The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel • State College, Pennsylvania

Webcasting

The Pennsylvania Department of Education, Bureau of Special Education, and PaTTAN are proud to provide an online opportunity to participate in the 2011 National Autism Conference via live webcasting and/or viewing archived sessions. Selected sessions will be available to view from your computer, as shown below. During the conference, simply visit this page and follow the instructions on the days that you wish to participate.

Live Webcast

Go to http://wpsu.org/live/schedule to view the live session during the conference. During the webcasting, if you experience technical difficulties, please contact 814-863-5100 for assistance.

Archived Sessions

The archived sessions will be posted at http://wpsu.org/live/archive as they become available (likely within 48 hours).

VIEWING — will not receive CEU/contact hours:

  • If you are not seeking to obtain CEUs, you may watch the live and/or archived sessions free of charge. No registration is required.

VIEWING — to receive CEU/contact hours:

  • Registration by July 27 via the online webcasting registration form below is required to receive CEU/contact hours. Register for a maximum number and type of CEUs offered during the National Autism Conference for $150 (Pennsylvania Residents) or $500 (non-Pennsylvania residents); this allows you to watch the live sessions and/or archived sessions (expected to be available within 3 business days following the conference). The following CEUs may be earned:
    • Act 48, up to 20
    • BACB, up to 17.75
    • Psych, up to 20.25

Online webcasting registration form (due July 27). Please review these step-by-step instructions for online registration.

Upon successful registration for Autism Webcasting, you will receive, via email during mid-July, a Session Attendance Verification Form to receive contact hours. This form must be completed in full (must include session #s and the verification codes provided during the respective webcasting sessions). Please mail, email, or fax the completed Session Verification Form to Karen Dinunzio with delivery by August 18, 2011, (firm deadline) to:

Karen Dinunzio, Conferences
225 The Penn Stater Conference Center Hotel 
University Park PA 16802-7005
Email: kxd20@outreach.psu.edu
Fax: 814-863-5190 (Attention Karen Dinunzio)

Sessions available for viewing through live and/or archived Webcasting and CEU types offered are:

Monday, August 1

Act 48 BACB Psych
9:00–10:30 a.m. 1. Opening Keynote, Let Me Hear Your Voice: Autism, Politics, and Law 
Lori Unumb
 
10:30–11:30 2. Autism Research Update 2011 
Dr. Alice Kau
 
1:00–4:00 p.m. 3. Recent Research on Social Deficits in Asperger Syndrome
Ami Klin
  5. Applied Behavior Analysis Research in Autism 
Vince Carbone

10. Transition Issues for Families
Lynda Geller

Tuesday, August 2

Act 48 BACB Psych
9:00 a.m.–noon 13. Analyzing and Removing Barriers that Impede Language Acquisition 
Mark Sundberg

15. The Efficacy of Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Toward Evidence-Based Practice  
Ralf Schlosser

19. National Standards Project: Evidence-Based Practice and Autism 
Hanna Rue

1:15–4:15 p.m.
25. Introduction to Relational Frame Theory
Ian Stewart

31. The Essential 8: an Assessment and Curriculum of Functional Skills for Children and Adults with Limited Skill Repertoires 
Patrick McGreevy

Wednesday, August 3

Act 48 BACB Psych
9:00 a.m.–noon 34. Bully Blockers
Bill Jenson
  36. Can We Eliminate Problem Behavior without Extinguishing it?
Brian Iwata
  40. Adapted Physical Education
Garth Tymeson 
1:15–4:15 p.m. 45. Super Heroes
Bill Jenson
  50. Assessment and Treatment of Feeding Problems in Autism
William Sharp
52. Ethics and Professional Behavior
Jon Bailey

Thursday, August 4

Act 48 BACB Psych
9:00 a.m.–noon 58. Making Group Instruction More Effective for Students with Autism
Bill Heward
  63. ABA Interventions to Include Students with ASD in Schools
Joel Hundert
3:45–5:00 p.m. 89. Closing Keynote: Let's Keep Our Eyes on the Prize 
Bill Heward