UCC/UGC/ECCC
Proposal for New Course
Please attach proposed Syllabus in approved university format.
1. Course subject and number: / DIS 569 / 2. Units: / 3See upper and lower division undergraduate course definitions.
3. College: / Social and Behavioral Sciences / 4. Academic Unit: / Institute for Human Development5. Student Learning Outcomes of the new course. (Resources & Examples for Developing Course Learning Outcomes)
Upon completion of the course the student will be able to:
1. Produce certification of successful completion of a respected course on Human Subjects (e.g., National Institute of Health (http://phrp.nihtraining.com/users/login.php or CITI https://www.citiprogram.org/aboutus.asp?language=english).
2. Describe a problem-solving process in which ethical dilemmas can be identified and resolved.
3. Identify and apply relevant BACB Guidelines for Responsible Conduct (2010) to various ethical dilemmas using the problem-solving process.
4. Identify and describe research-based practices in applied behavior analysis and the application of these practices into service delivery.
5. Conduct risk-benefit analyses in practical applications of learning and behavior change, including at least one that involves the use of coercive practices.
6. Describe current fads in practice, their relation to research, their appeal to caregivers, and your response as a professional, committed to evidence-based practices.
7. Describe the requirements of teaching and supervision as a certified (BCBA) or licensed behavior analyst.
6. Justification for new course, including how the course contributes to degree program outcomes, orother university requirements / student learning outcomes. (Resources, Examples & Tools for Developing Effective Program Student Learning Outcomes).
The NAU Graduate Certificate in Positive Behavior Support (PBS Cert) is an “approved course sequence” (ACS) of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB). This means that graduates of this program may be eligible to obtain a professional credential of Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and Arizona Licensed Behavior Analyst (LBA), upon completing a master’s degree, additional experience, and examination requirements. However, beginning 2015, all candidates for certification as a BCBA will be held to a higher standard for coursework. Instead of 15 credits there must be 18, with one course devoted entirely to ethics in behavior analysis. To that end, a new course (DIS 569 Ethics in Applied Behavior Analysis and Positive Behavior Support) is being proposed. So the justification of changing the PBS Cert program is to meet the new BACB requirements as an ACS. Changes in coursework will go into effect in 2013 so that graduates will be ready for the new BACB standards in 2015.
7. Effective BEGINNING of what term and year? / Summer 2013See effective dates calendar.
8. Long course title: / Ethics in Applied Behavior Analysis and Positive Behavior Support
(max 100 characters including spaces)
9. Short course title: / Ethics in ABA/PBS
(max. 30 characters including spaces)
10. Catalog course description (max. 60 words, excluding requisites):
Students will examine the BACB Guidelines for Responsible Conduct in the context of: (a) responsible conduct; (b) responsibility towards clients, (c) assessing behavior, (d) providing treatment, (e) acting as a teacher/supervisor, (f) conduct in their workplace, (g) responsibility to the field of behavior analysis, (h) responsibility to colleagues, (i) responsibility to society, and (j) research.
11. Will this course be part of any plan (major, minor or certificate) or sub plan (emphasis)?
Yes No
If yes, include the appropriate plan proposal.
Graduate Certificate in Positive Behavior Support
12. Does this course duplicate content of existing courses? Yes No
If yes, list the courses with duplicate material. If the duplication is greater than 20%,explain why NAU should establish this course.
13. Will this course impact any other academic unit’s enrollment orplan(s)? Yes No
If yes, include a letter of response from each impacted academic unit.
The master’s degree in Human Relations (College of Education, Educational Psychology) allows students to include a graduate certificate of their choice as part of the master’s requirements. Adding an additional class to the Certificate in Positive Behavior Support may affect enrollment in the Human relations degree (from those students who would choose the Certificate in Positive Behavior Support). See attached letter from Dr. Kathy Bohan, Chair of Educational Psychology.
10/10/12 NAU Mail ‑ Ed. Psychology support
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Daniel Davidson <>
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Kathy J Bohan <> Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 8:46 AM
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Dan
The department of Educational Psychology is supportive of the request to develop a new course, DIS 569 Ethics
in Behavior Analysis and Positive Behavior Support. We understand that the course will cover ethical issues
aligned with the BABC Guidelines of Responsible Conduct. The content does not conflict with EPS 670 Ethics,
Legal Standards, and Responsibilities required for students in our MA Counseling, MEd School Counseling, MEd
Student Affairs, EdS School Psychology, or PhD Educational Psychology programs.
