ED X391.5 - Professional Issues in Developmental Disabilities
Course Description
This course primarily focuses on the ethical issues pertaining to applied behavior analysis and their application to clinical practice and research in the area of severe developmental disabilities, particularly as it relates to autism and other developmental disabilities. Students attend weekly online lectures, participate in the group discussions (via Canvas), and take weekly quizzes. As part of this course, students are also expected to read, evaluate, and interpret current behavioral research articles that are posted on Canvas.
This course covers the following topics: providing ethical and humane services to clients, following lawful and ethical guidelines of governing agencies, facilitating on-going supervision, practicing within one’s area of expertise, and conducting ethical studies following human subjects protocol.
Learner Outcomes
By the end of this course, students will be learn and be familiar with:
- BACB's ethical standards
- Providing ethical and humane services to clients
- Following lawful and ethical guidelines of governing agencies
- Facilitating on-going supervision
- Practicing within one’s area of expertise
- Conducting ethical studies following human subjects protocol
Notes
Important Note: Completion of the UCSB PaCE ABA program does not result in BCBA or QBA certification. Individuals seeking certification must take and pass an examination with the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) or Qualified Applied Behavior Analysis Credentialing Board (QABA). While courses in this certificate program may count toward the educational requirements for becoming eligible to take the examination, completion of this certificate program will not, in itself, result in BCBA or QBA certification.Instructors
- Joy Jin
Applies Towards the Following Certificates
- Applied Behavior Analysis : Applied Behavior Analysis 5th Edition
- International Applied Behavior Analysis : Additional Required Course