As a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), I am honored to abide by the ethical guidelines of the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB).  Below, please find my non-descrimination policy (as adopted from the BACB By-laws) as well as other pertinent ethical guidelines of the BACB by which I comply:

• Nondiscrimination: As adopted from the BACB’s by-laws, in conducting my activities, I shall comply with all applicable laws that prohibit discrimination in employment or service provision because of a person’s race, color, religion, gender, age, disability, national origin, or because of any other protected characteristic.
  
  
• Further, in my work-related activities, I will not engage in discrimination against individuals or groups based on age, gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, socioeconomic status, or any basis proscribed by law.

Rights and Prerogatives of Clients: (BACB By-laws)

• The behavior analyst supports individual rights under the law.
  
  
• The client must be provided, upon request, an accurate, current set of the behavior analyst's credentials.
  
  
• Permission for electronic recording of interviews is secured from clients and all other settings. Consent for different uses must be obtained specifically and separately.
  
  
• Clients must be informed of their rights and about procedures to complain about professional practices of the behavior analyst.

*To read the complete BACB By-laws,  of which all BCBAs and BCABAs are subject, please see the BACB website.
 

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.  I will be happy to discuss any questions you may have.

Maintaining Confidentiality:
(BACB By-laws)

• Behavior analysts have a primary obligation, and take reasonable precautions, to respect the confidentiality of those with whom they work or consult, recognizing that confidentiality may be established by law, institutional rules, or professional or scientific relationships.
  
  
• Clients have a right to confidentiality. Unless it is not feasible, or is contraindicated, the discussion of confidentiality occurs at the outset of the relationship and thereafter as new circumstances may warrant.
  
  
• In order to minimize intrusions on privacy, behavior analysts include only information germane to the purpose for which the communication is made in written and oral reports, consultations, and the like.
  
  
• Behavior analysts discuss confidential information obtained in clinical or consulting relationships, or evaluative data concerning patients, individuals or organizational clients, students, research participants, supervisees, and employees, only for appropriate scientific or professional purposes and only with persons clearly concerned with such matters.