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SPG collaborates with local SELPAs and LEAs to provide Professional Development trainings and In-services, presented by SPG’s Clinical Supervisors and nationally recognized speakers from the fields of Special Education and Behavior.
Behavioral Trainings for Teachers, Aides and School Staff:
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The Head Start Series for Teachers and Support Staff – NEW!
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Month 1: UNDERSTANDING BEHAVIOR
Month 1: UNDERSTANDING BEHAVIOR
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (90 mins.)This training covers why problem behaviors are likely to occur as well as the essential components to any effort to change behavior. The functions of problem behavior and how they relate to the skill deficits of the individual are reviewed in an easy to digest format. Strategies to prevent behaviors, teach replacement behaviors, and also change your response to behavior are reviewed and practiced. -
Month 2: TRAINING CAREGIVERS AND SUPPORT STAFF
Month 2: TRAINING CAREGIVERS AND SUPPORT STAFF
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (90 mins.)Behavior skills training is an easy and effective way to teach new skills. This training reviews the main components of BST; instructions, modeling, rehearsal, and feedback and provides a solid rationale for using these steps to disseminate information to parents, students, and staff. -
Month 3: INCREASING MOTIVATION AND ENGAGEMENT
Month 3: INCREASING MOTIVATION AND ENGAGEMENT
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (90 mins.)This presentation will provide participants with effective and easy to implement strategies needed to successfully support parents with engaging students through distance learning. Modeling and videos as well as opportunities to practice strategies will be provided for participants. -
Month 4: INCREASING COMMUNICATION
Month 4: INCREASING COMMUNICATION
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (90 mins.)This presentation details the importance of communication skills around requesting for items, activities, attention, and refusing items they don’t want. Staff will learn to assess student current abilities for these skills and learn how to support parents with addressing missing skills across a variety of functioning levels. -
Month 5: STRENGTHENING POSITIVE BEHAVIORS
Month 5: STRENGTHENING POSITIVE BEHAVIORS
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (90 mins.)Reinforcement shapes how we behave on a daily basis. This training teaches participants the guiding principles of reinforcement and how to use reinforcement to increase positive behaviors and remove inadvertent reinforcement for problem behaviors. -
Month 6: INDIVIDUALIZING SUPPORTS
Month 6: INDIVIDUALIZING SUPPORTS
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (90 mins.)Individualized supports are critical in educational settings that cater to varying skill sets. This training outlines ways to adjust content, supports, and interventions based on the needs of the learners. Teachers also get an overview of the key components of the IFSP and IEP documents so they may utilize these documents to develop optimal individualization of supports.
Trainings for Parents – NEW!
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Key Skills for Success: an Overview
Key Skills for Success: an Overview
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (1 hr.)This introductory course reviews information from Rosales et. al, which covers the four critical skills that when present, prevent problem behavior. Parents will learn to identify the four repertoires in this presentation and will learn how to teach them across a variety of functioning levels across the remainder of the “Key Skills” series. -
Key Skills for Success: Asking for Items, Activities, Attention, and Learning to Say No
Key Skills for Success: Asking for Items, Activities, Attention, and Learning to Say No
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (1 hr.)This presentation details the importance of communication skills around requesting for items, activities, attention, and refusing items they don’t want. Parents will be able to assess their child’s current abilities for these skills and learn how to teach missing skills across a variety of functioning levels. -
Key Skills for Success: Increasing Leisure, Social, and Play Skills
Key Skills for Success: Increasing Leisure, Social, and Play Skills
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (1 hr.)This presentation details the importance of leisure skills. Parents will be able to assess their child’s current leisure skills and learn how to teach missing skills across a variety of functioning levels. -
Key Skills for Success: Tolerating Adversity
Key Skills for Success: Tolerating Adversity
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (1 hr.)This presentation details the importance of developing strategies to tolerate or cope with aversive situations that will ultimately benefit them later in life. Parents will be able to assess their child’s current ability to tolerate adversity and learn how to teach missing skills across a variety of functioning levels. -
Let’s Talk….Expanding Food
Let’s Talk….Expanding Food
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (1 hr.)Expanding a child’s food repertoire can be tricky. This presentation was developed by a behavioral specialist and occupational therapist to address various issues that are common among children who have food selectivity. Handouts include a printable tip sheet. -
Let’s Talk….Sleep Routines
Let’s Talk….Sleep Routines
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (1 hr.)This presentation covers topics such as common sleep issues in children, barriers to good sleep habits, and how to overcome these. Parents will learn how to establish sleep routines for their child and implement them with consistency. -
Let’s Talk….Toilet Training
Let’s Talk….Toilet Training
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (1 hr.)This presentation walks parents through the step-by-step process of how to toilet train their child. From planning and preparing to implementing, parents will feel confident in their ability to take on toilet training. Handouts include a printable data tracking sheet and tip sheet.
