unit 1 Flashcards
Set of moral principles in action
Ethics
What is the right thing to do?
What is worth doing?
What does it mean to be a good behavior
analyst?
3 fundamental ethical questions
To further the welfare of the client
Basic purpose of practicing ethically
Analyze actions
Analyze consequences
2 approaches to evaluating ethical
dilemmas
Structural approach of how actions measure
up against moral principles
Analyzing actions
Functional approach in ethical dilemmas
Analyzing consequences
Ethical Principles of Psychologists & Code of
Conduct
Right to Effective Behavioral Treatment
Students’ Rights to Effective Education
Professional & Ethical Compliance Code for
Behavior Analysts
4 relevant ethics documents in ABA
Enforceable document that provides ethical
rules for certified individuals
Professional & Ethical Compliance Code
for Behavior Analysts
Anyone certified by the BACB (BCBA, BCaBA, RBT) Those authorized to provide supervision BACB approved course sequence coordinator
Referred to as “behavior analyst” in the
Code
Services based on the science of behavior
designed to change bx in socially important
ways
Behavior analytic services
Treatment, assessment, training,
consultation, managing, supervising,
teaching, etc.
(CE)
Types of behavior analytic activities
Direct recipient of services
Legal guardian of service recipient
Employer or agency representative
Third party contractor for services
Referred to as “client” in the Code
Maintain high standards of professional &
personal bx
1.0 Responsible conduct of behavior
analysts
Make conceptually systematic decisions
based on research and data
1.01 Reliance on scientific knowledge
Practice in new areas only after education,
training, & supervised experience
1.02 Boundaries of competence
Stay current through literature, workshops, &
conferences
1.03 Maintaining Competence through
Professional Development
Be honest, keep commitments, don’t break
the law or the Code
1.04 Integrity
Services in a defined role, avoid jargon, don’t
discriminate, recognize personal issues
1.05 Professional and scientific
relationships
Simultaneously in BOTH a behavior-analytic
& non-behavior-analytic role with those
receiving services
Multiple relationship
Avoid and/or resolve multiple relationships &
do not accept gifts
1.06 Multiple relationships and conflicts of
interest
Don’t exploit, avoid sexual relations with
clients/supervisees, no bartering unless
culturally appropriate
1.07 Exploitative relationships
1.0 Responsible conduct of behavior
analysts
Maintain high standards of professional &
personal bx
1.01 Reliance on scientific knowledge
Make conceptually systematic decisions
based on research and data
1.02 Boundaries of competence
Practice in new areas only after education,
training, & supervised experience
1.03 Maintaining Competence through
Professional Development
Stay current through literature, workshops, &
conferences
1.04 Integrity
Be honest, keep commitments, don’t break
the law or the Code
1.05 Professional and scientific
relationships
Services in a defined role, avoid jargon, don’t
discriminate, recognize personal issues
1.06 Multiple relationships and conflicts of
interest
Avoid and/or resolve multiple relationships &
do not accept gifts
1.07 Exploitative relationships
Don’t exploit, avoid sexual relations with
clients/supervisees, no bartering unless
culturally appropriate
Which document relevant to ethics in ABA wanted a therapeutic environment and gave rights to treatment by a competent analyst?
The right to effective behavioral treatment 1990
Which document relevant to ethics wanted placement based on skill levels rather than categorical labels such as emotionally disturbed or learning disabled??
Students right to effective education 1990
Sunland Miami did what??
Reason why ethics in Florida were rewritten due to mistreatment and almost torture of the residents.
1972
How did we get here??
1979 FL certification of BA
1981 first BCBA conference
1988 FABA code of ethics
1999 board cert. becomes international
2 types of ethics
Personal and professional
Topographical structural approach to evaluation
What does it look like
What did they do
Analyze the actions
Functional apparatchik to evaluate and analyze
What did it produce
What was the consequence outcome
Not a client??
3rd party insurers or payers
Indirect client
Caregivers Family Peers Other BCBAs Agency rep who contracted services
Autonomy
Promote his or her independence or self sufficiency
