The Current Repertoire Newsletter of the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies™ Winter, 2010 Volume 26 Number 1 Content Experts We have organized content experts into groups headed by a trustee with members derived from our trustees and advisors. Each trustee is asked to join at least one content expert group or a standing committee. Advisors are recruited to be content experts as well, but are not be required to join. We ask trustees and advisors which groups they wish to join (see survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NGPTQ9P) on an annual basis. Discussions about membership with the group heads occur prior to and during CCBS’s annual meeting, and the Board of Directors makes appointments shortly thereafter. Appointments extend from December 1 - November 31 on an annual basis. The Center will manage content expert groups similarly to an editorial board for a journal. The head functions as an action editor and distributes work according to interest, skills, and availability. Each head also makes a brief report at CCBS’s annual meeting. Functions. Each group determines what functions would be following content area groups. We’ll add others as needed in the future and the names may change as each group sees fit: If you haven’t done so yet, please click on the link below to go to our Survey Monkey Survey to join one of these groups of experts: Continued on page 6 In this issue... From the Executive Director................................ Page 1 Award-Winning Program Celebrates 30 Years..... Page 2 An Introduction to CCBS Director, Charles D. Hamad, Ph.D.................................. Page 3 The Teaching Machine: Vicci Tucci’s Latest Launch............................................................... Page 3 Behavior & Philosophy, Jay Moore, Editor.......... Page 4 2009 Annual Meeting of the Trustees Elections... Page 7 ABA Conference Coming to LA........................... Page 8 CCBS Happenings at ABAI Convention.............. Page 8 Financial Contributors FY2009........................... Page 9 NCCEE EIEN TY SSCCI TNHI DU E most helpful to provide to the public, the field, and CCBS. The following are examples of functions that could be served by content expert groups: 1. Developing speaker bureaus for different audiences: a. Scientific audiences b. Parents, students c. Other helping/health professionals 2. Finding venues for speakers/teachers 3. Serving as consultants for questions that come to CCBS, e.g., should we link to a potentially allied site, make affiliations, etc. 4. Responding to misrepresentations 5. Rewriting/editing descriptions/guidelines on website 6. Reviewing articles, videos, audios, etc. for website and newsletters 7. Reviewing applications from students for scholarships, grants, etc. 8. Writing press releases 9. Suggesting when CCBS should get involved in a political process or other audiences. 10. Working with universities to develop knowledge of behavioral science 11. Developing and uploading introductory videos/audios on Current Content Areas. At this point we have identified the N Our strategic plan is in force, the new website is being tested, and our investments are earning us money again-so things are looking up. One new plan that is at the crux of making us operate smoothly and effectively is organizing our many experts into content or thematic groups. We have established content expert groups and a few standing committees to obtain timely judgments on a range of topics. The content expert groups replace our advisory boards. The standing committees will help manage mission critical operations that bridge content interests. each of the trustees for dissemination through the website 12. Advising the Board of Directors on membership of the group 13. Designing procedures for the public that are the most accessible and likely to work. 14. Developing grant and project proposals for agencies and foundations. HHUEM AAL From the Executive Director C AT I O CAMBRIDGE CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL STUDIES Philip N. Chase, Executive Director Board of Directors Chair: Henry S. Pennypacker, Ph.D., University of Florida (Emeritus) & Mammatech Corp. Vice Chair: Andy Bondy, Ph.D., Pyramid Educational Consultants Treasurer: Rob Holdsambeck, Ed.D., BCBA-D, Holdsambeck and Associates Clerk: Michael J. Cameron, Ph.D., BCBA, Simmons College Charles D. Hamad, Ph.D., Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center, UMASS Medical School, Tufts University School of Medicine T.V. Joseph Layng, Ph.D., Headsprout®, Inc. Stephen C. Luce, Ph.D. Janet Twyman, Ph.D., BCBA, Headsprout®, Inc. www.behavior.org The Cur rent Reper toire 2 Winter, 2010 CCBS Trustees Mark Alavosius David Anderson Edward Anderson Paul Andronis Judah Axe Jay Birnbrauer Andrew Bondy Darrel Bostow Marc Branch Mary Burch Michael Cameron A Charles Catania Philip Chase Betsy Constantine Aubrey Daniels Ronnie Deitrich Michael Dougher Kathleen Dyer Janet Ellis Edward Feeney Patrick Friman Celia Wolk Gershenson Sigrid Glenn Gina Green Charles Hamad Gregory Hanley Donald Hantula Dwight Harshbarger Philip Hineline Rob Holdsambeck Ramona