Launch of Simple Steps
STAMPPP:
Launch of SimpleSteps for parents of children with autism
Sept 20th, 2013
Parents of children diagnosed with autism face a bewildering range of 'treatments' for autism. International reviews, however, consistently point to the importance of using evidence-based practice to educate parents and children (http://www.nationalautismcenter.org/nsp/).
A science of behaviour (Applied Behaviour Analysis) underpins the most effective treatments but there is a severe shortage of training courses across Europe to prepare professionals to meet the needs of parents and children (see www.bacb.com).
To address this concern, and the resulting myths about Applied Behaviour Analysis that have sprung up, Leonardo, part of the European Commission's Lifelong Learning Programme is supporting an innovative project aimed at updating and translating a multimedia program first developed in N. Ireland by local charity Parents' Education as Autism Therapists (www.peatni.org).
The project is called STAMPPP (www.stamppp.com) and it involves partners from Netherlands, Italy, Sweden, and Iceland; translations will also be available in Portuguese, German, Spanish, and Norwegian. The multimedia program is called Simple Steps (www.simplestepsautism.com) and it uses video material in the form of parental testimonies, animations, demonstrations, and textural material to teach the principles of Applied Behaviour Analysis.
The goal is to demonstrate how the practice of science impacts on how one maximises the learning opportunities for children with autism. If we can help parents become proficient in delivering home programs for their children, it will make it easier to coordinate these learning opportunities for the child with those provided within a school. Of course, will parents still need supervised by a professional trained in Applied Behaviour Analysis to international standards.
The launch date for the completed STAMPPP project is Sept 20th, which will take place in Belfast, N. Ireland (http://www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/CentreforBehaviourAnalysis/EventsEducation/).
Presentations at the Launch
LORRI UNUMB Esq Vice President for State Government Affairs, Autism Speaks keynote address at 3rd QUART conference (20 Sept 2013) 'Let me hear YOUR voice: Autism and Politics.
Lorri Unumb is a lawyer and the mother of three children, the oldest of whom has autism. In 2005, while working as a law professor, she wrote autism insurance legislation for South Carolina ("Ryan's Law") that passed in 2007 and served as a catalyst for the national movement toward autism insurance reform. In 2008, Unumb became employed by the New York-based non-profit Autism Speaks, where she advocates full-time on behalf of individuals with autism. As head of state government affairs, she has testified 80+ times on health insurance issues in state legislatures around the country. Her keynote address focus: Since 2007, more than 34 states have enacted legislation requiring coverage for autism spectrum disorders, including benefits for Applied Behavior Analysis. In this session, we will explore how targeted advocacy and the use of evidence led to legal endorsement of ABA in the USA.
http://www.mediator.qub.ac.uk/ms/Quart/DrLorriUnumb.m4v
PROF. MICKEY KEENAN (University of Ulster; Principle investigator STAMPPP) introduces the STAMPPP Project rationale and background
http://www.mediator.qub.ac.uk/ms/Quart/MKeenan.m4v
PROF TONY BYRNE (Chairperson, Parents Education as Autism Therapists, PEAT) explains the development of the Simple Steps training resource
http://www.mediator.qub.ac.uk/ms/Quart/TByrne.m4v
DR NEIL MARTIN (European Association for Behaviour Analysis, EABA; Behavior Analyst Certification Board BACB) endorses the Simple Steps training resource
http://www.mediator.qub.ac.uk/ms/Quart/NMartin.m4v
DR SIGRIDUR LOA JONSDOTTIR (The State Diagnostic and Counselling Centre Iceland) explains how Simple Steps training resource is used in Iceland
http://www.mediator.qub.ac.uk/ms/Quart/SLoaJohnsdottir.m4v
DR NANNI PRESTI (The European Institute for the Study of Human Behavior, Italy) explains how Simple Steps training resource is used in Italy
http://www.mediator.qub.ac.uk/ms/Quart/NPresti.m4v
DR JACQUELINE SCHENK (Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherland) explains how Simple Steps training resource is used in Netherlands
http://www.mediator.qub.ac.uk/ms/Quart/JSchenk.m4v
DR LISE ROLL-PETTERSSON (University of Stockholm, Sweden) explains the impact of Simple Steps in Sweden
http://www.mediator.qub.ac.uk/ms/Quart/LRollPetersson.m4v
DR STEPHEN GALLAGHER (University of Ulster) shows some examples from Simple Steps
http://www.mediator.qub.ac.uk/ms/Quart/SGallagher.m4v
For more information contact Prof. Mickey Keenan at the University of Ulster (email: m.keenan@ulster.ac.uk) who leads the project.
