MALKA222 Clinical Behavior Analysis Course description

For kull 2025: Coursework requirements from MALK4000-403, MALKA211, MALKA212, and MALKA214 or equivalent must be approved to participate and submit coursework requirements in MALKA215.

For tidligere kull: Coursework requirements from MALK4000-401, MALK4000-403, MALKA211, MALKA212, and MALKA214 or equivalent must be approved to participate and submit coursework requirements in MALKA215.

On successful completion of the course the student has the following learning outcomes classified as knowledge:

Knowledge

The student can

• describe and discuss important aspects of verbal behavior
• describe and discuss verbal governance and contingency shaping of behavior
• describe and discuss principles involved in joint control
• describe and discuss important aspects of stimulus equivalence
• describe and discuss the naming hypothesis
• describe and discuss Relational Frame Theory
• describe and discuss problem-solving, thinking, remembering, and higher-order classes of behavior

Skills

The student can

• analyze variables influencing complex human behavior
• present theories of complex human behavior and the scientific data underlying these theories in a manner striving for fairness, honesty, and excellence

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

Individual school examination, 3 hours. Exam questions are in English. Students may submit their exams in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or English.

Authorized materials: Norwegian-English dictionary

Grade scale A-F

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.

Pass/Fail

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.