ETHICS unit 3

2.01 Providing Effective Treatment (4): _____

(1) Prioritize clients' rights

(2) Protect from harm

(3) Use behavioral principles

(4) Maximize outcomes

(BACB, 2020)

Research participant: _____

Individual who has provided consent to be subjected to experimental conditions

(BACB, 2020)

Nonbehavioral services: _____

Services not explicitly based on behavioral principles and procedures

2.02 Timeliness: _____

Carry out services and administrative duties in a timely manner

(BACB, 2020)

2.03 Protecting Confidential Information: Those protected may include...

Clients, stakeholders, supervisees, trainees, and research participants

(BACB, 2020)

2.03 Protecting Confidential Information: Comply...

...with confidentiality requirements

(BACB, 2020)

2.03 Protecting Confidential Information: Protect in the scope of...

Service delivery, documentation and data, and verbal, written, and electronic communication

(BACB, 2020)

2.04 Disclosing Confidential Information:

When you can disclose (5): _____

(1) Informed consent is obtained

(2) Resolve contractual issues

(3) Protect client

(4) Prevent crime

(5) Follow court orders

(BACB, 2020)

2.04 Disclosing Confidential Information:

What to disclose: _____

Only critical information needed for the third party's request

(BACB, 2020)

Informed consent: _____

Legally consenting individual gives permission to participate in services/research

(BACB, 2020)

Mandated reporter: _____

Individual legally required to report abuse or neglect when observed or suspected

2.05 Documentation Protection and Retention: _____

Comply with rules about protection, retention, and destruction of documents

(BACB, 2020)

2.05 Documentation Protection and Retention: After the behavior analyst departs: _____

The organization is responsible for compliance

(BACB, 2020)

2.06 Accuracy in Service Billing and Reporting: _____

Provide accurate documentation about services; correct all inaccuracies found

(BACB, 2020)

Behavioral services: _____

Based on the principles of behavior analysis to change behavior in meaningful ways

(BACB, 2020)

Behavioral services can include (6): _____

(1) Assessment

(2) Behavior-change interventions

(3) Training

(4) Consultation

(5) Supervision

(6) Continuing education

(BACB, 2020)

2.07 Fees: _____

Costs and practices are fair, legal, and communicated to paying parties

(BACB, 2020)

2.08 Communicating About Services: _____

Always use understandable language

(BACB, 2020)

2.08 Communicating About Services:

Services termination: _____

Describe scope and conditions for ending services

(BACB, 2020)

2.08 Communicating About Services:

Programming: _____

Explain assessment, results, and behavior-change procedures

(BACB, 2020)

2.08 Communicating About Services:

About the behavior analyst: _____

Include credentials and area of competence

(BACB, 2020)

2.09 Involving Clients and Stakeholders: Include them in (3): _____

(1) Setting goals

(2) Selecting and designing assessments and interventions

(3) Monitoring progress

(BACB, 2020)

2.10 Collaborating with Colleagues: _____

Cooperate when working together with other behavior analysts and professionals

(BACB, 2020)

2.10 Collaborating with Colleagues:

Conflict: _____

Resolve conflicts in the best interest of the client

(BACB, 2020)

2.10 Collaborating with Colleagues:

Documentation should include: _____

Actions and outcomes

(BACB, 2020)

Interdisciplinary teams: _____

Groups of professionals interacting with, providing, and coordinating services for an individual

2.11 Obtaining Informed Consent (3): _____

(1) Explain and document consent

(2) Comply with conditions

(3) Obtain assent if needed

(BACB, 2020)

Legal competence (2): _____

(1) Age majority by state

(2) Not being adjudicated incompetent

Capacity of informed consent requires demonstration of (2): _____

(1) Rational decision-making

(2) Clear choice

Information within informed consent notifies individuals of (3): _____

(1) Procedures

(2) Risks and benefits

(3) Right to refuse or withhold consent

Voluntariness for informed consent occurs: _____

Without coercion or duress when obtaining consent

Assent: _____

Person agrees to participate in an activity

Risk: _____

Potential for procedure to cause harm to the client or others

Intrusiveness: _____

How much a procedure restricts an individual's functioning

Irreversibility: _____

Inability to reverse the effects of a procedure

2.12 Considering Medical Needs: _____

Rule out medical variables before implementing behavioral services

(BACB, 2020)

