Behavioral Pediatrics

Catalog description

ABA 566 Behavioral Pediatrics provides an overview of behavioral pediatrics and discusses the role of Behavior Analysis within this field. Behavior analysis significantly contributes to the field of behavioral pediatrics. This course will provide an overview of behavioral pediatrics and evaluate research related to operant contingencies in infant, child, and adolescent learning, social development, and behavioral/medical pediatric issues. Research-based behavior analytic interventions and change procedures also will be assessed and evaluated as they apply to skill development, behavioral reduction, medical compliance and adherence, and behavioral interventions for medical/behavioral issues. Behavioral approaches to health promotion and injury prevention will be discussed.