Assmnt-Intervent App Beh Anlys

Catalog description

This course will provide the candidate with the required skills needed to conduct various assessments in Applied Behavior Analysis in the areas of problem behavior, development, social skills, adaptive behaviors, communication, and more. Candidates will be taught to conduct assessments including Functional Behavioral Assessments, Functional Analysis, the Verbal Behavior Milestones Assessment and Placement Program (VB-MAPP), the Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills-Revised (ABLLS-R), the Assessment of Functional Living Skills, the Vineland-II, and other relevant assessment protocols. Candidates will learn to write, design, implement, and monitor behavior change protocols and skill acquisition programs based upon these assessments. Ethical issues in behavioral treatment will be included in this course. Candidates participating in this course will have a 20-hour service-learning requirement for the semester, unless simultaneously en-rolled in an ABA Practicum course.