Houmanfar Steven Hursh Kent Johnson Jeff Kupfer Darnell Lattal Kennon Lattal T. V. Joe Layng Robert Littleton Stephen Luce Timothy Ludwig Armando Machado M. Jackson Marr Mark Mattaini Thomas Mawhinney Roger McIntire Terry McSween Francis Mechner Charles Merbitz Paolo Moderato Jay Moore James Mulick David Palmer Martha Pelaez Henry Pennypacker Carol Pilgrim Dennis Reid Leo J. Reyna Jesús Rosales-Ruiz Claire St. Peter Pipkin Henry Schlinger Timothy Shahan Deborah Shanley Gerald Shook Murray Sidman Julie Smith Tristram Smith J. E. R. Staddon Gregory Stikeleather Beth Sulzer-Azaroff Janet Twyman Karen Wagner W. Joseph Wyatt Thomas Zane Award-Winning Program Celebrates 30 Years of Changing Lives for Kids with Learning Challenges Seattle, WA—January 14, 2010— Morningside Academy has been successfully helping children to catch up and get ahead for 30 years. All are invited and encouraged to attend the Celebration on Match 19 from 6:30— 10:30 pm at The Doubletree Arctic Club Hotel. “Celebrate Morningside” will be an evening of gourmet food, live jazz, art, auctions and encouraging stories. John Curley, celebrated former TV Host of Evening Magazine, will entertain the crowd as auctioneer in the majestic Dome Room of the hotel. Tickets are $65/person and include dinner, entertainment, and entrance to the live and silent auctions. All proceeds received will go directly to support the school, and donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Sponsorships are available. Friends of the Academy include The Lucky Seven Foundation, The Dallas Foundation, The Braitmayer Foundation, COSTCO Wholesale, Vulcan Inc. and Sterling Savings Bank. Morningside Academy is a Grade 1—9 school that provides an education for children who may not have been successful in other settings and who may have a learning disability, ADHD or another disability. Thousands of children have been helped by The Morningside Model of Generative Instruction. Founder and Executive Director, Dr. Kent Johnson, will be honored for his ongoing work that supports the on-site laboratory school and the teacher training division. The Morningside Teachers’ Academy has provided partnerships with over 85 schools and agencies throughout the US and Canada. The Summer School Institute, an on-site teacher-training program, is offered annually. Unique Program Celebrates 30 Years of Changing Lives This 501(c) (3) school enjoys a national reputation attracting students and teachers from coast to coast Dr. Kent Johnson founded Morningside in Seattle 30 years ago, literally beginning the school in his living room. His vision has directed this research-based program to continually evolve to offer effective curriculum and teaching methods. According to Dr. Johnson, “At Morningside, teaching is adjusted until the student is successful. No one falls through the cracks.” Children’s median achievement test performance gains continue to grow about 2 grade levels per year in reading, language arts and math. Dr. Johnson’s book, The Morningside Model of Generative Instruction: What It Means to Leave No Child Behind, co-authored by Dr. Elizabeth Street with a chapter by Dr. Joanne Robbins, longtime associate director of Morningside Academy, released in 2004, can be obtained, free of charge, with a $100 or more donation. The Wing Institute gave its 2009 Ernie Wing Award for Excellence in Evidence-Based Parents have used the following words to describe their Education to two organizations and their child’s experience at Morningside, “Miracle! The best kept founders in recognition of their work in secret in North American education” (Dr. Teresa Bailey), and developing, implementing, and sustaining a “Godsend for our family and worth every penny,” (Susan “data-based decision making organization Flores). Blue Lazarou, Morningside Academy Alumna and and culture” designed to provide state-of-thecurrent parent commented, “I started to enjoy learning, art educational services. The awards were and I felt good about it and myself. The strategies I learned given to Kent Johnson Ph.D and Morningside during my time at Morningside still help me in my everyday Academy and Ken Traupmann Ph.D., Suzanne life.” Veronica Pietz, Director of Pierre Indian Learning Fitch Ph.D., and The Institute for Effective Center in South Dakota recently commented about the Education. Morningside Teachers’ Academy, “The expertise and the commitment to positively impact educators around the world are to be celebrated. Many of my teachers have stated that the interaction with Morningside has impacted them professionally more than their entire undergraduate and graduate careers combined.” March 19 will provide a chance for the community to “give” back to this vital school by attending this gala event and/or making a donation. For information about the event: http://morningsideacademy.schoolauction.net/2010/. The programs: http://www. morningsideacademy.org. Contact: dawn@morningsideacademy.org Phone: 206-709-9500 The Cur rent Reper toire Winter, 2010 An Introduction to CCBS Director, Charles D. Hamad, Ph.D. Charles D. Hamad, Ph.D. was elected to the Board of Directors of the Cambridge