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Eighth Annual Nevada Dual Sensory Impairment Project Summer Institute


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Responding to Challenging Behavior: A Focus on Children with Severe, Multiple Disabilities Presenter: MaryAnn Demchak, Ph.D., BCBA-D Director, Nevada Dual Sensory Impairment Project Professor, Special Education

Who Should Attend? Teachers, paraprofessionals, speech therapists and other related service providers of children with severe, multiple disabilities including sensory impairments, (ages birth thru 21).

Functions (or purposes) of behavior excesses, how to conduct a functional behavioral assessment (FBA), analyze data to determine the function(s) of behavior excesses, and write a function based behavior intervention plan. Funding available through application process. Approval pending for in-service credit Contact MaryAnn Demchak 775-784-6471 or 1-877-621-5042 (toll-free in NV) Email: mad@unr.edu Fax: 775-784-4384 Nevada Dual Sensory Impairment Project College of Education / MS 299 University of Nevada, Reno Reno, NV 89557