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The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria

Ethical Decision Making in Applied Behavior Analysis: Session 294 with Ilene Schwartz and Beth Kelly

The Behavioral Observations Podcast with Matt Cicoria

Matt Cicoria

Science, Mental Health, Skinner, Behaviorism, Behaviorconsultant, Aba, Behavioralpsychology, Health & Fitness, Appliedbehavioranalysis, Autism, Acceptanceandcommitmenttherapy, Fba, Social Sciences, Verbalbehavior, Bcba, Functionalassessment, Discretetrial

4.8648 Ratings

🗓️ 22 March 2025

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Drs. Ilene Schwartz and Beth Kelly joined me to discuss the never ending conundrum of navigating ethical dilemmas. As Ilene points out in the podcast, most people know right from wrong, but the types of dilemmas BCBAs encounter are what she calls 'right vs. right' dilemmas...

Therefore, ethical practice requires a continuous decision making process. And in my guests' view, this is not a matter of decontextualized rule-following. In this podcast, we get into these nuances, using Ilene and Beth's newly published book, Ethical Decision Making in Applied Behavior Analysis.

We also discussed a framework for articulating one's values and principles that you might find helpful in your work setting.

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Transcript

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Imagine an event where experts from every field impacting profound autism come together, a one-stop

0:05.8

shop for learning about topics from challenging behavior to Catatonia, to sleep research, to the

0:10.7

sibling experience. Join us for the profound autism summit, a two-day conference on April 10th and 11th

0:16.4

in Boston, Massachusetts. We bring together top leaders in research, medicine, treatment, and advocacy

0:22.3

to address the unique needs of individuals with profound autism across disciplines and throughout

0:27.1

the lifespan. Register on Behavior Live or go to our website, Profound Autism Summit.org.

0:33.5

The summit provides a space for professionals, caregivers, and advocates to come together to learn from the experts, like Bridget Taylor, Peter Gerhardt, and Eric Larson.

0:42.5

And you can earn continuing education credits.

0:45.2

We're offering 22 BCBA CEs, 24 continuing education credits for psychologists, and our application for social work continuing education credits has been submitted.

0:54.2

You can register for one day or both, but don't wait.

0:58.1

Be part of the movement driving real change for people with profound autism.

1:01.9

Remember, register on behavior live or go to our website, Profound Autism Summit.org.

1:07.8

See you at the summit.

1:09.8

Hey, everyone.

1:10.2

Thanks for joining me in session 294 of the behavioral observations podcast.

1:14.9

Dr. Eileen Schwartz and Beth Kelly join me to discuss the never-ending conundrum of navigating ethical dilemmas.

1:22.0

As Eileen points out in the podcast, most people know right from wrong, but the types of dilemmas BCBA's encounter are what she calls right versus right dilemmas. Therefore, ethical practice

1:34.4

requires a continuous decision-making process. And in my guest's view, this is not a matter

1:40.6

of decontextualized rule following. In this podcast, we get into the nuances

1:46.2

using Eileen and Beth's newly published book, Ethical Decision Making and Applied Behavior

1:52.0

Analysis for a background. We also discussed a framework for articulating one's values and

1:58.0

principles that you might find helpful in your work setting.

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