CERTIFIED COMPLIANCE AND ETHICS PROFESSIONAL CCEP
MANUAL 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
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✔✔1.07 (c) Exploitative Relationships - ✔✔Behavior analysts refrain from any sexual
relationships with clients, students, or supervisees, for at
least two years after the date the professional relationship has formally ended.
✔✔1.07 (d) Exploitative Relationships - ✔✔Behavior analysts do not barter for services,
unless a written agreement is in place for the barter that
is (1) requested by the client or supervisee; (2) customary to the area where services
are provided;
and (3) fair and commensurate with the value of behavior-analytic services provided
✔✔2.0 Behavior Analysts' Responsibility to Clients - ✔✔Behavior analysts have a
responsibility to operate in the best interest of clients. The term client as used
here is broadly applicable to whomever behavior analysts provide services, whether an
individual
person (service recipient), a parent or guardian of a service recipient, an organizational
representative, a
public or private organization, a firm, or a corporation.
✔✔2.01 Accepting Clients - ✔✔Behavior analysts accept as clients only those
individuals or entities whose requested services are
commensurate with the behavior analysts' education, training, experience, available
resources,
and organizational policies. In lieu of these conditions, behavior analysts must function
under the
supervision of or in consultation with a behavior analyst whose credentials permit
performing such
services.
✔✔2.02 Responsibility - ✔✔Behavior analysts' responsibility is to all parties affected by
behavior-analytic services. When multiple
parties are involved and could be defined as a client, a hierarchy of parties must be
established and
communicated from the outset of the defined relationship. Behavior analysts identify
and communicate who the primary ultimate beneficiary of services is in any given
situation and advocates for his or her best interests.
✔✔2.03 (a) Consultation. - ✔✔Behavior analysts arrange for appropriate consultations
and referrals based principally on the best
interests of their clients, with appropriate consent, and subject to other relevant
considerations,
including applicable law and contractual obligations.
,✔✔2.03 (b) Consultation. - ✔✔When indicated and professionally appropriate, behavior
analysts cooperate with other
professionals, in a manner that is consistent with the philosophical assumptions and
principles of
behavior analysis, in order to effectively and appropriately serve their clients.
✔✔2.04 (a) Third-Party Involvement in Services - ✔✔When behavior analysts agree to
provide services to a person or entity at the request of a third
party, behavior analysts clarify, to the extent feasible and at the outset of the service,
the nature of
the relationship with each party and any potential conflicts. This clarification includes the
role of
the behavior analyst (such as therapist, organizational consultant, or expert witness),
the probable
uses of the services provided or the information obtained, and the fact that there may be
limits to
confidentiality
✔✔2.04 (b) Third-Party Involvement in Services - ✔✔If there is a foreseeable risk of
behavior analysts being called upon to perform conflicting roles
because of the involvement of a third party, behavior analysts clarify the nature and
direction of
their responsibilities, keep all parties appropriately informed as matters develop, and
resolve the
situation in accordance with this Code.
✔✔2.04 (c) Third-Party Involvement in Services - ✔✔When providing services to a
minor or individual who is a member of a protected population at the
request of a third party, behavior analysts ensure that the parent or client-surrogate of
the ultimate
recipient of services is informed of the nature and scope of services to be provided, as
well as their
right to all service records and data.
✔✔2.04 (d) Third-Party Involvement in Services - ✔✔Behavior analysts put the client's
care above all others and, should the third party make
requirements for services that are contraindicated by the behavior analyst's
recommendations,
behavior analysts are obligated to resolve such conflicts in the best interest of the client.
If said
conflict cannot be resolved, that behavior analyst's services to the client may be
discontinued
following appropriate transition.
, ✔✔2.05 (a) Rights and Prerogatives of Clients - ✔✔The rights of the client are
paramount and behavior analysts support clients' legal rights and
prerogatives.
✔✔2.05 (b) Rights and Prerogatives of Clients - ✔✔Clients and supervisees must be
provided, on request, an accurate and current set of the behavior
analyst's credentials.
✔✔2.05 (c) Rights and Prerogatives of Clients - ✔✔Permission for electronic recording
of interviews and service delivery sessions is secured from
clients and relevant staff in all relevant settings. Consent for different uses must be
obtained
specifically and separately.
✔✔2.05 (d) Rights and Prerogatives of Clients - ✔✔Clients and supervisees must be
informed of their rights and about procedures to lodge complaints
about professional practices of behavior analysts with the employer, appropriate
authorities, and the
BACB.
✔✔2.05 (e) Rights and Prerogatives of Clients - ✔✔Behavior analysts comply with any
requirements for criminal background checks
✔✔2.06 (a) Maintaining Confidentiality - ✔✔Behavior analysts have a primary obligation
and take reasonable precautions to protect the
confidentiality of those with whom they work or consult, recognizing that confidentiality
may be
established by law, organizational rules, or professional or scientific relationships.
✔✔2.06 (b) Maintaining Confidentiality - ✔✔Behavior analysts discuss confidentiality at
the outset of the relationship and thereafter as new
circumstances may warrant.
✔✔2.06 (c) Maintaining Confidentiality - ✔✔In order to minimize intrusions on privacy,
behavior analysts include only information germane
to the purpose for which the communication is made in written, oral, and electronic
reports,
consultations, and other avenues.
