Ethics, Abuse, Psychology
I'm having to read about the Professional and Ethical Compliance Code for Behavior Analytics for my new job.
And that's fine. That's normal and expected.
What's horrible to read about is *why* the field needs an ethics code. AKA the Sunland Miami Scandals.
Tl;dr: I knew abuse happened frequently in psychological institutions in the 1940s-1970s. But Oh Boy is it fun getting sidelined by the horrible history of one's chosen field when not expecting it.
Ethics, Abuse, Psychology
@Sparrow tbh the abusive thread in ABA goes all the way back to Lovaas himself ... Time magazine visited his lab in the 60s and wrote glowingly about it:
Ethics, Abuse, Psychology
Goddamn. :(
It just makes me so sad, disgusted, frustrated. I understand that many human beings are garbage, but abusive/exploitative people in healer roles are particularly upsetting to me.
