BACS 101: Ethics, Foundations of Behaviour Analysis, ABA Subspecialties and Applications
(90 hours)

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Course overview
The OBM Academy is an Approved Provider for the following:  

1.     Qualified Applied Behavior Analysis Credentialing Board (QABA) Qualified Autism Services Practitioner-Supervisor (QASP-S)
2.      Qualified Applied Behavior Analysis Credentialing Board (QABA) Qualified Behaviour Analyst (QBA) Course Competency
3.     International Behaviour Analysis Organization (IBAO) Required Educational Objectives (REO) for International Behaviour Analysts (IBA)  

BACS 101, along with BACS 102 and BACS 103 comprise the 36-week program that covers the course topics required in the QBA Course Competency and IBAO REO for IBA. Completion of all the courses with the BACS fulfills the required course work for both the QBA and IBA.

BACS 101 and BACS 102 (24 weeks) cover the course topics required for the Qualified Autism Services Practitioner-Supervisor (QASP-S).

To successfully complete this course, students are expected to engage with the asynchronous lessons, read all assigned materials, participate in the weekly discussion forum, and listen to the two-hour recording each week. The one-hour attendance to the live class is highly encouraged, as it creates an opportunity for learning about applications in practice and networking with other learners.  

The live class for BACS 101 is every Monday, 10:00 - 11:00 AM EST (or 6:00 - 7:00 PM Gulf Time; or 10:00 - 11:00 PM HK Time; or 7.30 - 8:30 PM IST; please check: https://www.worldtimebuddy.com/, for time conversion).

Successful completion of the course requires students to pass and complete all Formative Assessments administered from Weeks 2-11, as well as the final Summative Assessment in Week 12. 

BACS Course Calendar & Course Topics Covered

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As a foundational course, BACS 101 discusses about the Ethics of Practice, Foundations of Behaviourism, Concepts and Systems that guide the practice of Applied Behaviour Analysis such Operant Conditioning and the Antecedent-Behaviour-Consequence (ABC) Contingency and applications. i.e., their utility as intervention or instruction to individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other related conditions.  

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