Standard One: Ethics and Values
Behavior Analysts shall function in accordance with the values, ethics, and standards of the profession, recognizing how personal and professional values may conflict with or accommodate the needs of diverse clients.
Course Learning Objective #1
Identify guidelines specific to cultural issues in the Behavior Analyst Certification Board Code of Ethics (effective 2022) and provide a rationale for the importance of each guideline in the practice of applied behavior analysis.
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Ethics in Behavior Analysis
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E.1 Identify and apply core principles underlying the ethics codes for BACB certificants (e.g., benefit others; treat others with compassion, dignity, and respect; behave with integrity).
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1.07 Cultural Responsiveness and Diversity.
1.08 Nondiscrimination.
1.10 Awareness of Personal Biases and Challenges.
2.13 Selecting, Designing, and Implementing Assessments.
4.07 Incorporating and Addressing Diversity. -
Course Learning Objective #2
Analyze case scenarios in which an applied behavior analysis professional's lack of knowledge about cultural variables may compromise ethical practice and offer suggestions for increasing one's self-awareness of cultural blind spots.
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E.9 Engage in cultural humility in service delivery and professional relationships.
E.10 Apply culturally responsive and inclusive service and supervision activities.
E.11 Identify personal biases and how they might interfere with professional activity. -
1.10 Awareness of Personal Biases and Challenges.
Course Learning Objective #3
Identify items specific to issues of culture in the Behavior Analyst Certification Board 6th edition TOC (effective 2025) and provide a rationale for the importance of each item in the practice of applied behavior analysis.
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Ethics in Behavior Analysis
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E.9 Engage in cultural humility in service delivery and professional relationships.
E.10 Apply culturally responsive and inclusive service and supervision activities.
E.11 Identify personal biases and how they might interfere with professional activity.
F.2 Identify and integrate relevant cultural variables in the assessment process.
F.8 Interpret assessment data to identify and prioritize socially significant, client-informed, and culturally responsive behavior-change procedures and goals
H.2. Identify and recommend interventions based on assessment results, scientific evidence, client preferences, and contextual fit (e.g., expertise required for implementation, cultural variables, environmental resources).
I.3 Identify and implement methods that promote equity in supervision practices.
I.4 Select supervision goals based on an assessment of the supervisee’s skills, cultural variables, and the environment.
I.5 Identify and apply empirically validated and culturally responsive performance management procedures (e.g., modeling, practice, feedback, reinforcement, task clarification, manipulation of response effort). -
1.02 Conforming with Legal and Professional Requirements.
1.07 Cultural Responsiveness and Diversity.
1.10 Awareness of Personal Biases and Challenges.
2.13 Selecting, Designing, and Implementing Assessments.
2.14 Selecting, Designing, and Implementing Behavior-Change Interventions.
2.17 Collecting and Using Data.
4.02 Supervisory Competence.
4.06 Providing Supervision and Training.
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