Behavioral Intervention Specialist - Graduate Certificate

Program Overview

The Behavioral Intervention Specialist graduate certificate equips professionals in education, healthcare, and social work with a comprehensive understanding and skills in applied behavior analysis. Students learn practical intervention strategies and evidence-based approaches to enhance the lives of individuals with disabilities. The program aligns with industry standards and prepares students to pursue the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) credential.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Behavioral Intervention Specialist graduate certificate is designed for professionals in education, healthcare, and social work. Students will learn practical skills and evidence-based approaches to positively impact the lives of those they work with. Students seeking the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) credential must meet additional requirements outlined by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.

Outline:

Program Requirements:

• Course List:
• SPED 63032 ADVANCED INTERVENTIONS FOR ADDRESSING SEVERE BEHAVIOR (3 credit hours)
• SPED 63301 SINGLE SUBJECT RESEARCH METHODS (3 credit hours)
• SPED 64892 ADVANCED PRACTICUM (3 credit hours)
• Minimum Total Credit Hours: 24

Graduation Requirements:

• Minimum Certificate GPA: 3.000
• Minimum Overall GPA: 3.000

Careers:

• Examples of Possible Careers: Behavior Analyst

Other:

• Program Learning Outcomes:
• Identify the goals of behavior analysis as a science
• Explain the philosophical assumptions underlying the science of behavior analysis
• Describe and explain behavior from the perspective of radical behaviorism
• Distinguish among behaviorism, the experimental analysis of behavior, applied behavior analysis and professional practice guided by the science of behavior analysis
• Describe and define the dimensions of applied behavior analysis
• Define and provide examples of the following:
• behavior, response and response class
• stimulus and stimulus class
• respondent and operant conditioning
• positive and negative reinforcement contingencies
• schedules of reinforcement
• positive and negative punishment contingencies
• automatic and socially mediated contingencies
• unconditioned, conditioned and generalized reinforcers and punishers
• operant extinction
• stimulus control
• discrimination, generalization and maintenance
• motivating operations
• rule-governed and contingency shaped behavior
• verbal operants and define derived stimulus relations
• Graduate Certificate Policy for the College of Education, Health and Human Services:
• Students seeking a graduate certificate must maintain a minimum 3.000 grade point average.
• A graduate certificate student who receives a combination of more than 8 credit hours of B- or lower grades, or more than 4 credit hours of grades lower than C is subject to dismissal.
• Students who are unable to maintain academic standards of the College are subject to dismissal for academic reasons.
• Grades of C- or below are not counted toward completion of the certificate.
• Certificates must be completed within six years after the first graduate enrollment.
• No more than 2 credit hours of workshop may be used toward a certificate.
• Before being eligible to be awarded a Certificate, students must be admitted to the Certificate program.
• Students currently in a graduate degree program may also apply to a certificate program.
Their degree seeking coursework may be applied to the certificate coursework with advisor approval. The courses must be completed within six years and satisfy certificate course requirements.
• Students who have a previous graduate degree and are not currently seeking another graduate degree may transfer a maximum 6 credit hours with advisor approval.
These credits may include hours from another KSU program, or from another accredited institution, if the following conditions are met:
• courses were at the graduate level;
• a grade of "A" or "B" was earned;
• credit will be less than six years old at the time the certificate is conferred at Kent; and
• student was admitted as a graduate student at the time the course was taken.
• Some program areas may be more restrictive.
Students are advised to consult their program.
• Full Description:
• The Behavioral Intervention Specialist graduate certificate is a highly-specialized sequence that imbues the theoretical orientation and practical application of applied behavior analysis.
• Through coursework in special education, as well as supervised field-based experiences, students gain specialized knowledge and skills to collaborate with professional teams and parents to develop, implement and evaluate positive behavior support programs for children and youths with behavioral concerns.