Practice question
Ethical and Professional Issues

Protect confidentiality when using client information.

Original BCBA scenario practice question with answer explanation and wrong-choice notes.

Question

Difficulty: hard. Skill: analyze. Type: ethics professional judgment.

A BCBA wants to show a video from a clinic session during staff training on handwashing, but consent for that training use has not been obtained. What is the best action? The question comes up during a monthly progress review.

A
Use it because the audience is professional
B
Post it in a private chat and delete it later
C
Use it if the client name is not spoken
D
Obtain appropriate consent or use a non-client training example

Correct answer

Explanation

Answer D

Client information should be shared only with appropriate authorization, minimum necessary disclosure, and confidentiality safeguards.

Why the other choices are weaker

A
Choice A

A professional audience does not remove confidentiality and consent requirements.

B
Choice B

A private chat is still a disclosure and creates record risks.

C
Choice C

Removing a name may not be enough and does not replace appropriate authorization.

Study tags

ConfidentialityConsentMultiple Relationships

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