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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

COURSE REQUIRED TEXTBOOK

Cipani, E., Schock, K.M. (2018). Functional Behavioral Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment (3rd Edition). New York, NY: Springer Publishing Company, LLC. ISBN: 978-0-8261-7032-3

  • This book says it comes with "Access". Online access is not required with this book so you can purchase it in any format you would like - used or new.

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

O’Neil, R.E., Horner, R.H., Albin, R.W., Sprague, J., Storey.K., Newton. J.S. (2015). Functional Assessment and Program Development for Program Behavior A Practical Handbook (3rd Edition). Belmont, CA: Cengage Learning. IBSN 13: 978-1-285-73482-8

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

BH421 Behavioral Assessment.  3 hours.  This course covers selecting and defining target behaviors, behavior measurement, and assessment for program planning. Students will explore various assessment methods including Functional Behavior Assessments, Preference Assessments, and functional skill assessments. Prerequisite: BH321.

 

Course Objectives

Please see syllabus for a list of objectives for this course.