ABA 610 Skills Assessment and Intervention

Teaching new behaviors first requires assessment of a learner’s pre-requisite skills and other relevant environmental variables followed by the systematic design of instructional programs and evaluation of learning outcomes. In this course, students learn how to assess an individual’s current repertoire, conduct reinforcer and preference assessments, and design behavior-analytic instructional programs for purposes of teaching new behaviors. Pre-requisite(s): ABA 500 and ABA 501; or permission of Program Chair or designate. Co-requisite(s): None. 4 semester hours