2.13 Selecting, Designing, and Implementing Assessments: _____

Use evidence-based assessments given client context and resources

(BACB, 2020)

2.14 Selecting, Designing, and Implementing Behavior-Change Interventions: _____

Use evidence-based interventions given client context and resources

(BACB, 2020)

Behavior-change intervention: _____

Procedures designed to improve the client's well-being

(BACB, 2020)

2.15 Minimizing Risk of Behavior-Change Interventions: _____

Use restrictive or punishment-based procedures only after trying less intrusive procedures

(BACB, 2020)

2.15 Minimizing Risk of Behavior-Change Interventions:

When using restrictive procedures (3): _____

(1) Comply with review process

(2) Evaluate effectiveness

(3) Modify if ineffective

(BACB, 2020)

Risk-benefit analysis: _____

Assesses general risk factors and benefits of behavioral treatment

2.16 Describing Behavior-Change Interventions Before Implementation (3): ______

(1) Provide written information

(2) Obtain consent

(3) Explain ideal environmental conditions for services

(BACB, 2020)

2.17 Collecting and Using Data (3): _____

(1) Select appropriate data collection procedure

(2) Implement correctly

(3) Graph and summarize data

(BACB, 2020)

2.18 Continual Evaluation of the Behavior-Change Intervention: _____

Monitor services throughout; take action when needed

(BACB, 2020)

2.19 Addressing Conditions Interfering with Service Delivery (3): _____

(1) Remove interfering conditions

(2) Identify intervention modifications

(3) Consult other professionals

(BACB, 2020)

Laws for confidentiality (2): _____

(1) HIPAA

(2) FERPA

HIPAA stands for: _____

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

FERPA stands for: _____

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

Tripod of informed consent: _____

Capacity, information, voluntariness

Determining formality of consent (3): _____

(1) Risk

(2) Intrusiveness

(3) Irreversibility

Formalities of consent (3): _____

(1) Implied

(2) Oral

(3) Written/recorded

Evidence-based practice (noun): _____

Intervention to solve a consumer's problem

Reputable body:

What they do: _____

Entity that reviews literature using a set of standards

Reputable body:

What they determine: _____

If an intervention is "evidence-based" for a specific population

Evidence-based practice (verb): _____

Intervention decision-making process

When using evidence-based practices, you incorporate (3): _____

(1) Available evidence

(2) Clinical expertise

(3) Client values/context

Best available evidence: _____

Research evidence aligned with presenting behavioral problem

Clinical expertise: _____

One's scope of knowledge, skills, and abilities

Client values and context: _____

Client's values aligned with the treatment context

Peer review is the evaluation of: _____

Research quality and rigor

Quality of evidence: _____

How many studies meet socially agreed-upon standards

Predatory journals: _____

Journals without a rigorous peer review process

Predatory journals:

Effect on consumer: ____

Hard for consumer to discriminate quality

Pseudoscience: _____

Explaining phenomena using

some aspects of science but

not all

Fad treatment: _____

Treatment that is rapidly adopted without proper evidence

Characteristics of strong evidence (3): _____

(1) Multiple demonstrations

(2) Independent demonstrations

(3) Reduced internal validity threat

Evidence-based practices for autism treatment (4): _____

(1) Antecedent-based

(2) Prompting

(3) Reinforcement supports

(4) Visual supports

(Wong et al., 2014)

Components in process of evidence-based practice (3): _____

(1) Best available evidence

(2) Clinical expertise

(3) Client values and context

Peer-reviewed journals: Problems (2): _____

(1) Financial conflicts

(2) Predatory journals

Factors of nonscience treatment popularity (5): _____

(1) Effectiveness

(2) Client approval

(3) Ideology

(4) Proprietary groups

(5) Science denial

Effectiveness impacts nonscience popularity: _____

Available scientific therapies have incomplete effectiveness

Client approval impacts nonscience popularity: _____

Best available treatment is not liked by client or caregivers

Ideology impacts nonscience popularity: ____

Alternative treatment aligns with consumer/caregiver ideology

Proprietary groups impact nonscience popularity: _____

Established groups support an alternative treatment

Science denial impacts nonscience treatment: _____

Widespread distrust of scientific conclusions makes alternatives appealing

Unproven nonscience treatments: Risks and harms (3): _____

(1) Lost instructional time

(2) Financial cost

(3) Physical or emotional harm