Mentalism and Radical Behaviorism   As a future ABA professional, understanding how the field of behavior analysis differs from other psychology fields is important. Behavior analysts use objective and behavioristic statements to describe phenomena they observe. At this point in your studies, it is important to start eliminating mentalistic statements from your vocabulary to help […]

As a busy adult learner, it can be a challenge to find time to reflect fully on what you studied, wrote and discussed at the end of each unit. A Course Reflection Journal is integrated directly into this course to support you in taking a valuable, reflective pause at the end of each learning unit, […]

Mentalism and Behaviorism   Your unit readings address the behavior analytic perspectives on what behaviorists refer to as the mentalistic approach to analyzing and solving human problems. New learners of ABA often have difficulty with changing their perspectives about the causes of behavior.   In your post:   Discuss the difference between the mentalist’s and […]

DQ1 Theoretical Ethics Foundation for Future Reference   Throughout this course, you will be asked to refer back to the fundamental ethical theories presented in your studies for Unit 1. Develop a personal resource list that identifies and summarizes your understanding of the eight global and personal ethical theories from your Ethics in Health Administration […]

DQ1 Ethics and Key Management Processes   In your Ethics in Health Administration text, the author identifies the key processes of health care management as planning, organizing, staffing, influencing, and controlling (pages 358–368).   Review the examples of ethical applications related to these processes. Identify a specific management process that interests you. Review the ACHE […]

Patient-Centered and End of Life Care   As you have read in detail in your studies for Unit 8, patient-centered and end of life care are priority approaches for delivering quality care throughout our current health care system.   Summarize the basic principles of the Planetree patient-centered care model, and explain why and how it […]

DQ1 Comparing Health Care Codes of Ethics   Review your studies to identify the code of ethics most relevant to your current or future health care managerial career (and your clinical code of ethics if you are bicodal). Visit the Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions Ethics Codes Collection to review examples […]

In the Ethics and Professionalism for Healthcare Managers text, the authors highlight Vidant Health as an example of how quality audits results can lead to quality improvement in operations management (pages 213–214).   Review the Mini-Case Study: Change for the Better in your textbook, and the Vidant Health resources linked in your Unit 7 studies. […]

Organizational Culture and Ethics Creating and maintaining a positive organizational culture in any organization or industry requires leaders to have exceptional awareness, communication, and management skills. When a shared identity is created and acceptance of the overall goals and mission of an organization is strong, ethical issues can more easily be prevented and resolved. This […]

DQ1 Community Accountability   Health care leaders shoulder the responsibility of ensuring the communities they serve are provided with quality care and service. Organizational leaders must recognize and comply with regulations and guidelines from various organizations, depending on the sector of the health care industry they manage.   Choose a specific type of health care […]