NJABA 2019

Annual Meeting

Friday, April 5, 2019

7:30 am—4:00 pm

The Palace at Somerset Park

Somerset, New Jersey

Register Online at www.njaba.org

THANK YOU TO OUR

2019 EXHIBITORS

POSTERS

Recent Developments in Objective Measures of Eye

Contact

Authors: Kevin J. Brothers, Ph.D., BCBA-D, Emily E. Gal-

lant, Ph.D., BCBA-D, E. Dennis Machado, MA

Using Various Forms of Matched Stimuli to De-

crease Vocal Stereotypy for a Child with Autism

Authors: Inaya Bristol, Jaime DeQuinzio, Ph.D., BCBA-D,

Jaime Stine

The Implementation of the Power Card to Increase

Appropriate Social Commenting of Children with

Autism Spectrum Disorder During Game Play

Authors: Julia Prince, MA, Matthew Tincani, Ph.D., BCBA-

D, Heather Francisco, BCBA

Rapid Acquisition of Eating Non-Preferred Foods

by a 2-Year-Old Boy with Autism Authors: Sandra R. Gomes, Ph.D., BCBA-D, Debra A. Broth-

ers, BSN, RN, Colby Roebuck, MS, Kristen Rolph, BA, Emily

E. Gallant, Ph.D., BCBA, Kevin J. Brothers, Ph.D., BCBA-D

A Comparison of Typically Developing and Develop-

mentally Delayed Three- and Four-Year Olds on

Imitation and Emulation in Two Testing Condi-

tions: Immediate and Delayed

Author: Amanda C. Philp, Ph.D., BCBA-D

Quantifying Single-Case Data with the Ratio of Dis-

tances (RD) Effect Size

Authors: Michael V. DeMarco, Mack S. Costello, Ph.D.

Teaching Choice-Making

Authors: Paul Shreiber, MA, Sandra Gomes, Ph.D., BCBA-

D, Colby Roebuck, MS, Kaitlyn Godby, MA, Jessica Piekos,

MA, BCBA, Gayathiri Ramadoss, MA, BCBA, Courtney

Thomas, MA, Emily E. Gallant, Ph.D., BCBA-D, Kevin J.

Brothers, Ph.D., BCBA-D

Assessment and Treatment of Noncompliance in an

Adolescent with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Authors: Shelley Bertino, Ed.M., Caitlin Kehoe, Ed.M., Ra-

chel Davis, Ed.M., LDT-C, BCBA, Donna Sloan, MA, BCBA,

Stephanie Jiminez, Katie Accordino, Kyra Collins, Christian

Wilding, Ashley Hemnarine, Roxanne Bresnee, Bharti Rai-

zada, Tamara Taylor, Robert H. LaRue, Ph.D., BCBA-D

The Use of Alexa as a Remote Prompter to Increase

Independence in a Young Adult with Autism

Author: Diane Van Driesen, MS, CCC/SLP, BCBA, Mary

Kelly Cable, MS, CCC/SLP, Zoe Getz, Thomas Zhane, Ph.D.,

BCBA-D

Please Register by March 6, 2019

NJSSA 60th Annual Meeting

Saturday, March 9, 2019

PROGRAM

New Jersey Association for Behavior Analysis, Inc.

14th Annual Conference

Wayne Fuqua (Ph.D., BCBA-D) is a Professor of

Psychology at Western Michigan University where

he served as the Chair of that Department for 14

years. Dr. Fuqua’s research and scholarly inter-

ests span a range of topics including autism,

health psychology, gerontology, evidence-based

practice, dissemination of behavior analysis, eth-

ics, and behavioral approaches to sustainability

and climate change. His contributions have been

recognized with several appointment and awards

including: election as a Fellow for the Association

of Behavior Analysis; a Distinguished Service

Award at WMU; the Jacobson Award from New

York State ABA; and a term on the Michigan Au-

tism Council. He has produced a series of training

videos that feature interviews and demonstrations

with leaders in behavior analysis.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Dr. Wayne Fuqua POSTER PRESENTATIONS VISIT EXHIBITORS (9:40am-10:15am)

