Faisal is the clinical director for an ABA agency. He integrates the Ethics Code into case review meetings and other professional discussions so that members can review them through an ethical lens. Faisal also sets up a company hotline for employees to anonymously ask questions or report misconduct. Faisal’s actions exemplify which core principle?

Malika serves adolescents with a history of severe behavior at a residential facility. She designs a level system to help reduce aggression and increase self-care skills. The level system restricts privileges at the facility until the clients can demonstrate prolonged progress toward their goals. Malika thoroughly researches local regulations. She also gets to know each client and discusses with each family what would be appropriate to use as rewards. This approach typically results in program start delays. Which of the following is likely to be an issue when using this approach?    

Aurora, a BCBA, submits a request for services for a 4-year-old with autism who has significant developmental delays. Aurora discovers that the client’s insurance provider is known for rejecting requests for treatment focused solely on acquisition skills, citing a lack of “medical necessity.” To ensure the client is approved, Aurora adds “physical aggression” to the list of target behaviors, even though the client’s aggressive behavior has been very minor and within the typical range for their age. Which of the following issues occurs when a BCBA uses consequential ethics to analyze this dilemma? 

Ahn is a middle school student. The school’s administration announces that due to past disruptions, students will not be allowed to wear costumes to school during the school’s spirit week. Ahn gathers a group of students who draft and sign a petition to allow costumes in class during spirit week. The administration denies their appeal. Which of the following is true?

Yasmine, a behavior analyst, is almost always late to parent meetings and supervision sessions with her staff members. In addition, her documentation is often late, inaccurate, or incomplete, which causes service interruptions for her clients. Which type of risk to the profession does this scenario pose?

Bernard is attending a master’s degree program in ABA. While taking classes, he works at an autism center nearby. Bernard’s supervising BCBA places him on a team working with a client named Christine. The supervising BCBA explains the list of skills Bernard will learn from the beginning to the end of the supervision experience. Bernard’s first task is to observe the current therapist work with Christine and to practice recording data. The supervising BCBA collects the interobserver agreement (IOA) and gives Bernard feedback. What is Bernard’s role in this scenario?

Which of the following is an example of a reputable body?

Which of the following is an example of a reputable publishing source?

Nuri is a BCBA working in an early intervention clinic. He is training a new staff member and provides behavioral skills training (BST) on data collection, including interobserver agreement (IOA). He then checks in once a month to ensure data collection integrity remains at 80% or higher. However, he only graphs and reviews the data every quarter. Which ethics standard is Nuri violating?

Mya, a BCBA, meets her employer’s billing requirements by adding an extra 15 minutes to each of her client sessions when submitting her weekly documentation. Which group or entity is put at risk by Mya’s unethical behavior?