| Abstract: ABA has been demonstrated as an effective intervention for individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities for decades. However, with the rapid growth of the profession, children’s access to quality ABA services has diminished. Parents are reporting long waits for services, services provided by improperly trained technicians, and lack of progress for their children. This panel will discuss components of quality ABA including timely access to treatment, fidelity of implementation, appropriately trained clinicians, appropriate oversight of each clinical case, and other quality metrics. Panelists will discuss how quality ABA can lead to better outcomes for clients. Finally, the presenters will discuss how the delivery of quality ABA is fundamentally an ethical issue. Specifically, the core principle of Benefit Others, the responsibility of Providing Effective Treatment, the need to Involve Clients and Stakeholders, the need to Collaborate with Colleagues, Selecting, Designing, and Implementing Assessment and Interventions, Collecting and Using Data, Providing Supervision and Training, and the need to provide Performance Monitoring and Feedback. |