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March 6, 2004

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Pitt Announces ABA Certification Program

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGHSCHOOL OF EDUCATION, SPECIAL EDUCATION PROGRAMBOARD CERTIFICATION PREPARATION PROGRAMIn APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSISThe University of Pittsburgh, School of Education, Special Education Program is pleased to announce a new program for Behavior Analyst Board Certification Preparation. Applications are now being accepted for enrollment in this nationally approved, intensive, four-course program designed to prepare individuals to sit for the National Behavior Analyst Certification Examination. Courses will be offered each fall and winter semester and will include:-Applied Behavior Analysis- Fundamentals I: Principles and Evaluation*-Applied Behavior Analysis- Fundamentals II: Procedural Analyses*-Clinical Applications in Developmental Disabilities and Autism-Clinical Applications in Mental Health Disorders of Children & Adolescents *courses can be taken out of sequence, in conjunction with other approved programs, or transfers from other approved ABA Certification programsFaculty: all faculty are Board Certified Behavior Analysts Cynthia R. Johnson, Ph.D. BCBA, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Director, Autism Center, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.Bernard Fabry, Ph.D., BCBA, Adjunct Professor, University of Pittsburgh; Program Director, RESPOND, Western Psychiatric Institute and ClinicBenjamin Handen, Ph.D., BCAB, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; Program Director, The Center for Autism Services of the John Merck Program at WPIC, UPMC University of Pittsburgh Medical CenterHow to Apply: Please send a Letter of Intent and Resume to: Dr. Benjamin Handen, Merck Program, WPIC, 3811 O'Hara St., Pittsburgh, PA. 15213 (or email at handenbl or mcgoniglejj with questions) (transcripts and reference letters will be requested after your materials have been reviewed)Application deadline for the Fall 2004 course is June 25thABA Fundamentals I(to be held on Mondays from 4:30 to 7:00 pm on the Southside) -- To :

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