THE RIGHT TO EFFECTIVE BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT

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Authors

Ron Van Houten · Mount Saint Vincent University

Saul Axelrod · Temple University

Jon S. Bailey · Florida State University

Judith E. Favell · Council of Local Authorities for International Relations

Richard M. Foxx · American Nephrology Nurses Association

Brian A. Iwata · University of Florida

O. Ivar Lövaas

Abstract

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.

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Behavioral and Psychological Studies

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Published in: Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volume 21, Issue 4, pp. 381-384

DOI: 10.1901/jaba.1988.21-381

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