Trainings for Speech Therapists
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Disguising Work as Play Using ABA
Disguising Work as Play Using ABA
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (3 hrs)This presentation focuses on how to use common Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) strategies to keep therapy sessions fun, motivating and effective. Attendees will learn the functions of behavior, with an emphasis on the functions of communication. The basics of behavior management, including environmental modifications, will be woven into the presentation and small group hands-on activities will give participants and opportunity to practice strategies using common therapy tools. Helpful handouts designed specifically for school based SLPs will also be provided. -
Effective Behavior Management During Speech Sessions
Effective Behavior Management During Speech Sessions
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (3 hrs)This presentation outlines ways to prevent and manage problem behaviors so that speech sessions will be optimally productive and fun. Participants will learn about the basic functions of behavior, ways to prevent problems before they arrive, and how to maximize learning time in sessions. Strategies covered will be low effort but yield high impact results. This training has been revised to include strategies for online speech sessions.
Trainings for Paraprofessionals
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Back Up! Strategies To Increase Student Independence
Back Up! Strategies To Increase Student Independence
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (2 hrs)The number of paraprofessionals working in schools continues to increase. This training discusses the benefits of this role and, in turn, how it can inadvertently create barriers to students achieving their outcomes. Strategies are included for how school teams can consider fading some of the paraprofessional support and increase student independence. -
Beyond the Basics of Behavior: Advanced Skills for Paraprofessionals
Beyond the Basics of Behavior: Advanced Skills for Paraprofessionals
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (2 hrs)This training outlines intermediate level behavior skills that are efficient and effective. Topics such as preventative measures, advanced reinforcement strategies and systems, and flexibility and tolerance training will improve staff's ability to address challenging behaviors in the classroom, as well as teach important skills. -
Changing Our Behavior
Changing Our Behavior
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (2 hrs)Changing one’s own behavior can be easier said than done. This training looks at the variables that surround our own behavior both in life and at work. Having solid guidelines for self-management while implementing behavior intervention plans can minimize incorrect implementation and improve outcomes for students. Participants are tasked with identifying behaviors they’d like to change and developing a self-management plan with a reinforcement system embedded. Opportunities to practice utilizing plan components are built into this interactive training. -
Data Collection
Data Collection
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (2 hrs)Data collection is an imperative part of any behavioral program. This training discusses the different types of data collection, reviews the pros and cons of different methods, and provides participants with an opportunity to practice utilizing a variety of data sheets. Participants are taught to visually inspect data and are given an overview of how data trends should inform intervention. -
Identifying And Strengthening Replacement Behaviors
Identifying And Strengthening Replacement Behaviors
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (2 hrs)All problem behaviors have functionally equivalent behaviors that will assist with getting the student’s need met more appropriately. This training covers how to identify a useful replacement behavior based on how the problem behavior functions for the student and high impact, low effort reinforcement strategies to build up new skills. -
Increasing Motivation and Engagement
Increasing Motivation and Engagement
