Saturday, June 9, 2018, 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Seton Hall University, University Center, Chancellor's Suite
400 South Orange Avenue, South Orange, NJ 07079
Program
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7:30 - 8:15 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
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8:15 - 8:30 a.m. Opening Address Mary Faella, MS, CCC-SLP, President of NJSHA and Lina Slim-Topdjian,
PhD, CCC-SLP, BCBA, Chair of NJSHA Interprofessional Autism Conference and Vice Chair
of Private Practice Committee
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8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Keynote Speaker Kathleen Selvaggi Fadden, MD
The Latest in Autism Research: Why an Interprofessional Approach is a Must
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9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Featured Speaker Tracie Lindblad, MSc, Reg. SLP (CASLPO), MEd, BCBA
Core Competencies for Effective Interprofessional Practice: Implementation Utilizing
an Organizational Behavior Systems Approach
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10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Break
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10:45 - 11:45 a.m. Featured Speaker Lori Frost, MS, CCC-SLP
Functional Communication Across the Day: Practical Applications of PECS
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11:45 a.m. - 1 p.m. Lunch
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1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Featured Speakers include Sudha Ramaswamy, Heather Forbes, Barbara Schupak, Ellen
Brennan, Rebecca O'Sullivan, Donna Merchant, and Gretchen DeBiasi
Case Study Analysis: A Model for Collaborative Intervention - A Behavioral Systems
Approach
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2:00 - 3:30 p.m. Panel Discussion
The conference will conclude with a panel of speakers discussing relevant issues faced
with when working with individuals with ASD. 1.5 BACB Type 2 CEU
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3:30 p.m. Adjourn
Conference Presenters
Kathleen Selvaggi Fadden, MD
The Latest in Autism Research: Why an Interprofessional Approach is a Must
Kathleen Selvaggi Fadden, M.D., graduated from the Medical College of Pennsylvania
in 1983. She works in Morristown, NJ and specializes in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities.
Dr. Selvaggi Fadden is affiliated with Morristown Medical Center and Overlook Medical
Center and the Child Development and Autism Center at Goryeb Children’s Hospital.
Tracie Lindblad, MSc, Reg. SLP (CASLPO), MEd, BCBA
Core Competencies for Effective Interprofessional Practice: Implementation Utilizing
an Organizational Behavioral Systems Approach
Tracie Lindblad is a speech-language pathologist (SLP) and board certified behavior
analyst (BCBA) with 30 years' experience working with children, youth and adults with
developmental disabilities. She completed her undergraduate degree with a specialist
in psychology and a minor in linguistics from the University of Toronto in 1983. She
attended the University of British Columbia for her master of science degree in speech-language
pathology (1985) and later attended Brock University where she completed a master
of education in curriculum in 1992. She received her BCBA designation in 2010 and
is part of a small group of approximately 265 dually-credentialed SLP-BCBAs in the
world. Lindblad was also the founder and president of Four Points (1997), a private
centre providing intensive Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) therapy to children with
ASD.
Lori Frost, MS, CCC-SLP
Functional Communication Across the Day: Practical Applications of PECS
Lori Frost is a speech/language pathologist and co-founder of Pyramid Educational
Consultants, Inc. She is co-author of the PECS® Training Manual, 2nd Edition, A Picture's
Worth: PECS® and Other Visual Communication Strategies in Autism, 2nd Edition and
Autism 24/7. Frost has taught international workshops and graduate courses on Communication
intervention in ASD, PECS®, Verbal Behavior and Functional Communication Training
and consults to schools and families to create effective and functional communication
training protocols. She is co-creator of PECS®, a unique system that allows learners
with limited communication abilities to initiate communication with teachers, parents,
and peers.
Takeaways
At the completion of this event, participants will be able to:
- Identify interprofessional collaborative competencies
- Describe evidence-based intervention approaches and strategies when working with individuals
with ASD, identify potential strategies to promote interprofessional collaborative
practice
- Identify areas of overlapping expertise and roles for the SLPs, OTs and behavior analysts
- Identify some of the challenges associated with interprofessional collaborative practice
and describe ways to address those proactively
Intended Audience
- Speech-Language Pathologists
- Audiologists
- Occupational Therapists
- Physical Therapists
- Educators
- Behavior Analysts
- Psychologists
- Social Workers
- Parents
- Caregivers
- Students
