Front matter
Copyright
References
Disclaimer
About the Authors
Appendix A
Introduction
Scope of the Code
Core Principles
Application of the Code
Glossary
Ethics Standards
Section 1-Responsibility as a Professional
Being Truthful
Conforming with Legal and Professional Requirements
Accountability
Practicing within a Defined Role
Practicing within Scope of Competence
Maintaining Competence
Cultural Responsiveness and Diversity
Nondiscrimination
Nonharassment
Awareness of Personal Biases and Challenges
Multiple Relationships
Giving and Receiving Gifts
Coercive and Exploitative Relationships
Romantic and Sexual Relationships
Responding to Requests
Self-Reporting Critical Information
Section 2-Responsibility in Practice
Providing Effective Treatment
Timeliness
Protecting Confidential Information
Disclosing Confidential Information
Documentation Protection and Retention
Accuracy in Service Billing and Reporting
Fees
Communicating About Services
Involving Clients and Stakeholders
Collaborating with Colleagues
Obtaining Informed Consent
Considering Medical Needs
Selecting, Designing, and Implementing Assessments
Selecting, Designing, and Implementing Behavior-Change Interventions
Minimizing Risk of Behavior-Change Interventions
Describing Behavior-Change Interventions Before Implementation
Collecting and Using Data
Continual Evaluation of the Behavior-Change Intervention
Addressing Conditions Interfering with Service Delivery
Section 3-Responsibility to Clients and Stakeholders
Responsibility to Clients(see 1.03, 2.01)
Identifying Stakeholders
Accepting Clients(see 1.05, 1.06)
Service Agreement(see 1.04)
Financial Agreements(see 1.04, 2.07)
Consulting with Other Providers (see 1.05, 2.04, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12)
Third-Party Contracts for Services (see 1.04, 1.11, 2.04, 2.07)
Responsibility to the Client with Third-Party Contracts for Services (see 1.05, 1.11, 2.01)
Communicating with Stakeholders About Third-Party Contracted Services(2.04, 2.08, 2.09, 2.11)
Limitations of Confidentiality(see 1.02, 2.03, 2.04)
Documenting Professional Activity (see 1.04, 2.03, 2.05, 2.06, 2.10)
Advocating for Appropriate Services(1.04, 1.05, 2.01, 2.08)
Referrals(see 1.05, 1.11, 2.01, 2.04, 2.10)
Facilitating Continuity of Services(see 1.03, 2.02, 2.05, 2,08, 2.10)
Appropriately Discontinuing Services(see 1.03, 2.02, 2.05. 2.10, 2.19)
Appropriately Transitioning Services(see 1.03, 2.02, 2.05. 2.10)
Section 4-Responsibility to Supervisees and Trainees
Compliance with Supervision Requirements(see 1.02)
Supervisory Competence(see 1.05, 1.06)
Supervisory Volume(see 1.02, 1.05, 2.01)
Accountability in Supervision(see 1.03)
Maintaining Supervision Documentation (1.01, 1.02, 1.04, 2.03, 2.05, 3.11)
Providing Supervision and Training (see 1.02, 1.13 2.01)
Incorporating and Addressing Diversity(see 1.05, 1.06, 1.07, 1.10)
Performance Monitoring and Feedback(see 2.02, 2.05, 2.17, 2.18)
Delegation of Tasks(see 1.03)
Evaluating Effects of Supervision and Training(see 1.03, 2.17, 2.18)
Facilitating Continuity of Supervision(see 1.03, 2.02, 3.14)
Appropriately Terminating Supervision(see 1.03, 2.02, 3.15)
Section 5-Responsibility in Public Statements
Protecting the Rights of Clients, Stakeholders, Supervisees, and Trainees (see 1.03, 3.01)
Confidentiality in Public Statements(see 2.03, 2.04, 3.10)
Public Statements by Behavior Analysts(see 1.01, 1.02)
Public Statements by Others(see 1.03)
Use of Intellectual Property(see 1.01, 1.02, 1.03)
Advertising Nonbehavioral Services (see 1.01, 1.02, 2.01)
Soliciting Testimonials from Current Clients for Advertising (see 1.11, 1.13, 2.11, 3.01, 3.10)
Using Testimonials from Former Clients for Advertising (see 2.03, 2.04, 2.11, 3.01, 3.10)
Using Testimonials for Nonadvertising Purposes (see 1.02, 2.03. 2.04, 2.11, 3.01, 3.10)
Social Media Channels and Websites(see 1.02, 2.03, 2.04, 2.11, 3.01, 3.10)
Using Digital Content in Public Statements(see 1.02, 1.03, 2.03, 2.04, 2.11, 3.01, 3.10)
Section 6-Responsibility in Research
Conforming with Laws and Regulations in Research(see 1.02)
Research Review (see 1.02, 1.04, 3.01)
Research in Service Delivery (see 1.02, 1.04, 2.01, 3.01)
Informed Consent in Research(see 1.04, 2.08, 2.11)
Confidentiality in Research(see 2.03, 2.04, 2.05)
Competence in Conducting Research(see 1.04, 1.05, 1.06, 3.01)
Conflict of Interest in Research and Publication(see 1.01, 1.11, 1.13)
Appropriate Credit(see 1.01, 1.11, 1.13)
Plagiarism (see 1.01)
Documentation and Data Retention in Research(see 2.03, 2.05, 3.11, 4.05)
Accuracy and Use of Data(see 1.01, 2.17, 5.03)
Appendix B
Section 1: Responsibility as a Professional
Section 2: Responsibility in Practice
Section 3: Responsibility to Clients and Stakeholders
Section 4: Responsibility to Supervisees and Trainees
Section 5: Responsibility in Public Statements
Section 6: Responsibility in Research
Complex Scenarios Involving Multiple Sections of the Code
A Brief Introduction to Ethics in Applied Behavior Analysis
The Road to the Code
A Modern Ethics Code
The Continued Study of Ethics
Analyzing Ethical Challenges
Preparing to be an Ethical Practitioner
Using This Workbook
Suggestions for Ethical Decision-Making
Examples of Completed Case Scenarios
Know It All
Taking Testimonials
Section 1: Responsibility as a Professional
Case 1: Signed, Sealed
Case 2: Licensed to Ill
Case 3: Dropped Deadline
Case 4: Divided Attention
Case 5: Parents Night Out
Case 6: Risky Referral
Case 7: Learn Something New
Case 8: Above Paygrade
Case 9: ACTing Ethically
Case 10: Is There a Doctor in the House?
