BEHP 5014b Flashcards
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1.01 Reliance on scientific knowledge
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Make conceptually systematic decisions based on research and data
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2.05 Rights and prerogatives of clients
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Support clients’ rights, provide current credentials, inform of right to complain, obtain consent to record
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Service recipient gives explicit permission before any services are provided
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Informed consent
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A set of moral principles in action
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Ethics
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Which code element? Supervisors must make time for supervisees
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5.02 Supervisory volume
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4.02 Involving clients in planning and consent
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Involve clients in program planning while clearly explaining all details of the program
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Which code element? Only conduct assessments based on the current research
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3.0 Assessing behavior
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Name an issue with multiple (combination) supervisor relationships
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Conflicting responsibilities / tasks from different supervisors
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Which code element? Maintain high standards of professional and personal bx
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1.0 Responsible conduct of behavior analysts
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5.07 Evaluating the effects of supervision
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Supervisors must evaluate their own performance
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Which code element? Design a conceptually systematic program based on the principles of behavior analysis
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4.01 Conceptual consistency
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4.05 Describing behavior-change program objectives
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Explain and get approval of program objectives before implementing the program
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Which code element? Advocate for scientifically supported treatments and necessary services
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2.09 Treatment/intervention efficacy
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Which code element? Supervisors outline all aspects of the supervisory relationship before supervision begins
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5.05 Communication of supervision conditions
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Name 2 approaches to evaluating ethical dilemmas
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Analyze actions
Analyze consequences
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Which code element? Only accept clients outside your area of expertise after training and supervision
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2.01 Accepting clients
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3.01 Behavior-analytic assessment
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Select based on client needs/environmental variables and use for decision making when creating BIP
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Structural approach to ethical dilemmas, asking how do actions measure up against moral principles?
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Analyzing actions
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Which code element? Uphold the profession, participate in professional organizations, and disseminate behavior analysis
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6.0 Behavior analysts’ ethical responsibility to the profession of behavior analysis
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Which code element? Provide accurate information about services, fees, service provider, and relevant outcomes
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2.13 Accuracy in billing reports
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Name the enforceable document that provides ethical rules for certified individuals
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Professional and Ethical Compliance Code for Behavior Analysts
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2.13 Accuracy in billing reports
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Provide accurate information about services, fees, service provider, and relevant outcomes
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Which code element? Create consultations and cooperate with other professionals in the best interest of the client
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2.03 Consultation
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Which code element? Manage the entire behavior-change program (design, implementation, discontinuation)
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4.0 Behavior analysts and the behavior-change program
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4.06 Describing conditions for behavior-change program success
Explain to clients the circumstances required for program success
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4.08 Considerations regarding punishment procedures
Use punishment with caution and include reinforcement procedures; discontinue when no longer needed
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Who is referred to as a "client" in the Code?
- the direct recipient of services
- legal guardian of the service recipient
- employer or agency representative
- third party contractor for services
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List the 3 elements of informed consent:
Capacity
Information
Voluntariness
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Which code element? Explain to clients the circumstances required for program success
4.06 Describing conditions for behavior-change program success
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List 3 considerations for determining the level of formality of informed consent:
Risk
Irreversibility
Intrusiveness
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Which code element? Retain records for at least 7 years and ensure they are updated for possible transition
2.11 Records and data
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2.12 Contracts, fees, and financial arrangements
Signed contract of responsibilities of all parties (fees for services, billing arrangements, etc)
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No coercion or duress in obtaining consent (element of informed consent)
Voluntariness
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List 3 levels of formality of informed consent:
Implied
Oral
Written/recorded
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5.01 Supervisory competence
Supervisors are experienced in the area in which they are providing services
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2.06 Maintaining confidentiality
Client information only discussed in professional settings and with those involved
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List types of behavior analytic services
Treatment, assessment, training, consultation, managing, supervising, teaching, etc
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Which code element? Operate in the best interest of the client
2.0 Behavior analysts' responsibility to clients
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1.06 Multiple relationships and conflicts of interest
Avoid and/or resolve multiple relationships; do not accept gifts
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Which code element? Supervisors design, document, and frequently deliver feedback to improve supervisee performance
5.06 Providing feedback to supervisees
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4.10 Avoiding harmful reinforcers
Minimize the use of harmful reinforcers and excessive MOs
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4.09 Least restrictive procedures
Recommend least restrictive procedures which are likely to be effective
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1.02 Boundaries of competence
Practice in new areas only after education, training, and supervised experience
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Which code element? Client information only discussed in professional settings and with those involved
2.06 Maintaining confidentiality
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Which code element? Stay current through literature, workshops, and conferences
1.03 Maintaining Competence through
| Professional Development
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2.02 Responsibility
Create a hierarchy of responsibility to all parties involved and advocate for the primary (top) client
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Which code element? Be honest, keep commitments, don’t break the law or the Code
1.04 Integrity
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Which code element? Supervisors must evaluate their own performance
5.07 Evaluating the effects of supervision
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Which code element? Support clients' rights, provide current credentials, inform of right to complain, obtain consent to record
2.05 Rights and prerogatives of clients
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Which code element? Don’t exploit, avoid sexual relations with clients/ supervisees, no bartering unless culturally appropriate
1.07 Exploitative relationships
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2.10 Documenting professional work and research
Document all work for later use or for use by other professionals
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Which code element? Make conceptually systematic decisions based on research and data
1.01 Reliance on scientific knowledge
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4.01 Conceptual consistency
Design a conceptually systematic program based on the principles of behavior analysis
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4.11 Discontinuing behavior-change programs and behavior-analytic services
Explain objective termination criteria to clients and discontinue when criteria is met
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Which code element? Select based on client needs/ environmental variables and use for decision making when creating BIP
3.01 Behavior-analytic assessment
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4.0 Behavior analysts and the behavior-change program
Manage the entire behavior-change program (design, implementation, discontinuation)
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List 3 goals of a supervisory relationship
Seeking certification
Maintaining certification
Expanding professional repertoire
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Which code element? Obtain written consent before giving and receiving client records for assessment purposes
3.05 Consent - client records
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2.0 Behavior analysts' responsibility to clients
Operate in the best interest of the client
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Who is referred to as a "behavior analyst" in the Code?
