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Saabira is a BCBA who serves families in her community. One weekend, while running errands, she sees a mother of one of her clients standing at a bus stop in the pouring rain without an umbrella. Saabira considers offering the mother a ride home, but immediately realizes that this might constitute a multiple relationship, so she passes the mother and continues home.  Saabira is doing which of the following when analyzing this ethical dilemma?

Henrick, a BCBA, is writing a request for services for a 4 year-old with autism who has significant developmental delays. He discovers that the client’s insurance provider is notorious about rejecting requests for treatment which focuses only on acquisition skills, citing a lack of “medical necessity”. In order to ensure this child gets approval, Henrick adds “physical aggression” to the list of target behaviors, even though aggression has been very minor and within a typical range of expectancy. This describes which issue with using consequential ethics to analyze this dilemma?

Beniamino is a BCBA working in a school. After trying multiple less restrictive interventions he has determined that it is in his client’s best interest to implement a restrictive intervention to maintain safety. Beniamino has minimal experience implementing restrictive procedures and is unfamiliar with any applicable laws. Given this scenario, which ethics standard should the behavior analyst mainly consider?

Jimmy is a BCaBA dating Melissa, another BCaBA who works at a different location for the same company.  Melissa is sitting for her BCBA exam next week and if successful, she may be transferred to the same location as Jimmy.  Given this scenario, which ethics standard should the behavior analyst mainly consider?

Maia is a new BCBA. She is beginning home-based services with a new client. As she plans to meet with the family and start services, she is unsure how exactly to outline what the services looks like and how to make it clear what she can and cannot do. Given this scenario, which ethics standard should the behavior analyst mainly consider?

April is a BCBA who has spent her career working with adults in supported employment settings. She is asked to begin working with a child with Rett syndrome, focusing on communication and toileting. She decides that this is a great way to learn some new skills and accepts the case. Given this scenario, which ethics standard is being violated?

Raphael is a BCBA who is a member of a clinical review committee at an ABA Agency. This committee meets to discuss current cases, ensure that ethical, evidence-based treatment is being provided, and troubleshoot difficult cases. Raphael often makes inappropriate jokes or comments that make his female colleagues uncomfortable. Given this scenario, which ethics standard is being violated?

BCBA Cheyanne works part-time as an internal consultant for a large company that was recently the defendant in a civil lawsuit. Cheyanne was not implicated as a direct party in the lawsuit, but her name was mentioned as part of the legal proceedings. Given this scenario, which ethics standard should the behavior analyst mainly consider?

An RBT that works at Freddie’s clinic tells him that her supervisor has been messaging her late into the night and on weekends regarding program and behavior plan updates. The RBT feels overwhelmed and feels that it is unfair for her supervisor to message her after work hours. Given this scenario, what would be the best course of action for Freddie to take?

Luis is a BCBA working with a family in which the father is a fan of the same sports team as Luis. The father recently purchased two tickets to the game but says now he is unable to attend. He offers the tickets to Luis, free of charge. Luis is eager to see the team play, and he takes the tickets.  Given this scenario, which ethics standard is being violated?