Term | Definition |
(1.0) RESPONSIBLE CONDUCT OF A BEHAVIOR ANALYST | The behavior analyst maintains the high standards of professional behavior of the professional organization. |
(1.01) RELIANCE ON SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE | Behavior analysts rely on scientifically and professionally derived knowledge when making scientific or professional judgements in human provision, or when engaging in scholary or professional endeavors. |
(1.02a) COMPETENCE | Behavior analysts provide services, teach, and conduct research only within the boundaries of their competence, based on their education, training, supervised experience, or appropiate professional experience. |
(1.02b) COMPETENCE | Behavior analysts provide services, teach, and conduct research in new areas or involving new techniques only after first undertaking appropiate study, training, supervision, and/or consultation from persons who are competent in those area or techniques. |
(1.03) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | BA's who engage in assessment, therapy, teaching, research, org. consulting,or other prof. activities maintain a reasonable level of awareness of current scientific and professional information in their fields of activity, and undertake ongoing efforts... |
(1.04a) INTEGRITY | BA's are truthful and honost. BA's follow through on obligations and professional assignments with high quality work and refrain from making professional commitments that they cannot keep. |
(1.04b) INTEGRITY | The BA's behavior conforms to the legal and moral codes of the social and professional community of which th BA is a member. |
(1.04c) INTEGRITY | The activity of a BA falls under these Guidelines only if the activity is part of his or her work-related functions of the activity is behavior analytic in nature. |
(1.04d) INTEGRITY | IF BAs' ethical responsibilities conflict with law, BA's make known their committment to these Guidelines and take steps to resolve the conflict in a responsible manner in accordance with the law. |
(1.05a) PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC RELATIONSHIPS | |