Behavior analyst accepts as clients only those invdividuals or agencies who beavhior problems or requested services are commensurate with the behavioranalyst's education,training, and experience

(supervision or consultation is required for credentials)

A. Behavior analysts arrange for appropriate consultations and referrals based prinicipally on the best interes of their clients consent, subject and relevent considertions including law and contractual obligation

B. Behavior analysts cooperate with other professionals appropriately  in order to serve the clients effectively and appropriately.  (ethical codes)

A. When agreeing to provide services from a third party, terms must be clarifie the extent feasbile, at the outset of the service and the nature of the relationship with each party (includes the roll, services provided, information obtained and limits of confidentiality

B. If there is risk with the behavior analyst being called upon to perform conflicitiong roles because of involvement of the third party, the behavior analyst clarifies the nature and direction of her responsibilities and keeping everyone involved informed at all times.

A. Support individual rights under the law

B. Clients must be provided on request an accurate, current set of the behavior analyst's credentials

C. Permission for eletronic recording if interviews an service delivery session is secured from clients and relevent staff of all other settings

D. Clients must be informed of their rights and about procedures to complain about the practices of the behavior analyst

E. Complie with all requirements for criminal background checks

A. Behavior analysts primary obligation and take resonable precautions to respect the confidentiality of those with who they work or consult by (law, institutional rules, relationships)

B. Clients have a right to confidentiality, unless it is not feasible or is contraindicated

C. In order to minimize privacy behavior analysts must only inclided only information relevant to the purpose for whihc communication is made in written and oral report

D. Discuss confidential information obtained in clinical or consulting relationships, or evaluative data concering all party involved.  

A. Disclose confidential information without the consent of the individual only as mandated by law, or permitted by law for valid purpose.

B. Can also disclose confidential information with the appropriate consent.  

A. Always has the responsibility to recommend scientifically support most effective treatment procedures.  Long term and Short term benefits to clients and society.

B. Clients have the right to effective treatment.

C. Have the right to review and appraisal of likely effects of all alternative treatments

D. Additional factors may be considered in selectiing interventions (efficiency, and cost effectiveness, risks, side effects, client preference, and practitioner experience and training) 

Provide for ongoing documentation of behavioral services 

Keeping documnetation on all behavioral services that are provided from the Behavior analyst

A stimulus that is used in punishment without proir learning from it

A Stimulus that at first has no punishing effect but last after paring it with unconditioned punishers it becomes strong and works

It is when a function of a behavior is determind and then terminated to stop the behavior from happening