Ethical Employment

Behavior analysts who do not own their own businesses may at times become employers in that their administrative-level job descriptions often come with requirements for managing employees. For those that will go on to open their own business, they will need to know how to use ethics when creating and implementing employment policies. This chapter is full of tips for employing clinical staff members. Various forms of compensation are detailed and compared, including explanations of the use of each one. A discussion about incentives and how these can easily become unethical highlights the care that a behavior analyst must take when engaging in conventional employment practices. The chapter includes a descriptive section on the use of Behavioral Skills Training when hiring and training new employees. As a final touch, the chapter highlights the importance of good customer service, and how using these skills is behavior analytic and necessary for delivering effective services.