Mar 28, 2024  
Loyola Marymount University Bulletin 2021-2022 
    
Loyola Marymount University Bulletin 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

EDSP 5501 Behavior Assessment and Measurement


3 semester hours

This course is the 3rd in a series of seven courses that prepares students to apply for the Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) exam or as an additional elective for degree seeking and/or interested students that meet the prerequisites.

In this course, students learn the basic principles of functional assessment of behavior problems, techniques of behavioral assessment, the fundamentals of repeated measurement to make data-based decisions about the function of a behavior and the effectiveness of an intervention, and evidence-based practices that promote social competency and “cura personalis” (care of the whole person) as aligned with the LMU Ignatian Paradigm (IP). Students will identify and select appropriate observation methods, employ functional assessment procedures and methods, display and interpret data, and design behavior intervention plans that result in socially meaningful outcomes “socially meaningful outcomes that are aligned with the LMU IP mission to promote meaningful action in one’s environment.” (Prevention/Antecedent strategies identify and make environmental changes that reduce the need for behavior analysis G-08.) Students will complete a functional assessment which will include recommendations.

Prerequisites: EDSP 5500  and EDSP 5600 .

Corequisite: EDSP 5502 .