Responses to short answer questions provide the admission committee with information regarding your personal or professional goals and how they align with the MA in special education (Applied Behavior Analysis) program. The admission committee pays particular attention to the quality of writing and ideas expressed in these responses as well as evaluating the relevance of goals to the aims of the program.
Please respond to three of the four questions below. Responses should be limited to 150-200 words per question.
- Describe one of more personal or professional goals that motivated you to apply for this degree. How will completion of the MA in special education (applied behavior analysis) program help you fulfill these goals?
- Describe a quality that you believe is critical in working with an individual with special needs and include at least one situation where you have demonstrated this quality.
- Describe an individual with special needs and how you supported him or her.
- Briefly discuss why you are interested in pursuing a graduate degree at this time. What steps have you taken (or will you take) to ensure that you will be successful in this program?
- File must be formatted as Text (*.txt), Rich Text (*.rtf), Adobe PDF (*.pdf), or Microsoft Word (*.doc, *.docx).
- File size must be limited to 1MB.
- File name must be limited to 50 or fewer characters.
Requirements: Medium
just for you to know I am actually an occupational therapist I have two years of experience working with children with diagnosis, something you can add to the statement and it can be beneficial!
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. Hence, completing the master’s program in applied behavior analysis will help me develop the required competencies and execute my professionalism when recommending personalized therapy plans. Generally, my ability to apply the concepts and methods of behavioral analysis will promote behavioral improvement that will see children develop confidence, self-esteem and evolve in their careers.
- Describe a quality that you believe is critical in working with an individual with special needs and include at least one situation where you have demonstrated this quality.
Patience is a critical quality required when working with an individual with special needs. This quality can help me have an in-depth understanding of the individual’s needs. Through patience, I can determine how to create a friendly environment that empowers the individual, helping them develop confidence when performing tasks and sustaining a positive outlook towards life. On this note, such individuals feel accepted, an aspect that I have encountered in my community services and occupational therapy sessions. Sometime back, I visited a play club
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