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2.01 — Providing Effective Treatment

Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts (2022) · Reference for BCBAs, BCaBAs, and RBTs · Source: BACB

What does 2.01 say?

Behavior analysts prioritize clients' rights and needs in service delivery. They provide services that are conceptually consistent with behavioral principles, based on scientific evidence, and designed to maximize desired outcomes for and protect all clients, stakeholders, supervisees, trainees, and research participants from harm. Behavior analysts implement nonbehavioral services with clients only if they have the required education, formal training, and professional credentials to deliver such services.

Official source: read the full text in the Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts (2022) (official document).

Related sections

1.01 — Being Truthful 1.02 — Conforming with Legal and Professional Requirements 1.03 — Accountability 1.04 — Practicing within a Defined Role 1.05 — Practicing within Scope of Competence 1.06 — Maintaining Competence 1.07 — Cultural Responsiveness and Diversity 1.08 — Nondiscrimination

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