Inside the BACB: Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts — Section 3: Responsibility to Clients and Stakeholders

Section 3: Responsibility to Clients and Stakeholders Overview (Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts)

This section replaces and updates content from Section 2.0 of the previous Professional and Ethical Compliance Code for Behavior Analysts. While Sections 1 and 2 are broader, Section 3 becomes more specific, focusing on the behavior analyst's responsibility to protect service recipients from harm and act in their best interest.

Key Definitions

• Client: The direct recipient of Behavior Analyst services. At various times, one or more stakeholders may simultaneously meet this definition. In some contexts (e.g., Organizational Behavior Management), the client may be a group of individuals. This definition has been updated from the previous code.
• Stakeholder: An individual (other than the client) who is impacted by and invested in the behavior analyst's services. Examples include a parent, caregiver, legally authorized representative, employer, funder, or third-party contractor. This is a new, separate definition; previously, these individuals were combined under the