Tri-State Webinar: Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills-Revised: Part 2 of 2: Developing a Verbal Behavior Program Using the ABLLS-R

Description:

This two-part webinar series will focus on the Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills-Revised (ABLLS-­R) protocol. Part 1 will provide an overview of the ABLLS-R, which include the steps to administer and score this tool. Part 2 will focus on using the information from the ABLLS-­‐R to create a verbal behavior program. This information will review the Behavior Language Assessment tool and its use in getting a verbal behavior program started prior to the complete administration of the ABLLS‐R.

Learner Objectives:

• The learner will become familiar with the different tools available to create a verbal behavior program with the ABLLS-R.
• The learner will become familiar with the Behavior Language Assessment and its use in programming.
• The learner will become familiar with the sequence of steps to make a verbal behavior program with the ABLLS-R.

Presenter: 

Deb Rauner M.Ed received a B.S. in Elementary and Special Education and an M. Ed. in Educational Psychology with endorsements in Elementary Education, Special Education (Mild/Moderate/Severe Disabilities and Behavior Disorders). Ms. Rauner has been a special education teacher for 33 years, with 17 years as a classroom teacher for students with autism, moderate and severe disabilities and 16 years as a Behavior Specialist. Ms. Rauner has served students in the self­‐contained classroom and regular education classrooms and has also done consultation in early childhood classrooms, daycares, with home programming and at vocational sites. Ms. Rauner has received and provided a variety of training in areas such as Applied Behavior Analysis, Functional Behavior Assessment, Programming for students with Autism Spectrum Disorders, and Teaching Language and Designing ABA Classrooms using Verbal Behavior Strategies. Ms. Rauner is currently an Autism Consultant.

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The webinars are listed by category and alphabetical order. The category for this webinar is Assessment.