Description from Partington Behavior Analysts homepage:

This workshop will review critical components for establishing and providing effective language-based behavioral interventions within classrooms.

Research has clearly established the effectiveness of intensive behavioral intervention with children with autism. A great proportion of these services have been provided to children in 1 to 1 training sessions outside of a public school classroom. However, it is possible and desirable to incorporate these effective educational services within public school classroom environments.

A review of issues related to, and specific recommendations for staff training, classroom structure and schedule, curriculum development, small group (1 to 2+) instructional strategies, skill acquisition tracking, and behavioral consultation will be provided. This workshop is highly recommended for educators, parents and consultants who wish to help public schools develop effective, data-based classroom services.

Participants will be able to:

• Identify critical teaching skills that must be demonstrated by teachers and instructional assistants in a language-based, ABA classroom.
• Specify components of a classroom schedule that will allow for high frequency of learner responding to high-priority learning tasks.
• Identify how to assess learner skills and construct an IEP to ensure the development of language and other important learner skills.
• Identify methods for implementing behavioral language training strategies in a small group format.
• Specify critical components of a classroom-wide, data collection system and a system for monitoring student progress.
• Identify how the critical elements of discrete trial instruction can be implemented within the child’s typical daily events.

About the Presenter

Dr. Partington is the founder and director of Partington Behavior Analysts in California and is internationally-recognized as a leader in the field of autism treatment.  He has over 49 years of designing and implementing effective language-based programs for individuals with a diagnosis of autism.  He has always valued the importance of using his expertise to help others live happier and more fulfilling lives. He is the author of The Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills-Revised (The ABLLS-R®) which is a skills-tracking system used around the world as well as in many school districts. He is the co-author of The AFLS: The Assessment of Functional Living Skills, which assesses functional living skills for everyday life. He has passed on his knowledge of Applied Behavior Analysis and Verbal Behavior as a professor at several major universities and through his publications (e.g., in major scientific journals and books), workshops, and training seminars. He served for six years as a member on the Behavior Analyst Certification Board. To date, he has worked in 31 countries outside of the United States and some of his publications have been translated into numerous languages.

Dr. Partington has established and monitored clinical intervention services in Egypt, Hong Kong, Singapore and Indonesia. He has recently begun to provide training to staff in Saudi Arabia, Moscow and Kazakhstan. In the last 8 years, he has begun to provide consultation and training to programs that provide services to adults. One of his latest projects involves the integration of adults with autism into the workforce in Taiwan.

Currently, Dr. Partington is on the faculty of Consorzio Universitario Humanitas in Rome, and continues to provide training seminars, workshops, and publications to audiences across the world. His goal is to simplify the teaching process for parents, teachers, educators, and other professionals who teach or want to teach skills to individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

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