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This course has an assignment that is due by 11:55 pm Central Standard Time on Wednesday night of the first week of class.  Failure to complete this assignment will result in your removal from the course for non-participation. 

Textbooks

Bailey, J. S., & Burch, M.R. (2016). Ethics for behavior analysts (3rd Edition). New York, NY: Routledge.  ISBN 978-1-138-94920-1

Cooper, J. O., Heward, W. L., Heron, T. E. (2007). Applied Behavior Analysis (2nd Edition). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall. ISBN 13: 978-0-13-142113-4

Kennedy, C. H. (2005). Single-case designs for educational research. Boston, MA: Pearson. ISBN 978-0-205-34023-1

Course Special Requirements

Behavior Development Solutions CBA Learning Module Series V8.0, available at http://www.behaviordevelopmentsolutions.com

You should have subscribed to the BDS CBA Learning Module Series V8.0 in BH321. If you have not subscribed yet, contact instructor for information. You will use this module program for the required courses in the ABA series. It is recommended that you subscribe for a least one year to cover the assignments in the CMU courses. Since you may not sit for the certification exam immediately after completing the required coursework, you may want to subscribe for two years to allow you to continue to study and keep up with the material.

Course Description

This course will underline the ethical responsibilities required in the field of applied behavior analysis. Informed consent, protection of confidentiality, selection of least intrusive, least restrictive behavior change procedures, and other topics covered in the BACB Compliance Code will be presented and discussed within the context of case method. The course will also cover research methods including withdrawal, reversal, alternating treatment, changing criterion, and multiple-baseline deigns. Students will learn how to collect, display, and interpret data. Prerequisite: BH321

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to describe any apply the following content from the BACB Task List (4th Edition).

 

A. Measurement

A-01

Measure frequency (i.e., count).

A-02

Measure rate (i.e., count per unit time).

A-03

Measure duration.

A-04

Measure latency.

A-05

Measure interresponse time (IRT).

A-06

Measure percent of occurrence.

A-07

Measure trials to criterion.

A-08

Assess and interpret interobserver agreement.

A-09

Evaluate the accuracy and reliability of measurement procedures.

A-10

Design, plot, and interpret data using equal-interval graphs.

A-11

Design, plot, and interpret data using a cumulative record to display data.

A-12

Design and implement continuous measurement procedures (e.g., event recording).

A-13

Design and implement discontinuous measurement procedures (e.g., partial & whole interval, momentary time sampling).

A-14

Design and implement choice measures.

B. Experimental Design

B-01

Use the dimensions of applied behavior analysis (Baer, Wolf, & Risley, 1968) to evaluate whether interventions are behavior analytic in nature.

B-02

Review and interpret articles from the behavior-analytic literature.

B-03

Systematically arrange independent variables to demonstrate their effects on dependent variables.

B-04

Use withdrawal/reversal designs.

B-05

Use alternating treatments (i.e., multielement) designs.

B-06

Use changing criterion designs.

B-07

Use multiple baseline designs.

B-08

Use multiple probe designs.

B-09

Use combinations of design elements.

B-10

Conduct a component analysis to determine the effective components of an intervention package.

G. Identification of the Problem

G-04

Explain behavioral concepts using nontechnical language.

G-06

Provide behavior analytic services in collaboration with others who support and/or provide services to one’s clients.

G-07

Practice within one’s limits of professional competence in applied behavior analysis, and obtain consultation, supervision, and training, or make referrals as necessary.

H. Measurement

H-01

Select a measurement system to obtain representative data given the dimensions of the behavior and the logistics of observing and recording.

H-02

Select a schedule of observation and recording periods.

H-03

Select a data display that effectively communicates relevant quantitative relations.

H-04

Evaluate changes in level, trend, and variability.

H-05

Evaluate temporal relations between observed variables (within & between sessions, time series).

I. Assessment

I-01

Define behavior in observable and measurable terms.

I-02

Define environmental variables in observable and measurable terms.

I-03

Design and implement individualized behavioral assessment procedures.

I-06

Make recommendations regarding behaviors that must be established, maintained, increased or decreased.

J. Intervention

J-01

State intervention goals in observable and measurable terms.

J-02

Identify potential interventions based on assessment results and the best available scientific evidence.

J-05

Select intervention based on the client’s current repertoires.

J-08

Select intervention based on the social validity of the intervention.

J-09

Identify and address practical and ethical considerations when using experimental designs to demonstrate treatment effectiveness.

J-13

Select behavioral cusps as goals for intervention when appropriate.

J-15

Base decision—making on data displayed in various formats.

K. Implementation, Management, & Supervision

K-01

Provide for ongoing documentation of behavioral services.

K-02

Identify the contingencies governing the behavior of those responsible for carrying out behavior-change procedures and design interventions accordingly.

K-03

Design and use competency-based training for persons who are responsible for carrying out behavioral assessment and behavior-change procedures.

K-04

Design and use effective performance monitoring and reinforcement systems.

K-05

Design and use systems for monitoring procedural integrity.

K-06

Provide supervision for behavior change agents.

K-07

Evaluate the effectiveness of the behavioral program.

K-08

Establish support for behavior-analytic services from direct and indirect consumers.

K-09

Secure the support of others to maintain the client’s behavioral repertoires in their natural environments.

K-10

Arrange for the orderly termination of services when they are no longer required.

FK. Understand and Behave in Accordance with the Philosophical Assumptions of Behavior Analysis

FK-01

Lawfulness of behavior

FK-03

Determinism

FK-04

Empiricism

FK-05

Parsimony

FK-06

Pragmatism

FK-07

Environmental (as opposed to mentalistic) explanations of behavior

 

FK. Define and Provide Examples of:

FK-21

Schedules of reinforcement and punishment

FK-33

Functional relations

Fk-47

Identify the measurable dimensions of behavior (e.g., rate, duration, latency, inter-response time).

FK-48

State the advantages and disadvantages of using continuous measurement procedures and discontinuous measurement procedures (e.g., partial- and whole-interval recording, momentary time sampling).