Certificate in Autism
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Program Overview
Certificate in Autism (15 Credits)
This certificate program is designed for students who already have a master’s degree and are interested in courses specifically focused on autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
- 15-credit program perfect for working professionals
- State of the art training in autism
- Personal advising and assistance in professional development
- Small class sizes
- Consistent adjunct faculty with real-world experience
- In-depth coursework in ASD
- Affordable tuition
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Curriculum
Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 15
Required Curriculum
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AUT 527聽-聽Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorders (Cr: 3)
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AUT 578聽-聽Effective Collaboration Across Disciplines (Cr: 3)
Electives
Must choose 3:
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ABA 512聽-聽Verbal Behavior (Cr: 3)
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ABA 523聽-聽Intro to ABA and Psychiatric Disorders (Cr: 3)
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ABA 524聽-聽Variations and Applications of Functional Analysis Procedures (Cr: 3)
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ABA 527聽-聽ABA in Public School Special Education (Cr: 3)
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AUT 537聽-聽Developing Individualized Goals for Learners with Autism (Cr: 3)
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AUT 540聽-聽Adolescents and Adults with ASD: Transition and Meaningful Engagement (Cr: 3)
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AUT 550聽-聽Supervision, Training and Organizational Management in an Autism Service Provision Context (Cr: 3)
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AUT 570聽-聽Understanding and Remediating Communication Deficits in Learners with Autism (Cr: 3)
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AUT 571聽-聽Understanding and Remediating Social and Play Skill Deficits in Learners with Autism (Cr: 3)
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AUT 574聽-聽Evidence-Based Practice (Cr: 3)
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ABA 522聽-聽Treatment of Severely Challenging Behavior (Cr: 3)
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the program, students will:
- Critique alternative approaches to understanding behavior associated with ASD.
- Value all aspects of human behavior including private events.
- Interpret the learning, behavioral, communication, and social characteristics of individuals with autism.聽
- Design effective function-based treatments for challenging behavior based on state of the art ABA assessment techniques for individuals with autism.
- Support treatment decisions using existing empirical evidence.聽
- Design individual behavior treatments including behavior reduction and skill acquisition programming.聽
- Demonstrate knowledge of effective individualized curricular planning and effective behavior management.
- Differentiate levels of evidence for approaches within and outside of ABA.聽
- Weigh courses of action given clinical scenarios.聽
- Create systems for the provision of performance based feedback in supervision and training contexts.
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AUT 527聽-聽Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorders (Cr: 3)