Description
**This course will provide the participant with 2 General Learning Type BACB® CEU**
Description of Learning Type CE Event: In this workshop, participants will learn how to find the most up-to-date evidence-based research when working with individuals with schizophrenia, as well as the connection to Autism, the effectiveness of Social Skills training (SST), the effectiveness of CBT, and the preliminary findings of ACT to date. In addition, personal stories are shared to give meaning to strategies that were effective and the importance of medication compliance.
About the Instructor: My name is Christine Tanner, BCBA® and R.BA (Ont.). I have enjoyed many years working in a variety of milieus with a variety of mental health disorders. Starting as a Child and Youth Practitioner, I developed an interest in managing behaviour, and I truly believe that the experience of being front-line has helped tremendously in understanding behaviour from a Behavioural Analytic lens. I also love disseminating ABA information and sharing my experiences through teaching at two Ontario colleges, as well as providing workshops to professionals in the field, such as support staff in elementary and secondary school settings. I am also a CBS Behavior Sexology program. I am thoroughly excited to share my experience in the area of Schizophrenia with you. I am currently an independent contractor, and this is my website: www.ctbehaviourconsulting.ca. You can reach me at CTbehaviourconsulting@gmail.com.
Target Audience: BCBA®/BCaBA®/RBT® – anyone interested in learning about ABA with persons with Schizophrenia
Learning Objectives for Participants: As a result of this course, participants will be able to …
- Gain a brief understanding of how Schizophrenia and Autism are related.
- Gain an understanding of what happens in the brains of people with Schizophrenia.
- Gain understanding around comorbidity and what this means when working with people with Schizophrenia.
- Identify a few anti-psychotic medications and the medical side effects which are essential to be aware of.
- Identify how to access the most up-to-date information and treatments for Schizophrenia.
- Identify and describe effective teaching procedures as outlined in the research by Liberman et al (1998/2007) with social skills training.
- Identify and describe research by Silverstein et al (2006/2006/2014) and effective treatment for the most treatment-resistant cases of Schizophrenia.
- Identify and describe how far research has come in determining if ACT and CBT can be effective treatments.
- Identify and describe the definitions of terms in understanding the symptoms of Schizophrenia.
- Gain an understanding from personal stories of how token economies and other strategies can be successful.
