Responsible Conduct
Responsibility to Clients
Assessment
Intervention
The CODE
100
Behavior analysts rely on scientific, peer-reviewed journals when researching potential treatment options.
What is 1.01 "Reliance on Scientific Knowledge"
100
When multiple parties are involved and could be defined as a client, a hierarchy of parties must be established and communicated from the outset of the defined relationship.
What is 2.02 "Responsibility"
100
Behavior analysts explain assessment results using language and graphic displays of data that are reasonably understandable to the client.
What is 3.04 Explaining Assessment Results.
100
Behavior analysts appropriately document their professional work in order to facilitate provision of services later by them or by other professionals, to ensure accountability, and to meet other requirements of organizations or the law.
What is 2.10 Documenting Professional Work and Research
100
Lack of awareness or misunderstanding of a conduct standard is not itself a defense to a charge of unethical conduct
What is 10.06 "Being Familiar with This Code"
200
Reading the appropriate literature, attending conferences and conventions, participating in workshops, obtaining additional coursework, and/or obtaining and maintaining appropriate professional credentials
What is 1.03 "Maintaining Competence through Professional Development"
200
Behavior analysts put the client’s care above all others.
What is 2.04 Third-Party Involvement in Services
200
Behavior analysts have an obligation to collect and graphically display data.
What is 3.01 Behavior-Analytic Assessment
200
Behavior analysts must tailor behavior-change programs to the unique behaviors, environmental variables, assessment results, and goals of each client.
What is 4.03 Individualized Behavior-Change Programs.
200
If the supervisee does not have the skills necessary to perform competently, ethically, and safely, behavior analysts provide conditions for the acquisition of those skills.
What is 5.03 Supervisory Delegation.
300
Behavior analysts follow through on obligations, and contractual and professional commitments with high quality work and refrain from making professional commitments they cannot keep.
What is 1.04 "Integrity"
300
Permission for electronic recording of interviews and service delivery sessions is secured from clients and relevant staff in all relevant settings. Consent for different uses must be obtained specifically and separately.
What is 2.05 Rights and Prerogatives of Clients
300
Behavior analysts must obtain the client’s written approval of the assessment procedures before implementing them.
What is 3.03 Behavior-Analytic Assessment Consent.
300
If environmental conditions hinder implementation of the behavior-change program, behavior analysts seek to eliminate the environmental constraints, or identify in writing the obstacles to doing so.
What is 4.07 Environmental Conditions that Interfere with Implementation
300
Behavior analysts delivering presentations using electronic media disguise confidential information concerning participants, whenever possible
What is 8.04 Media Presentations and Media-Based Services.
400
Social media is a hot mess of multiple relationships!
What is 1.06 "Multiple Relationships and Conflicts of Interest"
400
Behavior analysts never disclose confidential information without the consent of the client, except as mandated by law.
What is 2.08 Disclosures
400
When behavior analysts are developing a behavior-reduction program, they must first conduct a functional assessment.
What is 3.01 Behavior-Analytic Assessment
400
Behavior analysts recommend reinforcement rather than punishment whenever possible.
What is 4.08 Considerations Regarding Punishment Procedures.
400
Researchers and assistants are permitted to perform only those tasks for which they are appropriately trained and prepared.
What is 9.02 Characteristics of Responsible Research
500
Behavior analysts provide appropriate information prior to service delivery about the nature of such services and appropriate information later about results and conclusions.
What is 1.05 "Professional and Scientific Relationships"
500
As early as is feasible in a professional or scientific relationship, behavior analysts reach an agreement with their clients specifying compensation and billing arrangements.
What is 2.12 Contracts, Fees, and Financial Arrangements
500
Behavior analysts recommend seeking a medical consultation if there is any reasonable possibility that a referred behavior is influenced by medical or biological variables.
What is 3.02 Medical Consultation.
500
The description of program objectives and the means by which they will be accomplished is an ongoing process throughout the duration of the client-practitioner relationship.
What is 4.05 Describing Behavior-Change Program Objectives.
500
Behavior analysts design systems for obtaining ongoing evaluation of their own supervision activities
What is 5.07 Evaluating the Effects of Supervision.
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