Single-Case Research in ABA

Catalog description

This is the third course within the PLS 5th Edition Behavior Analyst Certification Board's © (BACB ©) Verified Course Sequence (VCS) BCaBA © certification. This course covers assessment of behavior, including all dimensions of behavior and structured observation. Single-case research methods, including reversal, multiple baseline, changing criterion, alternating treatment, and multi-element designs are covered. Students will be expected to understand, interpret, and apply single-subject research methodology through the experience of defining behavior, collecting data, calculating interobserver agreement, and creating graphical displays of data. Students will have the opportunity to implement basic experiments for evaluating the effectiveness of behavioral interventions.