Assent
The agreement of participation by a client who is unable to give legal consent for their own participation.
E. Ethical and Professional Issues
Code’s definition of behavior analyst
An individual who holds BCBA® or BCaBA® certification or who has submitted a complete application for BCBA® or BCaBA® certification.
Code’s definition of clients’ rights
Human rights, legal rights, rights codified within behavior analysis, and organization rules designed to benefit the client.
Code’s definition of conflict of interest
An incompatibility between a behavior analysts’ private and professional interests resulting in risk or potential risk to services provided to, or the professional relationship with, a client, stakeholder, supervisee, trainee,
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5th Edition Task List
E-3.07 Third-Party Contracts for Services
E-6.07 Conflict of Interest in Research and Publication
6th Edition TCO
Code’s definition of informed consent (information use/sharing)
Information Use/Sharing: Providing the opportunity for an individual to give informed consent to share or use their information involves communicating about: 1) the purpose and intended use; 2) the audience;
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Code’s definition of multiple relationship
A comingling of two or more of a behavior analyst’s roles (e.g., behavioral and personal) with a client, stakeholder, supervisee, trainee, research participant, or someone closely associated with or related
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6th Edition TCO
Code’s definition of scope of competence
The professional activities a behavior analyst can consistently perform with proficiency.
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6th Edition TCO
Code’s definition of third-party
Any individual, group of individuals, or entity, other than the direct recipient of services, the primary caregiver, the legally authorized representative, or the behavior analyst, who requests and funds services
Core principles underlying the Code
Four core principles that behavior analysts can use to help interpret and apply Code standards, as outlined in the Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts. 1. Benefit others; 2. Treat others
Cultural humility
Ongoing self-reflection and recognition of one’s own prejudices and implicit and explicit biases, as well as a critical look at one’s own behavior.
Cultural responsiveness
The ability to respect and work to understand the cultural differences and needs of diverse populations and to incorporate this respect and understanding into professional and client relationships.
Dana Do’s: Tips for Exam Questions About Ethics
There is a difference between ethical decision-making in practice, versus ethical decision-making on test question scenarios.
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