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| Cultural Variability and Responsiveness |
| Monday, September 30, 2019 |
| 3:00 PM–3:50 PM |
| Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre, Level 2, C2 |
| Instruction Level: Intermediate |
| Chair: Dorothy Xuan Zhang (The Chicago School of Professional Psychology; George Mason University; ABA Professional Committee of China Association of Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons (ABA-CARDP) |
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| Code or Cope? Diving into Ethical Situations by Behavior Analysts in Mainland China |
| Domain: Service Delivery |
| DOROTHY XUAN ZHANG (The Chicago School of Professional Psychology; George Mason University; ABA Professional Committee of China Association of Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons (ABA-CARDP), Fan-Yu Lin (Robert Morris University) |
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| Abstract: Over the past decades, more and more educators, paraprofessionals, and parents have been drawn to the science of behavior analysis due to its impact on autism related treatment mainland, China. Many individuals underwent a verified course sequence and have become certified behavior analysts. While the growth in the field of behavior analysis is encouraging, decoding the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code for Behavior Analysts during may be difficult due to the contexts and cultural variables that one is in. The purpose of this presentation is to share results of a scenario-based survey study that is conducted in mainland China among individuals who studied behavior analysis. In addition to obtaining demographic information about those who practice behavior analysis in mainland China, another important goal of this study is to gain insights on the decision-making process in service-delivery situations where making ethical decisions may not be so “cut and dry”. The results of the study will provide information about professionals practicing behavior analysis in mainland, China. Results will also lead to an examination of the ethical guidelines that is specific to a particular region and further discussion and reflection about supervision training curriculum in a global sense. |
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