Inside Behavior Analysis
Volume 3 | 2011 | Number 2 | Online ISSN: 2151-4704
Pennsylvania ABA
By Rich Miller
The membership of the Pennsylvania Association for Behavior Analysis (PennABA) continues to grow and our organization has expanded our presence to Facebook. Our annual conference was held on March 24–25 at the Hershey Lodge in Hershey, PA. It was our most widely attended conference to date and attracted 130 attendees from across Pennsylvania and several other states. On the first day of the conference, we offered four workshops:
- "Six Common Teaching Mistakes and What To Do Instead" by William Heward, Ed.D., BCBA-D
- "Asperger's Disorder" by Michael DeWulf, Ph.D.
- "There is No Easy Answer to Stereotypy: A Comprehensive Approach for Treatment and Promoting Functional Skills" by William Ahearn, Ph.D., BCBA-D
- "Behavioral Methods and Strategies for Working With Neurologically Impaired Adults" by Michael Mozzoni, Ph.D., BCBA-D
On the second day of the conference, we offered a speakers' series:
- "Why Be a Behavior Analyst?" by William Heward, Ed.D., BCBA-D
- "Do This, but Don't Do That: Observational Learning and Children With Autism" by Bridget Taylor, Psy.D., BCBA-D
- "Services for Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders in Pennsylvania" by Michael J. DeWulf, Ph.D., and Edward A. Toyer, Ph.D.
- "The Elusiveness of Best Teaching Practices: Research in the Trenches" by William Ahearn, Ph.D., BCBA-D
- "Translational Research on Extinction: A Link Between the Lab and Treatment of Problem Behavior in Applied Settings" by Kathryn Potoczak, Ph.D., BCBA-D
- "Behavior Management of the Neurologically Impaired Adult" by Michael Mozzoni, Ph. D., BCBA-D
The feedback from our attendees was very positive and we are looking forward to a productive year for all of our members.