PSY-400: Applied Behavior Analysis I: Fundamentals of Behavior Change

Department
Credits 3
Grade Scheme
BC
Session Cycle
SU

Emphasizes basic principles, procedures and ethical concepts of ABA. Specific topics include complexities and schedules of contingencies, antecedent analyses, prompting, shaping and fading in establishing alternative adaptive behaviors. Theory and application of techniques for improving communicative behaviors are covered, as are the evidence-based conditions for ABA. Completion satisfies part of the requirements needed for admission to the Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst examination (BCaBA).

Prerequisites
Term Offered
Summer