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This course is for those who work or live with individuals who exhibit behaviours of concern in community settings such as residential care facilities, schools, or special education settings. This course will provide you with an introduction to positive behaviour support; an evidence based approach to addressing behaviours of concern. You will learn how to conduct functional assessment and analysis, and use the information derived from this to prepare a positive behaviour support plan incorporating function-based interventions.
This course is relevant to social workers, teachers, psychologists, integration aides, school leaders, parents of children with disabilities, and staff in residential care facilities. Topics
• Foundations of positive behaviour support
• A functional approach to understanding behaviours
• Preparing positive behaviour support plans
• Evaluating effectiveness of interventions
• Ethical issues and future directions
Course Length
Two day classes of six hours and twenty hours of self-paced study. Self paced study will include online learning, field work and data analysis.
Venue
Monash University, Clayton Campus
Course Dates 2016
1 Friday and 1 Saturday 9am - 3.30pm April 22 (Friday) May 21 (Saturday)
Assessment
Assessments will take the form of a case study and a series of quizzes.
Prerequisites
There are no formal pre-requisites for this course, however it is more relevant for people working in areas such as teaching or psychology or who have relevant work experience. In order to complete the practical exercises, you should currently be involved in a setting or a situation, where you encounter behaviours of concern.
Presenter
Dr. Angelika Anderson. Angelika Anderson is a senior lecturer in the Faculty of Education involved in training psychologist (Education and Developmental) and teaching Applied Behaviour Analysis in both the Graduate Diploma and the Masters of Psychology programs. She has a PhD in Educational Psychology and is a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst – doctoral level (BCBA-D).
Recognition
You will gain a Certificate of Completion. Cost
$595 (GST free)
Faculty of EducationProfessional Development Programs
Implementing Positive Behaviour Support: An Introduction to Functional Assessment and Analysis
CRICOS Provider: Monash University 00008CThe information in this brochure was correct at time of publication, September 2015
Contact Details
To express your interest in this course; or to find out more about short courses offered by the Faculty of Education, please contact us.
Phone 03 9905 2700 Email [email protected] monash.edu/education/shortcourses
