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38th Annual Convention; Seattle, WA; 2012

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Workshop #W25
CE Offered: PSY/BACB
Running Effective Behavior Analytic Social Skills Groups
Friday, May 25, 2012
8:00 AM–3:00 PM
214 (Convention Center)
Area: PRA; Domain: Service Delivery
CE Instructor: Jessica Wenig, M.S.
JESSICA WENIG (Advances Learning Center), ALYSSA FAMIGLIETTI (Advances Learning Center), LIBBY PAIGE ADAMS (Advances Learning Center)
Description: Teaching social skills in a group setting requires a multitude of skills: grouping students in effective clusters, using group contingencies, taking data on multiple students at once, and individualizing prompt levels and reinforcement schedules while running effective activities that provide students with frequent opportunities to respond to social stimuli. This workshop will teach specific learning activities that target skills in the domains of body language; conversation; independent, pretend, and cooperative play; social conventions; and perspective-taking. It will also provide training on how, when, and why to use group contingencies and give strategies for individualizing social instruction in a group setting.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this workshop, participants should be able to:

Use a variety of activities designed to provide students with frequent opportunities to respond to social cues

Facilitate activities that teach body language; conversation; independent, pretend, and cooperative play; social conventions; and perspective-taking

Group students into effective learning clusters

Use several different group contingencies and identify the reasons behind using each type of contingency

Collect data on multiple students

Individualize prompt levels and reinforcement schedules while running an instructional activity with several students

Take procedural integrity and reliability measures on social skills group leaders

Activities: Following a personalized system of instruction approach, participants will work in groups to complete guided notes and case studies and participate in video-modeled activities and role plays. There will be some lecture, but the majority of the workshop will be hands on.
Audience: This workshop is appropriate for BCBAs who train staff to run social skills groups; teachers, SLPs, behavioral instructors, or therapists who run social skills groups; school staff intending to implement social skills instruction as a part of their curriculum; and anyone currently running social skills groups or wishing to run them in the future.
Content Area: Practice
Instruction Level: Intermediate

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