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1 APBA Policy on Responding to Ethics Questions and Concerns Approved: November 12, 2011 Revised: April 2016 The APBA membership comprises professional and paraprofessional practitioners of applied behavior analysis (ABA) who are credentialed by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) and others with interests in the practice of ABA. All members are expected to comply with the BACB’s Professional and Ethical Compliance Code for Behavior Analysts (http://bacb.com/ethics-code/ ), referred to hereafter as the BACB Code. The Code addresses ethical and professional concerns specific to individuals who are credentialed by the BACB and others who deliver and receive ABA services, and is the basis for BACB review of complaints about the behavior of individuals to whom it has issued credentials. APBA members who hold licenses or other credentials issued by governments are also expected to comply with ethical and conduct standards incorporated in the relevant laws, rules, and regulations. Role of the APBA The BACB and the APBA are independent bodies with distinct but complementary missions. Although the APBA places great importance on the ethical practice of ABA, only the BACB may institute sanctions against those who hold BACB credentials. As an organization devoted to serving the needs of practitioners credentialed by the BACB and others involved in delivery of ABA services, however, APBA accepts a leadership role in promoting the ethical delivery of services and the adherence of all its members to the BACB Code. To that end, APBA publishes an Ethics Challenge column in its electronic newsletter, the APBA Reporter, addressing ethical dilemmas that are often faced by ABA practitioners. Those articles are archived on the APBA website and are available for use by university faculty, students, supervisors, and supervisees who are members of APBA. In addition, APBA sponsors and participates in panel discussions and workshops on everyday

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APBAPolicyonRespondingtoEthicsQuestionsandConcerns

Approved:November12,2011Revised:April2016

TheAPBAmembershipcomprisesprofessionalandparaprofessionalpractitionersofappliedbehavioranalysis(ABA)whoarecredentialedbytheBehaviorAnalystCertificationBoard(BACB)andotherswithinterestsinthepracticeofABA.AllmembersareexpectedtocomplywiththeBACB’sProfessionalandEthicalComplianceCodeforBehaviorAnalysts(http://bacb.com/ethics-code/),referredtohereafterastheBACBCode.TheCodeaddressesethicalandprofessionalconcernsspecifictoindividualswhoarecredentialedbytheBACBandotherswhodeliverandreceiveABAservices,andisthebasisforBACBreviewofcomplaintsaboutthebehaviorofindividualstowhomithasissuedcredentials.APBAmemberswhoholdlicensesorothercredentialsissuedbygovernmentsarealsoexpectedtocomplywithethicalandconductstandardsincorporatedintherelevantlaws,rules,andregulations.

RoleoftheAPBATheBACBandtheAPBAareindependentbodieswithdistinctbutcomplementarymissions.AlthoughtheAPBAplacesgreatimportanceontheethicalpracticeofABA,onlytheBACBmayinstitutesanctionsagainstthosewhoholdBACBcredentials.AsanorganizationdevotedtoservingtheneedsofpractitionerscredentialedbytheBACBandothersinvolvedindeliveryofABAservices,however,APBAacceptsaleadershiproleinpromotingtheethicaldeliveryofservicesandtheadherenceofallitsmemberstotheBACBCode.Tothatend,APBApublishesanEthicsChallengecolumninitselectronicnewsletter,theAPBAReporter,addressingethicaldilemmasthatareoftenfacedbyABApractitioners.ThosearticlesarearchivedontheAPBAwebsiteandareavailableforusebyuniversityfaculty,students,supervisors,andsuperviseeswhoaremembersofAPBA.Inaddition,APBAsponsorsandparticipatesinpaneldiscussionsandworkshopsoneveryday

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ethicalandprofessionalchallengesatconferencesandatitsownannualconvention.Thosesessionsareinvariablywellattendedandofteninvolveopendiscussionamongpanelistsandtheaudience.

QuestionsfromAPBAMembersandOthersNaturally,APBAmembersandothersoftenlooktoAPBAforguidanceinresolvingethicalandprofessionalproblemstheyencounterintheirwork.TheAPBAofficeregularlyreceivessuchrequests,whichfallintoseveralcategories:

• ComplaintsaboutpractitionerswhoarecredentialedbytheBACB.SomeaskhowtolodgecomplaintsagainstBACB-credentialedpractitionersforwhatareviewedasviolationsoftheBACBCode.Inthosecases,theAPBAstaffexplainsthatonlytheBACBcanenforceitsCode,andreferstheinquirertotheEthicssectionoftheBACBwebsite(http://bacb.com/ethics/)fordetails.

• ComplaintsaboutindividualswhoarenotcredentialedbytheBACB.SomeconcernsexpressedtoAPBAinvolveindividualswhodonotholdcredentialsissuedbytheBACB.Inthosesituations,theAPBAstaffinformstheinquirerthattheBACBcangenerallytakeactiononlyincasesinvolvingviolationofitsCodebythosetowhomithasissuedcredentials.TheinquirerisencouragedtousetheBACBCodeasaframeworkfordiscussingconcernsdirectlywiththerelevantparties.APBAmayalsorecommendpursuingactionsthroughlocalagenciesandauthorities,suchasemployers,governmentagencies,third-partypayers,orlocallawenforcementagencies.

