Topics in Applied Behavior Analysis: Focus on Autism

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This course will address various topics in behavior analysis with a specific focus on working with individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Students will review applicable ethics, principles, processes and concepts of behavior analysis, behavioral assessment, and selection of intervention strategies as they apply to individuals with Autism. Also reviewed and elaborated on will be measurement procedures and methods for the display and interpretation of collected data, behavior change procedures and systems support. Additionally, this course will focus on the history and culture of autism along with specific assessment tools and interventions for use with children, adolescents and adults with varying severity of ASD. Students will become familiar with procedures for establishing, organizing, and implementing Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) programs