Competent and Ethical Practices in Applied Behavior Analysis

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CEU Course Description

Achieving competent and ethical practice in applied behavior analysis (ABA) can pose significant barriers and difficulties for the practitioner, researcher, teacher, and student, mainly when conducting a research study.  Therefore, it is important for a behavior analyst to understand what it means to behave in an ethical manner through the use of principles of conduct and of competent practice. In this course, participants will learn to (1) discuss the different ethics codes for behavior analysts that have been delineated regarding research in applied settings, (2) identify several principles and values that guide scientific research, and (3) identify a multitude of ethical considerations when balancing clinical effectiveness with the design of the research study that is to be implemented.  

CEU Course Objectives

1. Discuss ethics codes for behavior analysts that have been delineated regarding research in applied settings.
2. Identify principles and values that guide scientific research
3. Identify ethical considerations when balancing clinical effectiveness with the design of the research study that is to be implemented

Course Date: 2024-05-14

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