ABA Professional Conduct and Supervision 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Behavior Skills Training (BST) used in supervision consists of which four components?
- Instructions, modeling, rehearsal, and feedback (Correct answer)
- Lecturing, testing, observation, and grading
- Assessment, goal setting, data collection, and reporting
- Planning, prompting, reinforcing, and extinguishing
Correct answer: Instructions, modeling, rehearsal, and feedback
BST is a training package consisting of instructions (describing the skill), modeling (demonstrating it), rehearsal (practice), and feedback (corrective and positive), which together build competence efficiently.
Question 2: What is treatment integrity (procedural fidelity) in ABA?
- The degree to which a procedure is implemented as designed (Correct answer)
- The extent to which behavior change is socially meaningful
- The accuracy of data collected by a second observer
- The consistency of reinforcement schedules across sessions
Correct answer: The degree to which a procedure is implemented as designed
Treatment integrity refers to how accurately and consistently the planned intervention procedures are implemented, which directly affects whether behavioral outcomes are attributable to the intervention.
Question 3: A BCBA should document supervisory activities because:
- BACB certification renewal requires proof of supervision provided and received (Correct answer)
- Documentation is optional but encouraged for organizational purposes
- Documentation is only required for supervisees who fail competency checks
- BACB only requires documentation for group supervision sessions
Correct answer: BACB certification renewal requires proof of supervision provided and received
BACB requires behavior analysts to maintain documentation of supervision activities as part of certification renewal requirements and ethical accountability.
Question 4: Which of the following ethical obligations does a BCBA have when accepting a client?
- Only accept clients for whom they can provide competent services (Correct answer)
- Accept all clients referred regardless of competence area
- Immediately refer all new clients to another provider for initial assessment
- Require clients to have a prior diagnosis before beginning services
Correct answer: Only accept clients for whom they can provide competent services
BCBAs must only agree to provide services for which they have the training, resources, and competence to deliver effectively and safely.
Question 5: Which of the following is an example of an ethical multiple relationship?
- A BCBA who provides ABA therapy to the child of a close personal friend (Correct answer)
- A BCBA who supervises two different RBTs at the same agency
- A BCBA who works with clients who have both ASD and ADHD
- A BCBA who uses both DTT and naturalistic teaching with the same client
Correct answer: A BCBA who provides ABA therapy to the child of a close personal friend
A multiple relationship exists when the BCBA has both a professional role and a personal relationship with the same individual, creating potential conflicts of interest or harm.
Question 6: When a supervisee is struggling with a procedure, the MOST appropriate supervisory response is to:
- Use BST: re-explain, model the procedure, have them rehearse, and give feedback (Correct answer)
- Remove them from client contact immediately and permanently
- Ignore the issue and check back after a few more sessions
- Document the failure and submit a report to the BACB immediately
Correct answer: Use BST: re-explain, model the procedure, have them rehearse, and give feedback
BST is the evidence-based method for building supervisee competence — re-teaching with modeling and rehearsal followed by feedback is the appropriate and effective supervisory response.
ABA Professional Conduct and Supervision 2
Behavior Skills Training (BST) used in supervision consists of which four components?