COUN13-102: Understanding and Changing Human Behaviour

Description

Understanding and Changing Human Behaviour introduces you to an evidence-based framework for understanding the functions of human behaviour. This subject focuses on teaching you the techniques used to conduct a systematic analysis of behaviour that limits human performance. You will also learn about the specific strategies that can be used to create meaningful and long-term change in human behaviour.

Subject details

Learning outcomes

1. Apply and evaluate the basic steps for analysing human behaviour and its maintaining variables. 2. Develop effective expressive, receptive and written communication skills as these apply to the counselling and behaviour management environments. 3. Design and implement an individualised behavioural intervention to improve one specific behavioural concern. 4. Construct A-B-C data-collection tools to monitor changes in behaviour and to use these data to judge the extent of behaviour change. 5. Identify and explain the ethical issues significant to working with clients to alter their patterns of behaviour.

Enrolment requirements

Subject outlines

• January 2022 [Standard]
• September 2021 [Standard]
• January 2021 [Standard]
• September 2020 [Standard - Understanding and Changing Human Behaviour]
• January 2020 [Standard]
• September 2019 [Standard]
• January 2019 [Standard]
• September 2018 [Standard]
• January 2018 [Standard]
• September 2017 [Standard]

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