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (2 hrs)This presentation will provide participants with effective and easy to implement strategies needed to successfully engage students. Identifying appropriate prompting and reinforcement strategies are crucial fundamental concepts in establishing a foundation for students to engage in the classroom. Modeling, videos, opportunities to practice strategies will be provided for participants. -
Instructional Strategies: Best Practices in 1:1 Teaching
Instructional Strategies: Best Practices in 1:1 Teaching
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (2 hrs)Paraprofessionals are often tasked with implementing intensive 1:1 teaching to address IEP goals. This training reviews best practices and techniques in these intensive sessions. Practical strategies to prepare lessons based on IEP goals and the three key pieces of teaching: the cue, response, and consequence. Participants will have the opportunity to practice several strategies as well as correct errors and deliver reinforcement throughout the training. -
Preventing Problem Behavior
Preventing Problem Behavior
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (2 hrs)Preventing problem behavior is paramount for success in special education classrooms. This training covers strategies that focus on structuring the environment to prevent problem behavior and increase engagement in learning. Identifying environmental variables that precede problem behavior and understanding how to individualize prevention is outlined. -
Prompting and Prompt Fading
Prompting and Prompt Fading
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (2 hrs)Prompting is an effective way to assist with skill development. This training provides participants with a comprehensive overview of the types of prompts, using prompt hierarchies to inform prompt fading, and how to utilize errorless learning for best outcomes. Participants are provided with opportunities to practice prompting and prompt fading across a variety of learning scenarios commonly seen in classrooms. -
Seven Steps to Gaining Instructional Control
Seven Steps to Gaining Instructional Control
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (2 hrs)Developed by Robert Schramm, the 7 Steps for Earning Instructional Control provides parents and educators strategies on how to increase the likelihood that a student will complete a directive when instructed. By creating meaningful relationships and modifying the environment, more time can be spent on quality learning instead of addressing challenging behaviors. This training breaks down each of the 7 Steps and provides examples of how each step can each be implemented in a school setting. -
The Acting Out Cycle
The Acting Out Cycle
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (2 hrs)Effectively managing acting-out behavior by students in the classroom is essential to avoid escalating the situation. This training based on Colvin and Scott’s (2015) work equips participants to identify acting-out behaviors and strategies to minimize problem behaviors as well as increase engagement and success in the classroom. -
The Basics of Behavior for Paraprofessionals
The Basics of Behavior for Paraprofessionals
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (2 hrs)This training covers why problem behaviors are likely to occur as well as the essential components to any effort to change behavior. The functions of problem behavior and how they relate to the skill deficits of the individual are reviewed in an easy to digest format. Strategies to prevent behaviors, teach replacement behaviors, and also change your response to behavior are reviewed and practiced. -
Using Reinforcement Effectively
Using Reinforcement Effectively
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (2 hrs)Reinforcement shapes how we behave on a daily basis. This training teaches participants the guiding principles of reinforcement and how to use reinforcement to increase positive behaviors, and remove inadvertent reinforcement for problem behaviors. -
Using Visual Supports in the Classroom
Using Visual Supports in the Classroom
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (2 hrs)We all rely on visual information to navigate through our days. Visual systems can be a powerful support for children on the spectrum. Examples of a variety of visual systems such as visual schedules, choice boards, transition systems, and checklists are reviewed for their practical applications into classrooms. Visual systems for both preventing and responding to challenging behavior are reviewed.
