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Positive Strategies for Changing Behavior - Barbara Doyle
Date: 3/9/2010
Time: 8:00:00 AM
From The Arc of Illinois. Replacing dangerous or problematic behavior with more functional, adaptive, and
communicative behavior is a key goal for all programs supporting people with developmental disabilities. In this lively workshop, participants will learn strategies to
change behavior in any environment even without more time or more money! Participants will become better able to define, discuss, and change problematic and
unsafe behavior in a positive, effective manner focusing on practical environmental manipulations and effective, communication-based strategies. Our presenter, Barbara T. Doyle, MS is a nationally known author, master teacher, trainer, keynote presenter, and consultant.
She is the co-author of ASD from A to Z, a comprehensive autism manual for staff and families published
by Future Horizons in 2004. This book won the Autism Society Book of the Year Award in 2006. Ms.
Doyle has directed her 37-year career and personal energy to improving the quality of life for people with disabilities
across their entire life spans. She consults, trains, and provides technical assistance to schools, families,
universities, the child welfare system, and adult provider agencies. She is an engaging trainer, noted for
her practical information delivered with humor and humanity. Barbara is a family member of three people with
disabilities and is fluent in sign language. Visit her at http:// www.barbaradoyle.com
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