TE 628 - Behavior Assessment

This course focuses on assessment techniques for behavioral intervention planning. Included topics are as follows: evaluating existing data and records, determining the need for behavior-analytic services, and identifying and prioritizing intervention goals. Various assessment methods will be reviewed including skill acquisition/deficit measures, preference assessments, and measurements of behavior problems. Students will learn the common functions of problem behavior and understand how to conduct both a descriptive assessment and functional analysis of problem behavior and interpret resulting data. Students are expected to read professional literature, participate in discussions, conduct literature research, and begin to implement behavioral assessment techniques.

Requisites: Admission to the College of Education.

Credits:3 cr

Session Cycle: Winter onlyYearly Cycle: Every Year