PSYC457-18S2 (C) Semester Two 2018

Behavioural Interventions

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 July 2018
End Date: Sunday, 18 November 2018
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 29 July 2018
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 14 October 2018

Description

Problem-solving interventions across the life-span at the individual, family and community level using behaviour analysis principles.

This is a one-semester, 15-point course in the application of problem-solving interventions of a behavioural and/or cognitive-behavioural kind. Such interventions may be applied across the life-span from infancy to old age and at the individual, family/group and community level. These applications and interventions studied are evidence-based and draw on the principles of behaviour analysis, social learning theory, and cognitive-behavioural theory/therapy.

Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this course are expected to be able to
(a) analyse problems using the conceptual framework provided by behavioural analysis/cognitive-behavioural theory;
(b) plan “in principle” problem-solving interventions which embody evidence-based principles;
(c) structure interventions so that outcomes may be scientifically evaluated using appropriate research designs; and
(d) relate specific problems and interventions to current relevant theory and research.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Head of Department.

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Neville Blampied

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Class Presentation & Participation 25%
Poster 25%
Research Proposal 15%
Review 35%

Textbooks / Resources

Required Texts

Alan E. Kazdin; Behavior modification in applied settings ; 7th Ed; Waveland Press, 2013.

Course links

Library portal

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $982.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing .

All PSYC457 Occurrences

  • PSYC457-18S2 (C) Semester Two 2018