RESEARCH ETHICALLY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A BCBA-D is a clinical director at a center servicing families with young children
at risk for autism spectrum disorder and other developmental disabilities. The
center developed a focus service line that has helped many families accelerate
their child's developmental trajectory. The BCBA-D wants to submit a paper for
publication to share the focus service line's success with other professionals.
The BCBA-D would like to include data from families that participated in the
program. Which of the following is an appropriate next step for the BCBA-D to
take?
The BCBA-D should send out an informed consent letter to all the families
explaining the purpose of the paper and asking for signed permission to publish
their data.
The BCBA-D should go ahead and submit the paper using pseudonyms to protect
the families' identities and maintain confidentiality.
The BCBA-D should send out an informed consent letter to all the families
explaining the purpose of the paper and why their data will be published.
The BCBA-D should add extra baseline session data to some of the families' data
to make a multiple baseline graph for the paper.
The BCBA-D should send out an informed consent letter to all the families explaining
the purpose of the paper and asking for signed permission to publish their data.
, A BCBA recently left their job at a clinic to open their own clinic. The BCBA hired
their first employees and needs to develop a new hire training curriculum. Which
of the following is an appropriate response from the BCBA?
(Select all that apply)
The BCBA decides to use training materials and slides from the previous clinic
they worked at. They replace the old clinic's logo with their own and proceed to
schedule a training day for the new employees.
The BCBA decides to contact the previous clinic they worked at and ask for
permission to use and adapt their training materials. The BCBA makes sure to
give credit to and acknowledge the previous clinic when presenting the materials.
The BCBA decides it is best to train on the job. They schedule a session with a
new client for each new employee and rotate across clients observing and
providing feedback to each new employee.
The BCBA decides to review the most recent staff training literature and develops
their own new employee training curriculum based on recommendations from the
literature.
The BCBA decides to review the most recent staff training literature and develops their
own new employee training curriculum based on recommendations from the literature.
The BCBA decides to contact the previous clinic they worked at and ask for permission
to use and adapt their training materials. The BCBA makes sure to give credit to and
acknowledge the previous clinic when presenting the materials.