IABS 510 - Organizational Behavior Management and Consultation

This course will provide an overview of contemporary research and practice in Performance Management (PM), also referred to as Organizational Behavior Management (OBM). The purpose of this course is to provide students with the skills needed to apply the fundamental principles and ABA to a variety of performance problems in organizational settings. A secondary purpose of this course is to introduce students to best practices in and considerations for school consultation and supervision of future behavior analysts. 

Course Objections: 

At the conclusion of the course, students demonstrating master of course material will be able to: 

1. State reasons for using behavior-analytic supervision (e.g., clear performance expectations, choosing goals based on current skill level of supervisee, and clear evaluation of outcomes) and identify the risks of ineffective supervision. 

2. Describe methods for competency-based training of staff, parents, supervisees, etc. 

3. Describe a variety of performance monitoring, feedback, and reinforcement systems. 

4. Use a functional assessment approach to identify variables affecting personnel performance and use a function-based approach to improving performance. 

5. State reasons for effective collaboration with those who support clients