KU conference on behavior analysis to address topics for every stage of life

LAWRENCE -- Depression, anxiety, autism and other developmental disabilities in people of all ages will be the topic for the first conference of the Kansas Association for Behavior Analysis. The event on Saturday, March 22, is titled "Applied Behavior Analysis across the Life Span" and will take place in the Dole Human Development Center at the University of Kansas.

Registration is available by calling toll free (877) 404-5823 or (785) 864-5823 or online at www.kuce.org/app/aba. A discount is available for students.

The keynote speaker will be Patricia M. Meinhold, a licensed clinical psychologist and behavior analyst with the Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center in Lawrence and a private consultant in behavioral intervention. She will explain how behavioral treatment can benefit children and youths with autism, regardless of their age.

The conference will include conversations organized by special-interest topics, including autism, community mental health, corrections, developmental disabilities, gerontology, regular education, special education and state legislation. Posters and papers also will be presented.

General session topics will include the effects of sign-language training with infants and toddlers, assessment of memory problems, restoration of limb use following stroke, peer tutoring, disruptive behavior in children with and without autism, and therapy for borderline personality disorder and self-harm.

The conference is sponsored by the KU Department of Human Development, Office of the Provost, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Continuing Education.