Behavior analysts navigate complex ethical terrain daily, often under conditions of high stress, inadequate resources, and conflicting demands from stakeholders. The ABA Ethics Hotline provides a unique window into the real-world ethical challenges that practitioners face and, critically, the patterns of misunderstanding that lead to unnecessary anxiety, inappropriate action, or failure to act when action is needed.
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Join Free →BCBAs often work in difficult settings, sometimes with difficult people. They are frequently tasked with producing results when they have insufficient resources, have expectations put on them by their superiors that are unreasonable, and deal with clients who are unappreciative at best and hateful at worst. I hear all about this on a daily basis through the ABA Ethics Hotline from behaviour analysts around the world. Some of the anxiety is due to a lack of understanding of the BACB Professional and Ethical Compliance Code, or in other cases, simple misinterpretations of the Code. In this talk I will discuss some common misinterpretations/misunderstandings and attempt to clarify the intent of the Code. Participants also will have the opportunity to submit some of their ethical dilemmas for discussion during the session. Learning Objectives Upon completion of this event, participants will be able to: · Give three examples of common misunderstandings of the Code · Provide clarifications of those misunderstandings · Discuss the types of situations that lead to misunderstandings of the Code
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1.5 | Ethics |
Dr. Bailey received his BS and MS from Arizona State University where he worked with Jack Michael and Lee Meyerson, and his PhD, from the University of Kansas in 1970, with Mont Wolf as his mentor; he is a newly retired Professor Emeritus of Psychology from Florida State University where he was on the graduate faculty for 38 years and produced a record 63 PhDs. He was on the faculty of the FSU Panama City for nearly 25 years and created their ABA Master’s Program which has been ranked #1 in the world by the BACB three times in the last 10 years; approximately 350 students have graduated from the program. He is a BCBA-D, a Fellow of the Association for Behavior Analysis: International, and the American Psychological Association. Jon received the Distinguished Service to Behavior Analysis Award from the Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis, the Division 25 Fred S. Keller Behavioral Education Award and the University of Kansas Applied Behavioral Science Distinguished Alumni Award as well as the prestigious Nathan H. Azrin Award for Outstanding Contributions to Applied Behavior Analysis from the American Psychological Association. In 2017, he received the Murray Sidman Award for Enduring Contributions to Behavior Analysis from the Berkshire Association for Behavior Analysis and Therapy. He is credited with founding the Florida Association for Behavior Analysis which now has nearly 2,000 members and Behavior Management Consultants, a thriving consulting company, both in 1980. He has published over 150 peer-reviewed research articles, is past Chief Editor of the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis and is the co-author of 16 books including Ethics for Behavior Analysts, Research Methods in Applied Behavior Analysis, How to Think Like a… Behavior Analyst and 25 Essential Skills for Professional Behavior Analysts. His latest endeavor is the creation of the popular ABAEthicsHotline.com which receives hundreds of ethics questions per month from consumers and behavior analysts all over the world.
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All behavior-analytic intervention is individualized. The information on this page is for educational purposes and does not constitute clinical advice. Treatment decisions should be informed by the best available published research, individualized assessment, and obtained with the informed consent of the client or their legal guardian. Behavior analysts are responsible for practicing within the boundaries of their competence and adhering to the BACB Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts.