title: The right to effective behavioral treatment.
abstract: WE PROPOSE THAT INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE RECIPIENTS OR POTENTIAL RECIPIENTS OF TREATMENT DESIGNED TO CHANGE THEIR BEHAVIOR HAVE THE RIGHT TO: (1) a therapeutic environment, (2) services whose overriding goal is personal welfare, (3) treatment by a competent behavior analyst, (4) programs that teach functional skills, (5) behavioral assessment and ongoing evaluation, and (6) the most effective treatment procedures available.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Van Houten
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Axelrod
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Bailey
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Favell
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Foxx
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Iwata
authors.forename: O I
authors.initials: OI
authors.lastname: Lovaas