Prof Ethics ABA & ASD

Catalog description

This is the fourth course within the Onground 5th Edition Behavior Analyst Certification Board's © (BACB © ) Verified Course Sequence toward BCaBA © Certification and connects to the second concentrated supervised experience at the Kinney Center for Autism Education and Support. This course covers ethical concepts and decision making for behavior analysis professionals through the Behavior Analyst Certification Board Professional and Ethical Compliance Code. Students will learn the depth of the compliance code as well as the ability to analyze and apply the code through real life settings, completing a total of 250 hours of supervised experience. Students will continue to enhance skills gained in Concentrated Field Experience 1, by continuing direct implementation with individuals with autism. Students will expand the progress monitoring assignment to a new age group of individuals with autism within a Social Skills program, where the student will select goals based on assessment, determine appropriate data collection materials, complete objective observations, and analyze progress for a group of individuals with autism. To apply concepts learned in Ethics and Professionalism in Applied Behavior Analysis and Autism Treatment, students will complete a second functional behavioral assessment for an individual with autism, as well as following their first functional behavioral assessment utilizing procedural integrity methods. Students will be expected to complete additional hours during the week outside of the assigned class meeting time that apply the course material to an applied setting.