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[FinA] Earnestine is working full time as a behavior analyst and is 8 months pregnant. She plans to leave in 3 weeks to start her 16-week maternity leave. She has been so busy planning for the baby’s arrival that she hasn’t given much thought to who will cover for her. She assumes that she can simply call on a behavior analyst who is a friend of hers to handle any client concerns in her absence, and the rest of her clients can wait for program updates when she returns. Which ethics standard is Earnestine violating?

[FinA] Glynnis has been providing ABA services at the same agency for the past two years. Her partner just got a job promotion that will require their family to move to a different state within a month. Which ethics standard should Glynnis be primarily considering?

[FinA] Dr. Hassan provides home-based services for a new client, Eli. Tori is a behavior technician working under Dr. Hassan’s supervision. During one of the sessions, Eli’s uncle makes an inappropriate comment to Tori about her appearance. Given this situation, what is the best course of action for Dr. Hassan to take?

[FinA] Cathy, a behavior analyst, is meeting with a new family she plans to provide services to. The client’s parents are divorced and have joint custody; the client also spends most afternoons with his grandparents. Cathy is determining who she should include in the assessment process and subsequent treatment and how to document consent, treatment expectations, etc. Given this scenario, which ethics standard should Cathy mainly consider?

[FinA] Maritza was recently hired by a recently founded ABA clinic that is launching its website. The homepage features multiple video clips of clients engaging in therapy sessions while a voiceover highlights their progress due to ABA interventions. Nowhere on the website or in the videos is there any disclaimer indicating that consent was obtained. Which ethics standard is being violated in this scenario?

[FinA] Muna is a behavior analyst who feels that supervisees perform best when they are given informal feedback because it is less confrontational. She often makes comments to her supervisees such as “Good work” or “Work on this more” to let them know where they are doing well or need to improve. She only provides informal feedback and does not track the effects. Which ethics standard is Muna violating?

[FinA] Russell is a behavior analyst supervising four trainees. Russell often leaves his supervision notes and feedback documents for all of his trainees out on his desk where anyone could potentially read them. Given this, what would be the best course of action for Russell to take?

[FinA] During an intake evaluation, a parent approaches Yohanna, a behavior analyst, to speak to her privately. The parent says, “I haven’t heard great things about ABA. Some of my friends have mentioned that ABA turns children into little robots without their own personalities.” Which of the following would be the most appropriate way for Yohanna to respond to these concerns?

[FinB] Kay has read some research articles and watched a short webinar about a popular new functional communication program. The program is gaining popularity and new research appears to provide support for its use. This is an example of:

[FinA] Missy is supervising Derek as he pursues certification. She has guided him in how to graph client data and is now checking weekly to see that his graphs are clear, up to date, and contain relevant information. This describes which step in the process for developing the supervisee’s competencies?