Workshop:

This interactive, online foundational workshop will teach you the basics of ABA and behaviour intervention. You will leave the course with practical tools you can use in the classroom or home environment. Past attendees have included parents, community group leaders, students, educators, classroom assistants, and other individuals who work with or support children on the spectrum.

9:30 - 4:30 Saturday AND Sunday

Upon completion of this two-day course, you will be sent a certificate to confirm your attendance.

Cost: $125 (plus platform fees) per attendee.

You can cancel with a full refund up to one week before the event (April 27th). If you want to cancel closer to the date, please email [email protected] and we will offer a 50% refund. No refunds will be issued 48 hours before the event.

*If you are a parent receiving Autism Funding you may be able to get reimbursed for this training workshop by submitting an invoice to the Autism Funding Unit directly, CLICK HERE to learn more.

Topics include:

Day 1

• Introduction to ABA
• Core elements of Discrete Trial Training
• Functions of behaviour
• Reinforcement techniques
• Prompting and prompt-fading strategies
• Challenging behaviour
• Ethics
• Data collection

Day 2

• Motivating operations
• Preference assessments
• Token economies
• Language Strategies
• Maintenance and generalization of learned skills

Instructors:

Julee Basseto, MEd., BCBA

Julee Bassetto is a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA) who has worked with autistic youth and adults for 20 years. She designs comprehensive Applied Behaviour Analytic (ABA) programs for people diagnosed with autism in the home and community settings while prioritizing the safety, dignity, rapport and televisibility of her clients. Julee has worked with students ranging from 21 months to 27 years old in all areas of the autism spectrum. She has previously taught the Principles of Applied Behaviour Analysis course at Surrey College from 2012 to 2022 as well as presenting multiple workshops in areas such as co-regulation, autism assessment, and principles of behaviour throughout BC. In 2021 Julee made the decision to go back to school and get her teaching certificate. She is now also a learning services helping teacher with SD42 (Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows).

Fay Yen, MSc., BCBA (She/Her) (FACILITATOR FOR THIS WORKSHOP!)

I entered the field of ABA as a behaviour interventionist working with autistic children in 2002. In 2013, I obtained a Master’s degree in Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) from St. Cloud State University and became a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA). Currently., I am a Category A Registered Autism Service Provider (RASP) of British Columbia, Canada. I provide behaviour intervention services as a behaviour consultant serving families using home-based early interventions. In the home-based ABA intervention, parents are managers of the service provider team, and my job is to customize individualized learning plans for the child, training the behaviour interventionists and supporting the caregivers through this journey. I also host ABA TO GO Podcast and YouTube channel to share ABA knowledges and strategies to caregivers and teachers. I believe that altogether including service providers and caregivers, we can help our children reach their highest potential. I would love to share with everyone how we can teach effectively in a fun and motivating environment from the place of caring.

Leanne Schiedel, M.Sc., BCBA

Leanne is a Board-Certified Behaviour Analyst who has worked in the field of ABA since 2004. She has experience working and collaborating with families and school teams to develop home and school-based supports for individuals with autism ranging in age from 2 to 18 years old. Leanne has collaborated with various organizations throughout the province to provide workshops, presentations and training about ABA and the use of its strategies in settings from homes and schools to workplace environments. Leanne holds a Master of Science degree in Applied Behavior Analysis from St. Cloud State University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of British Columbia.

Lindsay Parrott, MEd., BCBA

Lindsay Parrott is a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA) and holds a Master of Education in Special Education with a focus on Autism and Developmental Disabilities from the University of British Columbia (UBC). She designs comprehensive applied behaviour analytic (ABA) programs for individuals diagnosed with autism in the home, school and community settings. Lindsay has worked in the field for the last 18 years with students aged 20 months to 23 years old. She has presented two poster presentations at the annual conferences for the British Columbia Association for Behaviour Analysis in 2011 and 2012 and presented parent information and ABA information workshops through the Autism Support Network in 2013 and 2014. She has also collaborated with the Coquitlam School District to create a pilot presentation for EA training in the principles of ABA in the school setting in 2018 and presented a Behaviour Support Basics workshop to the community through Chilliwack Community Services in 2021. She has presented on ABA and Behaviour Intervention throughout the province through AutismBC from 2012 to 2022 and now does the same in association with the Autism Support Network.