About This Course

BH421 (EX19) OK - Behavioral Assessment

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. (2020). Applied Behavior Analysis (3rd Edition). Pearson. ISBN 13: 978-0134752556

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 (3^rd Edition). Belmont, CA: Cengage Learning. IBSN 13: 978-1-285-73482-8

Special Requirements

Behavior Development Solutions CBA Learning Module Series V9.0, available at

You should have subscribed to the BDS CBA Learning Module Series V9.0 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

CONTENT COVERED FOR THE BACB TASK LIST (5^th Edition)

Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to describe and apply the following:

F. Behavior Assessment

F-1 Review records and available data (e.g., educational, medical, historical) at the outset of the case.
F-2 Determine the need for behavior-analytic services.
F-3 Identify and prioritize socially significant behavior-change goals.
F-4 Conduct assessments of relevant skill strengths and deficits.
F-5 Conduct preference assessments.
F-6 Describe the common functions of problem behavior.
F-7 Conduct a descriptive assessment of problem behavior.
F-8 Conduct a functional analysis of problem behavior.
F-9 Interpret functional assessment data.