BSC Licensure Training Schedule January March 2015 Wesley Spectrum Services is offering a wide variety of training opportunities approved for ACT 62 Credit Bureau of Autism Services (BAS) Behavior Specialist Licensure Hours. Descriptions are attached. ABA2: Data Collection ASD and Co morbid Disorders Collaboration with Families Ethical Dilemmas for BSC/MT Family Therapies: Putting the Individual in Context Family Therapies II: Intervening with the Family Functional Behavioral Assessment Proactive Strategies Prompting The costs are noted with each training; CEU s are an additional $10 per training. To register, please contact Joanne Gubash at 412 342 2228 or jgubash@wesleyspectrum.org. You must register within 2 days of the training date. Please note that spaces are limited. Should you need to cancel, you will receive credit towards another training. No refunds will be available. Should Wesley Spectrum cancel a training session due to inclement weather or another emergency circumstance, the training session will be rescheduled at the earliest convenient time and location. You will receive an email announcing a cancellation within 24 hours prior to the training date.
ABA II: Data Collection Course Description: At the completion of this training, individuals will review the introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis; learn the dimensions of behavior and different measurement procedures. Trainees will also practice using measurement procedures and graphing of data. *Prerequisite: Introduction to ABA Review Introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis Identify measurable dimensions of behavior Define and select various measurement, observation, and recording procedures Evaluate measurement procedures Interpret graphic displays of behavioral data Target Audience: Master s Level Clinicians for Autism Staff (BSC/MT) BSC Licensure: 3.0 Total (3.0 Assessment) CEU Eligibility: This program is offered for 3 hours of social work continuing education through co sponsorship of the University of Pittsburgh s School of Social Work, a Council on Social Work Education accredited school and, therefore, a PA pre approved provider of social continuing education. These credit hours satisfy requirements for LSW/LCSW, LPC and LMFT biennial license renewal. Available Dates: Tuesday, January 13, 2015, 1:00 PM 4:00 PM, Instructor. Carrie Winner Penn Hills Office, 121 Erhardt Drive, Penn Hills, PA 1523
Ethical Dilemmas for BSC/MT Course Description: This training offers a review of applying BACB Guidelines for Responsible Conduct in Autism Services. Learn how to respond ethically to parents and other professionals. Understand ethical issues that face staff when working with families. Learn strategies to use if asked to step outside of occupational boundaries. with autism. BSC Licensure: 2.0 Total Hours (2.0 Ethics) CEU Eligibility: This program is offered for 2.0 hours of social work continuing education through cosponsorship by the University of Pittsburgh s School of Social Work, a Council on Social Work Educationaccredited school and, therefore, a PA pre approved provider of social continuing education. These credit hours satisfy requirements for LSW/LCSW, LPC and LMFT biennial license renewal. Available Training Date Wednesday, January 28, 2015, 1:00 PM 3:00 PM, Instructor: Carrie Winner Penn Hills Office, 121 Erhardt Drive, Penn Hills, PA 15235
Family Therapies: Putting the Individual in Context Course Description: Participants will improve their knowledge of family therapies, particularly Structural Family Therapy. Discuss how participants currently work with families as a part of the therapeutic process and how families may be included as a greater part of therapy, as well as the purposes for examining the family as a context for therapy. Improve participants therapeutic skills and increase their understanding of the impact of a diagnosis on the family unit. Understand why, when, and where to refer for family therapy services. Target Audience: Master s Level Clinicians for Autism Staff (BSC/MT) BSC Licensure: 3.0 Total Hours (3.0 Family Collaboration) CEU Eligibility: This training is offered for 3 hours of social work continuing education through co sponsorship by the University of Pittsburgh s School of Social Work, a Council on Social Work Education accredited school and, therefore, a PA pre approved provider of social continuing education. These credit hours satisfy requirements for LSW/LCSW, LPC and LMFT biennial license renewal. Available Training Date: Thursday, February 12, 2015, 1:00 PM 3:00 PM, Instructor: Janet Spink Gibsonia Office, 5499 William Flynn Highway, Gibsonia, PA 15044
Prompting Course Description: This training is designed to help clinicians become more effective in helping clients acquire skills. Staff will learn how to set up effective instructions and rules, and how to effectively prompt behavior. Staff will be proficient in these techniques following the training. Staff will review objectives in their treatment plans and discuss how these procedures can be utilized to achieve those objectives, or updated to more efficiently achieve our objectives. Learn effective techniques to teach new skills Learn how to effectively prompt behavior Discuss data collection methods Practice Techniques to increase proficiency with autism BSC Licensure: 3.0 Total (3.0 Instructional Strategies/Best Practices) CEU Eligibility: This program is offered for 3 hours of social work continuing education through co sponsorship of the University of Pittsburgh s School of Social Work, a Council on Social Work Education accredited school and, therefore, a PA pre approved provider of social continuing education. These credit hours satisfy requirements for LSW/LCSW, LPC and LMFT biennial license renewal. Available Dates: Saturday, February 14, 2015, 12:30 PM 3:30 PM, Instructor. Nicole Gannon Gibsonia Office, 5499 William Flynn Highway, Gibsonia, PA 15044
