SPE 400 Behavior Design, Intervention, & Classroom Management

Fall-Spring Semesters

This course is designed primarily for senior-level students. Several theoretical models of behavior management are critically examined with a focus on (a) maximizing opportunities for effective communication and interaction with students who have behavioral challenges, (b) facilitating collaborative partnerships with students’ families and the educational team, (c) cultivating and motivating a safe psychological and physical classroom environment, (d) assessing and analyzing the functions of behavior by implementing an FBA, (e) designing an individual behavior support plan, and (f) designing a proactive class-wide behavior management plan. Prerequisite: PSY 100 or PSY 227.

3 credit hours