✔✔2.06 (d) Maintaining Confidentiality - ✔✔Behavior analysts discuss confidential
information obtained in clinical or consulting relationships,
or evaluative data concerning clients, students, research participants, supervisees, and
employees,
only for appropriate scientific or professional purposes and only with persons clearly
concerned
MANUAL 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
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✔✔1.07 (c) Exploitative Relationships - ✔✔Behavior analysts refrain from any sexual
relationships with clients, students, or supervisees, for at
least two years after the date the professional relationship has formally ended.
✔✔1.07 (d) Exploitative Relationships - ✔✔Behavior analysts do not barter for services,
unless a written agreement is in place for the barter that
is (1) requested by the client or supervisee; (2) customary to the area where services
are provided;
and (3) fair and commensurate with the value of behavior-analytic services provided
✔✔2.0 Behavior Analysts' Responsibility to Clients - ✔✔Behavior analysts have a
responsibility to operate in the best interest of clients. The term client as used
here is broadly applicable to whomever behavior analysts provide services, whether an
individual
person (service recipient), a parent or guardian of a service recipient, an organizational
representative, a
public or private organization, a firm, or a corporation.
✔✔2.01 Accepting Clients - ✔✔Behavior analysts accept as clients only those
individuals or entities whose requested services are
commensurate with the behavior analysts' education, training, experience, available
resources,
and organizational policies. In lieu of these conditions, behavior analysts must function
under the
supervision of or in consultation with a behavior analyst whose credentials permit
performing such
services.
✔✔2.02 Responsibility - ✔✔Behavior analysts' responsibility is to all parties affected by
behavior-analytic services. When multiple
parties are involved and could be defined as a client, a hierarchy of parties must be
established and
communicated from the outset of the defined relationship. Behavior analysts identify
and communicate who the primary ultimate beneficiary of services is in any given
situation and advocates for his or her best interests.
✔✔2.03 (a) Consultation. - ✔✔Behavior analysts arrange for appropriate consultations
and referrals based principally on the best
interests of their clients, with appropriate consent, and subject to other relevant
considerations,
including applicable law and contractual obligations.
,✔✔2.03 (b) Consultation. - ✔✔When indicated and professionally appropriate, behavior
analysts cooperate with other
professionals, in a manner that is consistent with the philosophical assumptions and
principles of
behavior analysis, in order to effectively and appropriately serve their clients.
✔✔2.04 (a) Third-Party Involvement in Services - ✔✔When behavior analysts agree to
provide services to a person or entity at the request of a third
party, behavior analysts clarify, to the extent feasible and at the outset of the service,
the nature of
the relationship with each party and any potential conflicts. This clarification includes the
role of
the behavior analyst (such as therapist, organizational consultant, or expert witness),
the probable
uses of the services provided or the information obtained, and the fact that there may be
limits to
confidentiality
✔✔2.04 (b) Third-Party Involvement in Services - ✔✔If there is a foreseeable risk of
behavior analysts being called upon to perform conflicting roles
because of the involvement of a third party, behavior analysts clarify the nature and
direction of
their responsibilities, keep all parties appropriately informed as matters develop, and
resolve the
situation in accordance with this Code.
✔✔2.04 (c) Third-Party Involvement in Services - ✔✔When providing services to a
minor or individual who is a member of a protected population at the
request of a third party, behavior analysts ensure that the parent or client-surrogate of
the ultimate
recipient of services is informed of the nature and scope of services to be provided, as
well as their
right to all service records and data.
✔✔2.04 (d) Third-Party Involvement in Services - ✔✔Behavior analysts put the client's
care above all others and, should the third party make
requirements for services that are contraindicated by the behavior analyst's
recommendations,
behavior analysts are obligated to resolve such conflicts in the best interest of the client.
If said
conflict cannot be resolved, that behavior analyst's services to the client may be
discontinued
following appropriate transition.
, ✔✔2.05 (a) Rights and Prerogatives of Clients - ✔✔The rights of the client are
paramount and behavior analysts support clients' legal rights and
prerogatives.
✔✔2.05 (b) Rights and Prerogatives of Clients - ✔✔Clients and supervisees must be
provided, on request, an accurate and current set of the behavior
analyst's credentials.
✔✔2.05 (c) Rights and Prerogatives of Clients - ✔✔Permission for electronic recording
of interviews and service delivery sessions is secured from
clients and relevant staff in all relevant settings. Consent for different uses must be
obtained
specifically and separately.
✔✔2.05 (d) Rights and Prerogatives of Clients - ✔✔Clients and supervisees must be
informed of their rights and about procedures to lodge complaints
about professional practices of behavior analysts with the employer, appropriate
authorities, and the
BACB.
✔✔2.05 (e) Rights and Prerogatives of Clients - ✔✔Behavior analysts comply with any
requirements for criminal background checks
✔✔2.06 (a) Maintaining Confidentiality - ✔✔Behavior analysts have a primary obligation
and take reasonable precautions to protect the
confidentiality of those with whom they work or consult, recognizing that confidentiality
may be
established by law, organizational rules, or professional or scientific relationships.
✔✔2.06 (b) Maintaining Confidentiality - ✔✔Behavior analysts discuss confidentiality at
the outset of the relationship and thereafter as new
circumstances may warrant.
✔✔2.06 (c) Maintaining Confidentiality - ✔✔In order to minimize intrusions on privacy,
behavior analysts include only information germane
to the purpose for which the communication is made in written, oral, and electronic
reports,
consultations, and other avenues.
✔✔2.06 (d) Maintaining Confidentiality - ✔✔Behavior analysts discuss confidential
information obtained in clinical or consulting relationships,
or evaluative data concerning clients, students, research participants, supervisees, and
employees,
only for appropriate scientific or professional purposes and only with persons clearly
concerned
