Ethical Considerations of Functional Behavior Assessment
As you have learned in Unit 3, there are several ethical considerations of Functional Behavior Assessment which are listed in the Behavior Analyst Certification Board's (BACB's) "Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts," section 2.
link for the ethics code https://www(dot)bacb(dot)com/ethics-information/ethics-codes/
For this discussion, you are going to create a scenario in which you have a client who is in need of assessment and choose two ethical considerations taken from the BACB's "Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts" to explain how you would address them.
Describe the consideration that applies to your scenario and how you would approach it.
Discuss in detail why you felt the two considerations that you chose were most important in your hypothetical scenario.
Ethical Considerations of Functional Behavior Assessment
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Client with Autism
In this hypothetical scenario, I am working with a client with autism struggling with communication and behavior. I chose to address the two ethical considerations involving Communicating about Services and Selecting, Designing, and Implementing Assessments (Sellers et al., 2019).
Communicating about Services
In this ethical consideration, behavior analysts must use language easily understood by others. Additionally, they should provide details about their credentials when asked. In this scenario, I would ensure that I speak to the client and their family using terms they understand and can comprehend. Furthermore, I would inform them and provide details about my credentials and background related to this case.
Selecting, Designing, and Implementing Assessments
In this ethical consideration, behavior analysts must explain the assessment procedure to the client and obtain their written permission before implementing the assessment. Behavior analysts are also responsible for gathering data and presenting it graphically to enable judgments and sugg...