EDF5679 – Behaviour
assessment and
positive behavior
support
Overview
This unit focuses largely on applications of applied
behavior analysis with individuals who display
behaviors of concern. In this unit, we will explore a
comprehensive, function-based approach to behavior
assessment and positive behavior support. You will
learn to design and analyze the results of indirect
assessments, descriptive assessments, and functional
analyze, and to integrate assessment information with
client goals, preferences, supporting environments,
risks, constraints, and social validity to design, deliver,
and monitor the effectiveness of a function-based, skill-
based positive behavior support plan. We will also
review strategies for promoting maintenance and
generalization of behavior change, with an emphasis
on facilitating the social inclusion of our learners. This
unit primarily aligns with sections 2F, 2G, and 2H of the
BACBs 5th Edition task list.
Faculty:
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Faculty:
Faculty of Education
Owning organizational unit:
Faculty of Education
Study level:
Postgraduate
SCA band:
SCA Band 4
EFTSL:
0.125
Credit points:
6
Open to exchange or study abroad students?
No
Offerings
S1-01-CLAYTON-BLENDED
Location: Clayton
Teaching period: First semester
Attendance mode: Activities scheduled as a mix of
on-campus and online activities (BLENDED)
S2-01-CLAYTON-BLENDED
Location: Clayton
Teaching period: Second semester
Attendance mode: Activities scheduled as a mix of
on-campus and online activities (BLENDED)
Requisites
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Prerequisite
Concepts and
6
EDF5684 principles of
CP
learning
Measurement,
data analysis
6
EDF5686 and
CP
experimental
design
Prohibition
Behaviour
analysis:
12 Implementation
EDF5681
CP and
experimental
methods
Rules
Enrolment Rule
Must be enrolled in D6015 or D6017
Contacts
Chief Examiner(s)
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Associate Professor Erin Leif
Email: Erin.Leif@monash.edu
Offering(s):
Applies to all offerings
Unit Coordinator(s)
Associate Professor Erin Leif
Email: Erin.Leif@monash.edu
Offering(s):
Applies to all offerings
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you should be
able to:
1. design and use the full range of functional
assessment procedures
2. organize, analyze, and interpret the results
of functional behavioral assessments
3. identify potential interventions based on
assessment results and the best available
scientific evidence
4. recommend intervention goals and
strategies based on such factors as client
preferences, supporting environments, risks,
constraints, and social validity
5. make data-based decisions about the
effectiveness of behavior support and the
need for program changes
6. use procedures to promote maintenance
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6. use procedures to promote maintenance
and generalization of behavior change
Teaching approach
Active learning
You will be provided with the opportunity to engage with
relevant literature and resources. Further, you will be
encouraged to deepen your understanding of topic
areas through collegial discussion and debate, and by
participating in activities designed to extend your
understanding.
Assessment
1 – Functional behavior assessment
(2000 words or equivalent)
Value %: 50
2 – Behavior support plan (2000 words
or equivalent)
Value %: 50
3 – Directed online learning activities
Hurdle type: Competency
Hurdle description:
Students must complete at least 90% of the directed
online learning activities in order to pass the unit
Scheduled and non-scheduled
teaching activities
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Tutorials
Total hours: 24 hours
Offerings:
Applies to all offerings
Workload requirements
Workload
The minimum total expected workload to achieve the
learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per
teaching period consisting of a mixture of scheduled
learning activities and independent study.
Usually, you can expect to engage with:
• 12 hours of scheduled learning delivered on campus
via weekly/regular directed learning activities plus 33
hours of scheduled learning delivered online via a
combination of synchronous and asynchronous directed
learning activities and the remaining hours to be
allocated towards self-directed/independent study
OR
• 45 hours of scheduled learning delivered online via a
combination of synchronous and asynchronous directed
learning activities and the remaining hours to be
allocated towards self-directed/independent study^
^ International students studying in Australia are not
permitted to undertake this scheduled learning delivery
mode.
Scheduled learning activities may include a
combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed
learning and online engagement.
Learning resources
Recommended resources
Please visit the unit Moodle site for further information.
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