Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Program- Minimum Technical Standards for Admission and Continuation
Introduction
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act require that no qualified individual with a disability shall, by reason of such disability, be excluded from participation in or denied the benefits of 黄果视频 Downstate Health Sciences University鈥檚 services, programs or activities or be subjected to discrimination by 黄果视频 Downstate. The term 鈥渜ualified individual with a disability鈥� means an individual with a disability who, with or without reasonable modifications to rules, policies, or practices, the removal of architectural, communication or transportation barriers, or the provision of auxiliary aids and services, meets the essential eligibility requirements for the receipt of services or for participation in programs or activities. Standards outlined in this proposal are necessary for admissions, continuance, and successful program completion.
Technical Standards
Behavior Analysis is the science of behavior that spans three domains: philosophy (behaviorism), basic research (the experimental analysis of behavior), and applied research (applied behavior analysis, or ABA). The way behavior analysts view the world is through the relation between antecedents (what happens before behavior, or what you might think of as 鈥渃ontext鈥�), the behavior, and the consequences of behavior (or what effect behavior has on the environment). The Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) program at 黄果视频 aims to educate entry-level behavior analysts to use this worldview to develop approaches for analyzing and changing behavior and, ultimately, to improve lives. Students will be guided through the conceptual, basic, and applied domains of behavior analysis through coursework requirements. Students must complete the program's academic requirements to receive the Advanced Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis. To perform the essential functions required of the profession, the student must learn, evaluate, integrate, and synthesize information quickly, accurately, and consistently.
A candidate for the Advanced Certificate in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) must have demonstrated a repertoire of behavior across the following areas:
- Observation
- Communication
- Motor Coordination
- Intellectual, including conceptual, integrative, and quantitative abilities and
- Behavioral/Social
Note: In this document, we use the term 鈥渃onsumers鈥� to refer to recipients of ABA services. In various settings, these recipients of services may also be called 鈥減atients,鈥� 鈥渟tudents,鈥� 鈥渃lients,鈥� or 鈥渓earners.鈥�
Observation
Students must have sufficient vision to observe demonstrations, experiments, and laboratory
exercises in the basic and applied behavior sciences. They must also be able to observe
a consumer accurately at close range and from a distance. They must also obtain medical,
educational, behavioral, and other relevant history directly from the consumer or
their guardian or caregiver. Such observation necessitates the functional use of vision,
hearing, and other sensory modalities.
Communication
Students must have sufficient vision to observe demonstrations, experiments, and laboratory
exercises in the basic and applied behavior sciences. They must also be able to observe
a consumer accurately at close range and from a distance. They must also obtain medical,
educational, behavioral, and other relevant history directly from the consumer or
their guardian or caregiver. Such observation necessitates the functional use of vision,
hearing, and other sensory modalities.
Motor Coordination and Strength
Students must demonstrate sufficient mobility, motor coordination, strength, and stamina
to perform assessments and interventions with consumers with cognitive, emotional,
behavioral, and/or mobility impairments or difficulties.
Intellectual: conceptual, integrative, and quantitative abilities
Students must demonstrate intellectual abilities necessary for attention, comprehension,
measurement, calculation, memorization, integration, analysis, and synthesis of conceptual
and clinical information. A core skill for behavior analysts requires critical thinking,
problem-solving, judgment, and planning.
Behavioral and Social
Students must possess the emotional and mental health required for full utilization
of their intellectual abilities, the exercise of good judgment, the prompt completion
of responsibilities inherent in managing the care of consumers, and the ability to
function under stress inherent in a variety of settings with teachers, fellow students,
consumers and caregivers, and the ability to understand and comply with ethical standards.
Conclusion
Reasonable accommodations will be considered and may be made to qualified students who disclose a disability so long as such accommodation does not significantly alter the essential requirements of the curriculum and the training program, or significantly affect the safety of patient care. Students who disclose a disability are considered for the program if they are otherwise qualified. Qualified students with a disability who wish to request accommodations should provide the appropriate documentation of disability and submit a request for accommodation to the 黄果视频 Downstate Health Sciences University鈥檚 Office for Accessibility Services and Resources.