BAAM 2006 Convention Schedule (New items added as they arrive. Check back often)

8:00-9:00 a.m. Reception Area (2nd Floor)
Registration (Open all day)
Note: Continental breakfast will be available in the Ballroom during registration. Free for convention registrants.

BAAM is pleased to announce that its 2006 opening Keynote Speaker will be Murray Sidman, author of behavior analysis classics:Tactics of Scientific Research and Coercion and Its Fallout.

Keynote Abstract: In addition to pointing out why a scientific approach to problems constitutes the high road, it might prove instructive to ask why everybody does not agree with that proposition. Relevant considerations might include the popular conception of what scientists do, what kinds of people scientists are, how they present their case, and what changes they are asking people to make in their own lives.

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Thursday Breakout Sessions

(Click here for Esch workshop)

10:00-10:50 am Tower Room
Behavior Analysis: But Is It Science?
Phil Smith (Eastern Michigan University)

10:00-10:50 am Alumni Room (Canceled)
An Economic Evaluation of Three Popular Treatment Options for Autism: Applied Behavior Analysis, Facilitated Communication Training, and Dietary Change
Lisa M. Manthey, Elizabeth M. Nelson, Heather Nix, Minden Shadle, Matthew Altiere, & Michelle R. Byrd (Eastern Michigan University)

10:30-10:50 am Tower Room
Further Investigations in the Use of Odor as a Conditioned Stimulus for Schedule Induced Polydipsia in Rats
Heather M. Anson & James T. Todd (Eastern Michigan University)

10:30-11:50 am Alumni Room
Symposium: Behavioral Research in Aging (BACB Type 2 = 1.5)
Chair: Linda A LeBlanc (Western Michigan University)

Functional barriers to hydration in community dwelling older adults
Brian J. Feeney, Paige B Raetz, & Linda A LeBlanc (Western Michigan University) & Leilani Feliciano (University of California San Francisco)

An Evaluation of the Utility of Multimedia Stimuli in Conjunction with the Pleasant Events Schedule for Assessing Preferences of Elders with Dementia
Paige B. Raetz, Jonathon C Baker, Brian Feeney, & Linda LeBlanc (Western Michigan University)

Staff Administered Functional Analysis and Treatment of Aggression by an Elder with Dementia
Jonathon C. Baker (Western Michigan University), Gregory P. Hanley (University of Kansas), & R. Mark Mathews (University of Sydney)

11:00-11:50 am Tower Room
Skinner on Theories and Explanation (BACB Type 2 = 1.0)
Jay Moore (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)

11:00-11:50 am Main Lounge
How BAAM went BAM: A History
Peter Holmes (Ypsilanti, Michigan)

12:00-1:20 am Lunch (on your own)

1:30-2:50 am Main Lounge
Symposium: Innovations in College Teaching: What Works? (BACB Type 2 = 1.5)
Chair: Nancy Neef (Ohio State University)
Discussant: Jack Michael (Western Michigan University)

The Effects of a Game Format on Optional Study Group Attendance and Quiz Performance in a College Course
Traci Cihon, Gwen Dwiggins, & Nancy Neef (The Ohio State University

The Effects of Review Session Format on Quiz Performance and Study Group Attendance in a College Course
Judah Axe, Traci Cihon, Ruth DeBar, Amanda Guld, Madoka Itoi (The Ohio State University)

A Comparison of Interteaching and Lecture in the College Classroom
Summer Ferreri (Michigan State University), Renee Van Norman (University of Nevada - Las Vegas) & Nancy Neef (The Ohio State University)

1:30-2:20 pm Tower Room
I Shouldn't Have Opened my Big Mouth: Skinner's Analysis of Self-Editing (BACB Type 2 = 1.0)
Mark L. Sundberg (Pleasanton Unified School District, Concord, California)

1:30-1:50 pm Alumni Room
Influences on Mental Health Care Utilization by Families of Children with Covert and Overt Symptoms
Heather Nix & Stuart Karabenick (Eastern Michigan University)

2:00-2:20 pm Alumni Room
Concurrent and Predictive Validity of the SPSRQ and the BIS/BAS Scales of Performance in Response to Anxiety-Provoking Tasks
Theresa M. Souza (Western Michigan University) & Christopher Starratt (Barry University)

2:30-3:50 pm Tower Room
Panel Discussion: Science, Pseudoscience, Nonscience in the Analysis of Behavior
Chair: James T. Todd (Eastern Michigan University)
Panelists scheduled to appear: Murray Sidman, (Northeastern University, Emeritus), Mark L. Sundberg (Pleasanton Unified School District, Concord, California), and others.

