PRACTICE AND ETHICS IN BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS

Catalog description

This course presents ethical and legal issues relevant to research and practice in behavior analysis. This class will provide undergraduate students with knowledge of ethic codes and legal statues that guide the field of applied behavior analysis and psychology more broadly. The primary emphasis will be the practical application of ethics to clinic, school, and community settings where children and adolescents are the recipients of services. Class topics related to ethics will be: principles, decision making, assessment and practice, supervision, research, responsibilities to the field of applied behavior analysis, and responsibility in public statements.