With a degree in Behavior and Autism Studies from Felician University, you can help to better the lives of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other Developmental Disabilities that are impacted by behaviors ranging from difficulty with communication, academic, social, and functional skills to gain a better quality of life by applying an effective systematic, scientific approach, Applied Behavior Analysis.
These programs offer you the chance to study how uniquely-abled individuals can learn. Preparing professions to understand behavioral patterns in relation to the environment will help you teach students how to increase positive behavior.
ABA therapy helps to improve communication, social, and academic skills as well as promote attention and community. But that is just the tip of the iceberg, many will go on to support all students in schools, patients in hospital settings, work in early intervention, or organizational behavior management, just to name a few.
Through class discussions of case studies, applied field experience at a variety of practicum sites in the area, students gain the knowledge and skills needed to understand and work effectively with people from diverse backgrounds and settings.
*Must maintain a B- average or higher and pass 2 competency exams to stay in the program.