• RequestsforAPBAtoevaluateethicalsituations.OftenAPBAisaskedtomakeajudgmentaboutsomeaspectofprofessionalbehavior.Thoserequestsmayraiseethicalquestionsthataregeneralinnature,inwhichcasetheyarewelcomedaspossibletopicsfordiscussionintheEthicsChallengecolumnintheAPBAReporter.Mostoften,however,theypertaintospecificsituationsthatmayormaynotinvolveBACB-credentialedpractitionersorAPBAmembers.

Assessingsuchsituationsismorecomplicatedthanitmightseem.Ethicalissuesareusuallycomplex,involvemultipleparties,andhavemorethanoneresolution.Anyoneperson’sopinionmaynotcoverallpossibleinterpretationsandoptions.ThepersoncontactingAPBAmayprovideconsiderabledetailtojustifyhisorherconcerns,butthereisalwaysatleastoneothersidetothestory.Learningenoughaboutthesituationfromallpartiestorenderanobjectiveandfairjudgmentrequiresatime-consumingandlegallyburdensomeeffort.Forinstance,althoughthecomplainant’sconcernsmayseemwarranted,thatcannotbeassumed.Eachpartymusthavetheopportunitytopresentevidence,andeffortsmustbemadetoverifyorcorroboratethatevidence.Actionsthatmayimpedeanindividual’sabilitytomakealivingorjeopardizehisorherprofessionalreputationmustbetakenonlyaftercarefulconsiderationoftherelevantfacts,andwithdueprocessandconfidentialityprotectionsforallparties.Applicablelawsandregulationsmayneedtobeconsidered,andthosevaryacrosslocations.Atpresent,APBAisnotinapositiontoconductsuch

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investigations,anddoesnothavetheauthoritytoimposeformalsanctionsonindividualswhoarefoundtohaveviolatedtheBACBCode.APBAcanonlyreconsiderthemembershipstatusofindividualswhoaremembersofAPBA.Additionally,APBAmustconsiderhowanyassessmentofanethicalproblemthatitprovidesmightbeusedandpublicized.

Policy

I.Respondingtoethicalquestionsandconcerns.WhenquestionsaboutethicalandprofessionalissuesingeneralorwithreferencetoparticularsituationsareposedtoAPBA,theAPBAstaffwillexplainthattheorganizationdoesnotrenderopinionsaboutsuchsituationsandwillofferthefollowingrecommendations:

• TohavethesituationdiscussedintheEthicsChallengecolumnintheAPBAReporter,contactthenewslettereditoratinfo@apbahome.net.ResponsestosituationsposedintheEthicsChallengecolumnarealwayswelcomeandshouldalsobesenttoinfo@apbahome.net.

• TodetermineifanactivityviolatestheBACBCode,gotohttp://bacb.com/ethics-code/ReadtheCodetodetermineifstandardsmayhavebeenviolated.Alsogotohttp://bacb.com/ethics-code/forinformationabouttheBACB’sdisciplinaryreviewandappealsprocesses,andinstructionsandformsforfilinganoticeofallegedviolationoftheCode.

• Toresolveanethicalsituation,firstconsulttheBACBCodetolearnabouttheprofession’svaluesandrulesastheyapplytothesituation.Thendiscusstheissueswithcolleagueswhoseviewsyourespect,takingcarenottodiscloseconfidentialinformationaboutthepartiesinvolved.Withtheassistanceofthosecolleagues,formulateacourseofaction,ifwarranted.Possibleactionsmightinclude:

o Discussingthesituationwiththeindividual(s)involvedinaprivate,non-confrontationalcontext,referencingtheBACBCode.Everyeffortshouldbemadetoresolvethesituationinamutuallysatisfactoryway.

o Arrangingforformalpeerreviewofthesituationbybringinginexpertbehavioranalyststoassessthecircumstancesandrecommendaresolution(seethearticlesonpeerreviewintheAPBAReporter,AprilandMay2010inthearchivesatwww.apbahome.net).Again,confidentialityandprivacymustbeprotectedthroughoutthisprocess.

o Takingconcernstoalocalauthorityorentitythatmayhavethemeanstoenforcearesolution.

o FilingaformalnoticeofallegedviolationasinstructedontheBACBwebsite(http://bacb.com/ethics/)whenthesituationinvolvesa

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BACB-credentialedindividualandyoubelievetheCodehasbeenviolated.

II.TerminatingAPBAmembership.WhenaBACB-certifiedmemberofAPBAhashisorhercertificationrevokedbytheBACB,APBAwillterminatethatperson’smembershipinAPBA.IndividualswhohavetheircertificationreinstatedbytheBACBmayapplytorejoinAPBA,whichwillverifytheircertificationstatuswiththeBACB.


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