Functional Behavior Assessment

Catalog description

This course provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to conduct behavior assessments, interpret behavioral data obtained from behavior assessments, and choose appropriate, socially significant behavior change outcomes and intervention strategies based on these interpretations. The course will emphasize the breadth of the function-based behavior analytic problem solving approach and demonstrate the model’s ability to effectively and ethically address a wide variety of problems of human concern. This course is required for students in the Concentration in Behavioral Services for Children and their Families and the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis.