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

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Explain to clients the circumstances required for program success

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4.08 Considerations regarding punishment procedures

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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?

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  • 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:

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Capacity
Information
Voluntariness

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Which code element? Explain to clients the circumstances required for program success

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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:

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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

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2.11 Records and data

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2.12 Contracts, fees, and financial arrangements

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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)

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Voluntariness

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List 3 levels of formality of informed consent:

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Implied
Oral
Written/recorded

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5.01 Supervisory competence

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Supervisors are experienced in the area in which they are providing services

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2.06 Maintaining confidentiality

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Client information only discussed in professional settings and with those involved

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List types of behavior analytic services

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Treatment, assessment, training, consultation, managing, supervising, teaching, etc

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Which code element? Operate in the best interest of the client

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2.0 Behavior analysts’ responsibility to clients

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1.06 Multiple relationships and conflicts of interest

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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

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5.06 Providing feedback to supervisees

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4.10 Avoiding harmful reinforcers

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Minimize the use of harmful reinforcers and excessive MOs

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4.09 Least restrictive procedures

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Recommend least restrictive procedures which are likely to be effective

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1.02 Boundaries of competence

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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

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2.06 Maintaining confidentiality

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Which code element? Stay current through literature, workshops, and conferences

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1.03 Maintaining Competence through

Professional Development

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2.02 Responsibility

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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

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1.04 Integrity

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Which code element? Supervisors must evaluate their own performance

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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

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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

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1.07 Exploitative relationships

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2.10 Documenting professional work and research

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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

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1.01 Reliance on scientific knowledge

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4.01 Conceptual consistency

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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

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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

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3.01 Behavior-analytic assessment

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4.0 Behavior analysts and the behavior-change program

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Manage the entire behavior-change program (design, implementation, discontinuation)

57
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List 3 goals of a supervisory relationship

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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

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3.05 Consent - client records

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2.0 Behavior analysts’ responsibility to clients

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Operate in the best interest of the client

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Who is referred to as a “behavior analyst” in the Code?

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  • anyone certified by the BACB
  • those authorized to provide supervision
  • BACB approved course sequence coordinators
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Legal competence means:

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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

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Supervisor has limited involvement with cases
Time limitations
Distance

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2.11 Records and data

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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)

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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

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1.02 Boundaries of competence

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1.05 Professional and scientific relationships

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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

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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

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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)

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Capacity

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5.06 Providing feedback to supervisees

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Supervisors design, document, and frequently deliver feedback to improve supervisee performance

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3.02 Medical consultation

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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

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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

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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

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10.0 Behavior analysts’ ethical responsibility to the BACB

75
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List 3 fundamental ethical questions

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  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

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3.03 Behavior-analytic assessment consent

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2.04 Third-party involvement

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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

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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

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4.04 Approving behavior-change programs

80
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Which code element? Services in a defined role, avoid jargon, don’t
discriminate, recognize personal issues

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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

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2.07 Maintaining records

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5.04 Designing effective supervision and training

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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

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2.15 Interrupting or discontinuing services

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5.02 Supervisory volume

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Supervisors must make time for supervisees

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10.0 Behavior analysts’ ethical responsibility to the BACB

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Provide accurate information to the BACB, keep exam questions secure, report non-certified persons claiming certification

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BCaBAs may supervise:

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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

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2.14 Referrals and fees

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Name 3 issues with employee-employer supervisory relationships

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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

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5.03 Supervisory delegation

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2.09 Treatment/intervention efficacy

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Advocate for scientifically supported treatments and necessary services

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3.05 Consent - client records

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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

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4.10 Avoiding harmful reinforcers

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Which code element? Explain objective termination criteria to clients and discontinue when criteria is met

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4.11 Discontinuing behavior-change programs and behavior-analytic services

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2.14 Referrals and fees

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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

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4.07 Environmental conditions that interfere with implementation

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4.03 Individualized behavior-change programs

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Create programs based on each client’s behaviors, environment and goals; don’t copy behavior programs

97
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Which code element? Involve clients in program planning while clearly explaining all details of the program

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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

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4.09 Least restrictive procedures

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2.07 Maintaining records

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Follow the Code and the law when storing and disposing of client records

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8.0 Public statements

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Maintain confidentiality in media, don’t solicit testimonials from current clients, be honest in representing ABA services, give appropriate credit to others

101
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Informed of procedures, benefits/risks, and right to withdraw consent (element of informed consent)

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Information

102
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Which code element? Document all work for later use or for use by other professionals

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2.10 Documenting professional work and research

103
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3.04 Explaining assessment results

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Explain assessment results in everyday language and avoid jargon

104
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Which code element? Explain and get approval of program objectives before implementing the program

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4.05 Describing behavior-change program objectives

105
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4.07 Environmental conditions that interfere with implementation

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Seek to eliminate program obstacles or recommend other professional services

106
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Which code element? Use punishment with caution and include reinforcement procedures; discontinue when no longer needed

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4.08 Considerations regarding punishment procedures

107
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Services based on the science of behavior designed to change behavior in socially important ways

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Behavior analytic services

108
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1.0 Responsible conduct of behavior analysts

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Maintain high standards of professional and personal bx

109
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Which code element? Only provide confidential client information by consent or required by law

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2.08 Disclosures

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3.0 Assessing behavior

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Only conduct assessments based on the current research

111
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9.0 Behavior analysts and research

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Research activities comply with the law and the Code, ensure data collected are accurate and complete, and report data honestly

112
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Which code element? Supervisors provide training that is behavior-analytic, effective and ethical

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5.04 Designing effective supervision and training

113
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3.03 Behavior analytic assessment consent

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Explain assessment fully and obtain written consent to conduct

114
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What is the basic purpose of practicing ethically?

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To further the welfare of the client

115
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2.15 Interrupting or discontinuing services

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Plan for unexpected interruptions and assist with transition of services

116
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2.01 Accepting clients

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Only accept clients outside your area of expertise after training and supervision

117
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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

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7.0 Behavior analysts’ ethical responsibility to colleagues

118
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Which code element? Seek medical assistance (from a physician) for possible medical issues

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3.02 Medical consultation

119
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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

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8.0 Public statements

120
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List 4 ethics documents relevant to ABA:

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  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

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Uphold the profession, participate in professional organizations, and disseminate behavior analysis

122
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2.08 Disclosures

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Only provide confidential client information by consent or required by law

123
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1.07 Exploitative relationships

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Don’t exploit, avoid sexual relations with clients/ supervisees, no bartering unless culturally appropriate

124
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Simultaneously in both a behavior-analytic and non-behavior-analytic role with those receiving services

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Multiple relationship

125
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Which code element? Explain assessment results in everyday language and avoid jargon

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3.04 Explaining assessment results

126
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1.04 Integrity

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Be honest, keep commitments, don’t break the law or the Code

127
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Which code element? Create a hierarchy of responsibility to all parties involved and advocate for the primary (top) client

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2.02 Responsibility

128
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2.03 Consultation

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Create consultations and cooperate with other professionals in the best interest of the client

129
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List 3 types of supervisory relationships

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Employer - employee
Contracted supervisor
Combination

130
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4.04 Approving behavior-change programs

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Get written permission from clients to implement and modify behavior-change programs

131
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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

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9.0 Behavior analysts and research

132
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Functional approach to ethical dilemmas

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Analyzing consequences

133
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5.05 Communication of supervision conditions

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Supervisors outline all aspects of the supervisory relationship before supervision begins

134
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Which code element? Avoid and/or resolve multiple relationships; do not accept gifts

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1.06 Multiple relationships and conflicts of interest

135
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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

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2.04 Third-party involvement