Behavior Intervention Specialist

Overview

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.

The Behavioral Intervention Specialist from Kent State University sequence has been designated as a Verified Course Sequence by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board. Students seeking the Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) credential must meet additional requirements outlined by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

• 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