Ethical dilemmas in autism care do not announce themselves with flashing warnings. They arrive disguised as scheduling conflicts, ambiguous insurance guidelines, family disagreements about treatment priorities, and situations where two defensible courses of action point in opposite directions.
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Join Free →The purpose of this presentation is to illustrate how foundational principles of the BACB Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts (2020) can be used in concert with structured problem solving to navigate ethical dilemmas that arise in the context of autism services. Through a series of scenarios, audience members will gain familiarity with practical strategies for preventing and addressing ethical dilemmas in the service of guiding values for behavior analysts: benefiting others, respect, integrity, and competence.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | Ethics |
| COA | 1 | — |
Amanda Karsten, Ph.D., BCBA-D is an Associate Professor at Grand Valley State University. Dr. Karsten has served terms on the editorial boards of Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis and Behavior Analysis in Practice, and she was an Associate Editor for The Analysis of Verbal Behavior. Dr. Karsten’s clinical and scholarly interests include practitioner training, social-communication needs of young adults with autism, and the portability and effectiveness of behavioral interventions. She has had the privilege of teaching ethics courses for students of behavior analysis since 2009.
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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.