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Ethical and Professional Conduct Flashcards

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  1. Self-care and managing personal issues so they do not interfere with professional practice is addressed in the BACB Ethics Code under which obligation?

    Answer: Personal behavior

    The BACB Ethics Code requires behavior analysts to recognize when personal issues (health, stress) may impair their practice and take appropriate action.

  2. Which of the following describes the appropriate use of social media by ABA professionals?

    Answer: Maintaining strict confidentiality on all platforms and not sharing identifying client information without consent

    ABA professionals must maintain client confidentiality on social media platforms just as they would in any other context.

  3. A new BCBA is asked to design a program for a learner with a medical condition that may affect behavior (e.g., seizure disorder). The BCBA should:

    Answer: Collaborate with the medical team to ensure behavior plans account for medical factors and do not contradict medical recommendations

    BCBAs must collaborate with other professionals to ensure comprehensive care and that behavioral interventions are compatible with medical needs.

  4. When accepting a new client, a behavior analyst who lacks experience with the client's specific diagnosis or presenting behaviors should:

    Answer: Accept the case while pursuing additional training, supervision, and consultation to ensure competent service delivery

    Behavior analysts can expand their competence by seeking additional training, supervision, and consultation while serving the client, with appropriate safeguards.

  5. If a client's family requests ABA services that are not evidence-based and may be harmful, the behavior analyst should:

    Answer: Inform the family that the requested services lack evidence and/or pose potential harm, and offer evidence-based alternatives

    Behavior analysts must advocate for evidence-based services and inform families when requested treatments lack empirical support or carry potential for harm.

  6. The requirement to obtain ongoing consent throughout treatment (not just at initial intake) reflects which ethical principle?

    Answer: Respect for autonomy and the right to make informed, ongoing decisions about one's own care

    Ongoing consent reflects respect for client autonomy — clients/families have the right to re-evaluate and change their consent as treatment evolves.