Psychology

PSYC3565Clinical and Organizational Applications of Behaviour Science3 ch

This course explores the application of behaviour analysis in health, psychological, community, and organizational settings. There is a focus on conducting applied research and measuring intervention effectiveness in applied settings. Organizational applications focus on the use of behaviour analysis to understand human performance in the workplace and topics may include competency-based personnel assessment and training, behaviour-analytic management, behaviour-based safety, behavioural systems analysis, and other interventions used in organizational settings. Clinical applications focus on the application of behaviour analysis to human wellness and topics may include sleep difficulties, feeding problems, addictions, obesity, and gerontology.

Prerequisite: PSYC 2515 or PSYC 3515.