Trainings for Special Educators, Psychologists and Administrators
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Assessing Problem Behavior: Efficient and Effective Assessment Methods for School
Assessing Problem Behavior: Efficient and Effective Assessment Methods for School
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (3 hrs)Assessing problem behavior is the first step towards developing a comprehensive Behavior Intervention Plan for a student. This training outlines assessment methods that can be implemented easily and effectively in the school environment, and participants are taught how to interpret information captured during assessments to then inform intervention. This training is ideal for school psychologists, program specialists, or special educators and is ideally conducted prior to The Behavior Plan training. -
Behavior Skills Training for Teachers
Behavior Skills Training for Teachers
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (2 hrs)Behavior skills training is an easy and effective way to teach new skills. This training reviews the main components of BST, instructions, modeling, rehearsal, and feedback and provides a solid rationale for using these steps to disseminate information to classroom staff and students alike. -
Classroom Behavior Games
Classroom Behavior Games
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (2 hrs)Games are motivating and novel ways to work on increasing desired behavior in the classroom. This training reviews the science behind motivation and the benefits of making innovative and effective behavior change games. -
Classroom Management Plans: Developing Structures and Supports for Lasting Behavior Change
Classroom Management Plans: Developing Structures and Supports for Lasting Behavior Change
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (3 hrs)Classroom management plans assist teachers with setting up their classrooms for optimal success. This training assists with integrating behavioral structures such as task analyzing difficult routines, layered reinforcement systems, and environmental modification for best outcomes. Participants will be exposed to the components of high quality classroom management plans and will have the opportunity to draft several components with support from presenters. This training is ideal for Special Educators. -
Instructional Strategies: Best Practices in Group Teaching
Instructional Strategies: Best Practices in Group Teaching
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (2 hrs)Challenging behavior can disrupt learning in any educational setting. This training reviews low effort teaching strategies such as active supervision, opportunities to respond, and pre-correction among others. Participants are given opportunities to break into small groups to role play and practice strategies throughout. -
Reinforcement in the Classroom: Individual and Group Reinforcement Systems
Reinforcement in the Classroom: Individual and Group Reinforcement Systems
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (3 hrs)Reinforcement shapes how we behave on a daily basis. This training teaches participants the guiding principles of reinforcement and how to use reinforcement in the classroom to change individual and classroom wide behaviors. Reinforcement systems such as token system, the good behavior game, and level systems (among others) are highlighted and outlined for integration into the classroom. Materials and instructions for developing a token system are included. -
Supportive Inclusion
Supportive Inclusion
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (2 hrs)Participants will review the key features, challenges, and ways to most easily address the challenges associated with including special education students in general education. Low effort strategies will be presented alongside practical implementation tips. -
The Behavior Plan: Writing High Quality, Easy to Implement, Effective Behavior Plans
The Behavior Plan: Writing High Quality, Easy to Implement, Effective Behavior Plans
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (3 hrs)Once challenging behaviors have been assessed, information gathered should be utilized to develop the Behavior Intervention Plan. In this training, participants are guided through the components of the behavior plan, how to develop interventions to make challenging behaviors ineffective for the student, and how to write functionally equivalent replacement behavior goals. This session is the perfect follow up to the Assessing Problem Behavior training. -
The Big Four: Essential Skills to Prevent Problem Behaviors
The Big Four: Essential Skills to Prevent Problem Behaviors
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (2 hrs)This training focuses on the article "The Big Four" by Rosales et. al, which covers "likely universal repertoires that may constitute a core curriculum for child(ren) at risk for problem behavior and would increase the likelihood of navigating his or her environment effectively in such a way as to contribute to the overall quality of life". Attendees will learn to identify the four repertoires and how to teach them across a variety of functioning levels.
Positive Behavior Interventions and Support (PBIS) Trainings for All Staff
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Classroom Management: Self Assessment and Setting Expectations
Classroom Management: Self Assessment and Setting Expectations
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (2 hrs)Participants will utilize a classroom management self-assessment to review critical classroom management practices. Participants will have the opportunity to develop an expectations matrix for their classroom both across settings and activities/routines. Strategies for outlining, displaying, and teaching expectations will be reviewed with examples for multiple settings and routines. -
Low Intensity Behavior Strategies
Low Intensity Behavior Strategies
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (2 hrs)Participants will learn seven low effort, high impact strategies to engage learners in the classroom and minimize problem behaviors. Each strategy will have an accompanying tip sheet and an opportunity to practice or see the strategy in action. -
Physical Arrangement and Classroom Procedures
Physical Arrangement and Classroom Procedures
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (2 hrs)Participants will learn components of thoughtful classroom arrangement for behavior management and maximizing instructional efforts. The importance of outlining, teaching, and practicing classroom procedures is outlined with examples for a variety of classroom procedures. -
Reinforcement Systems
Reinforcement Systems
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (2 hrs)Participants will get an overview of token economies and how to best utilize reinforcement systems in varied classroom settings. The key components of effective reinforcement systems will be outlined for participants to develop new systems or trouble shoot existing systems. Participants will also be introduced to group reinforcement contingencies and will be provided with a token economy development worksheet. -
Supportive Inclusion
Supportive Inclusion
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (2 hrs)Participants will review the key features, challenges, and ways to most easily address the challenges associated with including special education students in general education. Low effort strategies will be presented alongside practical implementation tips.
