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Skill-Building Workshops

Conference Objectives
APBS Conference participants will be able to:

1. Gain an understanding of research-based strategies that combine applied behavior analysis and biomedical science with person-centered values and systems change to increase quality of life and decrease problem behavior;
2. Identify practical applications of positive behavior support in a variety of places including schools, early childhood, mental health, child welfare settings, and in organizations that provide services to adults with intellectual or other disabilities;
3. Describe the most current, state-of-the-art research on positive behavior support for a variety of populations and settings;
4. Expand explicit knowledge about the field of positive behavior support that promotes questioning about the field and its aims and methods;
5. Expand their perspective on problems/goals and PBS intervention strategies by enhancing knowledge (unspoken understandings) about the field of positive behavior support; and
6. Enhance understanding about the key components and related considerations in the positive behavior support process from an individual to systems level perspective.

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Call for PBIS Videos!
Does your school create homegrown videos to support your SW-PBIS initiative? If so, please consider submitting your video to the 3rd Annual PBIS Film Festival to be held at the APBS Conference this March in Atlanta. Videos are judged in a number of categories, including "Best Picture", "Best Introduction to PBIS", "Best Teaching Expectations", and "Best Staff Buy In". Previous winners of the coveted "Best Picture" award are "Garbagio" from Shawnee Mission School District in Kansas, and "Respectful, Responsible, and Ready: Stand Up" from Madison School District in Idaho. Other winners and homegrown PBIS Videos can be seen at www.PBISVideos.com.

If you would like to enter or have questions, please email Michael Kennedy at: MKennedy@Virginia.edu, or call at 434-924-0827 to receive an official entry & permission form. The submission process is easy, you can either email a link (if it is already online), or mail a DVD to Michael. You do not need to attend the conference to participate, but it is encouraged! There are no monetary prizes for participating or winning (it's all for fun, learning, and sharing). However, participants and winners are given certificates of recognition.

This year's guest judge is Dan Habib, Director of "Including Samuel", so get those videos in, and we look forward to sharing your work in Atlanta!

Who Cares About Kelsey? documentary film screening and discussion

Join filmmaker Dan Habib for one of the first screenings in the country of his new documentary film Who Cares About Kelsey? Popcorn provided! The film screening will be followed by a post-screening discussion with filmmaker Dan Habib, Filmmaker in Residence, and Dr. JoAnne Malloy, RENEW Project Director, of the Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire. Habib is creator of the internationally acclaimed documentary, Including Samuel.

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Distinguished Speakers
A distinguished speaker is a leader in the field who, based on both their acknowledged expertise in the field and generosity, have either; 1) waived honoraria at an APBS sponsored event, 2) re-directed honoraria from a presentation that they provided to APBS and/or 3) have donated their honoraria following a presentation to APBS. APBS wishes to acknowledge and thank each of the following Distinguished Speakers.

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Featured Speakers

• Catherine Bradshaw, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
• Todd Haydon, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
  (Ted Carr Initial Researcher Recipient)
• Elise Pas, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
  (Ted Carr Initial Researcher Recipient)
• Russ Skiba, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
• Brenda Smith Myles, Ziggurat Group, Dallas, TX
• Travis Thompson, University of Minnesota, Roseville, MN
• Anne Todd, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR

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Invited Speakers

• Nila Benito, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
• Michele Brentano, Bloomington, IN
• Sandra Chafouleas, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
• Albert Duchnowski, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
• Lucille Eber, Illinois PBIS Network, La Grange Park, IL
• Kelley Gordham, Oregon Intervention System, Tigard, OR
• Jane Idell, St. John’s University, Fishkill, NY
• Kathleen Lane, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
• Laura Larson, Tigard, OR
• Gary LaVigna, IABA, Los Angeles, CA
• Victoria McMullen, Webster University, St. Louis, MO
• Jody Mimmack, University of Denver, Grand Junction, CO
• April Mustian, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
• Laura Riffel, University of Kansas, Overland Park, KS
• David Rotholz, University of South Carolina School of Medicine,
  Columbia, SC
• Brandi Simonsen, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
• Russ Skiba, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
• George Sugai, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
• Sandra Washburn, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

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Skill-Building Workshop Information

Pre-Conference Workshops –
These take place from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 14, 2012

• SWK101 — Tier 2 for Work Avoidance: Breaks are Better and Academic Behavior CICO
  Cynthia Anderson, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
  We introduce two Tier 2 interventions (modifications of check-in/check-out) designed for students whose behavior is motivated by avoiding academic routines. Attendees will learn key features of the interventions and how to implement in their schools.

