Responsible Conduct of a Behavior Analyst
Behavior Analysts' Responsibility to Clients
Behavior Analysts and the Behavior Change Program/Ethical Responsibility to the Profession of Bx Analysis/Responsibility to Colleagues
Public Statements
Behavior Analysts and Research/Behaviora Analysts' Ethical Responsibility to the BACB
100
A example is: A behavior analyst who attends conferences, keeps up the new literature, and obtains BCBA/BCaBA certification.
What is Professional Development?
100
An example of this guideline is when clinicians regularly collect all used data sheets from client binders and file them.
What is Records and Data?
100
When a behavior analyst strives to educate society about the field of behavior analysis.
What is Disseminating Behavior Analysis?
100
An example of this guideline it how Discover Hope gets clients directly from insurance providers referrals, rather than trying to recruit vulnerable families who have just received a diagnosis.
What is In-Person Solicitation?
100
An example of this guideline is when a behavior analyst reports a colleague to the BACB for advertising that he is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst even though he has not yet taken the BCBA exam.
What is Discouraging Misrepresentation by Non-Certified Individuals?
200
An example of a behavior analyst following this guideline is a clinician who does not barter with clients or have sexual relationships with clients' parents relatives, or others connected to the client.
What is Exploitative Relationships?
200
An example of this guideline is if a parents asks to see the Clinical Directors credentials, and the CD provides their credentials to the parent.
What is Rights and Prerogatives of Clients?
200
When behavior analysts promote an ethical culture at Discover Hope and makes sure everyone knows and understands our ethical guidelines (i.e. this training!).
What is Promoting an Ethical Culture?
200
An example of this guideline is how Discover Hope does not ask for statements about their experience with DH (only asking for statements from parents whose children are no longer clients).
What are Testimonials and Advertising?
200
An example of this guideline is when a behavior analyst moves and promptly updates the BACB of his new address.
What is Timely Responding, Reporting, and Updating of Information Provide to the BACB?
300
A behavior analyst who is truthful, honest, and follows all legal and moral codes of the profession.
What is integrity?
300
An example of this guideline is when a behavior analyst maintains client confidentiality except when mandated by law (for example to protect the client from harm).
What is Disclosures?
300
An example of this guideline is if a behavior analyst believes a colleague if violating the ethics of our profession, attempts to resolve the issue with the colleague, and takes further measures to protect the client if necessary.
What is Ethical Violations by Others and Risk of Harm?
300
This is when a behavior analyst takes responsibility for any public statements and makes every effort to ensure that those they supervise do not make deceptive statements about the behavior analysts' services.
What are Statements by Others?
300
An example of violating this guideline is when a behavior analyst is conducting a case study and suspects child abuse, but DOES NOT report because she does not want to halt the study.
What is Conforming with Laws and Regulations?
400
An example of violating this code is a behavior analyst who chooses to socialize with a client outside working hours.
What is Multiple Relationships and Conflicts of Interest
400
When a behavior analyst refrains from discussing client's names, ages, where they live, or any PHI (except with team members).
What is a Maintaining Confidentiality?
400
When a behavior analyst uses healthy snacks as edible reinforcement (as opposed to M&M's) for a client who is obese.
What is Avoiding Harmful Reinforcers?
400
An example of violating this guideline is if a behavior analyst "guarantees" she can get a non-verbal child to speak in less than 6 weeks.
What is Avoiding False or Deceptive Statements?
400
When a behavior analyst follows all supervision guidelines when supervising someone who is accruing hours to becomes a BCBA/BCaBA.
What is Compliance with BACB Supervision and Coursework Standards?
500
An example of a behavior analyst who is following this guideline: one who has only worked with children with Autism who is asked to work with a 45 year old woman with Downs Syndrome. The behavior analyst seeks out training on working with adults with developmental disabilities before taking the case.
What is Boundaries of Competence?
500
An ethical code that requires behavior analysts to advocate for our clients (including the children and parents we work with).
What is Responsibility?
500
An example would be a behavior analyst who participates in CalABA, ABAI, or other national/international organizations.
What are Affirming Principles?
500
An example of this guideline is when a behavior analyst gives a lecture and credits the authors of the studies he cites in his lecture.
What is Intellectual Property?
500
An example of violating this guideline is if an individual sitting for the BCBA examination copies down exam questions to share with a colleague.
What is Examination Honestly and Irregularities?
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