Unit 1 Flashcards
Set of moral principles in action
Ethics
3 fundamental ethical questions
What is the right thing to do?
What is worth doing?
What does it mean to be a good behavior
analyst?
To further the welfare of the client
Basic purpose of practicing ethically
2 approaches to evaluating ethical dilemmas
Analyze actions
Analyze consequences
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
Referred to as a “behavior analyst” in the code
Anyone certified by the BACB (BCBA, BCaBA, RBT) Those authorized to provide supervision BACB approved course sequence coordinator
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.
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 the “client” in the code
1.0 Responsible conduct of behavior
analysts
Maintain high standards of professional and personal behavior
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 Maintain competency through professional development
Stay current through literature, workshops, &
conferences
1.01 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
Simultaneously in BOTH a behavior-analytic
& non-behavior-analytic role with those
receiving services
Multiple relationships
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
The Ethical Code of Psychologists
5 General principles: A beneficence and nonmaleficence B fidelity and responsibility C Integrity D justice E respect and dignity
The Right to Effective Behavioral Treatment
Individual has a right to a therapeutic environment and services whose overriding goals personal welfare, right to treatment by a competent Behavior Analysis, programs that teach functional skills, behavioral assessment and ongoing evaluation, and the most effective treatment procedures available
The Right to Effevtive Education
Requires assessment and education to rest on a foundation of solid research. Address functional relations between behavior and environment. Be monitored and evaluated systematically and ongoing. interventions should be based on empirical evidence and assessment results