The EPS faculty also do not see any problems with students in our MEd Human Relations program using the
PBS certificate for their electives. These student will have hours beyond the required 30 hours for the program.
However, the option of completing the Human Relations master’s degree and also the PBS certificate will serve
some students well. It is a viable option for some students. We are supportive.
Kathy J. Bohan, Ed.D.
Associate Professor and Chair
Department of Educational Psychology
College of EducationRoom
112
Flagstaff, AZ 86011
Office: (928) 5230362
Fax: (928) 5239284
14. Grading option: Letter grade Pass/Fail Both
15. Co-convened with: / N/A / 14a. UGC approval date*:(For example: ESE 450 and ESE 550) See co-convening policy.
*Must be approved by UGC before UCC submission, and both course syllabi must be presented.
16. Cross-listed with: / N/A
(For example: ES 450 and DIS 450) See cross listing policy.
Please submit a single cross-listed syllabus that will be used for all cross-listed courses.
17. May course be repeated for additional units? / Yes No
16a. If yes, maximum units allowed?
16b. If yes, may course be repeated for additional units in the same term? / Yes No
18. Prerequisites: / DIS 519 Intro to Positive Behavior Support (or instructor approval)
If prerequisites, include the rationale for the prerequisites.
Students must have a basic knowledge of applied behavior analysis and positive behavior support before they could entertain the possibility of ethical dilemmas. DIS 519 provides a very comprehensive overview, and is listed here as the prerequisite. Yet some students enter the PBS Cert with a great deal of experience and other relevant coursework. In those instances we would like the flexibility to allow for DIS 569 to be taken either during or before DIS 519, if taking it after would cause delays in completing the program of studies.
19. Co requisites: / N/AIf co requisites, include the rationale for the co requisites.
20. Does this course include combined lecture and lab components? Yes No
If yes, include the units specific to each component in the course description above.
21. Names of the current faculty qualified to teach this course:Daniel Davidson - SBS: Institute for Human Development
Andrew Gardner - SBS: Psychology
Trina Spencer - SBS: Institute for Human Development
Susan Marks - COE: Education Specialties
… plus part time instructor (Extended Campus) Donald Stenhoff
Answer 22-23 for UCC/ECCC only:
22. Is this course being proposed for Liberal Studies designation? Yes No
If yes, include a Liberal Studies proposal and syllabus with this proposal.
23. Is this course being proposed for Diversity designation? Yes No
If yes, include a Diversity proposal and syllabus with this proposal.
Reviewed by Curriculum Process Associate / DateApprovals:
Department Chair/ Unit Head (if appropriate) / Date
Chair of college curriculum committee / Date
Dean of college / Date
For Committee use only:
UCC/UGC/ECCC Approval / Date
Approved as submitted: Yes No
Approved as modified: Yes No
Northern Arizona University
College of Social and Behavioral Sciences - Institute for Human Development
DIS 569: Ethics in Applied Behavior Analysis and Positive Behavior Support
(Summer 2013)
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Instructor: / Phone:Office: none (on-line) / E-Mail:
(use only this email for all class-related communication)
Office Hours: (by appointment only) / Fax: N/A
Credit Hours: 3 / Classroom: none (on-line)
COURSE PREREQUISITES
DIS 519 Introduction to Positive Behavior Support
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The purpose of this course is to provide students with an ethical framework in which to provide both applied behavior analytic services and positive behavior support services. Behavior Analysts work in a variety of settings, but the ethical standards remain constant. However, due to the various settings Behavior Analysts must recognize how to generalize those ethical guidelines within that context. Students in this course will examine the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) Guidelines for Responsible Conduct in the context of: (a) responsible conduct; (b) responsibility towards clients, (c) assessing behavior, (d) providing treatment, (e) acting as a teacher and/or supervisor, (f) conduct in their workplace, (g) their ethical responsibility to the field of behavior analysis, (h) their responsibility to colleagues, (i) their ethical responsibility to society, and (j) research. In addition, students will analyze those guidelines relative to how they address the principles of improving problem behavior by making it irrelevant, ineffective, and inefficient. Students will also become familiar with potential disciplinary possibilities through the BACB (Professional Disciplinary and Ethical Standards) and through the state of AZ Licensing rules.
