Our Social Skills Best Practices webinar will provide you with an overview of best practice for teaching and generalizing social skills (social emotional learning), how to use the summer months to teach and maintain skills, and an overview of the HI-STEP® Summer Social Skills Program. HI-STEP® was founded in 2000, has 3 locations throughout NJ,…
Limited Seating, please contact us to learn more. The Professional Development Academy is located within the ESCNJ Campus and building numbers are not visible from the street. Once on campus there is a PDA sign at the entrance to the building. Location: Professional Development Academy, 1690 Stelton Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854
With the signing of bill S-2081/A-3790, schools are required to find alternatives to suspension and expulsion for preschool through second grade. This workshop will discuss the principles of behavior change, identify problem behaviors and explain the functions of challenging behaviors. Participants will gain knowledge on classroom management strategies that can be implemented to deter problem…
LearningRx in Warren is pleased to host Drs. Debra G. Salzman, Ph.D. and Rory A. Panter, Psy.D. of Behavior Therapy Associates on Thursday, May 2nd 2019 at 6:45 PM. They will be conducting a presentation on ADHD. Dr. Salzman is a Clinical Psychologist. She has a special interest in the assessment and treatment of children with anxiety…
Sessions B Workshop 2: Anxiety and Learning Disabilities Many adolescents and young adults struggle with anxiety and worry. Learning Disabilities may exacerbate the anxiety and worry. Additionally, the anxiety and worry may exacerbate the learning disability. This workshop will discuss the various anxiety disorders and strategies to help students better manage their anxiety and worry.…
Despite school personnel's best efforts to provide effective educational programming, students who present with significant emotional and behavioral issues often struggle to benefit from such programming. Moreover, these same students' mental health issues, disruptive behavior, and/or aggressive behavior can significantly impact others' learning and safety and can negatively affect the school's climate. This interactive workshop…
Webinar Description In our next free webinar entitled, "Social Emotional Learning: Effective Tips & Tools", Dr. Michael Selbst will provide an overview of best practices for teaching social emotional learning. This information can help children and adolescents display improvements in conversational skills, teamwork and cooperation, independence, conflict resolution skills, managing negative emotions, and many other…
Group Description Social Skills Groups provide an opportunity to learn critical social skills in a safe and fun environment with peers. The 3D approach of Discuss, Demonstrate and Do enhances the learning opportunity. Groups incorporate POWER-Solving® which is a social skills curriculum for teaching young people critical social-emotional skills they need. It has been applied…
Presenter: Michael Selbst, Ph.D., BCBA-D, Executive Director of Behavior Therapy Associates Date: March 9, 2020 9am - 3pm Location: Foundation for Educational Administration Conference Center (FEA) 12 Centre Drive, Monroe Township, NJ 08831 Today’s educators are faced with increasingly greater challenges inside and outside the classroom. This includes oppositional and defiant behavior, aggression, depression, anxiety,…
Presenter: Ashley M. Zultanky, Psy.D., Behavior Therapy Associates Date: June 30th from 12:30pm - 2:00pm The COVID-19 pandemic has caused considerable upheaval to the lives of individuals across the world. Millions of people were suddenly required to leave the workplace and work from home. Many individuals may never return to an office setting with any…
