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THE RIGHT TO EFFECTIVE BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT
Author(s) -
Houten Ron,
Axelrod Saul,
Bailey Jon S.,
Favell Judith E.,
Foxx Richard M.,
Iwata Brian A.,
Lovaas O. Ivar
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of applied behavior analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1938-3703
pISSN - 0021-8855
DOI - 10.1901/jaba.1988.21-381
Subject(s) - psychology , applied behavior analysis , behavior change , behavioral activation , behavioral analysis , contingency management , functional analysis , psychotherapist , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , autism , psychiatry , intervention (counseling) , social psychology , cognition , biochemistry , chemistry , gene
We propose that individuals who are recipients or potential recipients of treatment designed to change their behavior have the right to a therapeutic environment, services whose overriding goal is personal welfare, treatment by a competent behavior analyst, programs that teach functional skills, behavioral assessment and ongoing evaluation, and the most effective treatment procedures available.