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| Case Studies in Ethics in Intellectual Disabilities |
| Friday, May 27, 2005 |
| 2:00 PM–5:00 PM |
| Private Dining Room 3 (3rd floor) |
| Area: DDA; Domain: Basic Research |
| CE Instructor: R. M. (Duke) Schell, Ph.D. |
| R. M. (DUKE) SCHELL (J. Iverson Riddle Developmental Center) |
| Description: Most discussions of ethics in the practice of psychology and/or behavior analysis focus on the misconduct of the professional providing services. Behavior analysis, as a methodological perspective, tends to be distanced from ethical issues because it is a science-based approach, but it is not immune from personal and cultural contingencies that create unethical behavior. This workshop will focus on the everyday ethical behaviors of clinicians that enhance habilitation and life quality of those served through discussions of cases that involve ethical dilemmas. |
| Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the workshop, the participant will be able to: - Describe how the historical concepts of ethics, values, morals are viewed by behavior analysis. - Determine everyday behaviors of clinicians that can be viewed as ethical or unethical and also those behaviors that are less readily placed at either end of the continuum. - Describe how the dimensions of behavior analysis can be used to reinforce ethical behavior. - Review and analyze their behavior and the culture of their clinical setting to recognize where ethical issues may arise and how to resolve them. |
| Activities: A brief review of historical information will be followed by casebook-style discussions based on experiences of the presenters as well as composite examples that raise ethical issues. Participants are encouraged to bring their own case histories for discussion with the group. |
| Audience: People involved in the development and supervision of behavioral teaching and treatment procedures and applied research with people with mental retardation and related disabilities. |
| Content Area: Practice |
| Instruction Level: Intermediate |