Curriculum
A masters level course on learning theory and basics of behaviorism. Students will learn how basic learning theory can be applied to everyday problems.
This course requires students to learn about experimental design, collect data, graph data, and analyze data. Students will identify a socially significant skill that a learner diagnosed with Autism would benefit from, and practice collecting data. Students learn how to select socially significant target behaviors, measure behavior, and analyze (i.e., experimental design) behavior. This course includes a practicum component.
A masters level course on the theory and methodology of Applied Behavior Analysis. Continues the coursework from Understanding Behaviorism-I, which is a prerequisite for this course. Provides analysis of strategies for increasing and decreasing behaviors and comparison of behavior change procedures and implementation of strategies.
During this course, students will conduct a literature review about an evidence-based applied behavioral analytic intervention that could be used to treat an externalizing problem behavior.
This course will provide understanding and ability to analyze and apply behavior analytic principles with clients and populations that are both legal and ethical. The course covers history of ethics in human services, special populations, philosophy and theory of ethics and morality and the professional code of ethics for psychology and behavior analysis
This is an advanced level course that will examine the diagnosis, assessment and treatment of Function-based behavioral disorders including but not limited to: Autism, ADHD, Oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder, Personality disorder, etc… Students will learn a variety of behavioral and adaptive functioning assessments, how to conduct them, and how to use the results to develop treatment for individuals diagnosed with Autism. Students will also learn various assessments that are used to diagnose someone on the Autism spectrum.
A master’s level course on ethics surrounding Autism treatment. This course will focus on controversial topics about Autism treatment including controversial therapies, interventions, and practices. This course will also use case examples to exemplify ethical issues that occur when conducting assessment, creation and implementation of interventions.
A master’s level course on treatment of Autism using principles of Applied Behavior Analysis. The course will focus on how behavior analytic principles can be used in conjunction with using evidence-based, person-centered treatment approaches. Discussion will focus on treating a wide variety of target behaviors using evidence-based research, including, but not limited to: social skills, rituals, self-injury, aggression, non-adherence and adaptive, self-help skills. This course will also focus on how to assess if an intervention is evidence-based from empirical findings, how to assess reliability of evidence-based practices, and how to implement evidence-based practices in a variety of settings.
A master’s level course on importance of maintenance of records according to HIPAA regulatory standards.
A master’s level course on effective strategies to aid in behavioral consultation across a variety of different settings and supervision of either supervisees or employees.
A required course if student is gaining experience for NYS licensure. The student will be supervised at an internship site where they will be employing the use of behavior analytic skills to an individual diagnosed with Autism.
This course is a requirement for students choosing the thesis track. Supervision I will be focused on writing manuscript for thesis project. The student will create an APA style manuscript. The student will develop their research question, collect data, and write up results and discussion.
This course is a requirement for students choosing the thesis track. Supervision II will be focused on the student revising their manuscript from the previous semester and creating thesis presentation for other students and faculty to attend.
This course is only for students who have not finished their coursework within two yars, to ensure that their practicum work can be superivised while finishing their coursework.
A master’s level course on applications of behavior analysis in the workplace and how to create socially significant behavior change in community contexts.
A master’s level course on applications of behavior analysis in fields other than providing services for individuals on the Autism spectrum. Other specialty areas that will be discussed include: feeding disorders, medical problems, traumatic brain injury, gerontology, psychiatric disorders, overeating, gambling, sports, and drug addiction.
A master’s level course on applications of behavior analysis to teach communication and verbal skills.
OR a Choice of one of the following existing related courses in a non-ABA discipline
Principles of assistive technology in occupational therapy practice. Opportunities to practice basic setup and application of computer software and other technological systems used in occupational therapy practice. Lecture-laboratory.
Epidemiology is the study of patterns of disease in human populations and the application of this study to the control of health problems. Epidemiology forms the backbone of public health. You will need to have a strong understanding of the basic principles of this discipline to be able to read and understand published public health literature. Epidemiology helps biomedical and public health researchers understand whether their findings are real or due to chance alone. This course will provide you with the basic epidemiologic tools needed to conduct population-based health research.
An introduction to the concepts, theories, and status of research in health promotion and disease prevention, with an emphasis on methods employed to modify group and individual health-related behaviors. This course examines methods of ascertaining health behaviors, the design and interpretation of behavioral intervention programs to modify behaviors, and current trends in the study of how lifestyle and preventive health practices impact on public health.
Introduction to the broad concepts of public health practice including the mission, core functions, structure, policy role, program activities, and collaborative endeavors of public health agencies. Theoretical and practical perspectives are studied to illustrate contemporary strategies for health promotion and disease prevention at local, state, and national levels.