You are a BCBA and the director of an ABA clinic. You conduc…
You are a BCBA and the director of an ABA clinic. You conduct intake assessments and place clients with specific BCBAs. You have a potential client who comes in. After interviewing the parents and observing the child, you learn that the child engages in pica and typically eats sand from the sandbox. You make note that this child could definitely benefit from ABA services. In addition, the parents bring a note from the doctor that the child does not suffer from a vitamin deficiency and does not have an underlying medical issue that causes pica. You are excited about boosting client numbers, so you tell the parents you have accepted the child in the clinic, but you don’t run this by any of the other BCBAs. You are not exactly sure of their previous experiences with specific food-related behaviors, but they have been amazing in treating a variety of challenging behaviors. If you go forward with the placement of this child without discussing it with the BCBA who will be implementing the intervention, what is the most likely ethical violation