Preface/Ch1 Flashcards
What were the immediate consequences of the investigation of the Sunland Miami scandal?
Blue Ribbon Committee: support for a statewide advocacy program in which staff members would be allowed to make unannounced visits to residential institutions and collect information from personnel, residents, parents, staff, and concerned citizens; peer review of all treatments with no “experimental” treatments; prohibition of bizarre punishment; abandoning seclusion in favor of positive and appropriate techniques
What is meant by “today is the last day of your civilian life?”
In becoming a behavior analyst, one must give up personal ethics and take on the professional ethical guidelines of this field. Learn to use Guidelines for Responsible Conduct.
What were the findings/conclusions regarding programming provided by the achievement division?
None of the cruel and abusive procedures employed in the achievement division had any basis in the behavior modification literature or any other modern therapeutic or educational methodology
What was the key ingredient left out of the token program?
Monitoring of individual resident behavior
What was the statewide peer-reviewed committee for behavior modification (PRC)?
PRC = the Statewide Peer Review Committee for Behavior Modification
established guidelines for the use of behavioral procedures; visited institutions throughout the state to educate staff about the guidelines and make recommendations for more ethical treatment; encouraged institutions to network and bring a sense of professionalism to behavior analysis in Florida
