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 National Autism Conference via live webcasting and/or viewing archived sessions. 

See the webcasting schedule below for the sessions available for viewing. During the conference, visit the Live Schedule page on WPSU to view the live sessions. (If you experience technical difficulties, please contact 814-863-5100 for assistance.)

Watching the videos requires Adobe Flash. To manually download Adobe Flash, please visit this web page.

If you do not need CEU/contact hours, you may watch the live and/or archived sessions free of charge and do not need to submit a registration form.

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

In order to receive CEU/contact hours, however, registration (see below) and payment (due July 19) are required, and the following CEUs may be earned:
• Act 48, up to 26 (per sessions scheduled for webcasting) 
• BACB, up to 29.5 (per sessions scheduled for webcasting)
• Psych, up to 22.5 (per sessions scheduled for webcasting)

Important note: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) contact hours are not eligible through webcasting. Social work contact hours are also not eligible through webcasting. If you are in need of ASHA and/or social work contact hours, you must attend the conference in person.

Fee and Registration — due July 19 (There is no fee or registration required unless you need to receive the CEU/contact hours.)
Pennsylvania Resident (in-state) Webcast Fee: $150
Nonresident (out-of-state) Webcast Fee: $400

Credit card payment can be accepted only with online registration. Please review these step-by-step instructions for online registration (Adobe PDF). 

NOTE: Credits cannot be provided for less than 3 hours of viewing.

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

Monday, July 29

Time Title and Speaker ACT 48 BACB Psych
9:00–10:30 a.m.

1. Opening Keynote: Autism Treatment: A Rich History
Bridget Taylor and Jodi DiPiazza

√ √ √
10:30–11:30 2. Autism Research Updates 2013
Alice Kau 		√ √
1:00–4:00 p.m. 4. Selecting Function-Based Treatments for Socially Maintained Problem Behavior
Jim Carr 		√ √ √
5. Thirty Years of Research on the Functional Analysis of Problem Behavior: What Have We Learned? 
Brian Iwata 		√ √ √
9. The Role of Joint Control in Behavior
Dave Palmer 		√ √ √

Tuesday, July 30

Time Title and Speaker ACT 48 BACB Psych
9:00 a.m.–noon 12. 30 Points about Motivation from Skinner's Book Verbal Behavior and their Implications for Autism Interventions
Mark Sundberg 		√ √ √

15. Early Intervention for Young Children with Autism
Kathleen Quill 		√ √ √

22. A Diagnosis of Autism . . . Now What?
Roxanne Barnett 		√
√
1:15–4:15 p.m. 25. Adaptive Behavior: Notes from the Forgotten Frontier
Peter Gerhardt 		√ √ √

26. Preference Assessments for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Iser DeLeon 		√ √ √
  32. Teaching Signs and Sign Language to Hearing Children and Adults with Developmental Disabilities including Autism
Carl Sundberg 		√ √ √
4:30–5:30
36. Special Presentation: The New DSM-V Criteria and Diagnostic Implications for Parents and Educators
Marisela Huerta 		√ √

Wednesday, July 31

Time Title and Speaker ACT 48 BACB Psych
9:00 a.m.–noon 37. The Role of Conditioned Motivating Operations-Reflexive (CMO-R) in Teaching Children with Autism
Vince Carbone 		√ √ √
38. Mand Training for Individuals with Autism: A Review of the Literature and Some Recommendations for Practice
Sarah Lechago 		√ √ √
39. Antecedent Interventions and Considerations to Reduce Significant Problem Behavior
Tim Vollmer 		√ √ √
1:15-4:15 p.m. 53. Contriving Conditioned Motivating Operations-Transitive (CMO-T) to Establish Manding Skills
Ruth Anne Rehfeldt 		√ √ √
54. Teaching Procedures to Improve Vocal Responding
Barb Esch 		√ √ √
58. Understanding and Treating Sleep Problems of Children with Autism and Related Disabilities
Greg Hanley 		√ √ √

Thursday, August 1

Time Title and Speaker ACT 48 BACB Psych
9:00 a.m.–noon 62. Instructional Pacing and Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Matt Tincani 		√ √ √
64. Protocols for Teaching Responding by Feature, Function, or Class (FFC) Across the Operants 
Kristin Albert 		√ √ √
70. Assessment and Treatment of Incontinence with Emphasis on Delayed Toilet Training, Enuresis, and Encopresis
Patrick Friman 		√ √ √
3:45–5:00 96. Closing Keynote: Through a Lion's Eye: Our Family's Journey with Autism
Ana and Curt Warner 		√
√

Archived Sessions

The archived sessions will be posted on the WPSU website as they become available (likely within 48 hours).

All registered webcasting participants will receive by email a Session Attendance Verification Form prior to the conference, to receive contact hours. This form must be completed in full (must include session numbers and the verification codes provided during the respective webcasting sessions. Note: If a person watches less than three hours of webcasting, no CEUs can be awarded to the individual.) Please mail, email, or fax the completed Session Attendance Verification Form with delivery by Friday, August 16, 2013, (firm deadline) to:

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

Deadline

All registrations must be received by 4:00 p.m. EST on Friday, July 19; after this date webcasting registration is closed.  

Confirmation

Penn State Conferences will confirm your registration. You will be alerted promptly of any cancellations or changes. If some unforeseen event forces Penn State to cancel or postpone the program, you will receive a full refund of your registration fee; however, the University cannot be held responsible for any related costs, including cancellation fees assessed by airlines or travel agencies.

Refunds

If your request to withdraw is received by Saturday, July 6, we can issue a partial refund. Send your written request by fax to 814-863-5190 or by email to Conferences@outreach.psu.edu. An administrative fee of $50 will be charged for each withdrawal. Anyone who is registered but cannot participate may provide a substitute.

Access

Penn State encourages persons with disabilities to participate in its programs and activities. If you anticipate needing special accommodations or have questions about the physical access provided, please contact the conference planner at 814-863-5100 before your visit.