Overview
This assignment assesses the following Course Outcomes:
PS507-4: Formulate ethical decisions in practice using the core principles of the Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts.
PS507-5: Evaluate personal biases and how these biases impact ethical decision-making.
PC-2.3: Demonstrate integrity through the application of relevant codes of conduct and social responsibility within one's profession.
As a practitioner in the field of behavior analysis, you will find yourself in potential ethical situations that arise as a natural part of the job. Behavior analysts often seek out the thoughts and opinions of other behavior analysts to discuss solutions to possible ethical problems. This collaborative assignment will provide you with an invaluable opportunity to engage in the process of identifying ethical issues and formulating practical and ethical solutions to real-life issues that arise in professional practice.
Part 1
This week you will prepare a 14–18 slide Team PowerPoint presentation. Your instructor has assigned you to a team to collaborate with regarding this week’s assignment. The team area is located in your course home under Unit 10. You will be graded on the quality of your team presentation as well as your participation in the collaborative assignment. Your team will choose one member to submit the PowerPoint and corresponding speaker notes in a Word document. In addition, each student will submit an Individual Reflection Essay and a completed Peer Evaluation Form.
Choose two scenarios from the Bailey and Burch (2022) text from Chapters 6-9. Refer to the Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts - Core Principles (p. 4). Your team will work together to provide a well-developed and in-depth response to the scenarios you select utilizing the course concepts, readings, core principles, and the ethical decision model.
Include the following in your Team PowerPoint presentation and Speaker Notes to be submitted separately in word document to match the PPT slides:
- Title Slide — You may choose a name for your team and each group member’s name should be included. (1 slide)
- Introduction slide — Introduce the scenarios you have chosen from Bailey and Burch and include reason for selection of these scenarios. Include which of the core principles are lacking according to each scenario as it is originally presented. (1 slide and expand your explanation in speaker notes) (Three-part Decision Model — Utilize the decision tree that you began utilizing in Unit 2 to brainstorm your way through to a solution. Include how you will uphold the core principles throughout the ethical decision model, with mention of relevant Code standards used to guide the ethical decision-making process, for each of the two scenarios, include 6–9 slides and expand your explanation in speaker notes)
- Conclusion — Wrap up your presentation with how you believe these tools assist in making ethical decisions. (1 slide and expand your explanation in speaker notes)
- References — Include the full references cited within the presentation. (1 slide)
Part 2
Complete the Peer Evaluation Form by providing each team member's name and feedback on his or her contribution to the team as indicated in the form.
Part 3
Review the following resources to prepare for your Individual Reflection Essay:
- Leadership communication and the Johari window. Little (2005).
- Tuckman’s Team Development Model
- Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument
Write a three-page reflection on the experience of ethical decision-making as a team. You will include:
- A reflection on what you learned from the group process, making direct reference to one of the three resources and how your team applied this, and explain how this experience will benefit you as a behavior analyst in the field when faced with real life ethical situations.
- Your thoughts on how you worked through your own biases, discussing the steps you would take to ensure that there is no bias in your treatment based on the Unit 8 Readings.
- Your thoughts on which of the core principles in the Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts you had a chance to uphold at any point during the group experience, including any specific details to support this choice.
You should cite a minimum of three peer-reviewed journal articles that were published within the last five years and list them in your reference slide. You should carefully select sources after reviewing the literature and evaluating the credibility, relevance, quality, and research merit of each source as it applies to your specific case studies.
Please review and follow the assignment requirements in the next tab titled Assignment Details
For this assignment you will submit a PowerPoint Presentation between 14–18 slides in length and a separate Word document with speaker notes that correspond to each side
- Title page: Provide your name, title of assignment, course and section number, and date.
- Body: Answer all the questions in complete sentences and paragraphs.
- Your responses should reflect professional writing standards, using proper tone and language. The writing and writing style should be correct and accurate, and reflect knowledge of skills and practice of the profession.
- Reference page: Sources listed in current APA format.
- Include a minimum of three scholarly or academic sources published within the last five yearsto support your responses and conclusions.
- Use Arial or Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced and left aligned.
- Use standard 1" margins on all sides.
- Use current APA formatting and citation style.
- If you need assistance with APA style, please visit Academic Writer.
- Include Speaker Notes: these correspond to all of your PPT slides (noting the content for each respective slide).
Submitting your Assignment
Save your file in a location and with a name that you will remember. When you are ready to submit, select the Unit 8 Assignment Dropbox and upload your file.