Applied Behaviour Analysis

Short description: 

The techniques that teachers and special educators will learn during this three module course on ABA therapy are essential to creating positive learning opportunities while reducing challenging behaviors. Teachers are an important part of a child’s life, and by extending ABA techniques they will be able to create consistent behavior expectations that can be applied to the classroom, home life, and beyond.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the program, participants will be able to:

• Explore ABA and the foundations on which it was built
• Examine the seven dimensions of ABA
• Identify the behavioral needs of a child
• Unbox the ABC model, its various components, and how these components interact to influence behaviour.
• Learn the difference between FBA and BIP
• Create data sheets and form hypotheses
• Use different sources to collect information and record them
• Apply basic techniques and methods used in ABA.

Who Should Attend?

• Special Educators
• Teachers
• Parents
• Schools
• Other Educational Institutions

About Instructor

With her profound interest in facilitating children, teenagers, and adults in finding clarity, Farah Nasir pursued her MPhil degree in Educational Psychology. She has since been playing her part to create awareness of the importance of psychological therapies in different domains. Farah Nasir is currently associated with two Pakistani universities, Institute of Business Management also known as “CBM” and Bahria University. She was associated with Karachi Vocational Training Centre for the Intellectually Disabled for 3 years. Farah also worked as a Trainer in the institute to assist Intellectually Disabled individuals by providing them with job-related training and making their life meaningful for potential independent living.

She completed an Art as Therapy program conducted under the Child and Adolescent Development Program in collaboration with the University of Leicester, UK. Farah is working actively with people of different ages and providing her services at different platforms. With her experience in both the corporate and educational sectors, she has given workshops at different organizations and institutes such as First Women Bank Limited, Let’s Educate, Bahria University, Pakistan Institute of Management, and Memon Industrial and Technical Institute – MITI. She is currently presented as a Community Teacher Spotlight Presenter for Academy of Therapy Wisdom Community Teacher Spotlight program, USA. She is a scholarship holder and an enthusiast for creating the importance of art in therapy especially for children.