SPED - 7768 - Ethical Practice and Professional Issues in Special Education and Behavior Analysis

2024-2025 Graduate New Course Request

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  • Course Prefix*
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    7768
    7768
  • Course Title*
    Ethical Practice and Professional Issues in Special Education and Behavior Analysis
    Ethical Practice and Professional Issues in Special Education and Behavior Analysis
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  • Catalog Course Description*
    This course provides an introduction to professional and ethical challenges in special education and behavior analysis in applied contexts. In this course, students will define terms and concepts related to ethical practice and behavior analytic service provision. Students will identify and discuss common challenges that may interfere with ethical practice. Students will define, identify, describe, and discuss the role of bias and trauma in instruction, assessment, and intervention for special educators and behavior analysts. Finally, students will identify strategies to detect and mitigate bias, and incorporate protective factors and trauma-informed practice into every aspect of their instruction, assessment, and intervention work with students and families.
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  • What is the rationale for adding this course?*
    The Department of Special Education is beginning an area of concentration, applied behavior analysis (ABA), within our M.Ed. program. As a part of this area of concentration, existing courses are being updated to align with the Behavior Analysis Certification Board (BACB) requirements as well as newly revised CEC advanced preparation standards. As a part of this process SPED 6721 course is being revised to include ethics requirements from the BACB. Courses within the ABA area of concentration require 7000 series numbering to allow for EdS and EdD candidates to access ABA courses as electives, as appropriate for their program of study. Thus, this course will replace SPED 6721.
  • Student Learning Outcomes*
    Students will: 1. demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the CEC Ethical Principles and Practice Standards and the Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts through critical discussion (BACB E1- 7; CEC Advanced 5.1, 5.2) 2. apply knowledge of the CEC Ethical Principles and Practice Standards and the Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts to common ethical dilemmas in special education and behavior analysis and identify potential solutions using the Practice Standards and/or Ethics Code (BACB E1-7; CEC Advanced 5.1, 5.2) 3. identify contemporary and historical problems in the application (and misapplication) of special education and behavior analysis (BACB E1-7) a. demonstrate an understanding of the history of special education, legal policies, ethical standards and professional responsibilities, emerging issues, and the legal rights of individuals (CEC Advanced 4.1, 4.8, 5.1, 5.2) 4. define and describe bias, equity, and equality and identify contemporary and historical ways these concepts intersect with assessment and intervention in special education and behavior analysis (BACB E1-7) 5. define, describe, and identify trauma, guiding principles of a trauma-informed approach, and contemporary and historical ways these concepts intersect with assessment and intervention in special education and behavior analysis (BACB E1-7) 6. advance skills needed for professional inquiry, such as professional writing and the use of APA style (CEC Advanced 3.1) 7. develop an understanding of research and inquiry as used to critically consume and disseminate advances in effective practices in the areas of behavior analysis and special education (BACB E3-4; CEC Advanced 3.1, 3.2, 3.4) 8. discuss high professional expectations & ethical practices, create supportive environments, promote systemic change, and advocate for the respect of all individuals (BACB E2, E5; CEC Advanced 5.1, 5.2) 9. participate in, plan, present, and evaluate professional development focusing on effective and ethical practices, advocate for ethical interventions for individuals with interfering behavior, and promote the advancement of the field of special education (CEC Advanced 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.7, 5.1, 5.2)

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