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Professionals working in human services often have to make decisions with their clients that may have ethical implications. Behavioural Clinicians that practice Applied Behaviour Analysis are no exception to encountering ethical dilemmas. Many ABA procedures have been shown to be effective and produce positive outcomes to address the needs for individuals from diverse clinical populations and conditions. However, many of these procedures have recognized negative side effects and or may not be appropriate for all individuals. What do you do when you have determined that a particular procedure is the most effective approach to support your client’s needs but that it also has some inherent negative side effects that may place the client and or other’s at risk of harm (physical)? Follow the steps below to develop a plan of action that would allow you to support the use of the chosen procedure; act responsibly while navigating through this potential ethical dilemma. Course learning Outcome: Identify ethical dilemmas and strategies to support responsible conduct Instructions: Pick a procedure from the list below. Please note that you can also pick a specific procedure from the choices below i.e. response cost for punishment based procedures • Reinforcement based procedures • Extinction based procedures • Punishment Based Procedures Describe the procedure When should you use this procedure? When should you not use this procedure? Why should this procedure be used in practice?