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Behavior Analysis Across the Lifespan


Course Description

Course focuses on the application of behavior analysis to address a wide variety of clinical issues. Course is intended to provide exposure to non-autism related content and expand student’s understanding of the applicability of behavior analysis beyond the narrow clinical scope of autism, particularly children with autism.


Athena Title

ABA Lifespan


Pre or Corequisite

EDSE 7230


Corequisite

EDSE 7440 or EDSE 7440E or EDSE 7440S


Semester Course Offered

Offered fall


Grading System

A - F (Traditional)


Student learning Outcomes

  • Provide a description of behavior analysis to address pediatric disorders.
  • Identify the behavioral mechanisms measured when addressing academic/school-aged behavioral concerns and classroom performance.
  • Demonstrate familiarity with applications of behavior analysis to address behavioral concerns faced by elder adults.
  • Provide a description of behavior analysis as a means of addressing behavioral deficits such as communication deficits, self-advocacy deficits, and social skills deficits.
  • Produce a summary of a researcher or non-autism related topic of their choosing.

Topical Outline

  • Pediatric feeding disorders
  • Sleep, elimination, compliance
  • ADHD
  • School-based instruction
  • Pediatric obesity
  • Communication
  • Social skills and jobs
  • Sports, health, and fitness
  • Self-advocacy
  • Psychological suffering
  • Behavioral gerontology

Syllabus


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