Behavior Management and Evidence Based Intervention Strategies

Catalog description

This course is designed to introduce students to basic theory and practice in the applications of behavioral principles. Students will be introduced to evidence-based practice, and will begin to learn to apply the material studied. Students will be required to think about the issues throughout the course and learn to think about assessment and intervention in an integrated manner. Students will gain theoretical and practical knowledge about the evaluation approaches concerning overt behavior manifestations, assessment methods, identification of behavioral disturbances through behavioral assessment tools, and determination of appropriate evidence-based intervention techniques. This course will train students to perform appropriate analyses based on behavioral manifestations, examine which assessment tools to employ for various disorders and behavior functions, and consider appropriate research-based intervention procedures following functional behavior assessment.