Question 1
Mary was a BCBA who provided behavioral services to David, a 17-year-old who was aggressive and disruptive at school. May had been working in the field of behavior analysis for 10 years and was well read in other forms of therapeutic treatments. After several treatment sessions, David began to talk about issues related to sex. Clearly, David was confused and troubled about intimate issues. Mary believed that this topic fell in the general category of verbal behavior, and teach David to verbalize the sex-related issues.
Step 1 Identify the (1) ethical dilemma; (2) the relevant BACB compliance code that you learned this week; (3) the personal values or biases that may influence your decision making on this issue.
Step 2 Brainstorm the solution to the question raised?
Step 3 Evaluate solution
Step 4 Have you found an ethically acceptable solution?
Step 5 Reflect upon your decisions
Question 2
Dr. L. was an organizational behavioral consultant hired by the state office Department of Development Disabilities. He was assigned to an older, large residential facility for children and adults with developmental disabilities. His job was to help staff develop behavior programs for clients and to provide facility-side program consultation. Some of the staff thought that Dr. L was simply a new behavior analyst who was working with clients. They were unaware of the connection with the state office. As a result, they were often observed to be off-task including talking on their cell phones when they were supposed to be working with clients.
The administrators knew, of course, that Dr. L was hired by the state office. They began to pressure Dr. L not to report facility problems to the Department of Developmental Disabilities.
Step 1 Identify the (1) ethical dilemma; (2) the relevant BACB compliance code that you learned this week; (3) the personal values or biases that may influence your decision-making on this issue.
Step 2 Brainstorm the solution to the question raised?
Step 3 Evaluate solution
Step 4 Have you found an ethically acceptable solution?
Step 5 Reflect upon your decisions
Question 3:
Allen was a BCBA working in a kindergarten classroom for children with developmental disabilities. Emily was a 5 year-old who recently experienced parents’ divorce. Emily spent alternating weeks with each of her parents. The teacher in the classroom had a theory that Emily’s problem behaviors (e.g., wondering and disruptive) increased greatly after she spent time in her father’s house. As a result, Allen began taking data to test this theory. She felt that this assessment was part of her job description and did not inform the parents. At the end of the month, Allen submitted her time sheet indicating that she had spent hours on assessing of parent-induced behavior disorder.
Step 1 Identify the (1) ethical dilemma; (2) the relevant BACB compliance code that you learned this week; (3) the personal values or biases that may influence your decision-making on this issue.
Step 2 Brainstorm the solution to the question raised?
Step 3 Evaluate solution
Step 4 Have you found an ethically acceptable solution?
Step 5 Reflect upon your decisions
