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[U4Q] Haile is a BCBA who has completed an assessment for a client. He presents the assessment findings and his professional recommendation of hours to the parent. The parent informs Haile that they believe the client needs more hours than recommended because having a therapist at home helps them keep the client occupied while they work. Which ethics standard should Haile consider in this scenario?

[U4Q] Moira is a BCBA who works with Gina. During a skills assessment, Moira notices that Gina has significant motor deficits. When asked, Gina’s mom says they do not have an OT and they do not want to begin OT services. Moira’s cousin is an OT who works for Moira’s company, so she brings him in to do an assessment of Gina without speaking with her mother. Which ethics standard is being violated in this scenario?

[U4Q] Samuel has started working at a new agency and is beginning to build his caseload. He reviews a case file and decides to work with a client who has significant feeding issues. Although Samuel does not currently have experience working with feeding issues, he believes he can gain the necessary experience quickly while working with this client. Which ethics standard is being violated in this scenario?

[U4Q] Lorena started working with a client on Monday. After implementing services, she meets with the client’s caregivers a week later to discuss compensation and billing practices. Which ethics standard is being violated in this scenario?

[U4Q] Jaxson, a BCBA, receives notice of a personal emergency that will interrupt the services he provides his clients for two months or more. Due to the nature of the emergency, Jaxson has not had time to arrange for the continuation of behavioral services. What is Jaxson’s best course of action in this scenario?

[U4Q] Aisha is a BCBA working with a client who also receives speech therapy and occupational therapy (OT) services. The parent wants Aisha to collaborate with all of the providers on their team, sharing assessment results, the behavior plan, and any collected data. Aisha is suspicious of OT services in general, as she has read that sensory integration, a popular OT intervention, is not evidence-based. Which is the best course of action for Aisha to take in this situation?

Establishing __________ is the priority element to the nurse/patient relationship.

Which type of patient learning objective domains centers on demonstrating and modeling the skills patients will need for self-care?

A style of communication that involves behaviors that permit people to defend and maintain their legitimate rights in a respectful manner that does not violate the rights of others is called:

What is one of the major differences between a coworker’s difficult behavior and the difficult behavior displayed by a patient?