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| Ethical Issues Related to FBAs, BIP Development, and Progress Monitoring |
| Friday, May 22, 2015 |
| 8:00 AM–3:00 PM |
| 214C (CC) |
| Area: PRA/CSE; Domain: Service Delivery |
| CE Instructor: Melissa L. Olive, Ph.D. |
| MELISSA L. OLIVE (Applied Behavioral Strategies) |
| Description: Behavior analysts are often faced with the difficulty of completing Fuctional Behavior Assessments and developing Behavior Intervention Plans for their clients. This session will identify ethical issues that must be considered, what can be done to prevent ethical issues from arising, what behavior analysts can do to remedy ethical situations gone wrong, and related BACB Guidelines for Responsible Conduct. Participants in this session will recognize and describe the ethical issues related to developing BIPs, list strategies for preventing ethical issues related to developing BIPS, and discuss methods for resolving ethical issues related to BIPs. The Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) Guidelines for Responsible Conduct also will be discussed. Information will be provided in a lecture format with case studies as examples. Time will be allotted for extensive question and answer. Detailed handouts will be provided. |
| Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the workshop, participants should be able to: (1) recognize and describe the ethical issues related to completing FBAs; (2) describe the process of an FBA for an Independent Educational Evaluation (IEE); (3) recognize and describe the ethical issues related to developing BIPs; (4) list strategies for preventing ethical issues related to completing FBAs and developing BIPs; (5) discuss methods for resolving ethical issues related to completing FBAs and developing BIPs; and (6)identify and describe the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) Guidelines for Responsible Conduct as they relate to completing FBAs (Guideline 3) and developing BIPs (Guideline 4) and monitoring progress toward the BIP. |
| Activities: Information will be provided in a lecture format with case studies as examples. Time will be allotted for extensive question and answer. Detailed handouts will be provided. |
| Audience: BCBAs, BCaBAs, school psychologists with training and experience in ABA, and administrators who supervise BCBAs. |
| Content Area: Practice |
| Instruction Level: Intermediate |
| Keyword(s): Behavior Interventions, BIP, Ethics, FBA |