Praised for the quality of its groundbreaking program which prepares students for careers in a variety of counseling, treatment, and psychological analysis fields, the California State University, Stanislaus College of Human and Health Sciences has received a new five-year accreditation for its Master of Science Psychology Program in Behavior Analysis.
The University’s Behavior Analysis Program has the distinction of being one of the first of its kind in the United States and one of only 14 internationally accredited institutions, according to Dr. Gary Novak, Dean of the College of Human and Health Sciences and a Psychology faculty member since 1973. The CSU Stanislaus program is also the only one in the U.S. that prepares masters level professionals for both licensure as a Marriage and Family Therapist in California and certification as a Behavior Analyst.
Reaccreditation from the Accreditation Committee of the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) affirms that the graduate program has the quality credentials that attract the best students seeking training and skills development for careers in the behavior analysis field.
“The Master of Science Psychology Program in Behavior Analysis is regarded as a unique entity because of the choice of opportunities it offers students who are continuing their educational pursuits and preparing for careers in the profession,” said Novak, co-founder of the program started in 1973. “Many of our graduates go on to earn doctorate degrees and certification in behavior analysis and licensure in family and marriage counseling.”
Seven CSU Stanislaus faculty members, including Novak, are affiliated with the program which provides students with opportunities to be involved in behavioral treatment programs. Faculty have expertise in a variety of psychology categories, including applied behavioral analysis and developmental disabilities, experimental behavior analysis, child development, behavior therapy, verbal behavior analysis, and behavioral treatment of autism.
Faculty member Dr. Jane Howard is co-founder and co-director of The Kendall School in Modesto which provides intensive behavior analytic intervention to young children with autism spectrum disorders and enables a number of CSU Stanislaus students to experience excellent training opportunities. She has done extensive research on autism and headed up a research team that conducted a revealing internationally-published study dispelling some of the popular notions about how to treat the disorder. Her CSU Stanislaus colleague Dr. Carrie Dempsey, also an active autism treatment researcher, is seeking funding to open a clinic to provide services for children with severe behavioral disorders. CSU Stanislaus graduate students would be trained in new technologies at the clinic in the field of behavioral psychology for assessing and treating the severe behavior disorders. In addition, faculty members Bruce Hesse and Bill Potter engage students in basic behavioral research in an on-campus lab.
The University’s Behavior Analysis Program has the distinction of being one of the first of its kind in the United States and one of only 14 internationally accredited institutions, according to Dr. Gary Novak, Dean of the College of Human and Health Sciences and a Psychology faculty member since 1973. The CSU Stanislaus program is also the only one in the U.S. that prepares masters level professionals for both licensure as a Marriage and Family Therapist in California and certification as a Behavior Analyst.
Reaccreditation from the Accreditation Committee of the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI) affirms that the graduate program has the quality credentials that attract the best students seeking training and skills development for careers in the behavior analysis field.
“The Master of Science Psychology Program in Behavior Analysis is regarded as a unique entity because of the choice of opportunities it offers students who are continuing their educational pursuits and preparing for careers in the profession,” said Novak, co-founder of the program started in 1973. “Many of our graduates go on to earn doctorate degrees and certification in behavior analysis and licensure in family and marriage counseling.”
Seven CSU Stanislaus faculty members, including Novak, are affiliated with the program which provides students with opportunities to be involved in behavioral treatment programs. Faculty have expertise in a variety of psychology categories, including applied behavioral analysis and developmental disabilities, experimental behavior analysis, child development, behavior therapy, verbal behavior analysis, and behavioral treatment of autism.
Faculty member Dr. Jane Howard is co-founder and co-director of The Kendall School in Modesto which provides intensive behavior analytic intervention to young children with autism spectrum disorders and enables a number of CSU Stanislaus students to experience excellent training opportunities. She has done extensive research on autism and headed up a research team that conducted a revealing internationally-published study dispelling some of the popular notions about how to treat the disorder. Her CSU Stanislaus colleague Dr. Carrie Dempsey, also an active autism treatment researcher, is seeking funding to open a clinic to provide services for children with severe behavioral disorders. CSU Stanislaus graduate students would be trained in new technologies at the clinic in the field of behavioral psychology for assessing and treating the severe behavior disorders. In addition, faculty members Bruce Hesse and Bill Potter engage students in basic behavioral research in an on-campus lab.