Morning Session (10:15am – 11:55am) Room Presenter/Title

Lecture Suite

Reeve (chair): Stimulus Equivalence-Based In-struction: Advances in Applied and Basic Research

East Ballroom

Selbst: Mental Health Issues Facing 21st Century Learners

West Library

LaRue (chair): Assessment and Treatment of Chal-lenging Behavior in Adolescents and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders

NW Ballroom

Slim-Topdjian: Maintaining Interprofessional Partnerships: An Evidence-Based Decision-Making Framework for Collaborative Intervention Following a Behavioral Systems Approach

Gatsby MacDuff (presenter): Has Applied Behavior Analy-sis Found Its Heart and How Are We Acquiring and Responding to Consumer Feedback

LUNCH (11:55am—12:55pm) Afternoon Session 1 (12:55pm – 2:10pm)

Room Presenter/Title

Gatsby Soreth/Kerwin: Experimental Evaluation of the Verbal Behavior Model of Early Intervention for Autism

Lecture Suite

Buchanan: Licensure for Behavior Analysts: Bene-fits, Risks and Status in New Jersey

NW Ballroom

Fiske (chair): Evaluating the Impact of Chaining Methods on Skill Acquisition and Treatment In-tegrity

East Ballroom

Perrin: Daily Ethical Challenges of a Behavior Analyst

West Library

Bouer: Fighting Back: Maximizing Insurance Re-imbursements and Avoiding Insurance-Related Pitfalls

Afternoon Session 2 (2:20pm – 4:00pm)

Room Presenter/Title

Gatsby Gallant (chair): Organizational Behavior Manage-ment in Autism Service Delivery: A Three-Year Review

NW Ballroom

Sidener (chair): Recent Research on Acquisition with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Lecture Suite

Slim-Topdjian: The Use of Phonetic Hand Cues as a Stimulus Control Transfer Procedure to Promote Speech Production and Accuracy in Children Diag-nosed with Autism Who Have Limited Vocal Ver-bal Repertoires

West Library

Domanski/Graham: Descriptions of the Updated CPT Codes and the Impact of Their Use on Ethical Billing Practices for Insurance Funded Services

East Ballroom

Heyman/Kryzak (presenters): When the Mentee Becomes the Mentor: How to Use Behavior Analy-sis to Train Future BCBAs

AGENDA

Morning Session

Stimulus Equivalence-Based Instruc-

tion: Advances in Applied and Basic

Research (Symposium)

Authors:

Kenneth F. Reeve, Ph.D., BCBA-D*

Emily E., Gallant, Ph.D., BCBA-D*

Sarah Losowyj, MA*

Jacqueline Carrow*

Christopher R. Colasurdo, MA*

Sharon A. Reeve, Ph.D., BCBA-D

Jason C. Vladescu, Ph.D., BCBA-D

April N. Kisamore, Ph.D., BCBA-D

Tina M. Sidener, Ph.D., BCBA-D

Brianna Regan

Ruth M. DeBar, Ph.D., BCBA-D

Adrienne Jennings

Leif Albright, Ph.D., BCBA-D

Mental Health Issues Facing 21st Cen-

tury Learners (Invited Speaker)

Author: Michael C. Selbst, Ph.D., BCBA-D*

Assessment and Treatment of Chal-

lenging Behavior in Adolescents and

Adults with Autism Spectrum Disor-

ders (Symposium)

Authors:

Robert H. LaRue, Ph.D., BCBA-D*

Jacqueline Smith, DDDC*

James Maraventano, Ed.D., DDDC*

Jenna Budge, MSW, DDDC*

Rachel L. Davis, MA, DDDC*

Katie Kishel*

Christopher Manente, Ph.D., BCBA*

Maintaining Interprofessional Part-

nerships: An Evidence-Based Decision

-Making Framework for Collaborative

Intervention Following a Behavioral

Systems Approach (Workshop)

