Syllabus

Start: Mon, Jun 17 2013
End: Fri, Oct 25 2013
Cost: 4 Graduate Credits $1757.88

This is a core requirement for the programs leading to Board Certified Behavior Analyst and Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst. Foundational concepts covered on the Behavior Analysis Certification Board Examination are emphasized here.

Instructor: Dr. Roger Bass
Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Behavior Analysis Certification Program.
Field Work Required: None

Syllabus

Start: Mon, Nov 11 2013
End: Fri, Mar 7 2014
Cost: 3 Graduate Credits $1757.88

This course prepares behavior analysts to identify and cope with ethical issues commonly found in a wide range of settings—schools, research, clinics, autism and developmental disabilities programs, supported care and employment, etc. The BACB Ethical Guidelines will be studied in depth specifically the BACB Professional Disciplinary and Ethical Standards, which are enforced by the BACB and are part of the BCBA Examination, and BACB Guidelines for Responsible Conduct for Behavior Analysts. Both BACB documents will be compared to those in Social Work, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Psychological Association, and those applying to restraint and seclusion laws currently under development generally and in Wisconsin specifically.

Instructor: Dr. Roger Bass
Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Behavior Analysis Certification Program, completion of Applied Behavior Analysis, and either completion of or concurrent enrollment in Research Design for Behavior Analysts.
Field Work Required: None

Syllabus

Start: Mon, Mar 24 2014
End: Fri, Jul 11 2014
Cost: 3 Graduate Credits $1757.88

This course has a dual purpose:

1. To familiarize students with ethical issues and responsibilities of behavior analysts operating in a wide range of settings. Issues covered include, but are not limited to, informed consent, due process, protection of confidentiality, and selection of least intrusive, least restrictive behavior change procedures. These issues will be presented and discussed within the context of case studies. In addition, ethical decision making in legal contexts will be explored.
   
   
2. Toblend ethical considerations with research design and implementation. Traditional and typically behavior-analytic research methods will be juxtaposed with special emphasis given to issues of generality and internal validity (especially behavioral derivatives). This will serve as the foundation for comparing how behavior analytic and non-behavior analytic fields research their subject matter and the extent to which they can contribute to each other in their current forms. Every area within a field develops unique evaluations, research designs, and control procedures. Students will be taught that how one researches a field influences the data that result and therefore the conclusions researchers draw.
   

Instructor: Dr. Roger Bass
Prerequisites: Either (a) consent of instructor or (b) either completion of or concurrent registration in Applied Behavior Analysis.
Field Work Required: None

Syllabus

Start: Mon, Jul 28 2014
End: Fri, Nov 7 2014
Cost: 3 Graduate Credits $1757.88

Students will complete field work in accordance with the requirements of the Behavior Analysis Certification Board. Coursework is summarized in the Module-x-Module Table following this syllabus. Two hours of lecture discussion will be supplemented with one hour of on-site instruction. This field training will not count toward BACB field experience hours. A schedule of observations and Task list skills to be demonstrated will be set by the BCBA supervisor and student. The observation record will be kept on BACB Supervised Field Placement forms. All content areas of the BACB Task list will be addressed during Supervised Field Work.

Instructor: Dr. Roger Bass
Prerequisites: Completion of Applied Behavior Analysis and either completion of or concurrent registration in Research Design for Behavioral  Analysts or Ethics for Behavioral Analysts
Field Work Required: None

Syllabus

Start: Mon, Nov 24 2014
End: Fri, Mar 13 2015
Cost: 3 Graduate Credits $1757.88

ABA researchers developed many of the most effective methods for working with autistic and developmentally disabled individuals. This wide array of techniques accounts for why an entire course is dedicated to them. The original literature will be complemented with readings, videos, and field observations. Projects will have students design such programs, select appropriate procedures based on FBAs, and describe overlapping and complementary elements of various procedures. Families with autistic children will serve as discussants and students will design sensitive assessments and practical programs that accommodate family parameters (number of other children, number of adults in household, finances, etc.)

Instructor: Dr. Roger Bass
Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Behavior Analysis Certification Program, completion of Applied Behavior Analysis, and either completion of or concurrent enrollment in Research Design for Behavioral  Analysts or Ethics for Behavioral Analysts
Field Work Required: 20 hours (observe procedures in use, collect data, etc)

Syllabus

Start: Mon, Mar 30 2015
End: Fri, Jul 17 2015
Cost: 4 Graduate Credits $1757.88

This course extends the conceptual and research studies of Autism and Developmental Disabilities I by using techniques in the field under the supervision of a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. The hours thus accumulated will be added to the total field work requirement. Behavior Analysis Certification Board field work forms will be used to record this supervised work (see BCBA Field Work course proposal) and the Task list areas addressed. All field work sites and supervisory accommodations will be at the discretion of the instructor and subject to approval by the BCBA Program Coordinator.

Instructor: Dr. Roger Bass
Prerequisites: All of the following--(a) acceptance into the Behavior Analysis Certification Program, (b) completion of Applied Behavior Analysis, (c) completion of DD/Autism I,  and (d) either completion of or concurrent enrollment in Research Design for Behavioral  Analysts or Ethics for Behavioral Analysts
Field Work Required: 60 hours minimum