The COVID-19 pandemic has presented practitioners of applied behavior analysis (ABA) with new and uncharted challenges. Upholding ethical responsibilities while navigating an international public health crisis has opened areas of uncertainty that have no precedent. Although there is general guidance on how to respond ethically from the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) in their publication specific to the COVID-19 crisis (BACB, 2020, March 29, Ethics Guidance for ABA Providers During COVID-19 Pandemic, retrieved from https://www.bacb.com/ethics-guidance-for-aba-providers-during-covid-19-pandemic-2/), there remains a huge responsibility on the individual practitioner to make potentially life-changing decisions. In that regard, practitioners are urged to ensure that they rely on socially significant and valid decision-making processes. The goal of this article is to provide an exercise in accounting for stakeholder feedback and connecting with patients and families regarding their input on the acceptability of treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic. The exercise is in the form of a structured parent interview to help practitioners account for the setting variables and social validity of treatment during a crisis. It is our ethical responsibility to remember this critical dimension of our science and practice.

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ABA 在大流行期间找到自己的核心：社会有效性的探索

COVID-19 大流行给应用行为分析 (ABA) 从业者带来了新的未知挑战。在应对国际公共卫生危机的同时坚守道德责任开辟了前所未有的不确定领域。尽管行为分析师认证委员会 (BACB) 在其针对 COVID-19 危机的出版物中提供了有关如何以道德方式应对的一般指南（BACB，2020 年，3 月 29 日，COVID-19 大流行期间 ABA 提供商的道德指南，检索自https://www.bacb.com/ethics-guidance-for-aba-providers-during-covid-19-pandemic-2/），个体从业者仍然承担着做出可能改变生活的决定的巨大责任。在这方面，敦促从业者确保他们依赖具有社会意义的有效决策过程。本文的目的是提供一项练习，以考虑利益相关者的反馈，并与患者和家属联系，了解他们对 COVID-19 大流行期间治疗可接受性的意见。该练习采用结构化家长访谈的形式，帮助从业者解释危机期间治疗的环境变量和社会有效性。记住我们科学和实践的这一关键维度是我们的道德责任。