (The May Institute)
# 342 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Current Research in Applied Behavioral Economics
Monday, May 26, 2008: 9:00 AM–10:20 AM
Stevens 2
Chair: Henry S. Roane (Munroe-Meyer Institute)
# 344 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Naming: A Verbal Developmental Cusp and Stage
Monday, May 26, 2008: 9:00 AM–10:20 AM
4D
Chair: R. Douglas Greer (Columbia University Teachers College)
# 345 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
International Symposium - Recent Theoretical Developments and Empirical Findings from Beyond the Borders of Behavior Analysis
Monday, May 26, 2008: 9:00 AM–10:20 AM
Barbershop
Chair: Jon Gretar Sigurjonsson (National University of Ireland, Galway)
Discussant: Mark Galizio (University of North Carolina, Wilmington)
# 348 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Morningside Academy: What's New?
Monday, May 26, 2008: 9:00 AM–10:20 AM
Waldorf
Chair: Joanne K. Robbins (Morningside Academy)
# 352 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Behavioral Approaches in Complex Settings
Monday, May 26, 2008: 9:00 AM–10:20 AM
Marquette
Chair: Travis G. McNeal (Continuous Learning Group)
Discussant: Ramona Houmanfar (University of Nevada, Reno)
# 354 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Pedagogical Approaches for Teaching Behavior Analysis in Higher Education
Monday, May 26, 2008: 9:00 AM–10:20 AM
Astoria
Chair: Michael J. Cameron (Simmons College)
# 356 Panel Discussion
CE Offered: BACB
Mentoring: It Takes a Behavioral Community to Shape a Good Behavior Analyst
Monday, May 26, 2008: 9:00 AM–10:20 AM
PDR 3
Chair: Karen R. Wagner (Behavior Services of Brevard, Inc./University of Central Florida)
# 360 B. F. Skinner Lecture Series
CE Offered: BACB
Blaming the Brain
Monday, May 26, 2008: 10:00 AM–10:50 AM
Grand Ballroom
Presenting Author(s): ELLIOT VALENSTEIN (University of Michigan)
# 362 Invited Tutorial
CE Offered: BACB
Tutorial: Funding Behavioral Research
Monday, May 26, 2008: 10:00 AM–10:50 AM
International North
Chair: Alicia M. Alvero (Queens College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York)
W. KENT ANGER (Oregon Health & Science University), Oliver Wirth (CDC/NIOSH)
# 363 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
International Symposium - Implicit Relational Testing: Developing Functional Behavioral Tools for the Implicit Identification of Verbal and Social History
Monday, May 26, 2008: 10:00 AM–11:20 AM
Metra
Chair: Steven Robert Gannon (National University of Ireland, Maynooth)
# 365 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Assessment and Treatment of Stereotypic Behavior in Individuals with Autism
Monday, May 26, 2008: 10:30 AM–11:50 AM
International South
Chair: Bridget A. Taylor (Alpine Learning Group)
Discussant: Craig H. Kennedy (Vanderbilt University)
# 366 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Social Communication and Social Cognition in the Developing Child with Autism: Observations and Interventions
Monday, May 26, 2008: 10:30 AM–11:50 AM
Continental A
Chair: Christopher Jones (University of Puget Sound)
Discussant: Ilene S. Schwartz (University of Washington)
# 367 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Fighting to Survive in a School for Children with Autism: A Data Presentation of Effective Tactics to Teach Students with Autism
Monday, May 26, 2008: 10:30 AM–11:50 AM
Continental B
Chair: Jennifer G. Camblin (The Faison School for Autism)
# 368 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Innovative Approaches that Address Challenging Behavior in Individuals with Disabilities
Monday, May 26, 2008: 10:30 AM–11:50 AM
Stevens 3
Chair: James T. Ellis (Melmark New England)
Discussant: Frank L. Bird (Melmark New England)
# 369 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Empirical Investigations of Precision Teaching with Students and Adults with Autism
Monday, May 26, 2008: 10:30 AM–11:50 AM
Continental C
Chair: Donna L. Sloan (Rutgers University, Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center)
Discussant: Richard M. Kubina Jr. (Pennsylvania State University)
# 370 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Literacy, Anxiety, and Video Modeling: Innovations in Behavior Analysis for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Monday, May 26, 2008: 10:30 AM–11:50 AM
Stevens 4
Chair: Jeannie A. Golden (East Carolina University)
Discussant: Scott C. Cross (Lovaas Institute)
# 371 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Optimizing Applied Behavior Analysis Services
Monday, May 26, 2008: 10:30 AM–11:50 AM
Boulevard A
Chair: Ralph L. Olson (Pathways Community Mental Health)
# 374 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Behavioral Approaches to Improving the Quality of Life for Teens in Foster Care
Monday, May 26, 2008: 10:30 AM–11:50 AM
PDR 2
Chair: Michelle Sereno (University of South Florida)
Discussant: Hewitt B. Clark (University of South Florida)
# 376 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Examination of Data Analysis Methods
Monday, May 26, 2008: 10:30 AM–11:50 AM
Stevens 2
Chair: Jason C. Bourret (The New England Center for Children)
Discussant: William H. Ahearn (The New England Center for Children)
# 379 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Responding Under Ratio Schedules of Reinforcement: What Causes the Pause?