Finally, students will also examine evidence-based practices and how they apply to their application of behavior analytic treatment. Throughout the course students will be guided through a process of examining ethical dilemmas and deciding how those dilemmas might be addressed in relation to the ethical guidelines in their professional field, including risk assessment. Students will access information through the texts, position papers, research review, online information, review and development of case studies, and discussions with behavior analysts.
STUDENT LEARNING EXPECTATIONS/OUTCOMES FOR THIS COURSE
Upon completion of the course the student will be able to:
1. Produce certification of successful completion of a respected course on Human Subjects (e.g., National Institute of Health (http://phrp.nihtraining.com/users/login.php or CITI https://www.citiprogram.org/aboutus.asp?language=english).
2. Describe a problem-solving process in which ethical dilemmas can be identified and resolved.
3. Identify and apply relevant BACB Guidelines for Responsible Conduct (2010) to various ethical dilemmas using the problem-solving process.
4. Identify and describe research-based practices in applied behavior analysis and the application of these practices into service delivery.
5. Conduct risk-benefit analyses in practical applications of learning and behavior change, including at least one that involves the use of coercive practices.
6. Describe current fads in practice, their relation to research, their appeal to caregivers, and your response as a professional, responsible for evidence-based practices.
7. Describe the requirements of teaching and supervision as a certified (BCBA) or licensed behavior analyst.
COURSE STRUCTURE/APPROACH
This course will be taught on line with readings to be included from relevant journals, textbooks, and web sites. Self-assessment quizzes will be completed weekly to assess student understanding. Group discussions will be expected and graded throughout the semester. Students will be assigned several assignments designed to apply ethical practice in various professions. Unlike some other online classes, you will not have the option of working at your own pace. You may work any time of day or night most convenient to you, but you will need to keep up with the weekly lessons, quizzes and assignments. All work due at the end of each week must be finished by midnight each Saturday.
Students are expected to write several papers during this course. Papers must be written using APA standards (see below for the reference to the APA Manual). This means that students are expected to produce professional documents, including attention to detail, grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
We will NOT be using the class mail tool. All communication with the instructor must be sent FROM YOUR NAU ACCOUNT to the email address above.
It is your responsibility to email your instructor if you any problems arise during the duration of this course, to come up with a plan as to if or how your situation can be resolved. But this must happen BEFORE the due date. No late assignments will be accepted unless pre-arranged with the instructor.
Students will be evaluated on their individual quiz scores, their individual assignments, and the quality and helpfulness of their discussion contributions.
TEXTBOOK AND REQUIRED MATERIALS
The following textbooks are required for this class and will be used throughout other classes in the PBS Graduate Certificate:
● Bailey, J., & Burch M. (2011). Ethics for behavior analysts (2nd ed.). New York: Routledge.
● Cooper, J. O., Heron, T. E., & Heward, W. L. (2007) Applied behavior analysis (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc.
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL MATERIALS/REFERENCES
● American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
● Strunk, W., & White, E. B. (2000). The elements of style (4th ed.). New York: Longman.
NOTE: There are other editions of this book that may be as useful as this version.
Other readings may be included from relevant journals, textbooks, and web sites, and are available through electronic reserves.
ASSIGNMENTS
NIH Human Subjects Course
Students will complete a Human Subjects Course through the National Institute of Health (http://phrp.nihtraining.com/users/login.php). Plan on taking three hours to complete the online modules, so I recommend that students start early. Once completed students will need to email a copy of the certificate to the instructor.
Case Analyses
Students will complete two case analyses reviewing and analyzing ethical dilemmas in practice. In each analysis the students will identify BACB Conduct Guideline code numbers that address the dilemma, summarize each principle involved in the code in their own words, and describe how they would address the dilemma based on the problem solving steps.
BCBA Consult and Report