Case 11: How Different Can It Be?
Case 12: Requested Removal
Case 13: Human Resources
Case 14: Discrimination Discrepancy
Case 15: Equal Opportunity
Case 16: Cultural Conclusions
Case 17: Canceled Considerations
Case 18: Break Up, Break Down
Case 19: Request for Service
Case 20: Unfriend Request
Case 21: Party Time
Case 22: The Only One for the Job
Case 23: Someones Gotta Do It
Case 24: I Know That Guy
Case 25: Lack of Snack
Case 26: Ethical Headache
Case 27: Sharing Is Caring
Case 28: Season Pass
Case 29: More Than Friends
Case 30: Swipe Left
Case 31: Just Not Into You
Case 32: Old Flame
Case 33: Slipped My Mind
Case 34: Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself
Case 35: Under the Influence
Case 36: Its Just Business
Case 37: Gentle Nudge
Section 2: Responsibility in Practice
Case 38: No ``I´´ in Team
Case 39: Walking Billboard
Case 40: Word of Mouth
Case 41: Holiday Spirit
Case 42: Coffee Talk
Case 43: Decoration Dilemma
Case 44: Scam Likely
Case 45: My Password Is ``Password´´
Case 46: Need a Nap
Case 47: Billing Blunder
Case 48: Hidden Fees
Case 49: Monolingual Mess
Case 50: Identity First
Case 51: Safety First
Case 52: Preemptive Plan
Case 53: Ctrl-C/Ctrl-V
Case 54: Running on Empty
Case 55: Sweet Tooth
Case 56: Punitive Measures
Case 57: Lets Move
Case 58: All in the Family
Case 59: Community Integration
Case 60: Supplies With Legs
Case 61: All Booked Up
Case 62: Unlocked and Unloaded
Case 63: Can You Hear Me Now?
Case 64: Zooming Into Treatment
Case 65: Promises, Promises
Section 3: Responsibility to Clients and Stakeholders
Case 66: Unfortunate News
Case 67: Short Staffed
Case 68: Fixer Upper
Case 69: Paused Payments
Case 70: On Call
Case 71: Stay in My Lane
Case 72: Rights to Results
Case 73: You Get What You Get
Case 74: Reasonable Suspicion
Case 75: Fighting Fads
Case 76: Stay the Course
Case 77: Put Words in Your Mouth
Case 78: Nonessential Oils
Case 79: Look No Further
Case 80: Muffin Melodrama
Case 81: You Scratch My Back
Case 82: Cut Off
Case 83: Should I Stay or Should I Go
Section 4: Responsibility to Supervisees and Trainees
Case 84: Spread Too Thin
Case 85: Slippery Supervision
Case 86: Fractured Focus
Case 87: Compliment Sandwich
Case 88: Just Do It
Case 89: Too Good at Goodbyes
Case 90: In Search of Supervision
Section 5: Responsibility in Public Statements
Case 91: Hey, Thats Me!
Case 92: Getting the Word Out
Case 93: Take My Advice
Case 94: Problems in Press
Case 95: Press Release
Case 96: Public Persona
Case 97: Dont Quote Me
Case 98: Varied Expertise
Case 99: Responding to Reviews
Case 100: Good Intentions
Case 101: #Hashtag
Case 102: Internet Troll
Case 103: Training the Trainers
Case 104: Top 10
Section 6: Responsibility in Research
Case 105: Crunch the Numbers
Case 106: Undue Influence
Case 107: Et Al
Complex Scenarios Involving Multiple Sections of the Code
Case 108: No Show, Oh No!
Case 109: Splitting Up Is Hard to Do
Case 110: Academic Advocacy
Case 111: Somethings in the Air
Case 112: Bury the Lead
Case 113: Chosen Name
Case 114: My Way or the Highway
Case 115: Sign on the Dotted Line
Case 116: Lost in Translation
Case 117: Mad Scientist
Case 118: Social Media Mayday
Case 119: Wear Many Hats
Case 120: Need for Concern?
Case 121: Glitch
Case 122: Behind Closed Doors
Case 123: Adapt and Adjust
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