Proactive Strategies Course Description: This training examines WSS Autism Services guidelines for behavior management practices and how these guidelines affect your job. You will learn to identify and define problem behaviors in various situations. Upon completion of this training, you will be familiar with positive, proactive strategies to prevent and reduce problem behaviors. Discuss WSS Autism Services guidelines for behavior management practices. Identify and define problem behavior. Become familiar with positive, proactive strategies to prevent and reduce problem behavior. with ASD. BSC Licensure: 2.0 Total Hours (1.0 Assessment Training, 1.0 Instructional Strategies/Best Practices) CEU eligibility: This training offers 2 hours social work continuing education through co sponsorship by the University of Pittsburgh s School of Social Work, a Council on Social Work Education accredited school and, therefore, a PA pre approved provider of social continuing education. These credit hours satisfy requirements for LSW/LCSW, LPC and LMFT biennial license renewal. Available Training Date: Thursday, February 19, 2015 4:30 6:30 PM, Instructor. Chris Wesling Penn Hills Office, 121 Erhardt Drive, Penn Hills, PA 15235
ASD and Co Morbid Disorders Course Description: This training will increase staff s understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorders and other disorders that commonly occur with ASD. Educational Objectives : Define ASD and other pervasive developmental disabilities. Understand the prevalence and causes of ASD. Learn the common characteristics exhibited by individuals with ASD. Define co morbidity and identify common disorders that co occur with ASD. with ASD BSC Licensure: 3.0 Total Hours (1.5 Autism Specific, 1.5 Co morbidity/medications) CEU eligibility: This training offers 3.0 hours of social work continuing education credits through cosponsorship by the University of Pittsburgh s School of Social Work, a Council on Social Work Educationaccredited school and, therefore, a PA pre approved provider of social continuing education. These credit hours satisfy requirements for LSW/LCSW, LPC and LMFT biennial license renewal. Available Training Dates: Friday, March 6, 2015, 10:00 AM 1:00 PM, Nicole Gannon Bridgeville Office 3117 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, PA 15017
Functional Behavioral Assessment Course Description: This is a two part training that is designed to introduce the main concepts of identifying and describing behaviors in an objective and measurable format, as well as, introducing the FBA with descriptions of its main components. (This is a two day training; trainer will schedule the second day of training with the group during day one of the training) Define behavior in specific, observable and measureable terms Defining and practicing proper methods of data collection Learn to interpret data to find the function behind certain dangerous, disturbing or distracting behaviors Participate in hands on activities to gain knowledge in the area of FBA Target Audience: Master s Level Clinicians for Autism Staff BSC Licensure: 13.0 Total (13.0 Assessment Trainings) Day 1 and Day 2 combined CEU Eligibility: This program is offered for 13.0 hours of social work continuing education through cosponsorship of the University of Pittsburgh s School of Social Work, a Council on Social Work Educationaccredited school and, therefore, a PA pre approved provider of social continuing education. These credit hours satisfy requirements for LSW/LCSW, LPC and LMFT biennial license renewal. Fee: $100 for both days pass or fail Available Dates: Friday, March 20, 2015, 9:00 AM 2:30 PM Instructor: TBA Gibsonia Office, 5499 William Flynn Highway, Gibsonia, PA 15044
Collaboration with Families Course Description: This training is designed to help clinicians become more strengths based in their approach, learn reasons for parents non adherence to treatment plan interventions, increase parental adherence to interventions, and define and discuss collaborating with families. Define and discuss collaborating with families. Increase parental adherence to interventions. Review professional and ethical boundaries and roles of each clinician. with autism. BSC Licensure: 3.0 Total Hours (1.5 Professional Ethics, 1.5 Family Collaboration) CEU Eligibility: This program is offered for 3.0 hours of social work continuing education through cosponsorship of the University of Pittsburgh s School of Social Work, a Council on Social Work Educationaccredited school and, therefore, a PA pre approved provider of social continuing education. These credit hours satisfy requirements for LSW/LCSW, LPC and LMFT biennial license renewal. Available Training Date Monday, March 23, 2015, 10:00 AM 12:00 PM, Robin Veshosky Penn Hills Office, 121 Erhardt Drive, Penn Hills, PA 15235