Terms to Know
An RBT notices an error in their data and immediately reports and corrects it instead of hiding it. What ethical quality is the RBT demonstrating?
What is integrity?
An RBT is asked about a client by an unauthorized staff member and politely refuses to share the client’s information. What ethical responsibility is the RBT following?
What is confidentiality?
A supervisor corrects an RBT’s use of a prompting procedure, and the RBT changes their performance accordingly. What professional skill is the RBT demonstrating?
What is accepting feedback?
An RBT arrives at the clinic on time, dressed appropriately, and ready for the first session. What workplace behavior is the RBT demonstrating?
What is professionalism?
Situation: During lunch, an RBT discusses a client’s behavior where visitors can hear the conversation.
Question: What should the RBT do?
Stop the conversation and move it to a private location to protect the client’s confidentiality.
An RBT follows clinic expectations, completes assigned responsibilities, accepts feedback, and behaves appropriately during supervision. What workplace behavior is the RBT demonstrating?
What is professionalism?
An RBT misses part of a client’s data collection and reports the missing information instead of estimating the results. What practice is the RBT demonstrating?
What is accurate documentation?
An RBT does not understand part of the supervisor’s feedback and asks for an explanation and demonstration. What is the RBT doing?
What is seeking clarification?
An RBT realizes they made a mistake in a client’s session note. What should the RBT do?
What is.. take accountability by notifying the supervisor and correcting the mistake according to clinic procedures.
Situation: An RBT writes, “The client was rude and lazy today,” in a session note.
Question: How should the RBT correct the note?
Replace the judgmental language with an objective description of the client’s observable behavior.
A client communicates that they do not want to participate in a particular activity. The RBT acknowledges the client’s communication and consults the supervisor rather than forcing participation. What protections is the RBT respecting?
What are client rights?
An RBT writes, “The client shouted, pushed the worksheet away, and left the table,” instead of saying the client was “difficult.” What type of documentation is this?
What is objective documentation?
A supervisor asks an RBT to practice a corrected teaching procedure while being observed. The RBT agrees and demonstrates the procedure again. What is the RBT demonstrating?
What is receptiveness to feedback?
An RBT completes session notes, cleans the treatment area, and finishes all assigned duties before leaving. What quality is the RBT demonstrating?
What is dependability?
Situation: A supervisor tells an RBT that they used a prompting procedure incorrectly.
Question: How should the RBT respond?
Listen professionally, ask for clarification or a demonstration, and apply the supervisor’s feedback.
An RBT is asked to implement an unfamiliar procedure and requests training before using it with the client. What professional limit is the RBT recognizing?
What is scope of competence?
An RBT describes a client’s behavior with neutral, respectful language and avoids embarrassing labels. What ethical responsibility is the RBT demonstrating?
What is preserving client dignity?
An RBT receives unexpected corrective feedback but responds calmly instead of arguing or making excuses. What professional skill is the RBT demonstrating?
What is managing defensiveness?
An RBT speaks respectfully to clients, caregivers, supervisors, and coworkers—even during disagreements. What behavior is the RBT demonstrating?
What is ethical workplace conduct?
Situation: An RBT is experiencing personal problems that are causing impatience and mistakes during sessions.
Question: What ethical steps should the RBT take?
Inform the supervisor, document the concern as required, and follow a plan that protects the client’s welfare.
An RBT recognizes that personal assumptions may affect how they interact with a client from a different background and asks the supervisor for guidance and training. What ethical practice is the RBT demonstrating?
What is cultural responsiveness?
A coworker needs information about one specific behavior but asks to see the client’s entire record. The RBT shares only the information required for the coworker’s authorized task. What confidentiality practice is the RBT following?
What is minimum necessary disclosure?
An RBT feels embarrassed after being corrected but remains receptive and changes their performance to protect the client. What ethical responsibility is the RBT demonstrating?
What is prioritizing the client’s best interest?
An RBT begins regularly socializing outside the clinic with a client’s caregiver, which starts affecting professional decisions. What ethical concern may be present?
What is a multiple relationship?
Situation: In the clinic, a client becomes upset during a group activity, and nearby staff begin discussing the client’s behavior within earshot of other clients.
Question: What should the RBT do?
Protect the client’s dignity by redirecting the conversation to a private area, using respectful and objective language, and sharing information only with authorized staff.