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Apr 19, 2024
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Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG] See drop-down menu above to access other catalogs.
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SPED 583 - Introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis(3 credits)
This course will introduce students to basic concepts and principles of behavior analysis as they relate to children and adolescents, with an emphasis on students with Autism Spectrum Disorders and related developmental disabilities. Students will become knowledgeable about evidence-based interventions, based on basic principles of behavior, for intervening on behalf of children and adolescents in educational settings. Topics will include ethics, how to conduct Functional Behavior Assessment (FBA), reinforcement procedures to increase behavior, punishment and non-punishment procedures to decrease behavior, data collection systems, generalization, self-management techniques, and discrete trial teaching. Students will also develop their own behavior management program in a culminating project. Offered spring semester.
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