Ethical considerations: is the treatment I’ve selected the ____ ____
best choice
Ethical considerations: am I ____ to administer treatment
qualified
Ethical considerations: Am I Making ____-based decisions?
data
Core ethical principles: Do….
no harm
Core ethical principles: Respect…
autonomy
Core ethical principles: Benefit…
others
Core ethical principles: Be…
just
Core ethical principles: Be…
truthful
Core ethical principles: Accord…
dignity
Core ethical principles: Treat others…
with care and compassion
Core ethical principles: Pursue…
excellence
Core ethical principles: Accept…
responsibility
Who issued the guidelines for responsible Behaviour Analysts?
BACB
Why are the guidelines set forth?
To prevent abuse/misuse of power and ensure humane treatment
What is behaviour drift?
The gradual slipping of practice, leading to unethical practice
What does guideline 1: Responsible Conduct deal with?
Establishes high standards for the field and ensures people who call themselves BAs adhere to those high standards
What does guideline 1.1: Reliance on scientific knowledge deal with?
Ensures we choose data-based interventions and make amendments to treatments according to data
We only select intervention strategies…
with scientific data to show their effectiveness
We base treatment selection…
on systematic data we’ve collected about the client
We use data to determine…
whether treatments are having a positive effect
If data suggests treatments aren’t working…
we change the intervention strategy
What does guideline 1.2: Competence deal with?
Only undertaking cases appropriate to our skill level.
If we take a case above our skill level…
we do so under supervision of a competent individual and seek to improve our training
What does guideline 1.3: Professional development deal with?
Learning is continuous, keeping up to date with new discoveries in the field
Give three ways of keeping up to date with advances in the field
Reading articles; attending conferences; attending training
What does guideline 1.4: Integrity deal with?
being truthful, following through on commitments, doing your best work and not breaking the law
What does guideline 1.5: Professional and scientific relationships deal with?
Making sure the nature of the services we provide is clear
When explaining our interventions…
we use user-friendly language
We don’t attempt to provide services…
when personal circumstances might compromise the quality of those services
What does guideline 1.6: Dual relationships and conflict of interest deal with?
Avoiding cases that prevent us from seeing a situation objectively
A conflict of interest occurs when…
one role could potentially affect a person’s judgement about another role
Define dual relatinships
Situations wherein a person plays two roles in the same relationship
What does guideline 1.7: Exploitative relationships deal with?
Exploiting others for money, personal gain, sexual services or bartering with clients