Advanced Topics in Applied Behaviour Analysis: Intervention
Overview
The following global ideas guide the design and delivery of this course:
- ABA interventions are evidenced-based.
- Behaviour analysts rely on scientific knowledge to select and design behavioural interventions.
- The overarching goal of ABA is to enrich the quality of people’s lives.
- Behavioural interventions are thoroughly individualized via detailed assessment processes.
- Clients have a right to effective treatment.
- Clients are involved in the planning and designing of behaviour change programs.
- Behaviour analysts obtain informed consent from clients prior to implementing assessment and/or behaviour change programs.
- Behaviour analysts make decisions regarding the continuation, discontinuation, and modification of behaviour change programs based on objective data and client wellbeing.
- Behaviour analysts recommend reinforcement based treatment procedures whenever possible.
- Behaviour analysts have a responsibility to the profession of behaviour analysis and colleagues to promote an ethical culture.
- Lecture, discussion boards, video, guest speakers, group activities, readings, self-directed online learning
- Online: any combination of online methods such as but not limited to discussion boards, readings, video, video lectures, skype/telephone consultations etc.
This is a Graded course. Course assessment may include the following: Class participation, class presentation, quizzes, exams, and academic paper
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Distinguish between ethical and unethical behaviour interventions in the practice of applied behaviour analysis.
- Identify and describe common ABA intervention strategies for teaching positive behaviour
- Identify and describe common ABA intervention strategies for decreasing inappropriate behaviour
- Articulate appropriate methods for selecting interventions, keeping in mind
- Responsible conduct
- Responsibility to clients
- Behaviour assessment
- Responsibility to the profession of behaviour analysis
Textbooks and materials to be purchased by students. Consult the Douglas College Bookstore for the latest required textbooks and materials. Examples of textbooks and materials include individually assigned readings and/or books.
Requisites
Prerequisites
Courses listed here must be completed prior to this course:
Corequisites
Courses listed here must be completed either prior to or simultaneously with this course:
- No corequisite courses
Equivalencies
Courses listed here are equivalent to this course and cannot be taken for further credit:
- No equivalency courses
Course Guidelines
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
Course Transfers
These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca
Institution | Transfer Details for DACS 4116 |
---|---|
Athabasca University (AU) | AU PSYC 3XX (3) |
Coast Mountain College (CMTN) | No credit |
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | No credit |
LaSalle College Vancouver (LCV) | LCV SOC 4XX (3) |
Selkirk College (SELK) | No credit |
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU SSEL 3XXX (3) |
Trinity Western University (TWU) | No credit |
University Canada West (UCW) | UCW PSYC 4XX (3) |
University of Northern BC (UNBC) | UNBC SOSC 4XX (3) |
Yorkville University (YVU) | YVU GES 3XXX (3) |