2:30-2:50 pm Alumni Room
Assertiveness Training with Traumatically Brain-Injured Clients
James K. Cormier (Willowbrook Rehabilitation Services)

3:00-3:50 pm Alumni Room
Evaluating the Operative Mechanisms Underlying the High-Probability Request Sequence
Carrie Lynn Coleman (Western Michigan University)

3:00-3:20 pm Main Lounge
Indices of Happiness and Unhappiness: Discussion of the Available Literature
Courtney Dillon & James Carr (Western Michigan University)

Friday March 24, 2006

8:00-9:00 am Reception Area (2nd Floor)
Registration (Open all day)
Note: Continental breakfast will be available in the Ballroom during registration. Free for convention registrants.

9:00-9:50 pm Tower Room
Behaviorally-Based Service Management: A 25 Year Review
Michael N. Kephart, Amanda R. Rivard, & Carl Merle Johnson (Central Michigan University)

9:00-9:50 am Main Lounge (Just Added)
Special Invited Address: Fads, Fashion and Science in Autism Treatment
James Mulick (Ohio State University)

9:00-10:20 pm Alumni Room
Symposium: Choice and Establishing Operations in Functional Communication Training, Preference Assessments, and Antecedent Interventions (BACB Type 2 = 1.5)
Chair: Renee K. Van Norman (University of Nevada, Las Vegas)
Discussant: Summer Ferreri (Michigan State University)

Some Effects of Motivating Operations on Assessments of Preference
Tracy L. Kettering (The Ohio State University), Michael E. Kelley, Wayne W. Fisher (Marcus and Kennedy Krieger Institutes, Emory University School of Medicine)

Antecedent-based interventions to reduce escape-maintained problem behavior and increase academic responding: A comparison of most-to-least prompting and functional communication training
Judah B. Axe, Corinne Murphy, Renee K. Van Norman (University of Nevada, Las Vegas), & William L. Heward (The Ohio State University)

"It's my choice!" Increasing Work Choices Using Concurrent Schedules of Reinforcement Within Functional Communication Training Packages
Renee K. van Norman (University of Nevada, Las Vegas), Stephanie M. Peterson (Idaho State University), Traci Cihon, & Nancy A. Neef (The Ohio State University)

10:00-10:50 pm Tower Room
Symposium: Conceptual and Applied Work in Verbal Behavior (BACB Type 2 = 1.0)
Chair: Linda A LeBlanc (Western Michigan University)

Effects of Single Versus Multiple Verbal Operant Arrangements on the Acquisition of Mands and Tacts in Preschool Children.
Amanda Firth, Tina M. Sidener, James E Carr (Western Michigan University)

The Role of Automatic Reinforcement in Speech Acquisition
Barbara E. Esch (Western Michigan University)

Conceptualizing Naturalistic Language Interventions from a Skinnerian Perspective
Linda A. LeBlanc (Western Michigan University), John Esch (Esch Behavior Consultants, Inc.), Tina M Sidener, & Amanda Firth (Western Michigan University)

10:00-10:50 pm Main Lounge
Religion: Behavior and Psycho-Analysis
Dennis J. Delprato (Eastern Michigan University)

10:30-11:50 pm Alumni Room
Symposium: Behaviorally-Based Interventions for Dangerous and/or Disruptive Behavior: Application to Child Noncompliance; Playground Safety, Smoking Cessation, and Methamphetamine Abuse. (BACB Type 2 = 1.5)
Chair: Scott T. Gaynor (Western Michigan University)

Errorless Compliance Training: Efficacy, Efficiency, and Parent Emotionality During Implementation
Rebecca K. Arvans & Scott T. Gaynor (Western Michigan University)

It's All Fun and Games Until Someone Gets Hurt: Reducing Risky Behavior on School Playground Equipment
Kimberly Seckiner, R. Wayne Fuqua (Western Michigan University) & Nancy Lindahl (Kalamazoo Advantage Academy)

A Multi-Component, Behaviorally-Based Approach to Smoking Cessation
James B. Anderson & Scott T. Gaynor (Western Michigan University)

Treating Co-Morbid Methamphetamine Abuse and Borderline Personality Disorder Features Using Modified Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Jessica R. Schultz & Amy E. Naugle (Western Michigan University)

