EDSP 5503 Behavior Change II: Verbal Behavior, Preventing and Reducing Unwanted Behaviors, and Supervision

3 semester hours

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

This course will address how students can support their clients by enacting behavioral procedures for reducing unwanted client behaviors and build alternative behavioral repertoires that allow for increased success in their environment. Students will learn behavior change procedures involving different schedules of reinforcement, strategies to increase client independence; how to determine and reflect upon the least intrusive approach to changing behavior; and how to select behavior change strategies that are most beneficial to the individual client within their learning context and community. Students will be expected to identify and evaluate any undesired side effects of various intervention strategies in order to determine the best possible intervention for specific client needs. Students will also identify and apply appropriate supervision and management guidelines to potential supervisees.

Prerequisites: EDSP 5500 , EDSP 5501 , EDSP 5502 , EDSP 5600 .

Corequisite: EDSP 5504 .