  SWK103 — Building Tier 2/3 Capacity within School-wide Systems of PBIS
  Lucille Eber, Illinois PBIS Network, La Grange Park, IL
  Participants will learn how their schools/districts can structure Tier 2/3 systems and develop capacity for effectively supporting students with more complex emotional/behavioral needs. System and data to guide Tier 2/3 implementation will be shared.

Saturday Morning Workshops –
These take place from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 17, 2012

• SWK104 — SWIS Facilitator Updates
  Celeste Rossetto Dickey, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
  This half-day session will provide SWIS Facilitators with updates on the SWIS, CICO-SWIS and ISISSWIS Applications. The session will also allow time for questions and technical assistance.

  SWK105 — Screening, Assessment, Progress Monitoring, and Evidence Based Interventions: A Comprehensive Approach
  Kimberly Vannest, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
  Top-notch programs use evidence-based interventions, sensitive, accurate, identification of risk and efficient targeting of problem behavior to allow efficacious programming to reach students quickly. We will objectively review screeners, problem targeting methods, interventions, and selection models.

  SWK106 — Social Skill Instruction at the Elementary Level
  Lori Newcomer, University of Missouri, Glencoe, MO
  This workshop will provide information on the key features of school based social skill interventions at the elementary level, including accurate diagnosis, direct instruction, positive practice and generalization within the SW-PBS framework.

  SWK107 — Prevent-Teach-Reinforce Model (PTR): A Tier 3 Behavior Intervention Accepted by Teachers
  Rose Iovannone, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
  This presentation will describe PTR, a Tier 3 behavior intervention process that was evaluated with and highly accepted by 200 school-based teams. Participants will learn the standardized process, view video examples, and obtain sample tools.

  SWK109 — TIPS (Team-Initiated Problem Solving)Model
  Marla Dewhirst, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Mahomet, IL
  TIPS Model is a systematized process that improves PBIS team meeting efficiency, effectiveness, and functioning. The TIPS Model can be applied by school teams addressing academic or social behaviors at any tier.

  SWK110 — Engaging in a Practical and Reciprocal Relationship Between Effective Leadership and Coaching
  Brian Gaunt, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
  Participants will learn about and plan for the application of the reciprocal relationship between effective leadership characteristics and coaching functions to support implementation of an integrated multi-tiered system at the State, District, and School levels.

  SWK111 — Data is Not a Four Letter Word
  Karen Childs, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL This workshop will guide participants in maximizing the use of student performance and implementation fidelity data to impact behavior across campus. Exemplars will demonstrate an efficient problem solving process across support tiers in School-wide PBS.

  SWK112 — Positive Behavior Support for Families: Effective Strategies to Address Your Child’s Behavior
  Amy McCart, University of Kansas, Shawnee, KS
  This session offers families Positive Behavior Support strategies and tools including the Behavior Analysis Intervention Summary (BAIS) and Home Environment Behavioral Management tool. Families will work through behavioral scenarios and intervention strategies for their child.

Saturday Afternoon Workshop –
This takes place from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 17, 2012

• SWK113 — Social Skill Instruction at the Secondary Level
  Lori Newcomer, University of Missouri, Glencoe, MO
  This workshop will address social skill instruction with a focus on the context of social and emotional learning — recognizing and managing emotions, establishing positive relationships, making responsible decisions, and handling challenging situations constructively.

Saturday Full-Day Workshops –
These take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 17, 2012

• SWK116 — Practical Classroom Strategies at the Universal, Targeted Group, and Intensive Need Level
  Laura Riffel, University of Kansas, Overland Park, KS
  This workshop will provide participants with real world strategies they can take back and use in the classroom the next day. These strategies will work for all age levels and support needs.

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