Transforming Parent–Child Interaction with Positive Behaviour Support - 2011 Prince George

Presented by:
Joseph Lucyshyn, Ph.D., Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education, University of British Columbia.

Co-sponsored by the Ministry of Children and Family Development

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About the Presenter:
Dr. Joe Lucyshyn is a leading international researcher in the area of family centred positive behavioural support and is Associate Professor in the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Special Education, UBC. Dr. Lucyshyn recently completed a 7-year research project, funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, in which he and his research team worked with families of children with developmental disabilities and severe problem behaviour and demonstrated success in developing constructive parent–child interaction in family routines. Dr. Lucyshyn has travelled across BC for ACT and has earned the appreciation of hundreds of parents for his family-centred approach to the challenges they face.

About the Workshop:
Positive Behaviour Support has become a foundational approach to improving the lives of families who have children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other developmental disabilities. Dr. Joe Lucyshyn is a leading international researcher in the area of family centred positive behavioural support. He will provide a summary of a seven year study in which he and his research team worked with 10 families of children with developmental disabilities and severe problem behaviour and demonstrated success in developing constructive parent-child interaction in family routines.

The primary goals of this workshop are:

• to help families and professionals understand the ways in which problematic parent-child interaction can develop in everyday family routines in the home and community. These include dinner time, bedtime or a community outing such as grocery shopping.
  
  
• to provide basic knowledge about how to develop family-centred, positive behaviour support (PBS) plans that transform problematic parent-child interaction into successful family routines.

Through illustrative examples and small group exercises, participants will develop a basic understanding of how to analyze problematic behaviours within the family environment and how to develop a plan to address these behaviours. Throughout the workshop, emphasis will be on developing a truly collaborative parent-professional partnership in which science-based knowledge is weaved into the fabric of family life in ways that are effective, acceptable, feasible, and sustainable.

This workshop will be limited to 75 participants. Parents and professionals are welcomed.