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MALKA222 Clinical Behavior Analysis Course description
- Course name in Norwegian
- Klinisk atferdsanalyse
- Study programme
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Master's Program in Behavioral ScienceMaster’s Program in Behavioral Science - Specialisation in Innovation and ImplementationMaster’s Program in Behavioral Science - Specialisation in Concepts and ApplicationsMaster's Programme in Learning in Complex Systems, elective courses
- Weight
- 10.0 ECTS
- Year of study
- 2025/2026
- Curriculum
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FALL 2025
- Schedule
- Programme description
- Course history
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Introduction
This course provides an overview of third generation clinical models and interventions. It draws specifically on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) while presenting other clinical approaches among third wave cognitive-behavioral therapies (CBT). These therapies will be presented and discussed in light of a selection of diseases and disorders. This course aims at enhancing students’ ability to understand and select intervention strategies for approaching psychological distress.
Required preliminary courses
Admission to the study program
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course, the student has the following learning outcomes classified as knowledge, skills, and competence:
Knowledge
The student can
- describe and discuss mindfulness concepts and techniques
- describe and discuss functional analyses in clinical behavior analysis
- describe and discuss value-based behavioral repertoirs
- describe and discuss roots of behavior influence
Skills
The student can
- describe and discuss acceptance and commitment therapy and a selection of other third-wave clinical behavior analysis approaches
- describe and discuss the application of cognitive-behavioral therapies with different clinical populations
- describe and discuss ethical considerations in the application of clinical behavior analysis
Competence
The student can
- present the conceptual underpinnings and describe practical cases of clinical behavior analysis
- present basic elements of exposure therapy
Teaching and learning methods
Campus-based lectures, exercises, oral presentations, discussions, and individual papers are the main teaching methods. Students read selected texts in advance for each day of class, and everyone is expected to participate in class through questions and through joining in discussion. Feedback is used on written assignments.
Course requirements
The following required coursework must be approved before the student can take the exam:
- 2 individual assignments to be presented in class, maximum 5 minutes per assignment.
Assessment
Individual home examination, 3 hours. Exam questions are in English. Students may submit their exams in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.
Permitted exam materials and equipment
All
Grading scale
Pass/Fail
Examiners
All answers are assessed by one examiner.
An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum of every third completion of the course. When selecting answers for external evaluation, a minimum of 10 percent of the answers shall be included, with no fewer than 5 answers. The external examiner’s assessment of the selected answers shall benefit all students.