Collab, Superv, & Mgmt in BA

Catalog description

Saint Joseph’s University Collaboration, Supervision, and Management in Behavior Analysis course (i.e., ABA 606 ) is part of a Verified Course Sequence and is designed to prepare students for the Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) examination, providing both the academic foundation required for certification and the applied knowledge and skills essential for professional practice. Course content includes information regarding behavior analytic supervision or training, organizational behavior management, performance monitoring, mentorship, and function-based strategies to improve personnel performance through expectation setting, motivation, and feedback. There is an emphasis on the importance of data-based decision making to evaluate the effects of interventions for clients and staff of organizations. Students also learn to collaborate while selecting and implementing interventions that integrate behavior analytic concepts and principles into plans and to rely on the best available scientific evidence and to incorporate information about preferences, risks, the environment, and social validity for program planning.