2009 Summer Workshop
Presenter: Bruce M. Gale, PhD
Sign up by clicking here for secure online registration. You will have the option of paying by credit card or check. You may also call our office at 818-788-2100.
- 90% of students who attend our programs find them enjoyable and would return
- 76% of parents reported their children made meaningful progress
- 88% of parents said they improved at noticing and acknowledging their child’s positive behavior
What you will learn
Initial Assessment: Learn how to interview parents during the very first contact, effectively engage students, plus novel ways to identify important target behaviors. how to survey and gauge parent interest.
Group Activities: Become proficient at creating engaging technology-based activities that promote organization and planning, emotional control, awareness of others‘ feelings, conversational skills, and effective decision-making. behavioral rehearsal process.
Group Activities: Become proficient at creating engaging technology-based activities that promote organization and planning, emotional control, awareness of others‘ feelings, conversational skills, and effective decision-making. behavioral rehearsal process.
Parent Involvement: Learn what has worked best in our setting and, more importantly, how to survey and gauge parent interest.
Use of Incentives: While most of our intervention strategies make use of social reinforcement, we also use tangible rewards and make this part of the learning and behavioral rehearsal process.
Eating Out & Community Activities: Society is built around food and eating. Students practice healthy eating habits, manners, how to carry on conversations while consuming food, and how to behave in the community.
Behavior Strategies: Learn the
strategies employed in our programs. This includes novel and effective ways of using social reinforcement, group contingencies, and other methods that quickly help students with varying behavioral and social challenges.
Skills Generalization: Learn how we promote skills development outside group. Parents report progress online
using a system that generates instant certificates for students to bring to group meetings.
Use of Incentives: While most of our intervention strategies make use of social reinforcement, we also use tangible rewards and make this part of the learning and behavioral rehearsal process.
Eating Out & Community Activities: Society is built around food and eating. Students practice healthy eating habits, manners, how to carry on conversations while consuming food, and how to behave in the community.
Behavior Strategies: Learn the
strategies employed in our programs. This includes novel and effective ways of using social reinforcement, group contingencies, and other methods that quickly help students with varying behavioral and social challenges.
Skills Generalization: Learn how we promote skills development outside group. Parents report progress online
using a system that generates instant certificates for students to bring to group meetings.
Course Information
Sessions meet from 3-6pm and qualifies for 3.0 hours of CE credit. You may sign up for an individual session or for all of them.
T2.1: July 16
"Assessment, preparation, and the initial sessions; Using PowerPoint and online programs with Groups and Individuals"
T2.2: July 23
"Shaping group behavior and executive functioning skills with technology-based activities, using peer modeling, managing resistive or oppositional group members; using simple computer animation and cartooning programs"
T2.3: July 30
"Using raffles and token programs in group; using surveys and teleconferencing and other technologies with parents"
T2.4: August 6
"Wrapping up, end of group activities, planning outcome measures; using spreadsheets and data analysis tools, simple methods for putting information online"
T2.1: July 16
"Assessment, preparation, and the initial sessions; Using PowerPoint and online programs with Groups and Individuals"
T2.2: July 23
"Shaping group behavior and executive functioning skills with technology-based activities, using peer modeling, managing resistive or oppositional group members; using simple computer animation and cartooning programs"
T2.3: July 30
"Using raffles and token programs in group; using surveys and teleconferencing and other technologies with parents"
T2.4: August 6
"Wrapping up, end of group activities, planning outcome measures; using spreadsheets and data analysis tools, simple methods for putting information online"
Program Cost: $99 per session for professionals; 50% discount for teachers; 75% discount for students.
Sign up by clicking here for secure online registration. You will have the option of paying by credit card or check. You may also call our office at 818-788-2100.
CE Credits for Psychologists:
BTS is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. BTS maintains responsibility for these programs.
BTS is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. BTS maintains responsibility for these programs.
CE Credits for LEPs MFTs & LCSWs:
Bruce M. Gale, PhD is an approved provider of continuing education by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, provider number PCE 3402. These courses meet the qualifications for CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs as required by the BBS.
Bruce M. Gale, PhD is an approved provider of continuing education by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, provider number PCE 3402. These courses meet the qualifications for CE credit for MFTs and LCSWs as required by the BBS.
About LUNCH Groups™
LUNCH Groups™ is a trans-diagnostic group treatment program designed to build executive functioning, pragmatic, and academic success skills, plus increase environmental awareness. During the past several years, we have revised and refined our group methods to provide an enjoyable and safe learning environment for students to practice and increase their skills.
About BehaviorTech Solutions
BehaviorTech Solutions, Inc., founded in 1998, is located in Encino, California. We specialize in developing computer and Internet-based assessment and intervention applications, plus provide training regarding use of technology in educational and clinical settings.
LUNCH Groups™ is a trans-diagnostic group treatment program designed to build executive functioning, pragmatic, and academic success skills, plus increase environmental awareness. During the past several years, we have revised and refined our group methods to provide an enjoyable and safe learning environment for students to practice and increase their skills.
About BehaviorTech Solutions
BehaviorTech Solutions, Inc., founded in 1998, is located in Encino, California. We specialize in developing computer and Internet-based assessment and intervention applications, plus provide training regarding use of technology in educational and clinical settings.