The Classroom Coaching Model for General Education, RSP, and Special Education Teachers
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Month 10: Data Collection
Month 10: Data Collection
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (1 hr)Participants are taught several different user-friendly data collection methods, given an opportunity to practice using each method. Additionally, participants are taught the importance of visually inspecting data to inform the direction of intervention.- Feedback Sessions and Goal Setting for Summer/Fall
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Month 1: Introduction to the CCM: Classroom Climate and Building Rapport
Month 1: Introduction to the CCM: Classroom Climate and Building Rapport
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (1 hr)Participants will learn the basis for the CCM, the importance of a positive classroom climate and the benefits to building positive rapport with students early in the year. Concrete techniques for building rapport and creating a positive learning environment are outlined.- Teacher Interviews and Observations
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Month 2: The Classroom Environment: Expectations, Rules and Procedures
Month 2: The Classroom Environment: Expectations, Rules and Procedures
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (1 hr)Participants will learn how the physical layout of the classroom plays a role in behavior management. The importance of developing, teaching, and practicing expectations, rules, and procedures is outlined with concrete methods for implementing in the classroom.- Teacher Interviews and Observations
- Feedback Sessions and Goal Setting
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Month 3: Preventing Problem Behavior
Month 3: Preventing Problem Behavior
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (1 hr)Participants learn the importance of understanding antecedents, or the events that reliably precede problem behavior. Once common antecedents are established, easy to implement prevention strategies are outlined.- Feedback Sessions and Goal Setting
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Month 4: Low Intensity Strategies
Month 4: Low Intensity Strategies
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (1 hr)Participants will learn seven low effort, high impact strategies to engage learners in the classroom and minimize problem behaviors. Each strategy will have an accompanying tip sheet and an opportunity to practice or see the strategy in action.- Classroom Coaching Sessions
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Month 5: Reinforcement Systems
Month 5: Reinforcement Systems
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (1 hr)Participants get an overview of token economies and how to best utilize reinforcement systems in varied classroom settings. Participants are introduced to group reinforcement contingencies and are provided with a token economy development worksheet.- Classroom Coaching Sessions
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Month 6: Instructional Management
Month 6: Instructional Management
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (1 hr)Participants are introduced to key components of impactful instruction in the classroom. Opportunities to see and practice strategies such as effective pacing, active supervision, error correction, and opportunities to respond are provided for participants.- Classroom Coaching Sessions
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Month 7: Classroom Behavior Games
Month 7: Classroom Behavior Games
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (1 hr)Participants are introduced to effective, fun, and evidence-based classroom games to improve classroom behavior.- Classroom Coaching Sessions
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Month 8: Reactive Strategies
Month 8: Reactive Strategies
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (1 hr)Participants are taught the importance of function based responding to problem behavior so that responses have an extinguishing effect.- Classroom Coaching Sessions
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Month 9: Self Management
Month 9: Self Management
Presented by SPG BCBA Clinical Supervisors (1 hr)Participants are tasked with developing a self-management plan and opportunities to practice utilizing plan components are built into this interactive training.- Classroom Observations and Reassessment
** The Classroom Coaching Model uses a combination of interviews, coaching, consultation, 1:1 support and monthly workshop-style trainings in a unique yearlong support program for teachers.
As an Authorized Continuing Education (ACE) provider, SPG is dedicated to creating frequent, high quality professional development opportunities for both internal staff and Bay Area Behavior Analysts. Events are provided online and in workshop style sessions on a variety of topics by leaders in the field of ABA. The Speech Pathology Group is also a state approved Professional Development Provider (PDP-12) for the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Dispensers Board.