E-5.01 - 5.05 Protecting Rights of Clients, Stakeholders, Supervisees & Trainees, Confidentiality in Public Statements, Public Statements by Behavior Analysts & Others, Use of Intellectual Property

In public statement, behavior analysts prioritize the rights of the

clients

You are using a video of a treatment procedure being implemented with a child for a workshop training. You have the required approvals and consent to use this video for this purpose. In terms of information about the child, you

reveal only what is necessary to support the goals and objectives of the training.

A BCBA is using marketing material that states, "Anyone can learn to do a functional analysis in our one-hour workshop!" and has been warned by the BACB to stop this misleading advertising. The BCBA maintains that this was created by the advertising firm he hired and not him. According to the Ethics Code, the behavior analyst

is responsible for the statements he hires others to make on his behalf.

A very common ethical compliant received by the BACB is

unauthorized use of the BACB's intellectual property.

Which is a deceptive statement and should not be used in a public media presentation?

"This approach eliminates willful behavior and virtually guarantees better grades."

When making public statements, behavior analysts take appropriate steps to protect the rights of

1. clients. 2. stakeholders. 3. trainees 4. supervisees.

While using the CBA Learning Module Series, a user really likes several questions and decides to post them to a free online quiz website. This is

a violation of the Code and of copyright law.

A BCBA likes an image from a reputable stock photography website and would like to use it in an advertisement for her business. The image is advertised on the site as free. The BCBA

checks and complies with the "terms of use" for using the image in advertisement.

A behavior analyst, who sits on a grant committee, reviews a compelling research proposal. She conducts and publishes the research herself based on the grant writer's proposal. This is

in violation of the Code and is theft of intellectual property even if the behavior analyst cites the grant writer's original thesis.

A behavior analyst has decided to host a parenting workshop to generate more business for her practice. She explains to attendees that they should always seek professional help from a qualified BCBA for any kind of unwanted behavior. This is

misleading because many behavior problems do not require professional intervention.

A behavior analyst has recently compiled some of his research into a book for practitioners. If he includes any descriptions of his previously published results in the program materials, he

must include references to these publications.

A behavior analyst is presenting client data to an audience where several of the members personally know the client. The behavior analyst has taken care to deidentify the client's information and requests that audience members

not disclose that they know the client's identity.

A BCBA hosts an online forum on behavior analysis. Occasionally his own clients give unsolicited testimonials about the work he has done for them -- e.g., "If your child has autism, you can kiss his future goodbye unless he gets to be one of this BCBA's clients." The BCBA should

post a statement on the forum thanking the individual and clarifying that success cannot be guaranteed in every case.

A BCBA writes a book describing his behavior change methods. These are all standard behavioral interventions available in the research literature, but the behavior analyst references none of the research in the book. The book, as written,

violates the Code because it fails to credit the research upon which the intervention methods are based.