1st Annual Meeting – January 8, 9 & 10, 2004
University of Nevada, Reno
1001 North Virginia St.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 8, 2004
8:00 am – 8:30 am Workshop Registration: Continuing Education Building
8:30 am – 4:30 pm WORKSHOPS – lunch on your own
See Workshop Descriptions
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm RECEPTION and POSTER SESSION
University Inn: A cash bar will be provided.
Meet the Conference presenters and interact with poster presenters!
FRIDAY, JANUARY 9, 2004
8:00 am – 8:30 am Registration: Continuing Education Building
8:30 am – 9:00 am Opening Remarks & Announcements –
Larry Williams Ph.D.
9:00 am – 9:50 am One Way to Teach College Courses
JACK MICHAEL, Ph.D.,Western Michigan University
10:00 am – 12:00noon SYMPOSIUM: Assessment and Intervention in
Organizations
Ramona Houmanfar, Ph.D., University of Nevada, Reno Chair
Alyce Dickenson, Ph.D., Western Michigan University
Individual Monetary Incentives: Does the design of the pay system
affect performance?
Mark Alavosius, Ph.D., Western Michigan University
Expand OBM Systems: Considerations of the Organization,
Industry, and Market Factors affecting BBS Solutions
Bill Abernathy, Ph.D., Abernathy & Associates.
Freedom in the workplace
12:00 noon – 130 pm Lunch (on own)
1:30pm – 4:00 pm SYMPOSIUM: Basic Research and Conceptual
Issues.
Linda Hayes, Ph.D., University of Nevada, Reno, Chair
Carl Cheney, Ph.D., Utah State University
Interaction Between Experience and Internal
Mechanisms.
Michael Perone, Ph.D., West Virginia University
Experimental Analyses of Conditioned Reinforcement in Pigeons
and People
Jackson Marr, Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology
Descriptive Explanation or Explanatory Description? The Mocking
of Mach and Other Things
4:00 pm – 5:30pm CASH BAR & Poster Session – University Inn
SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 2004
8:30 am –9:00 am Registration: Continuing Education Building
9:00am –9:50 am BRIAN IWATA, Ph.D., University of Florida
On the Comparability of Structural and Functional Analysis: ABC,
ABA.
10:00 am –11:30 noon SYMPOSIUM: Clinical Behavioral
Applications
Pat Ghezzi, Ph.D., University of Nevada, Reno, Chair
Michele Wallace, Ph.D. Pediatric Feeding Disorders.
Don Jackson, Ph.D., Sierra Regional Center
Positive Behavioral Supports–Nevada
Mark Sundberg, Ph.D., Concord CA.Sign language or PECS?
A Behavioral Analysis
11:30 noon – 1:00pm Lunch (on own)
1:00 pm – 1:50 pm Radical Behavioral Psychotherapy
Barbara Kohlenberg, Ph.D., University of Nevada, Reno School of
Medicine.
2:00 pm –2:50pm Acceptance & Commitment Therapy: Nature, Process and Outcome
Steven C. Hayes, Ph.D., University of Nevada, Reno
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Annual meeting of NABA (members only)
Annual Student member business meeting
NOTE Continuing Education Credits have been applied for Psychologists, Social workers, Nurses, Family & Marriage Counselors & BADA
NABA Workshop Schedule
Full Day Workshop:
Teaching Language to Children with Autism.
Presented by Mark L. Sundberg, Ph.D., BCBA, Behavior Analysts, Inc./STARS School.
A workshop on language assessment and intervention for children with language delays. This introductory workshop will cover the basic elements of B. F. Skinner´s analysis of language, language assessment, and beginning a language intervention program for a child who has little (less than 100 words) or no verbal skills.
Half Day Workshop: 8:30 am – 12 noon.
Dialetical Behavior Therapy
Presented by Armida Rubio
Fruzzetti, M.A
DBT is a comprehensive program for treating borderline personality disorder and chronic suicidal behavior. This workshop will provide an introduction to the theory underlying DBT, an overview of DBT treatment model, targets, and DBT treatment strategies, an introduction and overview of DBT skill training modules, and opportunities to discuss applying DBT in your treatment setting.
Half Day Workshop: 1:30 pm – 5 pm
Aging and Dementia.
Presented by Debra Fredericks, Ph.D., R.N.C., A.P.N.
Topics are Healthy Cognitive Aging vs. Neurodegenerative Disease, Overview of Alzheimer´s Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment and Behavioral
Interventions for Common Behavior Challenges
Half Day Workshop: 1:30 pm – 5 pm.
Introduction to Behavior–Based Safety.
Presented by Thomas E. Boyce, Ph.D.
This workshop will provide an introduction to the key characteristics of behavior–based safety. Intended for managers and safety personnel from industry, the session will include interactive experiences designed to promote an understanding of the principles
of behavior–based psychology, employee–driven observation and feedback, one–on–one coaching, and positive–focused strategies to promote employee involvement in safety. Dr. Boyce has worked with several Fortune 500 companies and is an energetic and entertaining public speaker.
Half Day Workshop: 8:30 AM–12:00 Noon
Functional Analysis
Presented by Michele Wallace Ph.D., BCBA
This workshop will provide practitioners with a comprehensive overview of how to design, conduct and interpret functional behavioral Analyses for a variety of behavior problems. Learn the most recent details of how to actually do Functional Analyses and how they relate to Functional Assessments in general
Half Day Workshop: 1:30 pm – 5 pm
Assessment of Basic Learning Abilities: How it relates to teaching.
Presented by W. Larry Williams, Ph.D.
This workshop will provide information for teachers, trainers, and direct care providers regarding a learner´s ability to understand and learn through visual and auditory channels. Once determined, this information is then used to adjust teaching, training, and caregiver strategies so they are appropriate for the learner´s level of comprehension.
For Conference rates ($35 per night) at the University Inn please call toll free to 877–864–8466 and ask for the "NABA" room block rate