Effective ABA practice requires data‑based decision making coupled with ethically sound clinical judgment. This presentation will provide practical instruction on “first-level” decision-analyses, or contingency‑shaped, data‑trend–driven responses and follow‑up. We will then dive into “second‑level” decision analyses that involve more complex, verbally mediated problem solving and generative thinking. Participants will explore how increasingly complex decision repertoires intersect with ethical considerations in practice and will engage in guided analysis of applied ethical scenarios. Emphasis will be placed on learning how to systematically think through ethical dilemmas using data, context, and professional standards.

Learning Objectives

  1. Engage in first‑level (data‑trend–based) data analysis
  2. Identify and develop repertoires towards second‑level (verbally mediated, generative) decision analyses
  3. Analyze ethical scenarios by integrating data‑based decision making, contextual variables, and ethical principles.

About the Presenter

Noor Syed, PhD, BCBA-D, LBA/LBS (she/her/hers) is an Assistant Professor of Applied Behavior Analysis, Clinical Coordinator, and founding Director of the Center for Autism Inclusivity (Research, Education, and Services) with SUNY Empire State College. She is also the Research Coordinator for the Global Autism Project and an Adjunct Advisor in Applied Behavior Analysis with Endicott College. She is a certified general and special education teacher in New York, U.S., birth through grade six. Over the past 15 years, Dr. Syed has worked with individuals diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and developmental disabilities from early intervention through adulthood in school and center-based settings as a teacher, therapist, consultant, and administrator. Dr. Syed has consulted for autism clinics around the world, including in Uganda, India, Romania, Antigua and Barbuda, and Indonesia, and currently serves as the international and school-based expert on ABAEthicsHotline.com with Dr. Jon Bailey. Most recently, she assisted in building Lehigh University Autism Services and its corresponding practicum, which is an insurance and university-based program offering services in the home, community, and clinic. Dr. Syed’s interests lie in compassionate care, cultural humility, ethical practices, supervision, the practice of school-based BCBAs, and diversity. She received her undergraduate degree in ABA under Dr. Raymond G. Romanczyk in the Institute of Child Development at Binghamton University and completed her PhD in ABA with Dr. R. Douglas Greer at Teachers College, Columbia University.

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Course information

  • Title: Ethical Decision‑Making in Behavior Analysis: Contingency‑Shaped to Generative
  • Presenter: Noor Syed Ph.D., BCBA-D
  • Date: Wednesday, June 10th, 2026
  • CEUs: 2 Learning - Ethics
  • Time: 9:00 AM Pacific
  • Duration: 1 hour and 40 minutes
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