But Did You Document It? Ethical Documentation and Risk Management for Behavior Analysts

Course Description Documentation is more than a billing requirement. It is a core ethical responsibility that supports quality care, protects clients, and reduces professional risk. Based on But Did You Document It?, this one-hour ethics training provides behavior analysts with practical strategies for developing documentation systems that are ethical, legally informed, and clinically useful. Participants will review common documentation challenges, examine the relationship between the BACB Ethics Code and relevant laws and regulations, and learn how to strengthen their documentation practices using practical tools from the book, including the Law and Ethics Framework Matrix, Documentation Self-Audit Tool, and Practice Risk Assessment Checklist. Learning Objectives By the end of this training, participants will be able to: 1. Identify ethical, legal, and regulatory factors that influence documentation in behavior analytic practice. 2. Apply the Law and Ethics Framework Matrix to guide documentation and ethical decision making. 3. Evaluate documentation practices using structured self-audit and risk assessment tools. 4. Implement practical strategies to improve documentation quality, support ethical practice, and reduce professional risk.