BCBA OR BCABA INTERVIEW

In this course, you have covered several of the ethical codes in the BACB Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts. You discussed many different ethical dilemmas that you may find yourself in as an assistant behavior analyst. In this assignment, you become even more familiar with the types of dilemmas you may face by interviewing an ABA professional.

Identify an individual with a BCBA or BCaBA certification who is willing to speak with you regarding some ethical dilemmas they have encountered. You may identify this person through your place of work, by using the BCBA registry, or by searching for BCBAs or BCaBAs in your area.

Interview the behavior analyst and ask about ethical dilemmas that they have encountered as a professional. How did the behavior analyst handle the situations they faced? What recommendations does the professional have for managing similar ethical challenges?

As part of the interview, ask the professional about cross-cultural challenges they have faced. Keep in mind that culture can include differences in language, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, ability, geographic locations, et cetera. What recommendations does the professional have for becoming culturally competent? In addition to the professional’s recommendations, you can include information from other professional and scholarly sources to support your thinking on cultural competence.

Write a paper that addresses the following:

• Summarize your interview with the behavior analyst. In your summary, describe multiple ethical dilemmas encountered by the professional.
• Describe cross-cultural challenges faced in practice by the professional.
• Describe recommendations for managing ethical challenges.
• Recommend methods for building cultural competency.
• Apply ethics codes to the situations the behavior analyst described. In your work, name specific codes and describe how the codes apply to each situation presented in your paper.

Additional Requirements

Your assignment should also meet the following requirements:

• Written communication: Employ academic communication skills that are scholarly, professional, and respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others, in a manner consistent with members of the counseling profession. Use current APA guidelines for grammar, punctuation, and mechanics.
• Length: 4–6 pages, excluding the cover page and references list. Include page numbers, headings, and running heads. No abstract is required.
• References: Use scholarly research articles that are no more than five years old to support your work. Refer to the Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Research Guide for help finding resources.
• Format: Use current APA style and formatting, paying particular attention to citations and references. Review the Evidence and APA section of the Writing Center for guidance.
• BCBA or BCaBA Interview Scoring Guide (capella.edu) 

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:

• Competency 1: Describe professional competence in the practice of applied behavior analysis.
• Competency 2: Analyze ethical issues in the practice of applied behavior analysis.
• Competency 3: Apply ethical principles and standards to the practice of applied behavior analysis.
• Competency 4: Apply multicultural competence to professional relationships and the practice of applied behavior analysis.
• Competency 6: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly and consistent with expectations for professionals in the field of psychology.

Suggested headings:

§Ethical Dilemmas

-Include how she/he/they handled the dilemmas

§Cross-Cultural Challenges

§Ethical Challenge Recommendations

§Cultural Competency Recommendations

§Ethical Codes

-These can be included in other areas of the paper if you choose

§Identify a BCBA or BCaBA who is willing to speak with you regarding some ethical dilemmas they have encountered. You may identify this person through your place of work, by using the BCBA registry, or by searching BCBA or BCaBAs in your area.

§Interview the behavior analyst and ask about ethical dilemmas that they have encountered as a professional. How did the behavior analyst handle the situations they faced? What recommendations does the professional have for managing similar ethical challenges?

§As part of the interview, ask the professional about cross-cultural challenges they have faced. Keep in mind that culture can include differences in language, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, ability, geographic locations, et cetera. What recommendations does the professional have for becoming culturally competent? In addition to the professional’s recommendations, you can include information from other professional and scholarly sources to support your thinking on cultural competence.

Write a paper that addresses the following:

§Summarize your interview with the behavior analyst. In your summary, describe multiple ethical dilemmas encountered by the professional.

§Describe cross-cultural challenges faced in practice by the professional.

§Describe recommendations for managing ethical challenges.

§Recommend methods for building cultural competency.

§Apply ethics codes to the situations the behavior analyst described. In your work, name specific codes and describe how the codes apply to each situation presented in your paper.

§Thoroughly summarizes a focused interview of a BCaBA or BCBA professional, providing detailed information regarding ethical dilemmas they have encountered.

§Provides a thorough and detailed description of the ethical dilemmas encountered by behavior analysts.

§Relates details of ethical dilemmas to corresponding ethical code elements; provides professional research that supports the selection of the codes.

§Describes cross-cultural challenges faced by the professional in practice. Discusses the pitfalls encountered when issues are not addressed, as well as successful practices that help to overcome these challenges.