BCIA Ethics & Professional Standards

Question 1

BCIA-certified practitioners are required to complete how many hours of continuing education per recertification cycle?

Accepted Answer

36 hours

Answer

10 hours

Answer

20 hours

Answer

50 hours

Question 2

When a biofeedback client is already receiving treatment from another healthcare provider, what is the ethical obligation?

Accepted Answer

Obtain appropriate releases and coordinate care with the other provider

Answer

Discontinue the other provider's treatment before beginning biofeedback

Answer

Proceed independently without informing the other provider

Answer

Refer the client back exclusively to the other provider

Question 3

Which ethical principle requires biofeedback practitioners to accurately represent their credentials and training?

Accepted Answer

Truthfulness/honesty

Answer

Beneficence

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Nonmaleficence

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Fidelity and responsibility

Question 4

A BCIA practitioner who practices outside their documented competence area violates which BCIA standard?

Accepted Answer

Scope of competence

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Conflict of interest

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Informed consent

Answer

Record keeping

Question 5

Informed consent in biofeedback practice must include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

An explanation of the nature of biofeedback, expected procedures, risks, and alternatives

Answer

A guarantee of treatment outcomes

Answer

Client's medical history only

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A statement that no side effects exist

Question 6

Which of the following best describes 'multiple relationships' in the context of biofeedback ethics?

Accepted Answer

A practitioner engaging in more than one professional role simultaneously with a client

Answer

Treating clients from multiple geographic areas

Answer

Providing biofeedback alongside other modalities

Answer

Accepting referrals from multiple sources