Ethics
What Ethics Code was Violated?
You have been working with a patient for 6 months in which the patient and his parents seem to really trust and care for you. One day at pick up, the patient's Mom gives you her phone number and asks if you would ever be interested in babysitting as her son loves you and asks for you all the time. You let the mom know that would be great and you feel honored they would ask!
Code 1.10: Multiple relationship
Telling the parent in the movement that our code of ethics states that we are unable to babysit or engage in any relationship outside of the professional setting, then let their supervisor know immediately following the interaction.
This term means “adding or removing something immediately after a behavior that changes how likely it is to happen again.”
What is reinforcement
This refers to the process of identifying what happens before and after a behavior to understand its function.
What is ABC data collection (Antecedent-Behavior-Consequence)
This is the amount of hours, that an employee can go 'negative' for PTO hours
What is, 20 hours
In The Lion King, what kind of animal is Timon?
A meerkat!
What Ethics Code was Violated?
James, an RBT, goes to dinner with his family and sees a patient that he regularly works with. James excitedly greets the patient and talks with the mom about the most recent therapy session.
Code 2.08: Protect Confidentiality and privacy of patients
James should not have approached the patient or parents, as they should first approach James. Additionally, since they are not in a professional setting (clinic, in home during therapy) James should not discuss any client information or intervention as it breaks confidentiality and privacy publicly.
When a previously reinforced behavior no longer produces reinforcement, and the behavior decreases over time, this process is called ________.
What is extinction
Delivering reinforcement immediately after the target behavior increases the behavior’s future likelihood. This demonstrates which principle?
What is timing and immediacy of reinforcement
This is what happens to your points balance after 60 days of perfect attendance
Occurence forgivness - 1 occurence drops off
What Disney character’s best friend is a tiger named Rajah?
Princess Jasmine (Aladdin).
What Ethics Code was Violated?
Kim has been an RBT for 3 years and was a part of a team that started a new patient about a month ago. The patient has started engaging in aggressive behaviors, hitting and biting, when asked to terminate preferred activities or toys in which there is not a Behavior Intervention Plan for yet. The RBT placed the demand to put an item away to start transitions, the patient begins kicking the RBT. The RBT places the demand again to put the item away. The patient kicks the RBT again. The RBT blocks the patient's kick and then removes the item and puts the item away.
Code 2.05: Implement punishment procedures by direction of supervisor and behavior change plan
Removal of an item from a patients hand is considered a punishment procedure, this was not at the direction of the supervisor now was it a response in the BIP. The RBT should have re-established motivation and regained assent before representing the demand and if necessary by the skill set of the patient, engaged in prompting procedures to assist the patient in following the demand (model putting another item away, put the box the item goes in closer, etc).
This term describes the process of transferring control from a prompt to the natural environment
What is prompt fading
When an RBT provides the least amount of help necessary for a correct response, this is called ________
What is using the least-to-most prompting hierarchy
This is the timeframe in which you must notify the OM that you would like to use a life moment
Within 24 hours of the absence
True or False — A group of flamingos is called a “flamboyance.”
True!
What Ethics Code Was Violated?
While providing in-home services, you are with the patient during lunch time. One day the parents order Chick-Fil-A for their daughter and them. When the food gets to the house, they had also ordered you a meal, you guys all sit together and eat lunch before getting back to therapy. The parents now continually offer meals to you when they are ordering food at lunch time
Code 1.11: Gift giving
The code states that gift giving when done as an occasional expression of gratitude not exceeding $10 dollars is appropriate, however with this being a continuous thing, it then makes it unacceptable. The RBT could pack their own lunch everyday and eat that with the patient and respectfully decline the gesture as well as remind them of the RBT ethics code. Also, immediately inform their supervisor of the interaction.
The measure of how long a behavior lasts from start to finish is known as ________.
What is duration
Before running a skill acquisition program, an RBT reviews the written procedures and practices them with their supervisor to ensure accuracy. This aligns with which professional expectation?
What is implementing programs with fidelity and under supervision?
This is the number of occurrences given, for an absence the day before or after an ABC Holiday (2 answers)
.75 for late / tardy &
1.5 for absence from shift
In Finding Nemo, what kind of fish is Dory?
A blue tang fish
What Ethics Code Was Violated?
Jasmine had the best session with her patient in which they took silly pictures together with different filters, the patients favorite reinforcer. After work, Jasmine posted the picture on instagram stating, “today was the best day at work!”.
Code 2.09: Sharing client information on social media
Jasmine had the best session with her patient in which they took silly pictures together with different filters, the patients favorite reinforcer. After work, Jasmine posted the picture on instagram stating, “today was the best day at work!”.
This is the occurrence of a behavior under conditions different from those in which it was originally taught
What is generalization
During session, the RBT notices the client’s medication was recently changed and new behaviors are emerging. According to the task list, what should the RBT do?
What is document and report relevant changes in the client’s environment to the BCBA
This is the website you use in order to request a leave of absence
FMLA Source
What real animal inspired the design of the mythical creature Stitch from Lilo & Stitch?
A koala!