Authors: Lina Slim-Topjian, Ph.D., BCBA-D, CCC-SLP

Has Applied Behavior Analysis Found Its Heart and How Are We Acquiring and Responding to Consumer Feed-back (Workshop) Author: Gregory S. MacDuff, Ph.D, BCBA-D

Afternoon Session I Experimental Evaluation of the Verbal Behavior Model of Early Intervention for Autism (Symposium) Authors: Michelle Ennis Soreth, Ph.D., BCBA-D* MaryLouise E. Kerwin, Ph.D., BCBA-D* Licensure for Behavior Analysts: Bene-fits, Risks and Status in New Jersey (Invited Speaker) Author: Suzanne Buchanan, Psy.D., BCBA-D*

Evaluating the Impact of Chaining Meth-ods on Skill Acquisition and Treatment Integrity (Symposium) Authors: Kate Fiske, Ph.D., BCBA-D* Shin Er Teh, BA* Hyein Lee, BA* Ashley M. Kobylarz* Catherine Kishel, M.Ed.* Daily Ethical Challenges of a Behavior Analyst (Invited Speaker-Ethics) Authors: Frances A. Perrin, Ph.D., BCBA-D* Robert W. Isenhower, Ph.D., BCBA Fighting Back: Maximizing Insurance Reimbursements and Avoiding Insur-ance-Related Pitfalls (Invited Speaker) Author: Jodi Bouer, Esquire* Kim Mack Rosenberg, Esquire* Michele Silcox, CMRS* Craig Domanski, Ph.D., BCBA-D*

Afternoon Session II

Organizational Behavior Management in

Autism Service Delivery: A Three-Year

Review (Symposium)

Authors:

Emily E., Gallant, Ph.D., BCBA-D*

Kevin J. Brothers, Ph.D., BCBA-D*

Paul Shreiber, MA*

Recent Research on Acquisition with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (Symposium) Authors: Tina M. Sidener, Ph.D., BCBA-D* Heather M. Pane, MA, BCBA* Sharon Reeve, Ph.D., BCBA-D April N. Kisamore, Ph.D., BCBA-D Anjalee Nirgudkar Priya Patil, MS* Alexandra M. Campanaro, BA* Jason C. Vladescu, Ph.D., BCBA-D Ruth M. DeBar, Ph.D., BCBA-D Tiffany Kodak Kasey C. Nippes Stephanie M. Ortiz, BA* Jenny-Lee Aciu Nicole Pantano, MC, BCBA* Amira El Boghdedy Erin Richard White, Ph.D., BCBA-D The Use of Phonetic Hand Cues as a Stimulus Control Transfer Procedure to Promote Speech Production and Accura-cy in Children Diagnosed with Autism Who Have Limited Vocal Verbal Reper-toires (Workshop) Author: Lina Slim-Topjian, Ph.D., BCBA-D, CCC-SLP* Descriptions of the Updated CPT Codes and the Impact of Their Use on Ethical Billing Practices for Insurance Funded Services (Workshop) Authors: Craig Domanski, Ph.D., BCBA-D* Cara Graham, MA, BCBA* When the Mentee Becomes the Mentor: How to Use Behavior Analysis to Train Future BCBAs (Workshop—Supervision/Training) Authors: Celia Heyman, MA, BCBA* Lauren Kryzak, Ph.D., BCBA-D*

Keynote Address (8:00am – 9:40am) Room Presenter/Title

East Ballroom

Fuqua: Evidence-based Practice in ABA: Detecting and Troubleshooting Treatment Failures

* denotes presenting author

Evidence-based Practice in ABA: Detecting and Troubleshooting

Treatment Failures

Abstract: Evidence-based practice (EBP) is a multi-component process in which practition-ers select, refine and deliver clinical services based on a) the best available scientific evi-dence, b) unique client and contextual fea-tures, c) training and competence of the prac-titioner, d) ongoing clinical progress monitor-ing and decision making and e) early detection and trouble-shooting of treatment “failures."