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Basic ethical guidelines |
1. What is the right thing to do? 2. What is worth doing? 3. What does it mean to be a good bx analyst? |
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What is the right thing to do? |
Professional training and experience should influence the methods you use. Training should always override personal history Personal history= individual cultural, religious, or social background. If it impacts your clinical decision making, get help or remove yourself from the case Context of practice -- where yippy practice and the nature of the job |
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What is worth doing |
What are we trying to accomplish and how? Is the objective socially valid What is the risk-benefit ratio? Not every skill has social validity Social validity= meaningful, significant, sustainable change. Goals, procedures and results are socially acceptable to client, bx analyst, and society. Check social comparison and subjective evaluation of performance by experts. |
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What does it mean to be a good bx analyst? |
Keep to the code Keeping client's welfare in your ideas. Golden rule Self regulate |
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3 Reasons for code of ethics |
1. Meaningful change for client and services rendered 2. Reduce or eliminate harm 3. Standards to conform to |
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5 documents |
Task list 2015-- expected knowledge, skills, numerous tasks. The Code 2016 -- professional and ethical behavior of BCBAs, glossary Right to effective Education 1990-- assessment and interventions= research based, address functional relations, monitored and evaluated, likely to be effective Ethics for psychologists 2010-- beneficence and nonmaleficience, fidelity and responsibility, integrity, justice, respect for rights and dignity Effective bx treatment 1989-- right to: therapeutic environment, most effective intervention available, competent behaviorist, ongoing evaluation and assessment, functional skills taught, personal welfare as goal. |
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The Code 1.0 responsible conduct |
1.01- reliance on scientific knowledge 1.02- boundaries of competence 1.03- professional development (CEUs, literature, coursework, workshops/conferences) 1.04- integrity 1.05- professional and scientific relationships (involves using layman language appropriate to context, providing info about service) 1.06- multiple relationships (includes gifts) 1.07- exploitative relationships (no exploiting, sexual relationships, bartering done by you) |
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The Code 2.0 responsibility to clients |
2.01 accepting clients 2.02 responsibility (to all parties affected) 2.03 consultation 2.04 third party involvement (must clarify everything: roles, confidentiality, etc) 2.05 rights and prerogatives of clients (must inform of rights and complaints) 2.06 confidentiality-- limits must be explained 2.07 maintaining records-- keep confidential and dispose properly 2.08 disclosures -- consultation, protect client, payment, services 2.09 treatment intervention efficacy -- consider efficiency, risks, cost $$, client preference, experience Abe training 2.10 document work and research 2.11 records and data-- maintain and retain 2.12 contracts, fees, and financial arrangements -- before service begins: signed outlining responsibilities, scope, obligations. Discuss fees 2.13 accuracy in billing 2.14 referrals and fees -- multiple options 2.15 interrupting or discontinuing services |
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The Code 3.0 Assessing behavior |
3.01 Behavior analytic assessment -- conducted prior to recommendations. Behavior reduction must conduct FBA first 3.02 medical consultation 3.03 assessment consent -- inform of procedures, participants, and how information will be used. 3.04 explain assessment results 3.05 client consent for records |
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The Code 4.0 Behavior Change program |
4.01 conceptual consistency 4.02 involving clients in planning and consent 4.03 individualized 4.04 approving -- written approval from client 4.05 describing program objectives: first FBA, then risk benefit analysis, last implementation 4.06 describe conditions 4.07 environmental interference: if they prevent implementation, seek professional assistance. If they hinder, try to eliminate, identify constraints in writing. 4.08 punishment considerations. Always include reinforcement procedures as well, have a fading plan, increase training 4.09 least restrictive procedures 4.10 avoid harmful reinforcers 4.11 discontinuing programs or services |
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The Code 5.0 Supervisors |
5.01 Competence 5.02 Supervisory volume 5.03 delegation to supervisees 5.04 effective supervision and training 5.05 communication of conditions 5.06 providing feedback. Timely 5.07 evaluate effects of supervision |
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The Code 6.0 Ethical responsibility to profession |
6.01 affirming principles-- uphold and advance, participate 6.02 disseminate -- promote in public |
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The Code 7.0 Responsibility to colleagues |
7.01 promote ethical culture 7.02 violations and risk of harm |
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The Code 8.0 public statements |
8.01 avoid false or deceptive statements 8.02 intellectual property 8.03 statements by others (correct them if needed) 8.04 media presentations and media based services -- be behavior analytic 8.05 testimonials and advertising 8.06 in person solicitation |
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The Code 9.0 Research |
9.01 conforming with laws and regulations 9.02 responsible research -- only after approval by an independent review board 9.03 informed consent - capacity, voluntary, informed 9.04 confidential information use for instruction 9.05 debriefing 9.06 grant and journal reviews-- don't steal ideas if you're on a review 9.07 plagiarism 9.08 acknowledging contributions 9.09 accuracy and use of data |
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The Code 10.0 Responsibility to the BACB |
10.01 truthful and accurate information provided 10.02 timely responding, reporting, and updating 10.03 confidentiality and intellectual property 10.04 examination honesty and irregularities 10.05 compliance with coursework and supervision standards 10.06 familiarity with code 10.07 discouraging misrepresentation |
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CEUs |
2 year re-cert 32 hours Ethics CEUs 4 hours |
