SPY 605 - Principles and Procedures for Instructional Intervention

The primary focus of this course is to provide graduate students with exposure to evidence-based systematic instruction methods that are used within school/agency settings. This course will review functional assessment procedures used to identify appropriate educational programs for students/clients. This course will emphasize instruction and practice in implementing empirically supported interventions for promoting academic, social, communication, and life skills. Procedures such as shaping, chaining, discrete trial teaching, task analysis, incidental teaching, functional communication, and direct social skills instruction will be considered.

Prerequisite(s): SPY 601 or program permission.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3

Course Typically Offered:
Course Type: School Psychology