Monday, May 26, 2008: 10:30 AM–11:50 AM
Barbershop
Chair: Henry D. Schlinger (California State University, Los Angeles)
# 382 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Instructional Design: What's New?
Monday, May 26, 2008: 10:30 AM–11:50 AM
Waldorf
Chair: Kent Johnson (Morningside Academy)
# 383 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Practices of Effective Schools
Monday, May 26, 2008: 10:30 AM–11:50 AM
Williford C
Chair: Guy S. Bruce (Appealing Solutions, LLC)
Discussant: Henry S. Pennypacker (University of Florida)
# 386 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Behavior-Based Security and Safety: Improving Homeland Security with Behavior Analysis
Monday, May 26, 2008: 10:30 AM–11:50 AM
Marquette
Chair: Joseph R. Sasson (MedAxiom)
Discussant: John Austin (Western Michigan University)
# 387 Panel Discussion
CE Offered: BACB
Bridging the Gap: Using Distance Technologies For Technology Transfer
Monday, May 26, 2008: 10:30 AM–11:50 AM
Astoria
Chair: Judith E. Favell (AdvoServ)
# 389 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
International Symposium - Procedures to Increase Expressive Language
Monday, May 26, 2008: 10:30 AM–11:50 AM
Stevens 5
Chair: John W. Esch (ESCH Behavior Consultants, Inc.)
# 390 B. F. Skinner Lecture Series
CE Offered: BACB
The Choice to Take a Drug of Abuse: Contributions of Research with Non-Humans
Monday, May 26, 2008: 11:00 AM–11:50 AM
International North
Presenting Author(s): WILLIAM L. WOOLVERTON (University of Mississippi Medical Center)
# 392 Invited Tutorial
CE Offered: BACB
Tutorial: Creating and Managing Distance Learning Courses for Behavior Analysis
Monday, May 26, 2008: 11:00 AM–11:50 AM
Grand Ballroom
Chair: Pamela G. Osnes (Behavior Analysts, Inc.)
LESLIE S. BURKETT (University of North Texas)
# 402 Invited Tutorial
CE Offered: BACB
Tutorial: Evo-Devo
Monday, May 26, 2008: 1:30 PM–2:20 PM
International North
Chair: Hayne W. Reese (West Virginia University)
PETER KILLEEN (Arizona State University)
# 403 Invited Presenter
CE Offered: BACB
The Unit of Analysis in Evidence Based Practices
Monday, May 26, 2008: 1:30 PM–2:20 PM
Grand Ballroom
Presenting Author(s): TIMOTHY A. SLOCUM (Utah State University), SUSAN WILCZYNSKI (National Autism Center)
# 405 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Research in Language Development, Verbal Behavior, and the ABLLS-R: Data and Challenges
Monday, May 26, 2008: 1:30 PM–2:50 PM
Continental A
Chair: Sara L. Kuperstein (Behavior Analysts, Inc.)