- anyone certified by the BACB
- those authorized to provide supervision
- BACB approved course sequence coordinators
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Legal competence means:
The individual has reached the age of majority and has not been identified as incompetent
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Name 3 issues with contracted supervisor relationships
Supervisor has limited involvement with cases
Time limitations
Distance
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2.11 Records and data
Retain records for at least 7 years and ensure they are updated for possible transition
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Which code element? Signed contract of responsibilities of all parties (fees for services, billing arrangements, etc)
2.12 Contracts, fees, and financial arrangements
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Which code element? Practice in new areas only after education, training, and supervised experience
1.02 Boundaries of competence
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1.05 Professional and scientific relationships
Services in a defined role, avoid jargon, don’t discriminate, recognize personal issues
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7.0 Behavior analysts' ethical responsibility to colleagues
Observe ethical obligations in work with colleagues, promote an ethical culture in the workplace and inform others of the Code, resolve/report ethical violations
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5.03 Supervisory delegation
Supervisors only assign tasks that the supervisee has been trained to complete
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Ability to express clear choice, make rational decisions, and acquire knowledge (element of informed consent)
Capacity
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5.06 Providing feedback to supervisees
Supervisors design, document, and frequently deliver feedback to improve supervisee performance
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3.02 Medical consultation
Seek medical assistance (from a physician) for possible medical issues
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Which code element? Supervisors are experienced in the area in which they are providing services
5.01 Supervisory competence
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Which code element? Create programs based on each client's behaviors, environment and goals; don't copy behavior programs
4.03 Individualized behavior-change programs
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Which code element? Provide accurate information to the BACB, keep exam questions secure, report non-certified persons claiming certification
10.0 Behavior analysts' ethical responsibility to the BACB
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List 3 fundamental ethical questions
1. What is the right thing to do?
2. What is worth doing?
3. What does it mean to be a good behavior analyst?
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Which code element? Explain assessment fully and obtain written consent to conduct
3.03 Behavior-analytic assessment consent
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2.04 Third-party involvement
Clarify roles and services with all parties, keep clients informed, resolve all conflicts in client's best interest
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1.03 Maintaining Competence through Professional Development
Stay current through literature, workshops, and conferences
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Which code element? Get written permission from clients to implement and modify behavior-change programs
4.04 Approving behavior-change programs
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Which code element? Services in a defined role, avoid jargon, don’t
discriminate, recognize personal issues
1.05 Professional and scientific relationships
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Which code element? Follow the Code and the law when storing and disposing of client records
2.07 Maintaining records
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5.04 Designing effective supervision and training
Supervisors provide training that is behavior-analytic, effective and ethical
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Which code element? Plan for unexpected interruptions and assist with transition of services
2.15 Interrupting or discontinuing services
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5.02 Supervisory volume
Supervisors must make time for supervisees
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10.0 Behavior analysts' ethical responsibility to the BACB
Provide accurate information to the BACB, keep exam questions secure, report non-certified persons claiming certification
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BCaBAs may supervise:
RBTs, direct care staff, other BCaBAs for mentorship or training
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Which code element? Do not accept or give money for referrals, and provide referral options to clients
2.14 Referrals and fees
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Name 3 issues with employee-employer supervisory relationships
Supervisor lacks experience
Supervisor has limited time
Supervisor requests conflict with ethics
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Which code element? Supervisors only assign tasks that the supervisee has been trained to complete
5.03 Supervisory delegation
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2.09 Treatment/intervention efficacy
Advocate for scientifically supported treatments and necessary services
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3.05 Consent - client records
Obtain written consent before giving and receiving client records for assessment purposes
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Which code element? Minimize the use of harmful reinforcers and excessive MOs
4.10 Avoiding harmful reinforcers
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Which code element? Explain objective termination criteria to clients and discontinue when criteria is met
4.11 Discontinuing behavior-change programs and behavior-analytic services
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2.14 Referrals and fees
Do not accept or give money for referrals, and provide referral options to clients
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Which code element? Seek to eliminate program obstacles or recommend other professional services
4.07 Environmental conditions that interfere with implementation
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4.03 Individualized behavior-change programs
Create programs based on each client's behaviors, environment and goals; don't copy behavior programs
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Which code element? Involve clients in program planning while clearly explaining all details of the program
4.02 Involving clients in planning and consent
