EDF5679 Behaviour assessment and positive behaviour support
Faculty of Education
EDF5679 Behaviour assessment and positive behaviour support is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Education, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton. It needs EDF5684 and EDF5686.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before EDF5679
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After EDF5679
No unit lists EDF5679 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Must be enrolled in D6015 or D6017
Overview
This unit focuses largely on applications of applied behaviour analysis with individuals who display behaviours of concern. In this unit, we will explore a comprehensive, function-based approach to behaviour assessment and positive behaviour support. You will learn to design and analyse the results of indirect assessments, descriptive assessments, and functional analyses, and to integrate assessment information with client goals, preferences, supporting environments, risks, constraints, and social validity to design, deliver, and monitor the effectiveness of a function-based, skill-based positive behaviour support plan. We will also review strategies for promoting maintenance and generalisation of behaviour change, with an emphasis on facilitating the social inclusion of our learners. This unit primarily aligns with sections 2F, 2G, and 2H of the BACBs 5th Edition task list.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | Blended |
| Second semester | Clayton | Blended |
Assessment
- Functional behaviour assessment (2000 words or equivalent)Artefact50%
- Behaviour support plan (2000 words or equivalent)Artefact50%
- Directed online learning activitiesExerciseCompetency hurdle-
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
design and use the full range of functional assessment procedures
- 2
organise, analyse, and interpret the results of functional behaviour assessments
- 3
identify potential interventions based on assessment results and the best available scientific evidence
- 4
recommend intervention goals and strategies based on such factors as client preferences, supporting environments, risks, constraints, and social validity
- 5
make data-based decisions about the effectiveness of behaviour support and the need for program changes
- 6
use procedures to promote maintenance and generalisation of behaviour change
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per teaching period comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study.
Usually, you can expect to engage with:
• 12 hours of scheduled learning delivered on campus via weekly/regular directed learning activities plus 33 hours of scheduled learning delivered online via a combination of synchronous and asynchronous directed learning activities and the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study
OR
• 45 hours of scheduled learning delivered online via a combination of synchronous and asynchronous directed learning activities and the remaining hours to be allocated towards self-directed/independent study^
^ International students studying in Australia are not permitted to undertake this scheduled learning delivery mode.
Scheduled learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
You will be provided with the opportunity to engage with relevant literature and resources. Further, you will be encouraged to deepen your understanding of topic areas through collegial discussion and debate, and by participating in activities designed to extend your understanding.
Learning resources
Recommended resources
Please visit the unit Moodle site for further information.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Erin Leif
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Erin Leif
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for EDF5679?
You need EDF5684 and EDF5686 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.
When is EDF5679 offered?
In 2025, EDF5679 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is EDF5679?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does EDF5679 have an exam?
No. EDF5679 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.