Lakeisha’s daughter was recently diagnosed with a disorder that affects her ability to communicate. A team of behavior analysts at the agency where her daughter receives services recommends a combination of behavioral and speech services to support her daughter’s needs. After services begin with these professionals, Lakeisha discovers an online article reporting that “cupping” is helpful in reducing symptoms of aphasia. Lakeisha then decreases the number of hours of behavioral and speech services her daughter receives each week to make time for “cupping” sessions. Which of the following is occurring in this scenario as a result of using this treatment?

Marco, an assistant behavior analyst, is enrolled in a graduate program to become a certified behavior analyst. During one of his courses, his professor presents a diagram outlining different types of reinforcement strategies. Marco finds the diagram exceptionally useful and considers including it in a training session for the behavior technicians he supervises. Which ethics standard should Marco mainly consider?

Atua is a behavior analyst and the chair of the doctoral program at his college. Every 5 years, he is required to submit information about the program to the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency, who evaluates the quality of the training the university provides. What is the source of the regulation for Atua’s activities?

Missy is supervising Derek as he pursues certification. She has guided him in how to graph client data and is now checking weekly to see that his graphs are clear, up to date, and contain relevant information. This describes which step in the process for developing the supervisee’s competencies?

Behavior analyst Michael has been working with young children with feeding disorders but receives a referral for a teen with self-injurious behavior. Although he knows of several behavior analysts who have more experience in this area, he refers the teen only to his friend, Lauren, who has minimal experience, as he knows she is low on cases at the current time. Which ethics standard is being violated?

Ryan has just become a licensed behavior analyst and has moved to a new state. He is researching the rules for practice in his new state. He discovers that he must provide proof of his degree before the new state will accept his existing license. The organization that oversees this practice is a member of which category of regulatory body?

Juliette was excited that a summary of her dissertation findings was accepted for publication with a major behavioral journal. Hoping to expand her curriculum vitae, she also sent the summary to a psychology journal and was accepted for publication there as well, although she did not mention the prior behavioral publication. Which ethics standard is being violated?

Enrick is a behavior analyst and has been providing supervision to four students pursuing BCBA® certification. He decides to enter a doctoral program, and he will need to drop two of the students due to his other time commitments. Given this scenario related to 4.12: Appropriately Terminating Supervision, what is the most appropriate course of action for Enrick to take?

Alexei is a behavior analyst who has been working with Avery and his family for two years. She often stays after team meetings to chat with his mom, and they have gone shopping together a few times. Which ethics standard is being violated?

Scott is supervising Eileen as she pursues certification. He has guided her in graphing client data and is now checking weekly to see that her graphs are clear, up to date, and contain relevant information. This describes which step in the process for developing a supervisee’s competencies?