Symposium in Reykjavik, 16th May, 2013
Iceland
Symposium in Stockholm, 31st January, 2013
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| dr._stephen_gallagher.pptx |
| dr._neil_martin.pdf |
| dr._sigridur_loa_jonsdottir.pptx |
| dr._jacqueline_schenk.ppt |
| dr._lise_roll-pettersson.pdf |
Previous Events
Conference
Early Intensive Behavioural Interventions for Autism
Scientific evidence and sustainability
A comparison of international experiences
Sept 13-14, 2012
Brescia
Centro Paolo VI
Brescia
Centro Paolo VI
Invited speakers:
Vincent Carbone
Carbone Clinic, New York
Michael Cataldo
Johns Hopkins University and
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Roberto Cavagnola
Simone Antonioli
Fobap onlus a m. ANFFAS
Filippo Gitti
UONPIA Brescia
Cristina Copelli
MIPIA President
Serafino Corti
Ettore Fioriti
Fondazione Sospiro
Raffaella Giannattasio
MIPIA and CABAU
Gina Green
APBA President
Jane Howard
California State University,
Kendall School and BACB
Mickey Keenan
University of Ulster
Neil Martin
Board EABA and BACB
Paolo Moderato
IESCUM President
Franco Nardocci
SINPIA Past President
Rita Nasi
MIPIA and Aut Aut onlus
Modena
Francesca Pergolizzi
Accademia di Scienze
Comportamentali e Cognitive
(ASCCO)
Giovambattista Presti
IESCUM and MIPIA
Vincent Carbone
Carbone Clinic, New York
Michael Cataldo
Johns Hopkins University and
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Roberto Cavagnola
Simone Antonioli
Fobap onlus a m. ANFFAS
Filippo Gitti
UONPIA Brescia
Cristina Copelli
MIPIA President
Serafino Corti
Ettore Fioriti
Fondazione Sospiro
Raffaella Giannattasio
MIPIA and CABAU
Gina Green
APBA President
Jane Howard
California State University,
Kendall School and BACB
Mickey Keenan
University of Ulster
Neil Martin
Board EABA and BACB
Paolo Moderato
IESCUM President
Franco Nardocci
SINPIA Past President
Rita Nasi
MIPIA and Aut Aut onlus
Modena
Francesca Pergolizzi
Accademia di Scienze
Comportamentali e Cognitive
(ASCCO)
Giovambattista Presti
IESCUM and MIPIA
| brescia_2012_program.pdf |
| stamppp_ii_symposium_brescia.pdf |
Mini Symposium
Autisme en ABA
4 mei 2012
9.30-12.00u, M1-07
(Gratis toegankelijk)
Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
Programma
9.30 – 9.40: Welcome and Introduction
Dr. Jacqueline Schenk, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Chair
9.40-10.00: Bringing ABA to the community: Lessons from Ireland.
Dr. Mickey Keenan, BCBA-D, University of Ulster, N-Ireland
10.20-10.40: Behaviour Analysis and Certification in Europe: Developments and Opportunities.
Dr. Neil Martin, BCBA-D, ANTAM, UK
10.40-11.00: Coffee & Tea
11.00-11.20: ABA, Autism and Higher Education: Curricula Content and Instructional Methods.
Dr. Lise Roll-Pettersson BCBA-D, Stockholm University, Sweden
11.20-11.40: Simple Steps: A Multimedia Program for Children with Autism.
Dr. Stephen Gallagher, University of Ulster, N-Ireland
11.40-12.00: ABA in Italy: the MIPIA Italian Model of Intensive and Early Interventions for Autism.
Prof. Paolo Moderato, Institute G.P. Fabris, IULM University, Milan, Italy
12.00- 12.30: General Discussion & Questions
12.30 End
Contact Dr. Jacqueline Schenk (schenk@fsw.eur.nl)
Directions to the event for Dutch participants below.