Discussant: Caio F. Miguel (California State University, Sacramento)
# 406 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Teaching Higher Level Skills using Visual Prompts that are First Embedded, Then Used for Reference, Then Eliminated
Monday, May 26, 2008: 1:30 PM–2:50 PM
Continental C
Chair: Elizabeth Martineau (Nashoba Learning Group)
# 407 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Applications of the VB-MAPP Barriers Assessment in Applied Settings for Children with Autism
Monday, May 26, 2008: 1:30 PM–2:50 PM
Stevens 4
Chair: Jamie Hughes (Autism Consulting Services)
Discussant: Gwen Dwiggins (The Ohio State University)
# 408 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Building Social Repertoires and Ensuring Their Generalization in Children and Adolescents with Autism
Monday, May 26, 2008: 1:30 PM–2:50 PM
International South
Chair: Dawn B. Townsend (Institute for Educational Achievement)
Discussant: Gregory S. MacDuff (Princeton Child Development Institute)
# 409 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
EIBI: Treatment Modifications Under a Waiver and Follow-Up of Treated Children as Teens
Monday, May 26, 2008: 1:30 PM–2:50 PM
Stevens 2
Chair: Glen O. Sallows (Wisconsin Early Autism Project)
# 410 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Expanding Support for Children with Autism through Specialized Training
Monday, May 26, 2008: 1:30 PM–2:50 PM
Continental B
Chair: Jennifer B.G. Symon (California State University, Los Angeles)
# 412 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Treatment of Persons with Acquired Brain Injuries: Skill Acquisition and Behavior Change
Monday, May 26, 2008: 1:30 PM–2:50 PM
Boulevard A
Chair: Maria N. Myers (Oregon Institute of Technology)
Discussant: Michael P. Mozzoni (Learning Services Corporation)
# 415 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Observing Responses as Related to the Sequential Application of Pre-Listener and Listener Verbal Developmental Protocols
Monday, May 26, 2008: 1:30 PM–2:50 PM
4D
Chair: Dolleen-Day Keohane (Columbia University Teachers College)
# 421 Panel Discussion
CE Offered: BACB
Applied Behavior Analysis in Public Schools: Applications, Challenges and Solutions
Monday, May 26, 2008: 1:30 PM–2:50 PM
Stevens 3
Chair: Nicole Ciotti Gardenier (The New England Center for Children)
# 423 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
School-Wide Positive Behavior Support Programs Across the K-12 Continuum
Monday, May 26, 2008: 1:30 PM–2:50 PM
Williford A
Chair: Kathleen L. Lane (Vanderbilt University)
Discussant: James J. Fox (East Tennessee State University)
# 424 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Recent Curriculum Developments in Mathematics
Monday, May 26, 2008: 1:30 PM–2:50 PM
Waldorf
Chair: Harold E. Lobo (West Virginia University)
# 430 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
We're Ready to Learn Now! Protocols and Tactics for Establishing Pre-reader Verbal Capabilities
Monday, May 26, 2008: 1:30 PM–2:50 PM
Stevens 5
Chair: Jeanne Marie Speckman (Fred S. Keller School, Columbia University Teachers College)
# 435 Invited Presenter
CE Offered: BACB
Assessment and Treatment of Idiosyncratic Response Relations in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Monday, May 26, 2008: 2:30 PM–3:20 PM
International North
Presenting Author(s): HENRY S. ROANE (University of Nebraska Medical Center, Munroe-Meyer Institute)
# 436 Invited Panel
CE Offered: BACB
Licensing of Behavior Analysts
Monday, May 26, 2008: 2:30 PM–3:50 PM
Grand Ballroom
Chair: Henry S. Pennypacker (University of Florida)
# 439 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
International Symposium - Addressing Problem Behavior: Ethical and Clinical Issues
Monday, May 26, 2008: 3:00 PM–4:20 PM
Stevens 4
Chair: Monika M. Suchowierska (Warsaw School of Social Psychology)
Discussant: J. Helen Yoo (New York State Institute for Basic Research)
# 440 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Current Topics in Autism Intervention
Monday, May 26, 2008: 3:00 PM–4:20 PM
Stevens 2
Chair: Michael Fabrizio (Organization for Research and Learning)
# 442 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Simulation-Based Training to Improve Communication and Teamwork and Reduce Medical Errors
Monday, May 26, 2008: 3:00 PM–4:20 PM
Boulevard A
Chair: R. Wayne Fuqua (Western Michigan University)
Discussant: Terry E. McSween (Quality Safety Edge)
# 445 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
The Treatment of Refractory Severe Problem Behaviors
