Psychology Essay
Assessment Task
Students may select articles that involve ABA (applied analysis behaviour) as an intervention for Autistic children in the school setting.
- Discuss what Autistic Spectrum Disorder is
- Discuss ABA is and ABA as an intervention
- Discuss and make a stance on ABA as an intervention applied in schools
Students will be required to apply the literature on treatment and/or intervention in order to assess the quality of treatment. There is thus a content portion and a critical evaluation portion. Learners must introduce the issue and treatment plan using theory and research and provide research which supports and/or contradicts the practices intervention. The students are therefore not limited in examining any particular approach to this condition/issue. I
Demonstrate critical thinking in relation to practice shown and evaluate the appropriateness of the overall approach to the issue.
You will be required to submit a report that critically reviews the literature relating to the nature of the transition
The core of the essay should answer the following questions:
What is the issue:
- How does it present itself at the societal level/cultural level?
- Is it a normative/non-normative transition?
- how is it operationally defined?
- How does the transition relate to the developmental stage and personal identity?
