Ethical practice in behavior analysis requires far more than memorizing the BACB Ethics Code. This course, presented by Wayne Fuqua, addresses the reality that behavior analysts face complex ethical challenges daily, and that even well-intentioned professionals can experience ethical lapses when they lack practical strategies for detection, analysis, and resolution.
Provider: BehaviorLive — via Behavior Analysis Association of Michigan
Take This Course →Including ethics, supervision, and topics like this one. New live CEU every Wednesday.
Join Free →Behaving ethically as a practitioner in behavior analysis and related disciplines requires more than memorizing the relevant ethics codes. This presentation will review common challenges that might lead to lapses in ethical judgment and behavior. It will also discuss practical strategies to: a) cope with vague and sometimes contradictory guidelines in ethical codes; b) detect ethical challenges in the context of a busy professional life; c) analyze ethical issues and to select potential solutions; and d) develop practical skills to confront and resolve ethical challenges. Suggestions for incorporating the above strategies into professional practice settings will be offered.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | Ethics |
| COA | 1 | — |
Wayne Fuqua (Ph.D., BCBA-D) is a Professor Emeritus of Psychology at Western Michigan University (WMU) where he served as the Chair of that Department for 14 years. Dr. Fuqua’s research and scholarly interests span a range of topics including autism, ethics, health psychology, dissemination of evidence-based practice and applications of behavior analytic concepts to novel topics. His contributions have been recognized with several appointments and awards including: election as a Fellow for the Association of Behavior Analysis, International; a Distinguished Service Award at WMU; the Jacobson Award for Dissemination of Behavior Analysis from New York State ABA; Member of the Michigan Autism Council; and, Member of the DEI Task Force for ABAI. In addition to his scholarly publications and presentations, he has also produced a series of training videos that feature interviews and demonstrations with leaders in behavior analysis (https://wmuace.com/videos).
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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.