Center during its Annual Meeting of the Trustees in November 2009. He is the Executive Director of the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD), an Associate Director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center and, also within that organization, the Director of the Center for Developmental Disabilities, Evaluation and Research (CDDER). About the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center The Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center is dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families, promoting the understanding of neurological, cognitive, and behavioral development associated with developmental disabilities, with an emphasis on mental retardation. The University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD) of the Shriver Center is dedicated to improving the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities at all levels. The UCEDD’s mission is to provide leadership and direction so that individuals with developmental disabilities have the opportunity to make choices and lead safe, healthy, independent, and productive lives. The Shriver Center has one of the oldest UCEDDs in the country and has led the way in developing undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate training programs for professionals in medical and allied health fields. In 2001, the Shriver Center became a part of the University of Massachusetts Medical School and was designated as one of its Centers of Excellence. The merging of these two fine institutions strengthens and unifies a mission to pursue excellence in research, education, and service in the field of developmental disabilities. The Shriver Center merged with the medical school under the auspices of Commonwealth Medicine, a unique organization within the medical school that provides specialized expertise to help public sector healthcare initiatives optimize their efficiency and effectiveness. Dr. Hamad is also an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UMass Medical School. Distance Learning at the Shriver Center The Shriver Center’s mission is transitional in nature; research conducted under careful laboratory conditions is gradually moved into real-life solutions. In 1999 Shriver began a program of research and development in online or “distance” learning, capitalizing on the strengths and expertise of its faculty and staff. Grants from the U.S. Department of Education, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the National Institutes of Health fueled the development of a comprehensive set of courses which have been carefully designed to meet the education and training needs of diverse audiences, including professionals, paraprofessionals, and parents who seek to better serve the needs of persons with disabilities Continued on page 7 Charles D. Hamad, Ph.D. Patent Pending 3 Vicci Tucci’s Latest Launch Daniel Bjork, one of Skinner’s biographers, observed that “Skinner fashioned his science by hand as well as by mind. Without the inventor, there would not have been a scientist” (Lattal, 2008). This observation also aptly describes Vicci Tucci, MA, BCBA, and her launch of the “Teaching Machine” (patent pending) and “Virtual Coaching™”, a powerful, online teaching system customizable for college coursework as well as workplace training. This computerbased program offers the ease and intuitiveness of current web 2.0 technology with Ms. Tucci’s application of the research of Skinner and others in the area of the technology of teaching. Why an online teaching system was created? As Ms. Tucci achieved success within the field of public education, she experienced an increased demand upon her time to instruct others in the use of evidenced-based practices (e.g., ABA, DI, and PT). Keeping pace with this demand motivated her to explore the best ways to instruct others in evidenced-based practices. Over time she incorporated the scientific work of Holland and Skinner (1961), Skinner (1968, 1969, and 1982), Keller (1982), McDade, Austin, & Olander (1985), and Engelmann and Carnine (1982) into her online teaching system. Ms. Tucci saw a need to create an effective and efficient instructional system in order to expand her effects in the field. She wanted to teach others what she had learned, but how could she do so with the time she had available? Before she began this journey, she posed three questions: 1) How can I effectively and efficiently teach others to master evidenced-based practices on a large scale? 2) How can I motivate others to learn these NEW practices? 