Ethics & Professional Conduct Flashcards
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A BCBA discovers that a colleague is engaging in unethical behavior that is harming clients. After raising concerns with the colleague privately has no effect, the BCBA should:
Answer: Report the behavior to appropriate authorities such as the BACB or licensing board
After attempting informal resolution fails, BCBAs have an ethical obligation to report ongoing unethical behavior that harms clients to the appropriate authority.
A caregiver requests that a BCBA withhold from the client the nature of the behavior intervention plan. The BCBA should:
Answer: Explain that assent and transparency with clients are ethical requirements where appropriate
BCBAs must seek client assent in addition to caregiver consent, and transparency about interventions is required as part of the client's right to know.
What is the PRIMARY purpose of requiring ongoing supervision for BCaBA certificants?
Answer: To ensure that behavior-analytic services meet quality and ethical standards
Supervision of BCaBAs ensures that services are delivered competently, ethically, and in accordance with professional standards.
A BCBA is asked to sign off on session notes written by an RBT for sessions the BCBA did not observe. The BCBA should:
Answer: Review the notes for accuracy, verify with observation data, and only sign if satisfied they are accurate
Supervisors are responsible for the accuracy of documentation signed under their credential and must verify information before signing.
Which of the following is the MOST appropriate way for a BCBA to respond to a media inquiry about a client's case?
Answer: Decline to comment and protect the client's confidentiality
BCBAs must protect client confidentiality in all contexts, including media inquiries, regardless of the potential benefit to the field.
A BCBA is providing consultation to a school district and realizes the district lacks sufficient resources to implement the recommended interventions. The BCBA should:
Answer: Design feasible interventions within the district's actual resource capacity
Effective and ethical consultation requires recommending interventions that are feasible given the client's actual resources, environment, and capacity.
A BCBA is asked by their employer to bill a client's insurance for services not rendered. Ethically, the BCBA must:
Answer: Refuse to engage in billing fraud and report the situation appropriately
Insurance fraud is both illegal and a serious ethical violation; BCBAs must refuse to participate and report the misconduct through appropriate channels.