Dashins Foundation Special Education Lectures & RBT Training

Educational Lectures & Seminar

Registered Behavior Technician (RBT®) Certification Course

26-30 November 2014

At Andrey & Julia Dashin’s Foundation, we believe that knowledge and compassion go hand-in-hand. The deeper our understanding, the greater our ability becomes to play an effective role in the lives of individuals with special needs.

Educational Lectures

The Foundation is glad to invite friends, supporters, students and persons involved with special education, parents and anyone who is interested to find out more about tackling issues related to ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorders) and ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) to attend the educational Lectures on 26 and 27 November, 2014.

Speaker
Dr Christos K. Nikopoulos (DPhil, BSc, BACB-D, MBPsS, CSci, FHEA)
(Photo) (Read more, link to CV)

REGISTRATION IS FREE!
Anyone wishing to attend the lecture is welcome to join. Please kindly fill in the Registration Form online or call the Foundation directly at 25-246120.

REGISTER FOR THE LECTURE NOW

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Training Seminar

The Andrey & Julia Dashin’s Foundation is glad to announce that between the 28th and 30th of November, 2014, the foundation will be organizing an educational training seminar for the Registered Behavior Technician (RBT®) Certification Course.
For the first time in Cyprus, this course will offer new opportunities to local professionals in the Special education field, new certification and possibly additional work opportunities for persons interested in the course and most importantly will raise the standard of services provided to children and adults with special needs via better staff education.

REGISTRATION FOR THE TRAINING SEMINAR IS NOW OPEN!

Educational Lectures & Training Program

What is a Registered Behavior Technician?
The RBT Certification course is designed to provide practical working knowledge of the basic principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). It provides the knowledge base needed to work as a line therapist in ABA programs under the direction of licensed or certified personnel. Upon completion, the successful candidate will have the knowledge and experience needed to enhance his or her intervention skills and advance their professional career.

An RBT is a paraprofessional who practices under the supervision of a BCBA or BCaBA*. The RBT’s primary responsibility is the direct implementation of treatment plans developed by the supervisor.

*The Foundation has invited Dr Christos K. Nikopoulos (BCBA-D, MBPsS, CSci, FHEA Lecturer) to conduct and supervise the training in Cyprus between 26-30 November, 2014.
Dr Nikopoulos is a registered Board Certified Behavior Analyst-Doctoral (BACB-D).

The RBT follows the task list created by the BACB for the RBT Credential and consists of:

• Understanding Autism
• ABA as a treatment model
• Ethics and Guidelines for Responsible conduct
• Behavior
• Reinforcement and Punishment
• Verbal Behavior
• Teaching using Verbal Behavior
• Various Teaching Approaches
• Augmentative Communication Systems
• Visual Schedules and Task Analyses
• Teaching Strategies for Success
• Assessment
• Behavior Management
• Data Collection
• ABA in the Classroom
• Prompt and Prompt Fading
• Understanding the HIPAA Privacy Rule

Additional benefits of the RBT course include:

• 40 hour course administered by a BCBA and is based on the BACB RBT Task List
• Learning at your own pace
• Accessible online 24/7
• Real life examples
• Teaching videos
• Study guides by content area
• The ability to review material as often as you want

Who may benefit from this course?

• Caregivers
• Special Education personnel
• Psychologists
• Academic staff
• Social workers
• Students of faculties such as Psychology, Education and Social Work
• Anyone interested in getting an RBT certificate for further career advancement

Eligibility Requirements
Literally anyone can apply for the RBT training course!
All one needs is a little power of will to advance his or her education, profession, career, and of course, passion for the common goal, to help persons in need.

To apply for the RBT course, the applicant must:

• Be at least 18 years of age
• Possess a minimum of a high school diploma or national equivalent (apolytirion)

Registered Behavior Technician course syllabus (RBT Task List)
The 40 hours training program:

How can one receive the RBT Credential certificate following training?

• Complete a 40-hour training program (conducted by a BACB certificant) based on the RBT Task List (syllabus)
• Pass the RBT Competency Assessment administered by a BACB certificant (4 hour exam session, which can be taken online)
• Successfully complete a criminal background registry check at the time of application (within 45 days of submitting the application)

For more information regarding RBT course certification/credential please kindly refer to BACB (Behavior Analyst Certification Board) page: Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) Credential.

How much does it cost?

• Training fee, €220.00 Euro (including 50 Euro registration fee)

Payments shall be executed directly to the training supervisor and not the Foundation.
There is a Registration fee to secure attendance. Registration for the RBT training course is 50 Euro non-refundable fee, payable directly to the training supervisor.

How can I pay the registration and /or training fee cost?

Payments to the training supervisor may be executed:

Following confirmation of payment received from the training supervisor, the Foundation shall register the applicant for the course and enter his/her details into the registration list.

At the Foundation, we believe that there is no substitute for compassion, but when that compassion is enhanced by appropriate education, there is no limit to what we can accomplish.