E05.01- E05.07 & E06.01- .02 Behavior Analysts as Supervisors and Ethical Responsibility to the Profession

Question 1

BCBA support dissemination of ABA to the general public. Which of the following strategies helps to achieve this?

Answer 1

Writing articles, consistent with ABA, for publication in newspaper or magazines

Question 2

A BCBA should provide supervision to

Answer 2

As many candidates as can be effectively supervised.

Question 3

To ensure effective supervision practices, supervising BCBAs

Answer 3

Have their own supervision evaluated.

Question 4

The clients of a BCBA candidate typically do not make progress on their skills. Upon observation, the supervising BCBA finds that the candidate barks commands at the client and does not provide opportunities for repeated practice after the skill in performed. The supervisor should

Answer 4

Teach the candidate the skills they are lacking.

Question 5

Which is most likely to yield accurate results when evaluating supervision performance? A supervising BCBA

Answer 5

Emails a survey whereby supervisees, at any time, can submit anonymous comments and complaints that go directly to the supervisor’s supervisor.

Question 6

You’ve been invited to speak to a group of parents regarding improving direction following and compliance in young children. You

Answer 6

Suggest the parents issue one demand at a time and praise when children are following directions, in addition to stressing the importance of following through with requests.

Question 7

Supervisors provide trainings

Answer 7

That are behavior analytic in nature, effective, and ethically designed.

Question 8

Participation in behavior analytic organizations and activities is

Answer 8

Highly encouraged by the BACB

Question 9

A BCBA is asked to provide supervision for BCBA and BCaBA candidates, be he has never done it before. He should

Answer 9

Complete the supervision training required by the BACB

Question 10

A BCBA is also an OT. In addition to providing ABA services to treat SIB, she was asked to provide a new type of sensory integration therapy to address the same behavior. There is currently no research supporting this new therapy. The BCBA/OT

Answer 10

Refuses, stating that the therapy is scientifically validated, nor conceptually consistent with behavior analysis.

Question 11

A group of community members has asked for your assistance in addressing a juvenile violence problem. You

Answer 11

Propose to address the group to suggest a series of community activity and job skill developmental programs for the youth.

Question 12

At the onset of supervision and in writing, behavior analysts provide a

Answer 12

Description of the purpose of supervision, requirements, and evaluation criteria.

Question 13

Supervisors should document the feedback they give

Answer 13

After each observation

Question 14

After completing the supervision training required by the BACB, a BCBA is able to provide supervision

Answer 14

Within her defined areas of competence.

Question 15

When marking “needs improvement” on a feedback form, the supervisor gives specific suggestions to the supervisee. The supervisor makes a copy of this form and leaves a copy with the candidate at the end of each observation. This is

Answer 15

Exactly what the supervisor should do

Question 16

Which is the most ideal training scenario?

Answer 16

A workshop about operant and respondent behavior in crisis prevention which requires participants to answer questions and role-play

Question 17

A BCBA candidate complains that her supervisor is hard, often overlooks her achievements, and is very critical of her, even for small errors. This is an ethical issue because

Answer 17

BCBA supervisors are obligated to provide feedback in a way that improves supervisee performance.

Question 18

Before asking a supervisee to perform a new task, the supervising BCBA should determine

Answer 18

If the supervisee has the skills to perform that task competently, ethically, and safely.