Year 2 Membership Objectives

• Define reinforcement and list 3 ways it can be used incorrectly.
• Describe how to create parent surveys for parent collaboration and identify why it is important.
• Define token economy and list strategies for using a token economy effectively.
• Explain the importance of homework and list 3 ways to develop an easy homework system.
• List and explain the steps in Behavior Skills Training.
• Describe how to set up an ideal parent teacher conference and list 3 strategies for sharing student progress with parents.
• Define learning channels and list ways they can be utilized when writing goals or programs.
• Define replacement behaviors and explain the importance related to reducing negative behaviors.
• List executive functioning skills and 3 ways to build these skills at home.
• List 3 considerations for ethically and comprehensively addressing challenging behavior.
• Identify specific considerations when addressing challenging behaviors in the home setting.
• List 3 strategies for fading prompts within the home environment. Define prompt fading.
• Explain the importance of play.
• List 3 strategies for including parents appropriately during an IEP meeting.
• List 3 major components of IDEA.
• Define core language vocabulary
• List 3 strategies for implementing core language vocabulary 

Year 2 Membership Agenda

When you join the Membership in January, your immediate access will include all content from September-January. Content for the rest of the Membership is released monthly. ​

September (56 minutes)

• Parent Surveys
• Diving Deeper into Reinforcement (Expert Interview with Patrick Mulick, BCBA)
• Difference Between Bribery and Reinforcement

October (68 minutes)

• Homework
• Tackling Token Economies (Expert Interview with Shira Karpel, M.Ed, BCBA and Shayna Gaunt, BCBA)
• Group Contingencies

November (49 minutes)

• Parent-Teacher Conferences
• Behavior Skills Training (Expert Interview with Rosemarie Griffin, MA. CCC-SLP, BCBA)
• Errorless Learning

December (66 minutes)

• Sharing Progress with Parents/Families
• Learning Channels (Expert Interview with Brigid McCormick, MA, BCBA)
• Using Google Forms

January (85 minutes)

• Addressing Executive Function Challenges at Home
• Replacement Behaviors (Expert Interview with Tameika Meadows, M.Ed, BCBA)
• ABBLS-R/VB-MAPP/PEAK
• Core Language Vocabulary Part 1

February (82 minutes)

• Addressing Behaviors at Home
• 3 Steps to Compassion: Addressing Challenging Behaviors (Expert Interview with Dr. Megan Miller, PhD, BCBA-D)
• When Interventions Are Not Working
• Core Language Vocabulary Part 2

March (59 minutes)

• Fading Prompts at Home
• The Play Project and the Power of Play (Expert Interview with Dr. Richard Solomon, MD)
• DRO: Differential Reinforcement of Other Behaviors

April (63 minutes)

• Parents and the IEP Team
• The Nuts and Bolts of the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) of 2006 (Expert Interview with Vickie Brett, ESQ. and Amanda Selogie, ESQ.)
• Interval Data for Problem Behavior

May (89 minutes)

• Working on Leisure Skills at Home
• The Sensory System (Expert Interview with Meghan Roberson, BCBA, SLP)
• Sensory Behavior Considerations

Bonus Mini Course (103 minutes)

• Embedding Movement into the Classroom
• Structured Movement Groups
• Choosing and Using Movement Videos
• Why Crossing the Midline Matters
• The Importance of Recess, Playground, and Outdoor Play
• Putting It All Together (Next Steps and Problem Solving)

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