3) How can I get others to apply these new practices independently? Ms. Tucci was guided by Skinner “…if you want to learn about something, you must expose yourself to the contingencies” (Skinner, 1957). For over 30 years, Ms. Tucci spent every working day in public school classrooms and did just that. By day, she was in the classroom helping others use new evidenced-based practices with their students. By day and night, she was analyzing both her behavior and the staffs’. Exposing herself to the contingencies allowed Ms. Tucci to work, rework, and refine the instructional practices incorporated within her online teaching system. Teaching Others to Mastery of NEW Practices Ms. Tucci quickly realized that simply getting the staff to talk about new practices was not an effective or efficient methodology for learning new practices. She had learned that the staff needed to master the new practices in order to effect change. From Skinner’s work in Technology of Teaching (1968), Ms. Tucci had learned Continued on page 5 The Cur rent Reper toire 4 Winter, 2010 Behavior & Philosophy Jay Moore, Ph.D., Editor Founded in 1972 under the title Behaviorism, Behavior and Philosophy is devoted to the critical discussion of the study of behavior from the interdisciplinary perspective of philosophy and psychology. Particularly welcome are critical or historical reviews; proposals for methodological innovation; recommendations for conceptual clarification, reformulation, and revision; and discussions of ethical issues involved in the application of a technology of behavior. In addition to formal papers in the areas above, the journal encourages critical replies to previously published articles, as well as letters to the editor. Although we hope that everything we publish will be scientifically and philosophically sound, we insist above all on clarity and directness. Every article should be accessible to an educated but unspecialized audience. Authors may contact the editor for advice about the suitability of particular projects. Before submitting a paper, authors are encouraged to refer to the journal web site for instructions on manuscript preparation: http://www.behavior.org/journals_BP/BP_submissions.cfm. Behavior and Philosophy Publication as an E-Journal As part of our electronic publishing initiative, beginning in the year 2000, the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies publishes Behavior and Philosophy in two forms: electronic and paper. Instead of collecting a number of articles to fill a printed issue of the journal, each accepted article will be published immediately online at the Cambridge Center’s web site: www.behavior.org. To ensure that articles are archived and available in libraries for those without internet access, articles published electronically during a calendar year are collected, printed, and bound at year-end as a traditional hard-copy journal issue. For authors, article-by-article electronic publication means instant access to a wide audience and fewer constraints on length and graphic materials. For the publisher it means reduced costs and a shorter response time. Editor: Jay Moore, Ph. D.; Dept. of Psychology; University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Milwaukee, WI 53201; (414) 229-4746; jcm@uwm.edu. Dr. John C. (Jay) Moore is recognized as one of the discipline’s most erudite scholars in the philosophy of radical behaviorism and conceptual issues in behavior analysis, Dr. Jay Moore has published 40 papers on radical behaviorism and philosophy of science in a wide variety of behavioral and psychological Jay Moore, Ph.D., Editor journals. His recent book, The Conceptual Foundations of Radical Behaviorism, provides the field with a comprehensive and sophisticated look at the philosophical underpinnings of the discipline. Dr. Moore has also contributed significantly to the experimental analysis of behavior, most importantly with a series of papers, beginning in 1975, on choice and reinforcer variables. His dedication to the Association includes work with its accreditation board, with the editorial board and as Editor of its flagship journal, The Behavior Analyst, and as its President. The ABA Fellows program itself was one of his contributions. Dr. Moore has presented over 100 papers at conferences worldwide and has also served on editorial boards of the Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, Behaviorism, Psychological Record, and the European Journal of Behavior Analysis. Dr. Moore is a Trustee of the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies. Association for Behavior Analysis International. Retrieved from “Dr. John C. (Jay) Moore” http://www.abainternational.org/aba/Vita/Moore.Jay.asp $5 Back Issues Online articles in Behavior and Philosophy have the same status as their printed versions, with the same page and volume numbers, and may be cited in the same way. Although access to online articles will be free for a limited time, Cambridge Center journals are supported by subscriptions. Readers are encouraged to subscribe to Behavior and Philosophy to receive the printed versions along with access to the electronic editions of the journals. Readers can order journals and obtain further information from the secure online web server at the CCBS Store: http://store.behavior.org. A variety of back issues are available for both Behavior and Philosophy and Behavior and Social Issues. (978) 369-2227 x 1 or store.behavior.org In honor of 106th anniversary of Burrhus F. Skinner’s birthday. March 19-20, 2010 Jagiellonian University, Cracow The Cur rent Reper toire Continued The Teaching Machine - Vicci Tucci many of the instructional practices that facilitate learning and