Green Kristen, Lewon Matthew, Lewon Ainsley B, Ghezzi Patrick M
Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, MS 296, 1664 North Virginia Street, Reno, NV 89557 USA.
Behav Anal Pract. 2023 Sep 11;17(3):854-869. doi: 10.1007/s40617-023-00854-5. eCollection 2024 Sep.
An important phase of behavior analytic services is the end of the consumer-provider relationship, referred to here as termination of services (TOS). TOS is a process in which nearly all applied behavior analytic providers will be involved, and ethical guidelines regarding TOS are included prominently in the Behavior Analyst Certification Board's . TOS can affect stakeholder perceptions of behavior analytic treatment, post-TOS consumer quality of life, and in some cases have serious professional and/or legal consequences. We surveyed behavior analytic practitioners to assess the perceived importance of and competence in TOS, their training with respect to TOS, and the current state of TOS practices. This revealed that practitioners recognize the importance of TOS and their ethical responsibilities, but also that more training should occur in this domain, especially in training settings before entering practice. To guide this training, recommendations are made for TOS activities that should occur across the phases of treatment. Several areas in which research on TOS could help refine practices are described.
The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40617-023-00854-5.
行为分析服务的一个重要阶段是消费者与提供者关系的结束，在此称为服务终止（TOS）。TOS是一个几乎所有应用行为分析提供者都会涉及的过程，行为分析师认证委员会的道德准则中也显著包含了有关TOS的内容。TOS会影响利益相关者对行为分析治疗的看法、TOS后消费者的生活质量，在某些情况下还会产生严重的专业和/或法律后果。我们对行为分析从业者进行了调查，以评估他们对TOS的重要性和能力的认知、他们在TOS方面接受的培训以及TOS实践的现状。结果显示，从业者认识到TOS的重要性及其道德责任，但也认为在这一领域应进行更多培训，尤其是在进入实践之前的培训环境中。为指导此类培训，针对治疗各阶段应开展的TOS活动提出了建议。还描述了TOS研究有助于完善实践的几个领域。
在线版本包含可在10.1007/s40617-023-00854-5获取的补充材料。
