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title: Therapy & Clinical Services — Ethical ABA Practice
scope: TODO_SCOPE
covers:
- therapy
- aba
- ot
- speech
not_covered: []
sources:
- 20231119_Nichole_Sagar_ABA
last_updated: '2023-11-19'
token_estimate: 292
parent: https://fwmparents.org/resources/therapy-clinical-services/index.md
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# Therapy & Clinical Services — Ethical ABA Practice

- Implementation of reinforcement procedures FIRST; punishment only when reinforcement exhausted (Section 2.14) — *[Nichole Sagar, Nov 2023](https://fwmparents.org/sessions/20231119_Nichole_Sagar_ABA/notes.md)*

- Development of replacement behaviors when decreasing a maladaptive behavior — *[Nichole Sagar, Nov 2023](https://fwmparents.org/sessions/20231119_Nichole_Sagar_ABA/notes.md)*

- Only decrease behaviors if harmful to individual, harmful to others, or disrupts ability to learn — *[Nichole Sagar, Nov 2023](https://fwmparents.org/sessions/20231119_Nichole_Sagar_ABA/notes.md)*

- Goals should always generalize and fade out supports — *[Nichole Sagar, Nov 2023](https://fwmparents.org/sessions/20231119_Nichole_Sagar_ABA/notes.md)*

- ABA therapy should be individualized — *[Nichole Sagar, Nov 2023](https://fwmparents.org/sessions/20231119_Nichole_Sagar_ABA/notes.md)*

- Avoid unnecessary physical prompting — *[Nichole Sagar, Nov 2023](https://fwmparents.org/sessions/20231119_Nichole_Sagar_ABA/notes.md)*

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