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[U1Q] Latoya is the principal of an elementary school that offers educational services to children with various needs. She has two BCBAs on staff, Alex and Kendrick, who provide classroom services. What is Latoya’s role in this scenario?           

[U1Q] A large pediatric practice hires Hiroki, a BCBA, to develop individualized behavior plans for parents to use with children who have toilet training difficulties. His first case is with Shannon and her 5-year-old daughter Carina. What is Hiroki’s role in this scenario?

[U1Q] Kauan’s boss directs him to expedite the process by which his clients begin treatment. The boss informs the staff members that they will not be paid for any assessments that take longer than 1 hour. Kauan and fellow BCBAs discuss the importance of assessments informing treatment. The boss repeals the 1-hour policy. Which of the following is true?

[U1Q] Kareem is a BCBA providing services to Austin, who is making minimal progress. Kareem is financially strapped due to the increased cost of living. His employer pays bonuses based on client progress, so he implements an untested experimental procedure in an effort to boost his client’s acquisition of skills.  Austin is a member of which group or entity put at risk by Kareem’s unethical behavior?

[U3Q] Ninfa, a BCBA, discusses the services she can provide and the types of assessments she would like to conduct to determine what the most important behavioral objectives are for her new client, 21-year-old Anita, and her family. Anita expresses that she prefers not to be assessed, but her parents insist. They try to convince Anita that it is beneficial. They even promise her that they will pay for her favorite activities if she agrees. Eventually, Anita agrees to allow Ninfa to conduct the assessments. Is Anita’s informed consent valid in this scenario? If not, what is missing?

[U3Q] Carlos provides in-home behavior-analytic services to a client who engages in property destruction when asked to complete household chores. As part of the client’s behavior program, Carlos recommends a protocol based on escape extinction. The client’s parents state that they would like Carlos to implement a deep pressure stimulation procedure to help reduce property destruction during bedtime routines. Carlos revises the behavior plan to include this untested intervention and trains the parents on how to implement the program. Which ethics standard is Carlos violating?

[U3Q] Janos uses pinpointing and reinforcement techniques from the Journal of Organizational Behavior Management to help improve his employees’ performance. This is an example of:

[U3Q] Jean-Paul’s father asks a BCBA about her experience with children exhibiting self-injurious behavior. The BCBA states that she has had plenty of experience in this area. In truth, the BCBA has experience with only one case of an adult who exhibited self-injurious behavior, but she is confident that she can assist Jean-Paul with his skin-picking behavior. Which ethics standard is the BCBA violating in this scenario?

[U3Q] Lucas notices that his client’s social skills have not improved, and he observes that the technicians have not run many trials in the past 2 weeks. He is considering leaving the program unchanged for 2 additional weeks to allow the technicians time to run more trials. What would be the best course of action for Lucas to take?

[U3Q] Hugo works at an early intervention clinic with fellow BCBAs. His office mate, Logan, has filing cabinets that are overflowing with case files that he closed 3 to 4 years ago, and which have been digitized by the office staff. Logan brings a shredder into the office and begins to destroy the files. What would be the best course of action for Hugo to take?