BEHP 5014b Flashcards
1.01 Reliance on scientific knowledge
Make conceptually systematic decisions based on research and data
2.05 Rights and prerogatives of clients
Support clients’ rights, provide current credentials, inform of right to complain, obtain consent to record
Service recipient gives explicit permission before any services are provided
Informed consent
A set of moral principles in action
Ethics
Which code element? Supervisors must make time for supervisees
5.02 Supervisory volume
4.02 Involving clients in planning and consent
Involve clients in program planning while clearly explaining all details of the program
Which code element? Only conduct assessments based on the current research
3.0 Assessing behavior
Name an issue with multiple (combination) supervisor relationships
Conflicting responsibilities / tasks from different supervisors
Which code element? Maintain high standards of professional and personal bx
1.0 Responsible conduct of behavior analysts
5.07 Evaluating the effects of supervision
Supervisors must evaluate their own performance
Which code element? Design a conceptually systematic program based on the principles of behavior analysis
4.01 Conceptual consistency
4.05 Describing behavior-change program objectives
Explain and get approval of program objectives before implementing the program
Which code element? Advocate for scientifically supported treatments and necessary services
2.09 Treatment/intervention efficacy
Which code element? Supervisors outline all aspects of the supervisory relationship before supervision begins
5.05 Communication of supervision conditions
Name 2 approaches to evaluating ethical dilemmas
Analyze actions
Analyze consequences
Which code element? Only accept clients outside your area of expertise after training and supervision
2.01 Accepting clients
3.01 Behavior-analytic assessment
Select based on client needs/environmental variables and use for decision making when creating BIP
Structural approach to ethical dilemmas, asking how do actions measure up against moral principles?
Analyzing actions
Which code element? Uphold the profession, participate in professional organizations, and disseminate behavior analysis
6.0 Behavior analysts’ ethical responsibility to the profession of behavior analysis
Which code element? Provide accurate information about services, fees, service provider, and relevant outcomes
2.13 Accuracy in billing reports
Name the enforceable document that provides ethical rules for certified individuals
Professional and Ethical Compliance Code for Behavior Analysts
2.13 Accuracy in billing reports
Provide accurate information about services, fees, service provider, and relevant outcomes
Which code element? Create consultations and cooperate with other professionals in the best interest of the client
2.03 Consultation
Which code element? Manage the entire behavior-change program (design, implementation, discontinuation)
4.0 Behavior analysts and the behavior-change program
4.06 Describing conditions for behavior-change program success
Explain to clients the circumstances required for program success
4.08 Considerations regarding punishment procedures
Use punishment with caution and include reinforcement procedures; discontinue when no longer needed
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
List the 3 elements of informed consent:
Capacity
Information
Voluntariness
Which code element? Explain to clients the circumstances required for program success
4.06 Describing conditions for behavior-change program success
List 3 considerations for determining the level of formality of informed consent:
Risk
Irreversibility
Intrusiveness
Which code element? Retain records for at least 7 years and ensure they are updated for possible transition
2.11 Records and data
2.12 Contracts, fees, and financial arrangements
Signed contract of responsibilities of all parties (fees for services, billing arrangements, etc)
No coercion or duress in obtaining consent (element of informed consent)
Voluntariness
List 3 levels of formality of informed consent:
Implied
Oral
Written/recorded
5.01 Supervisory competence
Supervisors are experienced in the area in which they are providing services
2.06 Maintaining confidentiality
Client information only discussed in professional settings and with those involved
List types of behavior analytic services
Treatment, assessment, training, consultation, managing, supervising, teaching, etc
Which code element? Operate in the best interest of the client
2.0 Behavior analysts’ responsibility to clients
1.06 Multiple relationships and conflicts of interest
Avoid and/or resolve multiple relationships; do not accept gifts
Which code element? Supervisors design, document, and frequently deliver feedback to improve supervisee performance
5.06 Providing feedback to supervisees
4.10 Avoiding harmful reinforcers
Minimize the use of harmful reinforcers and excessive MOs
4.09 Least restrictive procedures
Recommend least restrictive procedures which are likely to be effective
1.02 Boundaries of competence
Practice in new areas only after education, training, and supervised experience
Which code element? Client information only discussed in professional settings and with those involved
2.06 Maintaining confidentiality
Which code element? Stay current through literature, workshops, and conferences
1.03 Maintaining Competence through
Professional Development
2.02 Responsibility
Create a hierarchy of responsibility to all parties involved and advocate for the primary (top) client
Which code element? Be honest, keep commitments, don’t break the law or the Code
1.04 Integrity
Which code element? Supervisors must evaluate their own performance
5.07 Evaluating the effects of supervision
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
Which code element? Don’t exploit, avoid sexual relations with clients/ supervisees, no bartering unless culturally appropriate
1.07 Exploitative relationships
2.10 Documenting professional work and research
Document all work for later use or for use by other professionals
Which code element? Make conceptually systematic decisions based on research and data
1.01 Reliance on scientific knowledge
4.01 Conceptual consistency
Design a conceptually systematic program based on the principles of behavior analysis
4.11 Discontinuing behavior-change programs and behavior-analytic services
Explain objective termination criteria to clients and discontinue when criteria is met