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Unit 1 Discussion Core Ethical Principles

For this discussion, reference Chapter 2 of your Ethics for Behavior Analysts textbook. This chapter introduces the nine core ethical principles: 1. Doing no harm. 2.

Respecting autonomy.

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Benefiting others.

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Being just.

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Being truthful.

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According dignity.

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Treating others with caring and compassion.

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Pursuing excellence.

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Accepting responsibility. Choose and summarize two of the nine core ethical principles referenced in this chapter and discuss how they relate to the work of a behavior analyst. Response Guidelines Review the posts of other learners and respond to at least one. Provide feedback regarding their positions and whether they appear to be supported by the literature cited. Whether you agree or disagree with their positions, please be sure that your feedback is respectful and professional. Answer:

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There are nine core ethical principles that we are discussing in this unit. 1 Doing no harm 2 Respecting autonomy 3 Benefiting others 4 Being just 5 Being truthful 6 According dignity 7 Treating others with caring and compassion 8 Pursuing excellence and 9 Accepting responsibility. Doing No Harm The Behavior Analyst’s job is to help people and this core principle states that they should do all in their power not to hurt or harm anyone in anyway intentionally or unintentionally. I state unintentionally because sometimes a person might believe that they are helping or doing something good for an individual but unknowingly they may be harming them instead. For example, as our book states, behavior analysts should not take clients out of their expertise. If a behavior analyst has no experience or previous training

with very young children or with self-injurious behaviors, it would probably harm the individual if an intervention plan were to not be created appropriately for them. It would be best to consult with experts or to have another behavior analyst work on the case who does have that kind of knowledge, experience or training (Bailey & Burch, 2016). Treating Others with Caring and Compassion This core ethical principle is a guideline for Behavior Analysts to remind them that all individuals should be treated with Care and Compassion. Behavior Analysts should remember that they are in the service industry, severing others to better their lives. Without getting personal with the people that are being served, caring for their needs and disabilities as well as having compassion when creating an intervention plan in order to make sure that they are being served the best possible manner. I feel that this ethical principle can be connected with the other core ethical principles. If behavior analysts have care and compassion for who they serve, they would be just, they would make sure that they are benefiting others and have no personal benefit when serving them, as well as pursuing excellence to always make sure that they are current and updated with methods and procedures that could help them create interventions that provide better care and compassion (Bailey & Burch, 2016). Accepting Responsibility This is can be hard for some behavioralist to do as many do not want to admit that they were wrong. When their treatments plan fails they must take responsibility, accepting blame and making corrections to satisfy the consumer and other related parties (Bailey & Burch, 2016). The consumer is to be the main concern. References Bailey, J. S., & Burch, M. R. (2016). Ethics for behavior analysts (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Routledge....