Monday, May 26, 2008: 3:00 PM–4:20 PM
Stevens 3
Chair: Nathan Blenkush (Judge Rotenberg Center)
# 447 Panel Discussion
CE Offered: BACB
Evolutionary Developmental Biology
Monday, May 26, 2008: 3:00 PM–4:20 PM
4D
Chair: Jacob L. Gewirtz (Florida International University)
# 449 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
The Role of Reinforcement in Classroom Settings
Monday, May 26, 2008: 3:00 PM–4:20 PM
Waldorf
Chair: Phillip J. Belfiore (Mercyhurst College)
Discussant: Christopher Skinner (The Univesity of Tennessee)
# 450 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
School-Wide Positive Behavior Supports at the Classroom Level
Monday, May 26, 2008: 3:00 PM–4:20 PM
Williford A
Chair: Rachel L. White (University of Kansas)
# 453 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Applications of OBM and BBS Techniques in Privately-Owned Businesses
Monday, May 26, 2008: 3:00 PM–4:20 PM
Marquette
Chair: Marisa Snow (Florida State University)
Discussant: Marco D. Tomasi (Florida State University)
# 456 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Assessment and Treatment of Problem Behavior Maintained by Automatic Reinforcement
Monday, May 26, 2008: 3:30 PM–4:50 PM
International South
Chair: Eileen M. Roscoe (The New England Center for Children)
# 457 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Empirical Investigations and Conceptual Analyses of Verbal Behavior Training for Children with Autism
Monday, May 26, 2008: 3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Continental A
Chair: Michele D. Wallace (California State University, Los Angeles)
Discussant: Thomas S. Higbee (Utah State University)
# 458 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Further Examination of the Use of Motivating Operations when Working with Persons with Autism and Developmental Disabilities
Monday, May 26, 2008: 3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Continental B
Chair: Mark O'Reilly (University of Texas, Austin)
# 459 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Recent Advances in the Assessment and Treatment of Stereotypy
Monday, May 26, 2008: 3:30 PM–4:50 PM
Continental C
Chair: John T. Rapp (St. Cloud State University)
# 467 Invited Panel
CE Offered: BACB
The Role of the Listener in the Analysis of Verbal Behavior
Monday, May 26, 2008: 3:30 PM–4:50 PM
International North
Chair: William F. Potter (California State University, Stanislaus)
# 468 Invited Tutorial
CE Offered: BACB
Tutorial: Licensure for Behavior Analysts: Has the Time Arrived?
Monday, May 26, 2008: 4:00 PM–4:50 PM
Grand Ballroom
Chair: Maria R. Ruiz (Rollins College)
MICHAEL WEINBERG (Orlando Behavior Health Services, LLC)
# 499 Invited Tutorial
CE Offered: BACB
Tutorial: A Molar View of Behavior
Tuesday, May 27, 2008: 9:00 AM–9:50 AM
Grand Ballroom
Chair: Sam Leigland (Gonzaga University)
WILLIAM M. BAUM (University of California, Davis)
# 504 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Comparing Methods to Improve the Intraverbal Repertoire in Children with Autism
Tuesday, May 27, 2008: 9:00 AM–10:20 AM
Stevens 2
Chair: Tamara S. Kasper (The Center for Autism Treatment)
Discussant: Tamara S. Kasper (The Center for Autism Treatment)
# 505 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Establishing Social Initiation: There Is More than One Way to Start a Conversation
Tuesday, May 27, 2008: 9:00 AM–10:20 AM
Continental C
Chair: Joseph M. Vedora (BEACON Services)
Discussant: Gordon A. DeFalco (Evergreen Center)
# 506 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Use of Behavioral Interventions to Promote High Levels of Staff Performance
Tuesday, May 27, 2008: 9:00 AM–10:20 AM
Continental A
Chair: Stacey Buchanan Williams (Melmark New England)
Discussant: Florence D. DiGennaro Reed (Melmark New England)
# 507 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Using Visual Strategies to Promote the Acquisition of Communication and Social Skills of Children with Autism
Tuesday, May 27, 2008: 9:00 AM–10:20 AM
International South
Chair: Debra Berry Malmberg (Claremont McKenna College)
Discussant: Debra Berry Malmberg (Claremont McKenna College)
# 508 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
The Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Inc.: Description of Service Model and Programs of Research
Tuesday, May 27, 2008: 9:00 AM–10:20 AM
Continental B
Chair: Jonathan J. Tarbox (Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Inc.)
