Ethical Decision Making in Applied Behavior Analysis
Higher Education

Prepare students in applied behavior analysis (ABA) programs to navigate the complex ethical issues they’ll face in their professional practice. Aligned with the Behavior Analysis Certification Board’s most recent ethics code, this is the most student-friendly, accessible, and up-to-date ABA ethics text available.

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Prepare students in applied behavior analysis (ABA) programs to navigate the complex ethical issues they’ll face in their professional practice. Aligned with the Behavior Analysis Certification Board’s most recent ethics code, this is the most student-friendly, accessible, and up-to-date ABA ethics text available.

Comprehensive and expertly organized, this core text addresses the successes and controversies of ABA head-on, highlights current best practices, and prepares professionals to apply the BACB Ethics Code across clinical, school, community, and home-based settings. Readers will receive foundational knowledge on the diverse factors and considerations influencing ethical behavior in ABA, plus opportunities to interact with real case studies to help them practice decision-making that centers their clients’ well-being. Packed with engaging, interactive features, this book is also an invaluable professional reference to help behavior specialists address ethical issues in their everyday practice with clients of all ages.

Student-friendly features include:

  • Learning objectives: Start each chapter with a clear outline of goals.
  • Pause and Reflect prompts: Use these reflection exercises individually, in small groups, in class, or in online discussion forums.
  • Talk the Talk scenarios: Practice how to approach difficult conversations from an ethical standpoint.
  • Ethical Workouts: Use sample scenarios to practice step-by-step application of an ethical decision-making process.
  • Downloadable worksheet: Get a six-step Ethical Decision-Making Worksheet, perfect for practice scenarios or use in the field.

About the Online Materials

About the Authors

Preface

Acknowledgments

 

Chapter 1: Introduction to Ethics in Applied Behavior Analysis

Chapter 2: Applying Ethics in Your Everyday Practice

Chapter 3: Introduction to the Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts

Chapter 4: The Ethical Decision-Making Process

Ethical Workout 1: Process Example

Chapter 5: Responsibility as a Professional

Ethical Workout 2: Multiple Relationships

Chapter 6: Responsibility in Practice

Ethical Workout 3: Matching Services to Needs

Chapter 7: Responsibility to Clients and Stakeholders

Ethical Workout 4: Right versus Right Dilemma

Chapter 8: Responsibility to Supervisees and Trainees

Ethical Workout 5: Supervisor Responsibility

Chapter 9: Responsibility in Public Statements

Ethical Workout 6: Confidentiality

Chapter 10: Responsibility in Research

Ethical Workout 7: Research Responsibilities

Chapter 11: Putting It All Together

Appendix A: Historical Missteps

Appendix B: Ethical Decision-Making Worksheet

Appendix C: Implicit Association Test (IAT) for Disability and Race: Outcomes and Reflections

 

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