Speaker: Gretchen Scheibel, MS, OTR/L, BCBA
Sessions begin at 9am and end by 3:30pm. Sign-in begins at 8:30am.
Keeley’s Banquet Center, Portland Maine
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This professional development session will present a framework for promoting positive behavior by utilizing a constructive response to negative behaviors Attendees will discuss the difference between reacting to negative behaviors and responding in a constructive manner to promote positive behaviors and review their own practices to create a plan for establishing a culture of constructive responding in their classroom.
Gretchen Scheibel, MS, OTR/L, BCBA is a behavior consultant working in Midcoast and Central Maine. She specializes in designing educational programs based on the Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports framework and the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis. Dually certified as a Behavior Analyst and an Occupational Therapist she posesses a unique understanding of special education and the necessary supports to promote student success, her practice focuses on using an evidence-based approach to promoting positive behavior and improving functional performance in the education environment. Ms. Scheibel presents nationally on the topic of building interdisciplinary collaboration and demonstrating the value of occupational therapy in complex practice environments, additionally she provides programatic consultation on interdisciplinary collaboration and evidence-based practice implementation.
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