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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?

A new trainee emails Tanae to set up a contract for fieldwork supervision. On their first meeting the trainee asks why Tanae hasn’t responded to her emails earlier in the week. After initial confusion, she checks her email and notices several emails from the trainee were filtered into her “junk mail” folder and had come from a different email address. Given this scenario related to 1.15 Responding to Requests, what is the most appropriate course of action the behavior analyst should take?

Marcie is a BCBA providing supervision for folks pursuing their BCBA certification hours. Marcie plans to go on vacation but does not want her beloved plants to die while she is away. She asks one of her supervisees to water the plants once a day while she is gone. The supervisee agrees to water the plants even though he really doesn’t want to. Given this scenario, which ethics standard is being violated?

DeAndre is a new BCBA working with a company that expects each BCBA to manage a supervisory caseload. DeAndre has not yet completed the required supervision training but his boss expects him to take on supervisees as soon as possible. Given this scenario, which ethics standard should the behavior analyst mainly consider?

When Martin, a BCBA, meets with his supervisee, he will typically explain a concept, and model how to perform the related skill. However, Martin finds role plays awkward, so he is considering skipping them so that the supervisee does not feel uncomfortable. Given this scenario, which ethics standard should the behavior analyst mainly consider?

BCBA Charla is providing training to one of her trainees as part of a competency assessment. Charla initially used BST to help increase the overall duration of client engagement. After the training she observed performance informally once or twice a week, it appeared that the trainee was implementing the protocol correctly. The client appeared more engaged during the sessions, and BCBA Charla felt she did a job well done, despite a lack of data. Given this scenario, which ethics standard is being violated?

Jackie, a BCBA, is offered a great opportunity to go to Hawaii for a summer job as a camp director for children with developmental disabilities. The company she currently works for approves this temporary leave. At her current job Jackie is responsible for supervising 2 trainees. She informs them the week before her trip that she will be unable to supervise them while she is away and wishes them luck as they continue their work. Given this scenario, which ethics standard is being violated?

Jun is working as a BCBA at a large agency. The agency requires that each BCBA supervise at least five trainees. Jun feels overwhelmed and is failing to meet the supervision requirements for all five of her trainees. She is hesitant to say anything to her boss for fear that her job may be in jeopardy if she cannot meet agency requirements. Given this scenario, what would be the best course of action for the behavior analyst to take?