As soon as is feasible, in a therapeutic relationship, a BCBA should

Come to an agreement with clients about the objectives to be achieved and document them in writing

A client needs to lose weight. An MO for following the program might be

Including the client in the development of her weight loss goals and conduct a preference assessment for sports activities to use as part of the intervention.

Prior to implementing a behavior change program, explain to clients

Realistic expectations of the outcomes of interventions

When obtaining consent for treatments, the client should understand

The refusal to give or withdrawing consent will not result in a penalty.

A parent asks that you develop an intervention based on one written by a cognitive psychologist. The procedures are consistent with behavioral strategies, but they are described in mentalistic terms. The behavior analyst

May adopt the language of the cognitive psychologist if that language makes the client receptive to the intervention.

A teacher is considering an extinction-based intervention for attention-maintained darting into traffic. She wants to implement the procedure in the relative safety of a parking lot. It is not advised because

The risk/benefit ratio is too great

Two clients exhibit target behaviors that serve the same function. The same functional communication program component is being used for both clients. Is this appropriate?

Yes, protocols within treatment plans may be very similar; however, no two plans should be identical

To address frequent calling out by students in a classroom, the BCBA involved the teacher and students by

Brainstorming a list of potential reinforcers with the teacher and students, and then working with them to build these into an incentive system.

Extinction for attention-maintained face-slapping can be ethically questionable because

The risk of injury from an extinction burst may be greater than the risk of injury from continues face-slapping.

The data indicate that a child is no longer showing improvement for one of his objectives. Based on observations, the BCBA feels this objective is no longer relevant to the child. The BCBA should

Obtain parent/guardian consent to stop working on the objective.

A decrease in risk/benefit ratio means

A reduced risk or an increased benefit

A woman recovering from depression wishes to terminate therapy. Her BCBA informs her that he would prefer to see her stable for another 3 months and informs her of possible negative outcomes of terminating therapy prematurely. After this discussion, the BCBA wishes her well and lets her know that he is available if needed. Was this appropriate?

Yes, BCBAs respect the wish of clients to terminate services

You are working with a teenage client. The parents have asked you to improve compliance with completion of a daily hygienic routine. To include the client in the development of the plan, you allow him to choose

The order, within reason, of these daily tasks.

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