Ethics Code Section 1
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1.05 Practicing within S_________________
Scope of Competence
Fill-in: 2.01 Providing _____________________
Effective Treatment
Fill-in 3.01 _____________ to Clients
Responsibility
Fill-in: 5.06 Advertising ____________ Services
Nonbehavioral
What ethical code is in violation?
"Jasmine is a new BT working for Pepperdine ABA Services and she is asked to write a BIP in her first week with a new client. She writes it."
1.05 Practicing within Scope of Competence
How did this case violate code 1.11 Multiple Relationships?
Rohan was both the client's BCBA and Therapist; multiple professional relationships w/ client
How did this case violate code 2.06 Accuracy in Service Billing and Reporting
Rohan is incorrectly reporting his individual talk therapy w/client as BCBA supervision; Funders are being billed for non-ABA services.
How did this case violate code 3.12 Advocating for Appropriate Services?
By not meeting recommended BCBA supervision hours; ensuring client gets adequate BCBA supervision
Define this code:
5.01 Protecting the Rights of Clients, Stakeholders, Supervisees, and Trainees
"Behavior analysts take appropriate steps to protect the rights of their clients, stakeholders, supervisees, and trainees in all public statements. Behavior analysts prioritize the rights of their clients in all public statements. "
What ethical code is in violation?
"Cynthia, a BT, often arrives to work 10 minutes early to her ABA sessions. Before she renders a session, she changes the start time of the billable ABA service to 1:20pm instead of 1:30pm, even though she did not start session until 1:30pm."
2.06 Accuracy in Service Billing and Reporting
Name That Code!:
"Behavior analysts do not abuse their power or authority by coercing or exploiting persons over whom they have authority (e.g., evaluative, supervisory)."
1.13 Coercive and Exploitative Relationships
Name That Code!:
"Behavior analysts actively ensure the appropriate selection and correct implementation of data collection procedures. They graphically display, summarize, and use the data to make decisions about continuing, modifying, or terminating services."
2.17 Collecting and Using Data
Name That Code!:
"Behavior analysts inform clients and stakeholders of the limitations of confidentiality at the outset of the professional relationship and when information disclosures are required."
3.10 Limitations of Confidentiality
Name That Code!:
"In all public statements, behavior analysts protect the confidentiality of their clients, supervisees, and trainees, except when allowed. They make appropriate efforts to prevent accidental or inadvertent sharing of confidential or identifying information."
5.02 Confidentiality in Public Statements
What 2 ethical codes are in violation?
"Paul makes a public statement for a local newspaper and he says 'my client, James, goes to Los Angeles elementary school and he has benefitted from ABA services as a child with ASD.'"
2.03 Protecting Confidential Information
5.02 Confidentiality in Public Statements