11:00-11:50 pm Tower Room
Evaluating Discrepancies in Behavioral Data (BACB Type 2 = 1.0)
Kim Killu (University of Michigan-Dearborn) & Kimberly Weber (Gonzaga University)

11:00-11:50 pm Main Lounge
The Behavior-Analysis Training System (BATS): An Empirical Approach to Higher Education
Richard W. Malott, Allyson Heck, Nicholas L Weatherly, Jennifer Skundrich, Brittany Sheets, and Jessie Norris (Western Michigan University)

12:00-1:20 am Lunch (on your own)

1:30-1:50 pm Main Lounge
Can the Analysis of Verbal Behavior Help Functional Linguistics?
Robert J. Dlouhy (Western Michigan University)

1:30-2:20 pm Alumni Room
Increasing Generalization of Previously Acquired Skills of Children with Autism into the Natural Environment - A Guide for Parents and Professionals
Jennifer Levine, Kristin Wier, & Sherry Stayer (Early Intervention Center)

2:00-2:50 pm Main Lounge (Note Time Change from Thursday 3:30)
Functional Communication Training Maintained by a Token Economy Applied to Reduce Sexually Offensive Comments of a Middle School Student
Laszlo A Erdodi (Eastern Michigan University)

2:00-2:50 pm Tower Room
Strangers in a Strange Land: A First-Hand Behavior Analytic Account of Facilitated Communication Training (BACB Type 2 = 1.0)
James T. Todd (Eastern Michigan University)

2:30-3:50 p.m. Alumni Room
How to Get Into Graduate School
Ellen Koch (Eastern Michigan University)

3:00-3:50 am Tower Room
Prisoners of Silence: Frontline Documentary
Free and open to all members of the university community

3:00-3:50 pm Main Lounge
BAAM Annual Job and Practicum Fair
Chair: Michelle R. Byrd (Eastern Michigan University)

Advanced Autism Practicum
David Slade, Brittany Sheets, Maggie Dickson, & Richard W. Malott (Western Michigan University)

Applied Behavior Analysis at CARE: Children with Autism Reaching Excellence
Katie Relph (Oakland University), Robert Stewart (Oakland University), & Ivy M. Chong (Beaumont Hospitals, Berkley, Michigan)

Autonomic Arousal to Masked (Unreportable) Stimuli
Nishani Samaraweera, Elizabeth Gregory, Alyssa Kalata, Tabitha Mpamira , Richard Seim, Richard Spates (Western Michigan University)

Beaumont presents CARE: A Hospital-Based Intensive Treatment Program for Preschoolers with Autism
Ivy M. Chong, Nicole Carlisle, & Ruth M. Anan (Beaumont Hospitals, Berkley, Michigan)

Behavior Analysis Training System
Alaina Clark, Allyson Heck, & Krista Hinz (Western Michigan University)

Behavior System Analysis Project
Woan Tian Chow, Andrea Juarez, Mark Klann, Melody Taylor, & Richard Malott (Western Michigan University)

Behavioral Academic and Career Counseling (BACC)
Daniel Shafto, Erin Andres, Meredith Watkins, & Richard W. Malott (Western Michigan University)

Behavioral Computer Workshop
Hui Ling Loh, Millicent R Bandeff, Katrina L Miller, Blake Grider, & Richard W Malott (Western Michigan University)

The Behavioral Research Supervisory System: Helping Graduate and Undergraduate Students Prevent Procrastination
Kendra Priest, Jennifer Skundrich, Kristin Hustyi, & Abby Ferree (Western Michigan University)

Challenging the Cognitive Map Theory
Heather M. Anson & James T. Todd (Eastern Michigan University)

A Comparison of Two Different Methods of Schedule Sequencing on Schedule-Induced Polydipsia in Rats
Jacqueline Flescher & James T. Todd (Eastern Michigan University)

Computer Based Programmed Instruction
Kristen Gaisford, Conny Raaymakers, & Amy Crane (Western Michigan University)

Contingent Effort to Reduce Aggressive Behaviors of Two Children with Autism
Catherine Martinez, Nicole Carlisle, & Ivy M. Chong (Beaumont Hospitals, Berkley, Michigan)

Data-driven Behavior Intervention Plans for Students with Emotional and/or Behavioral Disorders
Karen J. Carney (Eastern Michigan University)

