An RBT that works at Freddie’s clinic tells him that her supervisor has been messaging her late into the night and on weekends regarding program and behavior plan updates. The RBT feels overwhelmed and feels that it is unfair for her supervisor to message her after work hours. Given this scenario, what would be the best course of action for Freddie to take?

BCBA Chondra recently had a baby. She has a nanny care for the newborn while she is working. The nanny informed Chondra that she was going on a trip for a week and would not be able to watch the child. Chondra is considering bringing her baby to work with her, and while in meetings she will ask one of her RBTs to watch the baby. Given this scenario, which ethics standard should the behavior analyst mainly consider?

Kira goes to pick up her daughter at after-school care and sees a parent struggling with a child who appears to be throwing a tantrum. Kira introduces herself as a behavior analyst and tells the mother that when tantrums are maintained by attention, the best approach is to stand near the child to monitor for safety, but not to talk or give attention to the child. Given this scenario, which ethics standard is being violated?

Malika is a BCBA who has been supervising Zuzka. Recently, Malika has had some personal troubles that have prevented supervision from occurring, resulting in Zuzka missing meetings that are necessary to accrue hours. Malika has decided to terminate supervision at this time. Given this scenario, what would be the best course of action for Malika to take?

Raphael is a BCBA who is a member of a clinical review committee at an ABA Agency. This committee meets to discuss current cases, ensure that ethical, evidence-based treatment is being provided, and troubleshoot difficult cases. Raphael often makes inappropriate jokes or comments that make his female colleagues uncomfortable. Given this scenario, which ethics standard is being violated?

A new trainee emails Tanae to set up a contract for fieldwork supervision. On their first meeting the trainee asks why Tanae hasn’t responded to her emails earlier in the week. After initial confusion, she checks her email and notices several emails from the trainee were filtered into her “junk mail” folder and had come from a different email address. Given this scenario related to 1.15 Responding to Requests, what is the most appropriate course of action the behavior analyst should take?

Luis is a BCBA working with a family in which the father is a fan of the same sports team as Luis. The father recently purchased two tickets to the game but says now he is unable to attend. He offers the tickets to Luis, free of charge. Luis is eager to see the team play, and he takes the tickets.  Given this scenario, which ethics standard is being violated?

Bryce has a filing cabinet with the supervision documentation from each of his supervisees over the past 6 years. The cabinet is getting overly full, and he needs more space for current documents. Since some of the paperwork is from supervision provided 6 years ago, he is considering shredding it to make room for the current documents. Given this scenario, which ethics standard should the behavior analyst mainly consider?

Josef is an RBT being supervised by BCBA Micah.  Josef completes almost all his tasks as directed by Micah and his peers tell him he is doing a great job.  Micah is careful to take data and provide feedback on any occasional minor errors made by Josef but does not ever mention any other performance. Given this scenario, what would be the best course of action for the behavior analyst to take?

Anahi is working with Candy, a trainee who has had some challenges with acquiring skills during supervision. Anahi uses behavioral skills training to teach Candy how to implement natural environment teaching strategies with their current client and provides regular monitoring and feedback regarding the procedures. When Anahi does this, they regularly reference the current literature that supports the use of BST. Given the scenario, the supervisor is considering which of the following to prevent a possible violation during supervision?