Assessment and Treatment of Severe Problem Behaviors

Catalog description

This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge of how to assess and treat severe challenging behaviors (i.e., aggression, self-injury, toileting issues, sleep disturbances, feeding difficulties, inappropriate sexualized behaviors, etc.), of clients with various developmental disabilities, behavioral disorders, and other behavioral challenges. Students will also receive training in crisis intervention strategies that are often used with clients exhibiting these types of behaviors and how to ensure the ethical and humane treatment of clients when using these practices.