instruction (e.g., active student responding, immediate feedback, and performance-based assessment). Motivating Others to Learn New Practices The second question Ms. Tucci posed involved getting others to ‘want’ to learn the new evidenced-based practices. She decided she could arrange for small units of instruction (Keller, 1968; Skinner, 1968), but she also needed a way to motivate participants to learn the content. In other words, she needed to arrange for small units of content to set the occasion for sources of reinforcement to maintain the participants performance. Ms. Tucci proceeded to conduct functional assessments of existing contingencies to isolate the motivational variables and the potential sources of reinforcement. This allowed her to analyze how to design the flow of instructional content so participants’ performance in the instructional process would be maintained as independently, as possible. These functional analyses shaped the online teaching system’s instructional tools. As she continued to conduct functional analyses, she continued to refine the scope and sequence of the instructional content. For example, to motivate others to learn new practices, she assigned the participants tasks that would provide them with information about their students’ current level of performance. Given information about their own students, the teachers could determine what lesson(s) best developed the “missing” repertoire(s) of these students. Through these tasks, Ms. Tucci was providing the participants with frequent opportunities to be reinforced for learning the new evidenced-based practices. That is, she was setting the occasion for the participants to be successful in changing student behavior, a pretty typical reinforcer for teaching. Student Application of Learned Content Instructors have forever grappled with the question, “How do I know if my students can apply what they have learned?” Ms. Tucci had learned from Skinner that to develop skilled responding in others, she must assure very deliberate and systematic delivery of differential reinforcement (Skinner, 1969). Each of the participants’ responses must be provided with immediate positive and corrective, but supportive, feedback. While Skinner’s work provided the initial motivation for the online teaching system, the research of Dr. Fred Keller and his Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) provided a framework for Ms. Tucci to deliver differential reinforcement. PSI provided the best practices (e.g., small units of instruction, teaching to mastery, proctoring, reliance on written material) that she incorporated into Virtual Coaching. Research supporting PSI demonstrated that learning new content must be reinforced incrementally and Winter, 2010 5 consistently to bring others to mastery. This research backed Skinner’s previous work demonstrating the need for active student responding and immediate feedback. Spending over 30 years in the field exposed to the critical contingencies allowed Ms. Tucci to analyze and hone her instructional practices in relation to Skinner and Keller’s previous research. Their research guided Ms. Tucci to formulate the instructional practices incorporated into the online teaching system. As she says, “It is not enough to know it, you must be able to do it” (Tucci, 2006). Other Features of the Online Teaching System From Ogden Lindsley, Ms. Tucci learned the instructional effectiveness of SAFMEDS (Say All Fast, a Minute Each Day, Shuffled). The SAFMEDS process has been designed to facilitate acquisition, retention, and fluency of content and skilled responding (McDade, Austin, & Olander, 1985). In her online teaching system, participants utilize SAFMEDS to become fluent with the particular concepts and skills being taught. The Teaching Machine incorporates additional instructional features that facilitate acquisition and discrimination. The ‘Facts/Rules’ feature provides the participants with a brief opportunity to study terms and rules presented within the small units of instruction. The ‘Notes’ feature allows students to quickly record instructional content they may want to review at a later time, without hindering the interactive instructional content presentation. Participants also have access to a glossary that they can readily access throughout their course of study. In summary, the Teaching Machine and Virtual Coaching™ developed by Ms. Tucci were created to provide an effective and efficient instructional system to teach others to learn and apply evidenced-based practices. Each component of the system is based in research on instructional methodologies. About the Competent Learner Model The inaugural course available on the Teaching Machine is the Competent Learner Model program, developed and promoted by Tucci Learning Solutions. The Competent Learner Model (CLM)© is an intensive, individualized teaching program designed to structure learning environments so that students acquire the competencies necessary to be successful across learning environments (e.g., home and school). CLM offers teaching solutions based on the principles of applied behavior analysis, precision