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. 1988 Winter;21(4):381–384. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1988.21-381

The right to effective behavioral treatment.

R Van Houten 1, S Axelrod 1, J S Bailey 1, J E Favell 1, R M Foxx 1, B A Iwata 1, O I Lovaas 1
PMCID: PMC1286137  PMID: 3225255

Abstract

We propose that individuals who are recipients or potential recipients of treatment designed to change their behavior have the right to a therapeutic environment, services whose overriding goal is personal welfare, treatment by a competent behavior analyst, programs that teach functional skills, behavioral assessment and ongoing evaluation, and the most effective treatment procedures available.

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