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Course Details
Title  
Course Title Treating Challenging Behaviours
Conestoga Course Code EDUC8285
Host College Seneca College
OntarioLearn Course Code SE-ABS102
Start Date 01/14/2025
End Date 04/22/2025
Course Fee $431.25
Hours 45
Pre-requisites EDUC8200, EDUC8210, EDUC8220, EDUC8235, EDUC8245
Course Description In this course, the student will be introduced to a variety of procedures used to assess and treat challenging behaviours presented by individuals with autism / Autism Spectrum Disorder. The topics covered will include functional behavioural assessment and functional analysis and scientifically validated techniques for the treatment of challenging behaviours, e.g., stereotypy, pica, aggression, self-injury, etc. Emphases will be placed on ethical considerations such as the utilization of the least intrusive, least restrictive model and ?effective treatment?. Techniques covered will include antecedent control strategies, schedules of reinforcement, extinction, differential reinforcement strategies, social stories, desensitization procedures, and decelerative procedures.
Midterm Exam Format No exam requirement
Final Exam Format Online-no supervision requirement
Final Exam Group 01/14/2025 
Other Evaluation Details Assignments 70%, Final Exam 30%
Minimum Passing Mark 60
Mandatory Chats Yes
Mandatory Group Work
Other Details
Platform Blackboard
Computer Software Requirements None
Additional We suggest you do not purchase your textbook until approximately two weeks prior to the course start date as textbooks may change.
Textbook Information Purchase textbooks from www.textnet.ca. No substitutions unless otherwise stated.
Textbooks
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Textbook Title Behavior Modification: Principles and Procedures Functional Assessment and Program Development for Problem Behavior: A Practical Handbook
Author R. G. Miltenberger O?Neil, Horner, Albin, Sprague, Story
Publisher Belmont, CA Wadsworth (Cengage Learning) / Thomson Wadsworth Publishing (Cengage Learning)
Edition 7.0 3.0
ISBN 9780357796375 9781285734828
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