*Routebeschrijving:*
Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Complex Woudestein
Burgemeester Oudlaan 50
Ter oriëntatie: Woudestein ligt vlakbij de Van Brienenoordbrug
*Per openbaar vervoer:*
o met tramlijn 7 naar Woudestein (eindhalte) of lijn 1 naar De Esch die stopt op de Honingerdijk (bij Excelsior) of met de metro richting Spijkenisse; op metrostation Beurs overstappen op de metro naar Capelsebrug, Ommoord of Zevenkamp; uitstappen bij halte Kralingse Zoom.
o met de metro richting Marconiplein; uitstappen bij halte Kralingse Zoom.
o met de metro richting Capelsebrug, Ommoord of Zevenkamp; uitstappen bij Kralingse Zoom.
*Per auto:*
Vanaf de snelweg A16 (vanaf beide richtingen) de afslag Rotterdam-Centrum nemen en op de rotonde (Kralingse Plein) Rotterdam-Centrum aanhouden (Abraham van Rijckevorselweg). Bij verkeerslichten rechtsaf (Burg. Oudlaan). Er is een openbaar parkeerterrein aan het begin van de Burg. Oudlaan; de inrit bevindt zich direct na de eindhalte van de tram. Het complex Woudestein is vanaf dit parkeerterrein via twee doorgangen in de omheining bereikbaar.
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Het Mini-Symposium vindt plaats in het M-Gebouw, eerste verdieping, Zaal Tokyo (nr.17)
9.30 – 9.40: Welcome and Introduction
Dr. Jacqueline Schenk, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Chair
9.40-10.00: Bringing ABA to the community: Lessons from Ireland.
Dr. Mickey Keenan, BCBA-D, University of Ulster, N-Ireland
10.20-10.40: Behaviour Analysis and Certification in Europe: Developments and Opportunities.
Dr. Neil Martin, BCBA-D, ANTAM, UK
10.40-11.00: Coffee & Tea
11.00-11.20: ABA, Autism and Higher Education: Curricula Content and Instructional Methods.
Dr. Lise Roll-Pettersson BCBA-D, Stockholm University, Sweden
11.20-11.40: Simple Steps: A Multimedia Program for Children with Autism.
Dr. Stephen Gallagher, University of Ulster, N-Ireland
11.40-12.00: ABA in Italy: the MIPIA Italian Model of Intensive and Early Interventions for Autism.
Prof. Paolo Moderato, Institute G.P. Fabris, IULM University, Milan, Italy
12.00- 12.30: General Discussion & Questions
12.30 End
Contact Dr. Jacqueline Schenk (schenk@fsw.eur.nl)
Directions to the event for Dutch participants below.
*Routebeschrijving:*
Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam, Complex Woudestein
Burgemeester Oudlaan 50
Ter oriëntatie: Woudestein ligt vlakbij de Van Brienenoordbrug
*Per openbaar vervoer:*
o met tramlijn 7 naar Woudestein (eindhalte) of lijn 1 naar De Esch die stopt op de Honingerdijk (bij Excelsior) of met de metro richting Spijkenisse; op metrostation Beurs overstappen op de metro naar Capelsebrug, Ommoord of Zevenkamp; uitstappen bij halte Kralingse Zoom.
o met de metro richting Marconiplein; uitstappen bij halte Kralingse Zoom.
o met de metro richting Capelsebrug, Ommoord of Zevenkamp; uitstappen bij Kralingse Zoom.
*Per auto:*
Vanaf de snelweg A16 (vanaf beide richtingen) de afslag Rotterdam-Centrum nemen en op de rotonde (Kralingse Plein) Rotterdam-Centrum aanhouden (Abraham van Rijckevorselweg). Bij verkeerslichten rechtsaf (Burg. Oudlaan). Er is een openbaar parkeerterrein aan het begin van de Burg. Oudlaan; de inrit bevindt zich direct na de eindhalte van de tram. Het complex Woudestein is vanaf dit parkeerterrein via twee doorgangen in de omheining bereikbaar.
*
Het Mini-Symposium vindt plaats in het M-Gebouw, eerste verdieping, Zaal Tokyo (nr.17)
| Introduction Dr. Schenk.ppt |
| Introduction Dr. Schenk.ppt |
| Dr. Mickey Keenan BringingABA to the community: Lesson from Ireland.ppt |
| Dr Neil Martin Behaviour Analysis and Certification in Europe.ppt |
| Dr Stephen Gallagher STAMPPP Project.pptx |
First ABA symposium in Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam
Dr. Schenk opening the symposium
