Practice question
Ethical and Professional Issues

Risks of unethical behavior: Risks and prevention of unethical behavior.

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Question

Difficulty: easy. Skill: recognize. Type: ethics professional judgment.

A BCBA notices a service decision may create an ethical risk involving caregiver and risks of unethical behavior. Which action is best? The case file includes 3 recent sessions, 5 implementers, and 3 settings.

A
Use a familiar protocol even though it does not address risks and prevention of unethical behavior
B
Rely on caregiver's report alone and stop collecting direct evidence
C
Change the intervention immediately based on the concern alone
D
Address the risk early with documentation, consultation, and safeguards before harm occurs in relation to client's repeating questions after instructions

Correct answer

Explanation

Answer D

The clue is the combination of parent report that conflicts with recent session data, repeating questions after instructions, and the required task: Risks of unethical behavior. The case file includes 3 recent sessions, 5 implementers, and 3 settings. Address the risk early with documentation, consultation, and safeguards before harm occurs in relation to client's repeating questions after instructions is best because it answers that clue through risks and prevention of unethical behavior instead of treating the scenario as a generic behavior problem. On exam items like this, name the decision point first, then eliminate options that rely on one report, a label, a familiar protocol, or an action that skips the relevant data check.

Why this question is hard

Clue
Key scenario clue

The clue is the combination of parent report that conflicts with recent session data, repeating questions after instructions, and the required task: Risks of unethical behavior. The case file includes 3 recent sessions, 5 implementers, and 3 settings.

Trap
Common trap

A familiar protocol is not enough unless it matches the assessed variables and the current decision question.

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Why the other choices are weaker

A
Choice A

A familiar protocol is not enough unless it matches the assessed variables and the current decision question.

B
Choice B

Stakeholder input matters, but direct data, context, and integrity checks are still needed for a defensible answer.

C
Choice C

This is weaker because it skips the assessment, integrity, or decision rule needed before changing procedures.

Study tags

Risks and prevention of unethical behaviorRisks of unethical behaviorunethical behaviorrisk mitigation

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