teaching, and direct instruction. This successful teaching program has reached to over 250 schools in California, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Abu Dhabi, UAE . In Pennsylvania alone, there are 200 classrooms using her system with over 70 CLM coaches statewide. With the launch of CLM on the Teaching Machine, Ms. Tucci’s reach will be extended substantially. Continued on page 6 The Cur rent Reper toire 6 Winter, 2010 Continued The Teaching Machine - Vicci Tucci More about Ms. Tucci’s early years Ms. Tucci has been an active supporter of the Center for years and was elected to the Board of Advisors in 2008. Ms. Tucci has been a student of Skinnerian science throughout her 30-year career. She holds a Masters degree in Applied Behavior Analysis from the University of the Pacific and is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). She first learned of Skinner in graduate school, reading Science and Human Behavior. Moving onto Technology of Teaching, she went through 6 copies of that publication because she destroyed all of them with notes. “The more I read Skinner’s texts, the more I was able to become effective at arranging contingencies to affect change in my learner’s behavior. Also I shifted from a focus on weakening repertoires to developing repertoires.” A former student of Scott Wood’s, Holly Maynard, can be credited for Ms. Tucci’s decision to attend graduate school for behavior analysis, but Dwight Harshbarger and others working at the Weston State Hospital in her hometown in West Virginia introduced her to behavioral science. After the workday at the Hospital, Dwight and other behavioral analysts would stop at Ms. Tucci’s grandfather’s local tavern, and Ms. Tucci was guided by her interactions and banter with them. While later working at the Hospital during her undergraduate years, Holly taught her much about the value of positive reinforcement. “Holly would roll up her pant legs to get in the shower to teach the women residents at the State Hospital how to take a shower. I was amazed by her kindness and respect for these women.” (McGlinchy, 2007). Working with a behaviorist like Holly convinced Ms. Tucci to study further. Read more about the Teaching Machine (PDF) and Competent Learner Model at http://www.tuccionline.com. References: Engelmann, S. & Carnine, D. (1982). Theory of Instruction: Principles and Application. New York: Irvington Press. Holland, J.G. & Skinner, B. F. (1961). The analysis of behavior: A program for selfinstruction. New York: McGraw Hill. Keller, F. S. (1968). “Good-bye Teacher...” Journal of Applied Behaviour Analysis, 5, 79-89. Keller, F.S. (1982). Pedagogue’s progress. Lawrence, KS: TRI Publications. Lattal, A. (2008). Study Guide to History of Behavioral Apparatus. The History of Behavioral Apparatus. Online: Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies. McDade, C. E., Austin, D. M., & Olander, C. P. (1985). “Technological advances in precision teaching: A comparison between computer-testing and SAFMEDS. Journal of Precision Teaching, 4, 49-53. McGlinchey, Elizabeth, (2007), “Engineering Applications: Vicci Tucci & Tucci Learning Solutions, Inc.”, Operants: A Newsletter of the B.F. Skinner Foundation, Fourth Quarter 2007, Vol. 1, 1. Skinner, B. F. (1953). Science and Human Behavior. New York: The Free Press. Skinner, B. F. (1957). Verbal Behavior. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc. Skinner, B.F. (1961). Why we need teaching machines. Harvard Educational Review, 31, 377-98. Skinner, B. F. (1968). The Technology of Teaching. New York: Appleton-CenturyCrofts Continued From Executive Director, Page 1 Current Content Areas 1. Aging 2. Autism 3. Basic Research 4. Brain/Spinal Cord Injury 5. Clinical Therapy 6. Education 7. Economics 8. Gambing 9. Health 10. Neuroscience 11. OBM/PM 12. Parenting 13. Pets, Zoos,and Animal Behavior 14. Pharmacology/Substance Abuse 15. Philosophy/History 16. Safety 17. Special Education 18. Verbal Behavior/Language 19. Environment 20. Cultural Practices http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NGPTQ9P. Standing Committees Each standing committee is headed by a director and comprised of directors and trustees. The Board of Directors nominates and appoints members of standing committees after consulting with individual trustees about willingness to serve. We strive to spread the workload across directors and trustees. Committees. The following committees have been identified as meeting mission critical functions that bridge content areas. 1. Accreditation 2. Conferences 3. Finances/Fundraising 4. Website Once again, I ask you to please examine the ways you might contribute to the Center. Joining one of the prestigious groups of experts described here is one way to contribute. You can do so by going to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NGPTQ9P and joining one or more groups. You can also go to our website (www. behavior.org) and click on the Join Us button on the top left of our home page. Donate what you can in whatever way you can. If you have any reactions to our plans, please do not hesitate to contact me. All my best, Skinner, B.F. (1969). Contingencies of reinforcement: A theoretical analysis. