{"id":652,"date":"2015-03-23T18:40:30","date_gmt":"2015-03-23T18:40:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teamabi.com\/?p=652"},"modified":"2026-10-12T21:19:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T21:19:00","slug":"abi-at-calaba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teamabi.com\/intrepid\/abi-at-calaba\/","title":{"rendered":"ABI at CalABA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image abi-post-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teamabi.com\/intrepid\/wp-content\/uploads\/FullSizeRender-299x400.jpg\" alt=\"FullSizeRender\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The California Association for Behavior Analysis (<a href=\"http:\/\/stage.calaba.org\/\">CalABA<\/a>) held their 33<sup>rd<\/sup> annual Western Regional Conference in San Diego on February 19-21, 2015. Our Clinical Director, Marla Saltzman, and Managing Director, Maureen Moore, attended the conference along with our Associate Program Supervisors, Allison Bickelman and Kirstie Waring. Allison presented a poster for California State University, Los Angeles, reviewing her thesis work, titled, \u201cAn Evaluation of Bonus Points for Paced Study Habits,\u201d finding that providing bonus points increased submission of quiz preparation questions when students knew bonus points were available. In addition, one of our skills trainers, Vahe Esmaeili, presented a poster reviewing work with colleagues at California State University Northridge titled, \u201cA Review of the Types of Simulations and their Effectiveness for Training.\u201d We are proud to have our clinical staff participating in ongoing research in the field.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image abi-post-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.teamabi.com\/intrepid\/wp-content\/uploads\/FullSizeRender-3-300x400.jpg\" alt=\"FullSizeRender (3)\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our team attended a wide variety of presentations from leaders in our field, including Mark Sundberg\u2019s keynote address on motivation and its importance in teaching children with autism and Pat Friman\u2019s invited address on the application of ABA to pediatrics. Dr. Friman noted the utility of having Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) work with pediatricians to implement early interventions to address common childhood behavioral issues such as bed wetting, defiance and anxiety.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The conference proved to be an excellent reminder of the effectiveness of ABA in the treatment of individuals with autism and developmental disabilities, as well its benefit in a wide variety of additional applications such as pediatrics, gerontology, and organizational management.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The California Association for Behavior Analysis (CalABA) held their 33rd annual Western Regional Conference in San Diego on February 19-21, 2015. Our Clinical Director, Marla Saltzman, and Managing Director, Maureen Moore, attended the conference along with our Associate Program Supervisors, Allison Bickelman and Kirstie Waring. 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