Functional Analysis and Treatment of Challenging Behavior for 3rd

Summer 2019 > Humanities & Social Sciences > PSYC.5661 > 032

Course No: PSYC.5661-032; SIS Class Nbr: 3865; SIS Term: 2840
Course Status: Registration Closed

Course Description

This course is for students who took 5660 prior to Fall 2014 and who need additional hours to qualify for the BCBA exam. This course covers the purpose, rationale and methods used in conducting and interpreting functional analyses of challenging, or "maladaptive", behaviors (self-injury, sterotypy, aggression). It also describes the full range of behavioral procedures used to decrease or eliminate these behaviors, with emphasis placed of ethical interventions and the desirability of least restrictive and non-aversive strategies.

Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor

  • Prerequisites: PSYC.5620 Teaching and Positive Behavioral Support in Autism, or Permission of graduate coordinator.
  • Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
  • Instructor: David Bicard
  • UMass Lowell Bookstore

When Offered & Tuition

  • Online Course
  • 2019 Summer: May 20 to Aug 11
  • Course Level: Graduate
  • Tuition: $1725
  • Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.

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