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts. Skinner, B.F. (1982). Skinner for the classroom R. Epstein, (Ed.). Champaign, IL: Research Press. Tucci, V. (2006). CLM Coordinators’ Manual. Watsonville, CA: Self-Published. Philip N. Chase, Ph.D., Executive The Cur rent Reper toire Continued An Introduction to Charles D. Hamad; Page 3 nationally and abroad. Beth Sulzer-Azaroff, Rick Fleming, and Charles Hamad were instrumental in the development of a fourcourse sequence on behavioral intervention for paraprofessionals and parents. This was later modified with support from UMASS Online to become a 5-course graduate program entitled Behavioral Intervention in Autism (BIA). BIA satisfies the coursework requirement established by the Behavior Analysis Certification Board at the BCBA level, and has become enormously popular. In 2008, Shriver, along with its partners UMASS Lowell and UMASS Online were awarded the prestigious national Sloan-C award for “Most Outstanding Online Teaching and Learning Program.” In the fall of 2010, a new 10-module course entitled “Discovering Behavioral Intervention: A Parent’s Interactive Guide to ABA” will be available. Rick Fleming is the Principal Investigator on this NIH grant designed to help parents of children with autism understand and make decisions about applied behavior analysis (ABA) programs. Distance learning development in the works will cover risk management, root cause analysis, and quality assessment methodology to better understand sentinel events. Dr. Hamad – The Early Years Charlie Hamad began studying general psychology at C.W. Post Campus, Long Island University. It was there he came across a group practicing the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI), and where he first worked with animal operant conditioning. While studying under Jeffrey Corey at CW Post, Dr. Hamad discovered the power of behavioral science working in the animal lab with rats and pigeons, seeing the powerful effect. “It’s essential to work with animals to understand the methods and procedures of behavior analysis, changing behaviors, and directions that are relevant to animals or humans. Basic research and operant conditioning turned me on to applied work.” It changed his view of the field of psychology as well. He finished CW Post with an interest in environmental protection and conservation psychology. “Arthur the Talking Trash Can”, a videoclip of Dr. Hamad while at CW Post (1973), is posted for your viewing pleasure through YouTube. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6DWCjMNnkU ) Winter, 2010 7 2009 Annual Meeting of the Trustees Elections Election of Directors: Michael Cameron and Charles Hamad Re-election of Trustees: Edward Anderson, Jay Birnbrauer, Andy Bondy, Darrel Bostow, Mary Burch, Aubrey Daniels, Edward Feeney, Celia Gershenson, Sigrid Glenn, Gina Green, Philip Hineline, Kent Johnson, Stephen Luce, Martha Pelaez, Henry Pennypacker, Henry Schlinger, Tristram Smith, Beth SulzerAzaroff, Janet Twyman, and W. Joseph Wyatt. Election of New Trustees: Judah B. Axe, Michael J. Cameron, Charles Hamad, Gregory Hanley, David C. Palmer, and Karen R. Wagner Election of Advisors: Carolina Aguilera, Ronald F. Allen, Amanda Nicolson Adams, Eric Arntzen, Robert L. Collins, Darlene CroneTodd, Nicole Gravina, Todd Harris, J. Carl Hughes, Marianne L. Jackson, Michael (Mickey) Keenan, Matthew Normand, Richard M. O’Brien, Richard Smith, and Mary Jane Weiss. Behavioral Events Calendar February 17-19 North Carolina Association for Behavior Analysis (NCABA), 21st Annual Conference, Twin City Quarter, Winston-Salem, NC February 18-20 California Association for Behavior Analysis (CalABA), 28th Annual Western Regional Conference, Hyatt Regency, Irvine, CA February 25-26 Behavior Analysis Association of Michigan (BAAM), 2010 BAAM Convention, Student Center, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI February 26-27 Texas Association for Behavior Analysis (TxABA), Regional Conference on Behavior Analysis, Hilton Galveston Island, Galveston, TX March 19-20 The Polish Society for Behavioral Psychology, 6th Scientific Symposium of the Polish Society for Behavioral Psychology Assembly Hall of Collegium Novum, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland March 2526 Pennsylvania Association for Behavior Analysis (PennABA), PennABA Conference 2010, Hershey Lodge & Convention Center, Hershey, PA March 26 Connecticut Association for Behavior Analysis (CTABA), 6th Annual Conference, Crowne Plaza, Cromwell, CT April 16-17 Four Corners ABA (4CABA), 3rd Annual Four-Corners ABA Conference, Treasure Mountain Inn, Park City, Utah April 17 Applied Behavior Analysis: Evidence-Based Solutions for Helping People. Hosted by CCBS through Director Rob Holdsambeck and The Chicago School, LA, Los Angeles Marriott Downtown, Los Angeles, CA April 17-22 Professional Interests International Society for Performance Improvement, The Performance Improvement Conference 2010, San Francisco Marriott Marquis, San Francisco, CA May 27-29 Dr. Hamad’s current interests focus on