# 509 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Evaluations of Treatments for Food Selectivity
Tuesday, May 27, 2008: 9:00 AM–10:20 AM
Boulevard B
Chair: Adel C. Najdowski (Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Inc.)
Discussant: Meeta R. Patel (Clinic 4 Kidz)
# 510 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Applied Behavior Analysis in Therapeutic Contexts: Treating Children with Psychiatric Disorders
Tuesday, May 27, 2008: 9:00 AM–10:20 AM
Boulevard A
Chair: Jeannie A. Golden (East Carolina University)
# 512 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
The Evolution of the Behavior Analysis Services Program: Data on Services, Training Components, and Related Measures
Tuesday, May 27, 2008: 9:00 AM–10:20 AM
PDR 2
Chair: Kimberly Crosland (University of South Florida)
# 514 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Rethinking Early Intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Critical Role of Parents as Therapists
Tuesday, May 27, 2008: 9:00 AM–10:20 AM
4D
Chair: Rebecca P. F. MacDonald (The New England Center for Children)
# 515 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
International Symposium - Stimulus Equivalence: Research to Practic
Tuesday, May 27, 2008: 9:00 AM–10:20 AM
Metra
Chair: Renee C. Mansfield (The New England Center for Children)
Discussant: Martha Hübner ( University of São Paulo, Brazil)
# 520 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Advancing Behavioral Technology in Early and General Education
Tuesday, May 27, 2008: 9:00 AM–10:20 AM
Williford A
Chair: Rachel H. Thompson (The New England Center for Children)
# 523 Panel Discussion
CE Offered: BACB
Establishing and Expanding ABA Affiliate Chapters
Tuesday, May 27, 2008: 9:00 AM–10:20 AM
4A
Chair: Richard B. Graff (New England Center for Children)
# 526 Invited Presenter
CE Offered: BACB
Addressing the Challenging Behaviors of Adolescents with Autism: Successful Proactive Strategies, Methods and Skills Building Interventions
Tuesday, May 27, 2008: 10:00 AM–10:50 AM
Grand Ballroom
Presenting Author(s): RICHARD M. FOXX (Pennsylvania State University)
# 527 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Theory-Based Research on Conditions of Practice and the Development of Expertise in Sports
Tuesday, May 27, 2008: 10:00 AM–11:20 AM
Williford B
Chair: Elise Cooke (Holliston Public Schools)
Discussant: Eric J. Hörst (Training for Climbing)
# 530 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Assessment Considerations in Behavioral Treatment of Autism
Tuesday, May 27, 2008: 10:30 AM–11:50 AM
Continental C
Chair: Gerald E. Harris (Texas Young Autism Project)
Discussant: Gerald E. Harris (Texas Young Autism Project)
# 531 Panel Discussion
CE Offered: BACB
Behavior Analysts Consulting in Public Schools: Identifying and Managing Obstacles
Tuesday, May 27, 2008: 10:30 AM–11:50 AM
Continental A
Chair: Ruth M. Donlin (Private Practice)
# 532 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Rapport Building
Tuesday, May 27, 2008: 10:30 AM–11:50 AM
Stevens 2
Chair: Michael Fabrizio (Fabrizio/Moors Consulting)
Discussant: Shahla S. Ala'i-Rosales (University of North Texas)
# 533 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Recent Advances in the Assessment and Treatment of Challenging Behavior
Tuesday, May 27, 2008: 10:30 AM–11:50 AM
Continental B
Chair: Mark O'Reilly (University of Texas, Austin)
# 535 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Teaching Parents to Design, Implement, and Evaluate Behavioral Intervention for their Children with Autism
Tuesday, May 27, 2008: 10:30 AM–11:50 AM
