Episode 22: Helpful Ethics Resources

Please note that the information in this podcast may be outdated.

In this episode of Inside the BACB, the BACB’s Director of Ethics Dr. Tyra Sellers and Ethics Educational Manager Dr. Sarah Lichtenberger discuss two new, helpful resources for certificants: the Continuity of Services toolkit and a video that covers the nuts-and-bolts of self-reporting to the BACB. Listen now for more information.

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For a transcribed version of this episode, please watch the episode on our YouTube channel with closed captions.

Episode 21: The Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts: Responsibility to Supervisees and Trainees

In this episode of The Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts podcast series, CEO Dr. Jim Carr and Director of Ethics Dr. Tyra Sellers dive into Section 4 of the revised ethics code to discuss the standards that help facilitate high-quality supervision.

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For a transcribed version of this episode, please watch the episode on our YouTube channel with closed captions.

Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts: Responsibility to Supervisees and Trainees

Inside the BACB: Episode 21

Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts: Responsibility to Supervisees and TraineesIn this episode of The Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts podcast series, CEO Dr. Jim Carr and Director of Ethics Dr. Tyra Sellers dive into Section 4 of the revised ethics code to discuss the standards that help facilitate high-quality supervision.

You can find all of the BACB’s videos on our YouTube channel.

Episode 19: The Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts: Responsibility to Clients and Stakeholders

In this episode of the BACB’s Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts podcast series, join Director of Ethics Dr. Tyra Sellers and Ethics Educational Manager Dr. Sarah Lichtenberger as they discuss what’s missing, what’s new, and what has changed in Section 3 of the revised ethics code for BCBAs and BCaBAs: Responsibility to Clients and Stakeholders.

Resources:

For a transcribed version of this episode, please watch the episode on our YouTube channel with closed captions.

Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts: Responsibility to Clients and Stakeholders

Inside the BACB: Episode 19

Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts: Responsibility to Clients and StakeholdersIn this episode of the BACB’s Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts podcast series, join Director of Ethics Dr. Tyra Sellers and Ethics Educational Manager Dr. Sarah Lichtenberger as they discuss what’s missing, what’s new, and what has changed in Section 3 of the revised ethics code for BCBAs and BCaBAs: Responsibility to Clients and Stakeholders.

You can find all of the BACB’s videos on our YouTube channel.

Episode 18: The Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts: Responsibility in Practice

In this episode of the BACB’s Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts podcast series, CEO Dr. Jim Carr and Director of Ethics Dr. Tyra Sellers tackle Section 2 of the updated ethics code for BCBAs and BCaBAs: Responsibility in Practice. Listen now to learn more.

Resources:

For a transcribed version of this episode, please watch the episode on our YouTube channel with closed captions.

The Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts: Responsibility in Practice

Inside the BACB: Episode 18

The Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts: Responsibility in PracticeIn this episode of the BACB’s Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts podcast series, CEO Dr. Jim Carr and Director of Ethics Dr. Tyra Sellers tackle Section 2 of the updated ethics code for BCBAs and BCaBAs: Responsibility in Practice. Listen now to learn more.

You can find all of the BACB’s videos on our YouTube channel.

COVID-19 Vaccine Considerations for BACB Certificants

March 21, 2022, Update: The following information was based on sections 1.01, 2.02, and 2.05 of the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code for Behavior Analysts and has since been updated to reflect the Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts.


The BACB commends all of its certificants who have endeavored to place the safety and needs of clients and staff at the forefront of their action plans to address the COVID-19 pandemic. The following information is being provided to our certificants as they make critical decisions about accessing COVID-19 vaccines.

The BACB offers the following considerations as certificants begin to move forward in the wake of newly available vaccines for COVID-19. This information does not constitute legal or medical advice, but it is consistent with the following standard from the Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts:

  • 3.01 Responsibility to Clients: “Behavior analysts act in the best interest of clients, taking appropriate steps to support clients’ rights, maximize benefits, and do no harm. They are also knowledgeable about and comply with applicable laws and regulations related to mandated reporting requirements.”

Certificants should also consider the recent guidance provided by the American Medical Association (AMA) Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs for physicians from the November 2020 AMA Special Meeting. Specifically, the AMA (n.d.) states that:

  • “When … there is an available, safe, and effective vaccine, physicians have a responsibility to accept immunization absent a recognized medical contraindication or when a specific vaccine would pose a significant risk to the physician’s patients.”
  • “Physicians who are not or cannot be immunized have a responsibility to voluntarily take appropriate action to protect patients, fellow health care workers and others … including refraining from direct patient contact when appropriate.”
  • “Physician practices and health care institutions have a further responsibility to limit patient and staff exposure to individuals who are not immunized, which may include requiring unimmunized individuals to refrain from direct patient contact.”

The BACB urges certificants to consider the AMA’s guidance when making personal decisions and creating organization-level policies about accessing COVID-19 vaccines. Should the BACB receive a Notice of Alleged Violation related to this topic, the review committee would likely consider the following questions in determining whether a violation occurred:

  • Was there a vaccine available to reduce the negative impacts of the pandemic?
  • If the certificant could not be safely immunized or refused the vaccine for personal reasons, did they take and follow appropriate actions to protect clients, stakeholders, co-workers, supervisees, trainees, and others from potential exposure?
  • If the certificant was responsible for organization-level practices, did they take appropriate measures to protect clients, stakeholders, co-workers, supervisees, trainees, and others from exposure to nonimmunized individuals?

Reference

The Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts: Responsibility as a Professional

Inside the BACB: Episode 16

The Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts: Responsibility as a ProfessionalThis episode of Inside the BACB is the second in an ethics-based series titled The Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts. Join CEO Dr. Jim Carr and Director of Ethics Dr. Tyra Sellers as they systematically break down and analyze the first section of the new Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts, Responsibility as a Professional.

You can find all of the BACB’s videos on our YouTube channel.

Episode 16: The Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts: Responsibility as a Professional

This episode of Inside the BACB is the second in an ethics-based series titled The Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts. Join CEO Dr. Jim Carr and Director of Ethics Dr. Tyra Sellers as they systematically break down and analyze the first section of the new Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts, Responsibility as a Professional.

Resources:

For a transcribed version of this episode, please watch the episode on our YouTube channel with closed captions.