using instructional technology to enhance knowledge and skill acquisition of direct support staff and professionals who provide services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Society for Quantitative Analyses of Behavior, SQAB will be meeting right before ABAI in San Antonio, Texas. ABAI is holding their convention in the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. May 28June 1 Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI), 36th Annual Convention, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX - SEE CCBS Listings Page 8 References: October 8-9 Northwestern Association for Behavior Analysis (NWABA), 2010 NWABA Conference, Gonzaga University campus, Spokane, WA November 12-14 CCBS Annual Meeting of the Trustees, Hosted by Darnell Lattal & Aubrey Daniels International, Atlanta, GA Dr. Hamad continued his education at The University of Kansas (KU), working in Todd Risley’s lab for 2 years researching and evaluating toys use with toddlers, in a daycare environment. “We manipulated the types of toy available in a freeplay situation and evaluated the effects on engagement, play, disruptions, and so forth.” Later at KU he worked with George Semb conducting research on behavioral approaches to environmental protection. After finishing KU, he moved to Massachusetts to begin a 30+ year career working in the area of developmental disabilities. Eunice Kennedy Shriver Center. (2010). Retrieved from http://www.umassmed. edu/shriver/index.aspx Association of University Centers on Disabilities. (2010). Retrieved from http:// www.aucd.org/template/index.cfm Events also posted on www.behavior.org. Contact CCBS to post your event: pavlik@behavior.org The Cur rent Reper toire HHUEM AAL TY SSCCI TNHI E DU Director Rob Holdsambeck will host and orchestrate the Center’s annual west coast conference with the very welcome addition of The Chicago School, LA as co-host. The conference will be held April 17 at the Los Angeles Mariott Downtown. Presenters include Andy Bondy, William L. Heward, Jane Howard, Hank Pennypacker, and Janet Twyman. NCCEE EIEN ABA Conference Coming to Los Angeles in April N 8 Winter, 2010 C AT I O CAMBRIDGE CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL STUDIES Saturday April 17, 2010 Los Angeles Marriott Downtown Featuring Andy Bondy, Ph.D. William L. Heward, Ed.D, BCBA Jane Howard, Ph.D., BCBA-D Henry S. Pennypacker, Ph.D. Janet Twyman, Ph.D., BCBA Early registration is available through the CCBS store on the behavior.org website. Large group discounts available. Contact Rebekah Pavlik for more information. (978) 369-2227 x3 or pavlik@behavior.org. Los Angeles www.behavior.org/conf (866) 509-0467 Register Early - Save $$ CCBS Happenings at ABAI 36th Annual Convention EXPO Poster l May 29, 2010 l 8:30 P.M. – 11:00 P.M. Exhibit Hall A, Henry B Gonzalez Convention Center Join Phil Chase, students and friends at this informal, informative gathering. Reunion l May 30, 2010 l 8:30 P.M. – 10:30 P.M. Crockett C (Grand Hyatt) Join us for some light snacks and reflect on the past, the future and meet friends and colleagues in a relaxed atmosphere. Co-sponsored by The B.F. Skinner Foundation, the Cambridge Center, and The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Thanks to TCS for providing refreshments.. Presentations of the Edward L. Anderson Award and the Ellen P. Reese Award. Symposium - Some Surprising Ramifications of Behavioral Contingency Analysis 5/29/2010 l 3:30 PM - 4:50 PM Bonham B (Grand Hyatt) Chair: Philip N. Chase Discussant: Paul Thomas Andronis Teaching an On-Line Course in Behavioral Contingency Analysis: Laurilyn Dianne Jones, The Mechner Foundation, Francis Mechner, The Mechner Foundation Analysis and Codification of Complex Multi-Party Dynamic Behavioral Contingencies: Francis Mechner, the Mechner Foundation Applications of Behavioral Contingency Analysis in Psychotherapy: Parsla Vintere, Queens College, CUNY Invited Symposium - A Range of Disciplines, A Range of Evidence & Can We Nurture Our Enviroment through Behavioral Science 5/31/2010 l 9:00 AM - 10:20 AM 103AB (CC) A Range of Disciplines, A Range of Evidence: Behavioral Practices in Multiple Disciplines: Philip N. Chase, Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies Nurturing Environments: A Framework for Comprehensive Cultural Change: Anthony Biglan, Oregon Research Institute Chair: Michael Weinberg Discussant: Michael Weinberg The Cur rent Reper toire TY SSCCI TNHI E DU N NCCEE EIEN HHUEM AAL Winter, 2010 C AT I O CAMBRIDGE CENTER FOR BEHAVIORAL STUDIES Donors for Fiscal Year 2009 (June 1, 2008—May 31, 2009) Angels Edward L. Anderson Christopher Browne Terry McSween Guarantors Rob Holdsambeck Francis Mechner Benefactors Sidney Bijou Jay Birnbrauer Aubrey Daniels Peter Farrow, Esq. Edward Feeney Robert Littleton H.S. Pennypacker Beth Sulzer-Azaroff Patrons Andrew Bondy A. Charles Catania Betsy J. Constantine Sigrid Glenn Charles Hamad Dwight Harshbarger Jeff Kupfer M. Jackson Marr Thomas Mawhinney Howard N. Sloane Sustaining Anonymous Teodoro Ayllon Lewis Carter Michael Dougher Celia W. 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