Autism Certificate

This certificate focuses on the application of ABA to autism. The courses focus on the unique issues associated with ASD, and covers state-ot-the-art interventions in social skills, communication skills, and adolescent and adult services. Special topics covered include evidence-based intervention, collaboration between related professions, and functional goal development. A wide variety of electives are available in this concentration, to allow for an individualized plan of study.

Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 15

Required Curriculum

Electives

Must choose 3:

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, students will:

Critique alternative approaches to understanding behavior associated with ASD.
Value all aspects of human behavior including private events.
Interpret the learning, behavioral, communication, and social characteristics of individuals with autism.
Design effective function-based treatments for challenging behavior based on state of the art ABA assessment techniques for individuals with autism.
Support treatment decisions using existing empirical evidence.
Design individual behavior treatments including behavior reduction and skill acquisition programming.
Demonstrate knowledge of effective individualized curricular planning and effective behavior management.
Differentiate levels of evidence for approaches within and outside of ABA.
Weigh courses of action given clinical scenarios.
Create systems for the provision of performance based feedback in supervision and training contexts.