Ethical and Professional Issues
Risks and prevention of unethical behavior
Identify conditions that increase risk for unethical behavior and select preventive actions such as consultation, documentation, supervision, boundaries, and proactive disclosure.
Concept review facts
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What this concept means here
Identify conditions that increase risk for unethical behavior and select preventive actions such as consultation, documentation, supervision, boundaries, and proactive disclosure.
How it appears in questions
Identify the risk created by pressure, dual relationships, poor documentation, or competence gaps.
Best next action
If this concept is weak, practice Ethical and Professional Issues scenarios and write one correction rule after each miss.
How this shows up in scenario questions
- 1Identify the risk created by pressure, dual relationships, poor documentation, or competence gaps.
- 2Choose a preventive action before harm occurs.
- 3Explain why ignoring small ethical risks can escalate into service-quality and client-rights problems.
Common misconceptions
- Waiting until harm occurs before addressing ethical risk.
- Treating informal arrangements as harmless because intent is good.
- Assuming documentation is only needed after a complaint.
Distractor patterns
- Proceed because no one has complained yet.
- Handle the issue privately without documentation or consultation.
- Prioritize convenience over client rights and professional standards.
Self-check before more practice
Can you define it without using the term itself?
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Can you reject the closest distractor?
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Related terms
unethical behaviorrisk mitigationethical riskprofessional safeguards
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Practice moreRisks of unethical behavior: Risks and prevention of unethical behavior.
A supervisor notices that a BCBA is accepting favors from a client's family and then assigning that client extra appointment times over others with similar need. The file includes 3 related notes from service week 10, and the request came from the teacher. The BCBA should:
Multiple relationships and risk mitigation: Risks and prevention of unethical behavior.
A caregiver offers the BCBA a paid weekend tutoring job for the client's sibling and says it will help the family stay engaged with services. The file includes 3 related notes from service week 10, and the request came from the teacher. The BCBA should:
Risks of unethical behavior: Risks and prevention of unethical behavior.
A supervisor notices that a BCBA is accepting favors from a client's family and then assigning that client extra appointment times over others with similar need. The file includes 2 related notes from service week 18, and the request came from the caregiver. The BCBA should:
Multiple relationships and risk mitigation: Risks and prevention of unethical behavior.
A caregiver offers the BCBA a paid weekend tutoring job for the client's sibling and says it will help the family stay engaged with services. The file includes 2 related notes from service week 19, and the request came from the caregiver. The BCBA should:
Risks of unethical behavior: Risks and prevention of unethical behavior.
A supervisor notices that a BCBA is accepting favors from a client's family and then assigning that client extra appointment times over others with similar need. The file includes 6 related notes from service week 27, and the request came from the supervisee. The BCBA should:
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