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Which code element? Recommend least restrictive procedures which are likely to be effective
4.09 Least restrictive procedures
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2.07 Maintaining records
Follow the Code and the law when storing and disposing of client records
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8.0 Public statements
Maintain confidentiality in media, don't solicit testimonials from current clients, be honest in representing ABA services, give appropriate credit to others
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Informed of procedures, benefits/risks, and right to withdraw consent (element of informed consent)
Information
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Which code element? Document all work for later use or for use by other professionals
2.10 Documenting professional work and research
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3.04 Explaining assessment results
Explain assessment results in everyday language and avoid jargon
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Which code element? Explain and get approval of program objectives before implementing the program
4.05 Describing behavior-change program objectives
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4.07 Environmental conditions that interfere with implementation
Seek to eliminate program obstacles or recommend other professional services
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Which code element? Use punishment with caution and include reinforcement procedures; discontinue when no longer needed
4.08 Considerations regarding punishment procedures
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Services based on the science of behavior designed to change behavior in socially important ways
Behavior analytic services
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1.0 Responsible conduct of behavior analysts
Maintain high standards of professional and personal bx
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Which code element? Only provide confidential client information by consent or required by law
2.08 Disclosures
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3.0 Assessing behavior
Only conduct assessments based on the current research
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9.0 Behavior analysts and research
Research activities comply with the law and the Code, ensure data collected are accurate and complete, and report data honestly
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Which code element? Supervisors provide training that is behavior-analytic, effective and ethical
5.04 Designing effective supervision and training
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3.03 Behavior analytic assessment consent
Explain assessment fully and obtain written consent to conduct
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What is the basic purpose of practicing ethically?
To further the welfare of the client
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2.15 Interrupting or discontinuing services
Plan for unexpected interruptions and assist with transition of services
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2.01 Accepting clients
Only accept clients outside your area of expertise after training and supervision
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Which code element? Observe ethical obligations in work with colleagues, promote an ethical culture in the workplace and inform others of the Code, resolve/report ethical issues
7.0 Behavior analysts' ethical responsibility to colleagues
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Which code element? Seek medical assistance (from a physician) for possible medical issues
3.02 Medical consultation
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Which code element? Maintain confidentiality in media, don't solicit testimonials from current clients, be honest in representing ABA services, give appropriate credit to others
8.0 Public statements
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List 4 ethics documents relevant to ABA:
1. Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct
2. Right to Effective Behavioral Treatment
3. Students' Rights to Effective Education
4. Professional and Ethical Compliance Code for Behavior Analysts
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6.0 Behavior analysts' ethical responsibility to the profession of behavior analysis
Uphold the profession, participate in professional organizations, and disseminate behavior analysis
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2.08 Disclosures
Only provide confidential client information by consent or required by law
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1.07 Exploitative relationships
Don’t exploit, avoid sexual relations with clients/ supervisees, no bartering unless culturally appropriate
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Simultaneously in both a behavior-analytic and non-behavior-analytic role with those receiving services
Multiple relationship
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Which code element? Explain assessment results in everyday language and avoid jargon
3.04 Explaining assessment results
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1.04 Integrity
Be honest, keep commitments, don’t break the law or the Code
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Which code element? Create a hierarchy of responsibility to all parties involved and advocate for the primary (top) client
2.02 Responsibility
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2.03 Consultation
Create consultations and cooperate with other professionals in the best interest of the client
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List 3 types of supervisory relationships
Employer - employee
Contracted supervisor
Combination
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4.04 Approving behavior-change programs
Get written permission from clients to implement and modify behavior-change programs
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Which code element? Research activities comply with the law and the Code, ensure data collected are accurate and complete, and report data honestly
9.0 Behavior analysts and research
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Functional approach to ethical dilemmas
Analyzing consequences
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5.05 Communication of supervision conditions
Supervisors outline all aspects of the supervisory relationship before supervision begins
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Which code element? Avoid and/or resolve multiple relationships; do not accept gifts
1.06 Multiple relationships and conflicts of interest
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Which code element? Clarify roles and services with all parties, keep clients informed, resolve all conflicts in client's best interest
2.04 Third-party involvement