International South
Chair: Debra Berry Malmberg (Claremont McKenna College)
Discussant: Lara M. Delmolino Gatley (Rutgers University)
# 542 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
The Present Will Pass: Preserving Your Work for the Future
Tuesday, May 27, 2008: 10:30 AM–11:50 AM
4A
Chair: Abigail B. Calkin (Calkin Consulting Center)
# 543 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Beyond Autism and Developmental Disabilities: Expanding the Role of Behavior Analysts in Schools
Tuesday, May 27, 2008: 10:30 AM–11:50 AM
Williford A
Chair: Steven Woolf (BEACON Services)
Discussant: Steven Woolf (BEACON Services)
# 546 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Behavior Systems Analysis in Health Care and Human Service Settings
Tuesday, May 27, 2008: 10:30 AM–11:50 AM
Joliet
Chair: Nicholas L. Weatherly (Western Michigan University)
# 547 Invited Tutorial
CE Offered: BACB
Tutorial: The Tacts of Life: Accuracy, Science and Pseudoscience
Tuesday, May 27, 2008: 11:00 AM–11:50 AM
Grand Ballroom
Chair: William F. Potter (California State University, Stanislaus)
TIMOTHY D. HACKENBERG (University of Florida)
# 548 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Behavioral Consultation: Applications from the Field
Tuesday, May 27, 2008: 11:30 AM–12:50 PM
Williford B
Chair: Ralph N. Pampino (Quality Behavioral Outcomes)
Discussant: Donald A. Wachelka (Quality Behavioral Outcomes)
# 550 Invited Tutorial
CE Offered: BACB
Tutorial: Building a Transactional Systems Model of Services for Children with Autism
Tuesday, May 27, 2008: 12:00 PM–12:50 PM
Grand Ballroom
Chair: Mollie J. Horner-King (Southern Illinois University)
ANTHONY J. CUVO (Southern Illinois University)
# 554 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
International Symposium - Research and Practice on Staff and Parent Training in Autism Early Intensive Intervention
Tuesday, May 27, 2008: 12:00 PM–1:20 PM
Stevens 2
Chair: Daniela Fazzio (University of Manitoba & St. Amant Research Center)
Discussant: Tricia Corinne Vause (Brock University)
# 555 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
The Assessment and Application of Momentary Time Sampling and Partial Interval Recording in Classroom Settings
Tuesday, May 27, 2008: 12:00 PM–1:20 PM
Continental C
Chair: Kate E. Fiske Massey (Rutgers University)
Discussant: Rebecca P. F. MacDonald (The New England Center for Children)
# 558 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
The Influence of Positive Behavior Analytic Procedures on Problem Behaviors
Tuesday, May 27, 2008: 12:00 PM–1:20 PM
Stevens 1
Chair: Gordon A. DeFalco (Evergreen Center)
Discussant: Thomas L. Zane (The Center for Applied Behavior Analysis at The Sage Colleges)
# 559 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Pocket PC and Video Applications in Clinical Settings
Tuesday, May 27, 2008: 12:00 PM–1:20 PM
4A
Chair: Katherine Miriam Johnson-Patagoc (Our Lady of Peace)
Discussant: James W. Jackson (Southern Illinois University, Carbondale)
# 560 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
Making ABA a First Choice Treatment in More Settings
Tuesday, May 27, 2008: 12:00 PM–1:20 PM
Williford A
Chair: Deirdre Lee Fitzgerald (Eastern Connecticut State University)
Discussant: Donn Sottolano (Area Cooperative Educational Services)
# 561 Symposium
CE Offered: BACB
No Time for Sleep: Active Student Responding in College Classrooms
Tuesday, May 27, 2008: 12:00 PM–1:20 PM
Williford C
Chair: David Bicard (University of Memphis)
Discussant: Matthew Tincani (University of Nevada)

 

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