BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH SUPERVISORY SYSTEM BRSS

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BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH SUPERVISORY SYSTEM (BRSS)

• Graduate Supervisor Jessica Irish
• Undergraduate Assistants Brooke Gieber
  Catrina Litzenburg

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What is BRSS?

• A subsystem within Dr. Malotts Behavior Analysis
  Training System (BATS)

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Overview of BRSS

• Graduate students are completing a Research
  Development Project and need YOUR help!
• BRSS supervises the completion of work on each
  project within BATS

• Grad students act as supervisors of undergrads
• Undergrads assist in the development of the RD
  project

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The Projects

• Behavioral Research Supervisory System (BRSS)
• Behavior Analysis Training System (BATS)
• Behavioral Academic Career Counseling (BACC)
• Behavioral Systems Analysis Project (BSAP)
• Graduate Records Exam Preparation (GRE-Prep)
• Self-Management (SM)
• Organizational Behavior Management (OBM)

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The Projects cont.

• Professional Psychology Practicum (PPP)
• Advanced Practicum (AP)
• Intermediate Practicum (IP)
• Pre-Practicum
• Language Facilitation Training System (LFTS)

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Behavioral Research Supervisory System (BRSS)

• Some possible tasks a BRSS undergrad would
  complete are
• Monitor other students in BRSS
• Help with weekly RD meetings
• Work on continuous quality improvement of BRSS
  material
• Record grades
• Provide feedback on task completion to your
  assigned students.

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Behavior Analysis Training System (BATS)

• Some possible tasks a BATS undergrad would
  complete are
• Grading weekly quizzes
• Revising the welcome wagon CD
• Revising job aides
• Revising manuals
• Complete research for BACB certification
• Update alumni information

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Behavioral Academic Career Counseling (BACC)

• Some possible tasks a BACC undergrad would
  complete are
• Revise and create materials and resources used by
  both undergrads and the graduate student
  instructors. 
• Regularly updating the BACC Excel database

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Behavioral Systems Analysis Project (BSAP)

• Some possible tasks a BSAP undergrad would
  complete are
• Making sure students complete required tasks
• Grading and graphing student progress throughout
  the semester
• Help run the seminar

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Graduate Records Exam Preparation (GRE-Prep)

• Some possible tasks a GRE undergrad would
  complete are
• Supervise students in task completion
• Revise course material
• Create new material
• Help with grading

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Self-Management (SM)

• Some possible tasks a SM undergrad would complete
  are
• Help conduct class discussions
• Check proof of task completion
• Create and revise documents and materials for the
  course

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Organizational Behavior Management (OBM)

• Some possible tasks an OBM undergrad would
  complete are
• Help run seminar
• Help supervise graduate students
• Check task completion
• Create new materials for students

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Professional Psychology Practicum (PPP)

• Some possible tasks a PPP undergrad would
  complete are
• Helping to train students
• Developing new materials for students to use
• Revising old materials

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Advanced Practicum (AP)

• Some possible tasks an AP undergrad would
  complete are
• Continuously updating training manuals
• Creating new materials
• Helping run the seminar

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Intermediate Practicum (IP)

• Some possible tasks an IP undergrad would
  complete are
• Helping devise new materials
• Helping to revise old materials
• Tracking students progress
• Helping to run seminar

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Pre-Practicum

• Some possible tasks a Pre-Prac undergrad would
  complete are
• Aiding with preparing and training undergraduates
  for their practicum at Croyden Ave School
• Creating new materials
• Revising old materials
• Helping to run the seminar

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Language Facilitation Training System (LFTS)

• Some possible tasks a LFTS undergrad would
  complete are
• Helping train others on the correct techniques
  during discrete trials
• Develop materials (i.e. picture cards) for
  students at Croyden Ave School.

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• I know you wont be able to remember all of that
  information
• Thats why you will get a handout to take home!
• You can look it over and decided which system you
  would most like to be involved with!

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There are 2 options

• PSY 499 Non-Thesis
• 3 credits
• 1 semester

• PSY 499 Thesis
• 6 credits
• 2 semesters
• Complete an honors thesis

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What YOU Will Do Receive

• PSY 499 Non-Thesis
• Complete weekly tasks
• Attend weekly RD meeting
• Attend BCW
• Get a stronger letter of recommendation from Dr.
  Malott!

• PSY 499 Thesis
• Complete weekly tasks
• Attend weekly RD meeting
• Attend BCW
• Get a stronger letter of recommendation from Dr.
  Malott!
• Write Honors Thesis
• Get Departmental Honors

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How much time is involved??

• Remember, this is time for the ENTIRE week!
• About 11 hours of time is required
• This includes
• 1 hour RD meeting
• The rest is spent on weekly tasks and writing
  assignments (499 only)

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The hours are worthwhile!!

• Participating in one of our systems will help
  build your resume!
• Your name could be on professional presentations
  at MABA, BAAM and/or ABA!

This could be you!
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Does this sound like too much to handle?

• DONT WORRY!
• We have the power of point contingencies
• Each week you will receive points for
• Attendance
• Quality Task Completion
• You will also get constant feedback from the
  graduate students

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You need more reasons to join?

• Its FUN!!
• Where else can you
• Hang out with graduate students
• Work towards Departmental Honors (499)
• Build your resume
• Gain Dr. Malotts fantastic recommendation

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What we are looking for
We are Working Hard!

• We are looking for hard-working, dedicated
  students who are interested in learning more
  about Behavior Analysis and who really enjoy
  working with others!

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So How Do You Get Involved?

• Fill out an Application
• Hand it in to your TA
• HINT Be super nice to your TA
• They will be writing your recommendation!

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Who to Contact?

• Graduate Supervisors
• Jessica Irish
• jessica.a.irish_at_wmich.edu
• Kelli Perry
• kelli.l.perry_at_wmich.edu
• Undergraduate Assistants
• Chelsea Cronican-Walker
• chelsea.a.walker_at_wmich.edu
• Tiffany Smiecinski
• tiffany.m.smiecinski_at_wmich.edu

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THANK YOU!

• Any Questions?