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Ethics for Behavior Analysts

A Practical Guide to the Behavior Analyst Certification Board Guidelines for Responsible Conduct

Ethics for Behavior Analysts

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Behavior analysis, a rapidly growing profession, began with the use and application of conditioning and learning techniques to modify the behavior of children or adults presenting severe management problems, often because of developmental disabilities. Now behavior analysts work in a variety of settings, from clinics and schools to workplaces. Especially since their practice often involves aversive stimuli or punishment, they confront many special ethical challenges. Recently, the Behavior Analysis Certification Board codified a set of ten fundamental ethical guidelines to be followed by all behavior analysts and understood by all students and trainees seeking certification.

This book shows readers how to follow the BACB guidelines in action. The authors first describe core ethical principles and then explain each guideline in detail, in easily comprehensible, everyday language. The text is richly illuminated by more than a hundred vivid case scenarios about which the authors pose, and later answer questions for readers. Useful appendices include the BACB Guidelines, an index to them, practice scenarios, and suggested further reading.

Practitioners, instructors, supervisors, students, and trainees alike will welcome this invaluable new aid to professional development.

Table of Contents

Contents: Preface. Part I: Background for Ethics in Behavior Analysis. How We Got Here. Core Ethical Principles. What Makes Behavior Analysis Unique? Part II: Understanding and Following the Behavior Analyst Certification Board Guidelines for Responsible Conduct in Real-Life Contexts. Responsible Conduct of a Behavior Analyst (Guideline 1). The Behavior Analyst's Responsibility to Clients (Guideline 2). Assessing Behavior (Guideline 3). The Behavior Analyst and the Individual Behavior Change Program (Guideline 4). The Behavior Analyst as Teacher or Supervisor (Guideline 5). The Behavior Analyst and the Workplace (Guideline 6). The Behavior Analyst and Research (Guideline 7). The Behavior Analyst's Ethical Responsibility to the Field of Behavior Analysis (Guideline 8). The Behavior Analyst's Ethical Responsibility to Colleagues (Guideline 9). The Behavior Analyst's Ethical Responsibility to Society (Guideline 10). Part III: Tips and Exercises for Students. A Dozen Tips for Ethical Conduct on Your First Job. Appendices.