Does Hypertension Increase Vulnerability to Developing Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms?
David Scott (Eastern Michigan University), Edison Perdomo, Daniel Houlihan (Minnesota State University-Mankato)

Dosed Exposure with Speech-Phobic Imagery
Sophie Rubin, Nishani Samaraweera, Richard W. Seim, Alyssa H. Kalata, Theresa M. Souza, C. Richard Spates (Western Michigan University)

Evaluating Increasing and Decreasing Prompt Hierarchies with Developmentally Disabled Adults
Sophie Rubin, Jennifer Ritter, Stephanie Sheridan, Tracy Lepper, Charles Brandt, & R. Wayne Fuqua (Western Michigan University)

Follow-up to a Telephone Peer Support Program for Caregivers of Bone Marrow/Stem Cell Transplant
Mary Gillis & Louise Law (Eastern Michigan University)

GRE and Grad School Prep Course
Callie Simms, Jodylee Miller, & Sarah Vanstelle (Western Michigan University)

In Home Verbal Imitation Training of Two Autistic Children
Katrina Jones (Central Michigan University)

Intermediate Practicum
Christina Jean Vestevich, Brittany Leah Sheets, Jordan Paul Boudreau, & Richard W. Malott (Western Michigan University)

Professional Psychology Practicum
Zachariah Dugger, Jessica Norris, David Slade, & Lauren Frye (Western Michigan University)

Psych 360 Continuous Quality Improvement
Erin Carey, Jennifer Skundrich, & Jeffrey Bye (Western Michigan University)

Psychology 396 (Super A): Advanced Principles of Behavior
Holly Warner, Allyson Vaughn, & Lori Schroedter (Western Michigan University)

Self-Management System
Breanne Crooks, Jessica Norris, Brittany Sheets, & Andrea Rau (Western Michigan University)

Workshops

10:00 am - 4:50 pm Guild Hall
ABA Errorless Learning: Teaching Children with Autism (6-hour workshop) (BACB Type 2 = 6.0)
John W. Esch & Barbara E. Esch (Esch Behavior Consultants, Inc.)

This interactive workshop is designed for teachers (also trainers, teacher-technicians), teacher supervisors, parents, and others who are interested in applying ABA errorless learning procedures to instruction for children with a diagnosis of autism or other developmental disabilities.

The goal of errorless learning is to prevent student errors in responding for early learners. Early learners are those children who have not yet acquired strong repertoires of verbal (e.g., mand, tact, intraverbal) and nonverbal (e.g., following instructions, visual performance) skills.

Participants will identify verbal and nonverbal instruction as ABC Learn Units. Errorless learning procedures will be introduced and practiced in simulated teaching of verbal and nonverbal Learn Units. Participants will practice giving instructions once, prompting a correct response before an error occurs, use prompt-test and prompt-test-retest procedures to establish a more independent response, use prompt fading procedures or time-delay to fade prompts until a response is independent. Differential reinforcement for better responding will be emphasized and practiced as an important procedure in developing an independent response from a prompted response.

The workshop will present information through didactic instruction, videotaped teaching segments, hands-on participant practice, and feedback. (Cost $80)

9:00 am - 3:50 pm Guild Hall
Recent Advances in the use of Verbal Behavior for Language Assessment and Intervention (BACB Type 2 = 6.0)
Mark L. Sundberg, Ph.D., BCBA (Pleasanton Unified School District, Concord, California)

B.F. Skinner's (1957) analysis of verbal behavior has provided professionals and parents with a conceptual roadmap for analyzing and treating language disorders. This workshop will begin with a brief overview of B. F. Skinner's analysis of verbal behavior, followed by a presentation of updated versions of the applications to language assessment and intervention. A major focus will be on the use of a "verbal behavior analysis" to examine a number of common language barriers that often impede language acquisition. Participants will learn intervention strategies that may help to remove these barriers. This workshop will also present the most recent strategies for teaching each of the elementary verbal operants, especially the mand and intraverbal.

• Participants will be able to define and exemplify a verbal behavior analysis.

• Participants will be able to explain how a behavioral analysis of language is different from a cognitive analysis of language.

• Participants will be able to explain how to use the concepts from the book Verbal Behavior to analyze language deficits

• Participants will be able to describe how to teach manding

• Participants will be able to describe how to teach intraverbal behavior

  (Sundberg Workshop Cost $80/Materials Extra: $20)