HSER 1020 Behavioral Interventions
Course Information
| Course Number | HSER 1020 |
|---|---|
| Course Title | Behavioral Interventions |
| Description | This course provides an in-depth look at positive supports and interventions for those with challenging behaviors, and reviews human development, learning styles, and teaching techniques. Additionally, analysis of a wide variety of multiple positive behavior strategies will be conducted. This course reviews the philosophy of behavior modification and theory, incident and accident reports, and documentation requirements. Emphasis is placed on understanding and supporting an individual's learning barriers by using positive approaches, as well as understanding and responding to behaviors with positive supports. Students will explore how their individual values and personal experiences influence the ways in which they respond to and assess individual's abilities. Students will also acquire knowledge and skills relating to functional and specialized assessments, the importance of using non-aversive interventions and the selection and use of appropriate non-aversive behavioral supports. Methods for designing, planning, developing, and implementing skill orientated support plans are taught in this course. (Prerequisites: None) |
| Total Credits | 3 |
| Total Hours | 48 |
| Instruction Type | Credits and Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 3 Credits, 48 Hours |
Pre/Corequisites
None
Institutional Core Competencies
- Critical and Creative Thinking - Students will be able to demonstrate purposeful thinking with the goal of using a creative process for developing and building upon ideas and/or the goal of using a critical process for the analyzing and evaluating of ideas.
Course Competencies
- Describe basic principles of human development and human learning.
- Review of philosophy and fundamental themes of preventive behavior management and positive programming technology.
- Describe behaviors and problem or challenging behaviors.
- Describe functional and specialized assessment strategies and their purpose.
- Describe various teaching techniques and their relation to functional assessment strategies as they relate to persons with special needs.
- Describe behavioral supports and learning plans.
- Describe various aspects of psychotrophic medications, including administration, dosage, monitoring, and how to respond in case of emergency.
- Describe a variety of behavior modification techniques.
- Describe various support plans designed to aid those with special needs.
SCC Accessibility Statement
South Central College strives to make all learning experiences as accessible as possible. If you have a disability and need accommodations for access to this class, contact the Academic Support Center to request and discuss accommodations.
North Mankato: Room B-132, (507) 389-7222; Faribault: Room A-116, (507) 332-7222.
Additional information and forms can be found at: southcentral.edu/disability
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