**This course will NOT provide the participant with BACB CEUs**
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS COURSE FOR BACB CEUS YOU MUST PURCHASE THE PAID VERSION!
Not looking for CEUs, but want to join in the research fun?! Join us for our monthly Research Review Club on 11/16/25 to cover: The Ethical Landscape of Behavior Analysis Forums on Reddit by Price et al. (2024). NO CEUS WILL BE PROVIDED for participating in an online discussion.
Research Abstract: The Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) released the third iteration of ethical practice guidelines for certificants, which went into effect on January 1, 2022. This Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts (hereafter Ethics Code) is streamlined and more enforceable than its predecessors, with the continued overarching directive to improve consumer protection. In the decades after the BACB was founded, the internet and social media have become ubiquitous in daily life, including within applied behavior analysis (ABA). Social media can benefit ABA stakeholders by providing access to enhanced professional networks, practitioner resources, and study guides or social support for behavior analysis students. However, the use of social media leads to a potentially increased risk of ethical concerns. Therefore, the authors of this article sought to explore how behavioral products in ABA social media forums on Reddit align with the Ethics Code. Findings suggest that most user engagement in ABA subreddit is ethical, but users also engage in ways that potentially misalign with the Ethics Code. Finally, the authors describe implications for future research and practice to promote ethical user engagement online by ABA practitioners.
Keywords: Social media · Ethics · Behavior analysis · BACB · Reddit
Article Citation:
Price, S. M., Rohrer, D. M., Krug, M. J., Neal, D. A., Sidener, T. M., & Mattaini, M. A. (2024). The ethical
landscape of behavior analysis forums on Reddit. Behavior Analysis in Practice.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40617-024-00855-6
Target Audience: Board Certified Behavior Analysts, Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analysts or anyone interested in Behavior Analytic Research!
Learning Objectives: As a result of this course, participants will be able to …
- Summarize the information from Price et al. (2024).
- Identify common themes throughout the research by Price et al. (2024).
- Discuss specific ideas from the research by Price et al. (2024) with other participants
- Identify how the research by Price et al. (2024) can be generalized to their practice.
- Identify how the research by Price et al. (2024) could not be generalized to their practice and/or what modifications would be needed to do so.
Course Includes
- 4 Lessons
