Overview

The course will consider ethics in behaviour analysis. The content is drawn from the BCBA Task List (5th Edition), Section 1: Foundations, Content Area E: Ethics

1. Responsible conduct of behaviour analysts
2. Behaviour analysts’ responsibility to clients
3. Assessing behaviour
4. Behaviour analysts and the behaviour-change program
5. Behaviour analysts as supervisors
6. Behaviour analysts’ ethical responsibility to the profession of behaviour analysis
7. Behaviour analysts’ ethical responsibility to colleagues
8. Public statements
9. Behaviour analysts and research
10. Behaviour analysts’ ethical responsibility to the BACB

Learning Outcomes

• Students will consider how behave in accordance with the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code for Behaviour Analysts

• Students will consider the complexity of ethical issues that are commonly experienced by practicing behaviour analysts

• Students will critically analyse the how their own professional codes, laws, and personal moral code interacts with the BACB ethical guidance.

• Students will explain how behaviour analysts make ethical decisions with regards to treatment decisions.