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[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?

A client diagnosed with a CVA is receiving IV NS infusing per an IV pump at 75 mL/hr. The pump malfunctions. The nurse uses tubing with a drop factor of 15 gtt/mL with volume control set to avoid fluid overload.  How will the nurse set the IV to infuse per gravity (gtt/min) while awaiting delivery of a functioning IV pump?

[U3Q] Vahakan meets with his client’s teachers, and they ask if he also provides services to another student. Vahakan confirms that he is an in-home program supervisor for the other student and begins discussing the other student’s in-home behavior plan with the teachers. Which ethics standard is Vahakan violating?

[U3Q] Bianca recently supported one of her clients at a local surfing event, where the client was highly successful. The event facilitator posts a photo of Bianca and her client during one of the surf instruction sessions on the event’s website. Bianca shares this photo on social media and posts about how successful her client was throughout the day. Which ethics standard is Bianca violating?

[U3Q] Eun-young, a BCBA, works with a 14-year-old client to improve her job skills. Eun-young searches the literature for interventions that are most related to the targeted job skills and those that are appropriate for the client’s age and current skill level. Which component of the process of evidence-based practice is Eun-young considering?