Ethical Considerations When Delivering Behavior Analytic Services for Problem Behavior via Telehealth

Patrick W Romani; Kelly M Schieltz

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Ethical Considerations When Delivering Behavior Analytic Services for Problem Behavior via Telehealth

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Ethical Considerations When Delivering Behavior Analytic Services for Problem Behavior via Telehealth

Patrick W Romani and Kelly M Schieltz

Behavior analysis (Washington, D.C.), Vol.17(4), pp.312-324

11/2017

DOI: 10.1037/bar0000074

PMCID: PMC5764537

PMID: 29333486

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Delivery of healthcare services via telehealth has been growing in popularity, and work completed by behavior analytic researchers and practitioners have supported this trend. Behavior analysts at the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital (UICH) developed a telehealth model of service delivery to build upon their already established in-clinic and in-home services. Results from their telehealth studies showed positive effects. Social functions were identified for most children, and problem behavior decreased by an average of 94.14%. Additionally, parent satisfaction was quite high, suggesting this mode of service delivery was acceptable to caregivers. Given the increasing empirical support for providing behavior analytic services via telehealth, careful consideration needs to be given to the numerous ethical issues involved in telehealth service delivery. The current article describes the telehealth service delivery model developed at UICH as well as the ethical issues considered at different points when delivering these telehealth services. Following these ethical considerations, implications for future research and clinical practice are discussed.

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Title: Subtitle: Ethical Considerations When Delivering Behavior Analytic Services for Problem Behavior via Telehealth
Creators: Patrick W Romani - University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus and Children’s Hospital Colorado
Kelly M Schieltz - University of Missouri
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Behavior analysis (Washington, D.C.), Vol.17(4), pp.312-324
DOI: 10.1037/bar0000074
PMID: 29333486
PMCID: PMC5764537
NLM abbreviation: Behav Anal (Wash D C)
ISSN: 2372-9414
eISSN: 2372-9414
Grant note: DOI: 10.13039/100000102, name: Health Resources and Services Administration, award: R40 MC22644; DOI: 10.13039/100000002, name: National Institutes of Health, award: R01 MH89607, R01 HD02
Language: English
Date published: 11/2017
Academic Unit: Pediatric Psychology; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Iowa Neuroscience Institute; Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
Record Identifier: 9983993332902771

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