Multidisciplinary work in Autism: How can Behaviour Analysis Help

This is an all-day conference that makes a difference. Setting local experience and expertise into international context, this conference is scientific, evidence-based and participatory. International keynote speakers will demonstrate how behaviour analysis can be utilised to enhance multidisciplinary work in Autism for a range of different professions, including clinical psychology, speech and language therapy, nursing, teaching, and psychiatry.  BACB Continued Education Units will be offered free of charge.

Keynote Speakers:

Dr Javier Virues-Ortega, Clinical Psychologist, BCBA-D ; Auckland University, New Zealand ; Bethan Mair Williams, Speech and Language Therapist BCBA;

Professor Dr med. Hanns Rüdiger Röttgers, Psychiatrist; Uni. of Appl. Science, Germany;

Patrick McCormack, school’s principal/parent of child with autism.

Liam McDermot, Nurse, Western Health and Social care Trust, Northern Ireland.

Call for Papers information:

The ‘Call for Papers’ allows you to take an active part in this conference and makes the conference uniquely hands-on.

We welcome researchers, students, and professionals from education, behaviour support, social care, and health, as well as parents and individuals affected by ASD to present their findings from evidence-based interventions and multidisciplinary collaborations. Proposals for oral presentations and posters are invited under the following four themes:

• Medical perspectives: Behavioural pediatrics
• Psychological perspectives: Educational and Clinical Psychology
• Communication/language assessment and teaching
• Educational practice and collaborations.

 E-mail abstracts to [email protected]

Peer-review decisions: Abstracts will be assessed on a rolling basis and candidates will be notified within 1 month of submission.

Final deadline for abstract submissions: 15 September 2015

Accepted presenters (one per paper/poster) are automatically registered for the conference.