Practical Ethics for Effective Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Second Edition is for behavior analysts working directly with, or supervising those who work with, individuals with autism. The book addresses the principles and values that underlie the Behavior Analyst Certification Board’s® Professional and Ethical Compliance Code for Behavior Analysts and factors that affect ethical decision-making. In addition, the book addresses critical and under-discussed topics, including scope of competence, evidence-based practice in behavior analysis, how to collaborate with professionals within and outside one’s discipline, and how to design systems of ethical supervision and training customized to unique treatment settings.
Across many of the topics, the authors also discuss errors students and professionals may make during analyses of ethical dilemmas and misapplications of ethical codes within their practice. New to this revision are chapters on Quality Control in ABA Service Delivery, Ethical Issues in ABA Business Management and Standardizing Decision-making in ABA Service Delivery.
1. Chapter 1 : Introduction to applied behavior analysis, ethics, and core ethical principles - p. Page xxi 2. Chapter 2 : Contextual factors that influence ethical decision-making - p. Page 18 3. Chapter 3 : Creating behavioral systems to support ethical behavior in autism treatment - p. Page 35 4. Chapter 4 : Identifying your scope of competence in autism treatment - p. Page 54 5. Chapter 5 : The decision-making process of evidence-based practice - p. Page 69 6. Chapter 6 : Interdisciplinary collaboration - p. Page 88 7. Chapter 7 : Standardized decision-making - p. Page 100 8. Chapter 8 : Quality measurement in applied behavior analysis - p. Page 113 9. Chapter 9 : Common errors and mistakes made during ethical analyses and application - p. Page 130 10. References - p. Page 138 11. Index - p. Page 138
Practical Ethics for Effective Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder, Second Edition is for behavior analysts working directly with, or supervising those who work with, individuals with autism. The book addresses the principles and values that underlie the Behavior Analyst Certification Board’s® Professional and Ethical Compliance Code for Behavior Analysts and factors that affect ethical decision-making. In addition, the book addresses critical and under-discussed topics, including scope of competence, evidence-based practice in behavior analysis, how to collaborate with professionals within and outside one’s discipline, and how to design systems of ethical supervision and training customized to unique treatment settings.
Across many of the topics, the authors also discuss errors students and professionals may make during analyses of ethical dilemmas and misapplications of ethical codes within their practice. New to this revision are chapters on Quality Control in ABA Service Delivery, Ethical Issues in ABA Business Management and Standardizing Decision-making in ABA Service Delivery.
1. Chapter 1 : Introduction to applied behavior analysis, ethics, and core ethical principles - p. Page xxi 2. Chapter 2 : Contextual factors that influence ethical decision-making - p. Page 18 3. Chapter 3 : Creating behavioral systems to support ethical behavior in autism treatment - p. Page 35 4. Chapter 4 : Identifying your scope of competence in autism treatment - p. Page 54 5. Chapter 5 : The decision-making process of evidence-based practice - p. Page 69 6. Chapter 6 : Interdisciplinary collaboration - p. Page 88 7. Chapter 7 : Standardized decision-making - p. Page 100 8. Chapter 8 : Quality measurement in applied behavior analysis - p. Page 113 9. Chapter 9 : Common errors and mistakes made during ethical analyses and application - p. Page 130 10. References - p. Page 138 11. Index - p. Page 138
