NEXT KSABA MEETING Tuesday October 21, 2008, 6:30 pm Centre
for Neuro Skills building, 2658 Mt. Vernon ave.; review membership plan; possible in-service on behavioral screening; review
organization poster & web-site; upcoming Fresno ABA conference - KSABA presence; advocacy and "being a voice"
discussion;
April to Sept 2007 April 17, First Society meeting. Completed;
great response.
May 25-29 ABA - 33rd Annual Con. San Diego, CA. Awesome conference, hope you were
there.
June 19, Second society meeting. Good discussions,
planning and focus on goals.
July 17, Third society meeting.
Great group; new people; nice discussions on issues facing ABA in schools; some review of "Medication and Behavior"
issues.
Sept. 25, Fourth Society meeting. General Agenda: Greetings/Introductions
(as needed), Review of Agenda/edit, Old business (job posting, organization, school issues), New business (Ethics
and ABA, CalABA, organization goals and structure), Event/Project Plan , schedule next meeting.
October
2007 to July 2008
Nov. 16, 2007 - CSU Fresno - ABA Conference
Nov. 29,
2007 - Dr. G.Roy Meyer presentation in Bakersfield;Promoting Desired Student Behavior.
Jan. 12, 2008 -
Behavior Modification Workshop: Presented by Kern
Autism Network and
LaQuita Spivey, Founder of Innovative Behavioral Solutions, Inc.; half day workshop at the Hilton
Garden Inn.
Jan. 17, 2008 - KSABA meeting:
new friends, exciting discussions, future planning.
Feb. 19, 2008 - Julie and Ernie Vargus give a talk on Walden
II; 1:00 pm Cal State University Fresno.
Feb. 21-23, 2008 - CalABA conference, Garden Grove, CA
Feb.
29, 2008 - Kern Autism Network 12th Annual Conference - guests Robert and Lynn Koegel, PhDs.
Apr.
3, 2008 - KSABA meeting: small group, lively discussion about the education system, Behavior Program Evaluation
Committee and personnel issues around the county.
April 25, 2008 - Autism: Evidence Based Practices; The
Cambridge Center Conference
May 23 - 26, 2008 - A.B.A.I. Annual Conference - Chicago
July 15, 2008 - KSABA Meeting: another good meeting, couple of new folks, great; several
regulars out of town; set a few action items; complete CE application for behavior analyst units, attempt to organize an in-service
for next meeting; develop organization poster to present at upcoming conferences; Fresno conference in Dec., CalABA in May
'09; develop plan for membership; update website with professional in area.
** Mark your calendar for the Association for Behavior Analysis International's
2009 Autism Conference, which will be held February 6-8, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville-Riverfront in Jacksonville,
Florida.
ABAI's 3rd Autism Conference offers opportunities for attendees to benefit once again from valuable information,
networking opportunities, and exhibitors. More information about the program, registration details, and a Call for Poster
Presentations will be available in early August.ABAI's 2009 Autism Conference Program Committee:
William L. Heward, Ed.D., BCBA (Ohio State University), Chair
James E. Carr, Ph.D., BCBA (Western Michigan University)
David Celiberti, Ph.D., BCBA (President, Association for
Science in Autism Treatment & President, ABAI Parent-Professional Partnership SIG)
Marianne L. Jackson, Ph.D., BCBA
(University of Nevada, Reno)
Linda A. LeBlanc, Ph.D., BCBA (Western Michigan University)
Jack Scott, Ph.D., BCBA
(Florida Atlantic University)
Mary Jane Weiss, Ph.D., BCBA (Rutgers University & President, ABAI Autism SIG)
Susan M. Wilczynski, Ph.D., BCBA (Executive Director, National Autism Center)
Past
KSABA meeting info:
* Medication and Behavior Articles FYI:
See "Behavior and Social Issues" -
Review Wong and
Wyatt articles at: (copy and paste into browser) http://www.uic.edu/htbin/cgiwrap/bin/ojs/index.php?journal=bsi&page=issue&op=view&path[]=54
*Ethics and ABA articles:
- CalABA's Code of Ethics: http://www.sacadvocacy.com/calaba/ethics.pdf
- BACB Guidelines: http://www.bacb.com/pages/conduct.html
- Self Injury and Func Anal,
Ethics and evidence: http://www.dddcec.org/ETMRDDV/sample/hastings.pdf
- Code of Ethics web-links:
http://www.abainternational.org/aba/ethics.asp
