Kelly Elizabeth M, Greeny Kaitlin, Rosenberg Nancy, Schwartz Ilene
College of Education, University of Washington, Box 357925, Haring Center, 1981 NE Columbia Rd., Seattle, WA 98195 USA.
Behav Anal Pract. 2020 Oct 23;14(2):491-498. doi: 10.1007/s40617-020-00515-x. eCollection 2021 Jun.
Currently, certified behavior analysts are required to adhere to the ethical rules established by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board® (BACB®) known as the (BACB, 2014; hereafter referred to as the BACB Code). Applying these rules without context, however, can result in an overly simplified and mechanistic approach to ethical problem solving. Ethical rules that lack guiding principles may also pose dissemination challenges for behavior analysts tasked with communicating the field's ethical ideals to nonbehavioral colleagues and stakeholders. This article describes the process that our applied behavior analysis organization used to develop a set of guiding ethical principles to supplement the BACB Code. These principles guide our members' ethical decision making and assist them in disseminating our organization's ideals. Following a description of the principle development process, we present our organization's ethical principles and discuss how behavior analysts can use them to make clinical and ethical decisions, and address dissemination challenges.
目前，认证行为分析师必须遵守行为分析师认证委员会（Behavior Analyst Certification Board®，简称BACB®）制定的道德准则（BACB，2014；以下简称《BACB准则》）。然而，脱离实际情况应用这些准则，可能会导致在解决道德问题时采取过于简单化和机械的方法。缺乏指导原则的道德准则，对于负责向非行为分析领域的同事和利益相关者传达该领域道德理念的行为分析师来说，也可能带来传播方面的挑战。本文描述了我们应用行为分析组织为补充《BACB准则》而制定一套道德指导原则所采用的过程。这些原则指导我们成员的道德决策，并帮助他们传播我们组织的理念。在描述原则制定过程之后，我们展示我们组织的道德原则，并讨论行为分析师如何利用这些原则做出临床和道德决策，以及应对传播方面的挑战。
