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. Reviews new BACB codes Discusses factors that affect ethical decision-making Describes how to create systems for teaching and maintaining ethical behavior and how to identify your own scope of competence in autism treatment Describes the process of evidence-based practice and how it can be applied to behavior-analytic treatment for autism Discusses the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration and how to be a good collaborator Covers common mistakes students and supervisors make when analyzing ethical dilemmas, along with common misapplications of ethical codes
This book provides the foundation for a lifelong journey of ethical practice in service for individuals with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities.
This book shows readers how to follow the BACB guidelines in action. The authors first describe core ethical principles and then explain each guideline in detail, in easily comprehensible, everyday language.
In addition to case scenarios, the workbook provides detailed questions to facilitate discussion and critical thinking, offers suggestions related to the navigation of ethically precarious situations, and includes recommendations of ethics ...
Verbal Behavior
Vaughan and Michael (1982), automatic reinforcement is reinforcement that is “a natural result of behavior when it operates upon the behaver's own body or the surrounding world” (p. 219). In short, automatic reinforcers do not require ...
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This process is known as general case analysis or general case instruction (Cooper, Heron, & Heward, 2007). While this process is appealing, especially from a scientific standpoint, it is labor intensive. Fortunately, it is usually not ...
Upon completion of this workbook, behavior analysts will have the foundational skills that are necessary to begin to use BSA in their own practice.
This volume provides a quick yet comprehensive overview of clinically-relevant topics related to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) for the medical or mental health student, trainee, or recent graduate who seeks efficient learning.
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