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Applied Behavior Analysis (Certificate)

Advance your understanding of how behavior impacts health and well-being.

Be in demand nationally with an online graduate certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis. This type of therapy focuses on improving specific behaviors such as social skills, communication, reading, academics, as well as adaptive learning skills.

Program Snapshot
Program type:
Certificate - Graduate
Format:
Online
Est. time to complete:
1 to 1.5 years
Credit hours:
19

Why Earn an Online Certificate Applied Behavior Analysis at UND?

Do you wonder why people do what they do? In UND's Applied Behavior Analysis program, you'll study behavior and its relationship to the environment in an effort to answer this question.

In this online program, you will learn to create and implement effective, evidence-based interventions based on applied behavior analysis. ABA practices are proven to work in a variety of areas. You'll be an asset with skills to help in parent training, substance abuse treatment, dementia management, brain injury rehabilitation, occupational safety intervention, teaching safety skills, as well as working with individuals with disabilities, such as autism.

Certificate in Behavior Analysis

 

  • Online flexibility: Courses are asynchronous online, allowing you the flexibility to work anytime and anywhere in your busy life

     

  • Cutting edge: Learn how to put into place appropriate behavior interventions within various settings, including cultural.

  • Degree advancement: Flex your brain with research and behavior analysis, positioning yourself as a top applicant in future master’s and doctoral programs. 

  • Internships & Cooperative Education: Take advantage of the opportunity to enroll in a 15-hour practicum in applied behavior analysis.

Careers as a Behavior Analysts

100%

Increase in demand for behavior analyst positions nationally*

59k+

Median annual salary for Behavior Analyst*

*Behavior Analyst Certification board

The expertise of behavior analysts is valued in settings ranging from early childhood education to the corporate environment. You'll work in capacities ranging from private practice to consulting and with clients ranging from those with developmental disabilities to those with mental health issues.

This online graduate certificate will prepare you to work in a variety of behavior-related career fields including:

  • Counseling
  • Psychology
  • Social Work
  • Education
  • Behavioral Health Treatment
  • Behavior-based Safety
  • Behavioral Pediatrics
  • Organizational Behavior Management
  • Behavior Economics
  • Public Health
  • Hospitals
  • Residential Treatment Facilities

Applied Behavior Analysis Courses 

SPED 540. Concepts and Principles in Behavior Analysis. 3 Credits.

This course introduces definitions, characteristics, principles, processes and concepts of Applied Behavior Analysis. In addition, the philosophical assumptions and dimensions of the science of applied behavior analysis, including determinism, empiricism, parsimony, selectionism, pragmatism, and lawfulness of behavior will be addressed. Students will learn to differentiate between environmental and mentalistic explanations of behavior, and between conceptual, experimental, and applied analyses of behavior. F,S,SS.

SPED 542. Ethical and Professional Conduct for Behavior Analysts. 3 Credits.

This course introduces ethical and professional considerations relevant in the professional practice of applied behavior analysis as well as the ethical and disciplinary standards of the profession. Students will become familiar with the ethical and professional conduct and legal issues relevant to Board Certified Behavior Analyst-level practitioners found in the Behavior Analyst Certification Board's Guidelines for Responsible Conduct for Behavior Analysts and Disciplinary and Ethical Standards and Disciplinary Procedures (2012), as well as the professional conduct consistent with the practice of applied behavior analysis. F,S,SS.

SPED 545. Assessment and Behavior Change Systems. 4 Credits.

This course will address the process of identifying behaviors targeted for change and the use of behavioral assessment techniques to identify and analyze behavior-environment relations for the purpose of developing successful, functionally-based intervention strategies. Students will learn a variety of methods for behavior assessment, interventions, analysis of interventions, experimental analysis, and interpreting outcomes including the use of practical behaviorally-based assessment tools such as checklists, rating scales, structured observation tools, and curricular assessments. F,S,SS.

SPED 541. Methods and Applications in Behavior Analysis. 3 Credits.

This course addresses behaviorally-based strategies to establish, strengthen, and weaken target behaviors. Fundamental elements of behavior change are reviewed, with a focus on selecting evidence-based tactics that utilize basic principles of behavior (reinforcement, punishment, extinction, and stimulus control), as well as utilizing appropriate parameters and schedules of reinforcement and punishment. Various procedures combining fundamental behavior principles are reviewed, modeled, practiced, and demonstrated to mastery and fluency. F,S,SS.

SPED 544. Research Methods in Behavior Analysis. 3 Credits.

This course focuses on the measurement of behavior and the analysis of intervention effect using single-subject experimental design. Procedures for collection and display of behavioral data are demonstrated, practiced, and examined for reliability, validity, efficiency, and relevance to a variety of settings, with a focus on educational environments. Individualized measurement procedures are developed and implemented using a variety of single-subject design formats, and the contribution of single-subject research design to education, clinical practice, and scientific inquiry is examined. Ethical considerations of experimental analysis are examined. F,S,SS.

SPED 543. Applied Behavior Analysis Supervision Across Settings and Populations. 3 Credits.

This course will focus on client-centered responsibilities across settings, including identification of the problem and selection and implementation of interventions based on biological, medical, and environmental variables. The course will also address management of behavioral services and supervision of those responsible for carrying out behavior change procedures. F,S,SS.

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