ACES FINAL EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2025/2026
Role of a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA or BCBA-D) - ANSWER
✔✔- Conducts descriptive and systematic behavioral assessments
Develops/implements appropriate assessment and interventions
Delivers appropriate instruction and supervises BCaBAs and BIs/RBTs
Role of a Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) - ANSWER ✔✔-
Similar as BCBA but under their supervision
Assists BCBA with design and delivery of introductory level instruction in
behavior analysis
Role of Registered Behavioral Technician (RBT) - ANSWER ✔✔-
Paraprofessional who practices under BCBA or BCaBA
primarily responsible for direct implementation of skill acquisition, behavior
reduction plans, etc.
Collects data/conducts certain types of assessments under BCBA's guidance
Professional and ethical compliance code for behavioral analysts - ANSWER ✔✔-
Responsible Conduct of Behavior Analysts:
1. Reliance on scientific knowledge
2. Boundaries of competence
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,3. Maintaining competence through professional development
4. Integrity
5. Professional and scientific relationships
6. Multiple relationships and conflicts of interest
7. Exploitative relationships
Behavioral Analyst's responsibility to clients:
1. Responsibility
2. Rights and prerogatives of clients
3. Maintaining confidentiality
4. Maintaining records
5. Disclosures
6. Documenting professional work and research
7. Records and data
Assessing behavior - behavior-analytic assessment
Behavioral analyst and behavior-change program - avoiding harmful reinforcers
ethical responsibility - affirming principles, disseminating behavior analysis
to colleagues - promoting ethical culture, ethical violations ofothers and risk of
harm
public statements - avoiding false/deceptive statements, intellectual property,
statements by others, testimonials and advertising, in-person solicitation
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,research - conforming with laws and regulations, accuracy and use of data
ethical responsibility to BACB - truthful and accurate info, timely responding,
confidentialty and intellectual property, honesty,
Additional guidelines for professional conduct and scope of practice - ANSWER
✔✔- 1. ethics and professionalism
2. maintain confidentiality
3. maintaining client dignity
4. least restrictive alternatives
5. records and data keeping
6. communication with parents
7. social media contacts
8. responding to feedback
Prohibited activities - ANSWER ✔✔- to maintain safety and professional working
relationship with clients:
1. cannot be left alone with client without guardian/parent/teacher
2. cannot drive/transport clients
3. cannot swim/be near water
4. cannot administer medications
5. cannot fraternize with clients
6. cannot exchange emails/texts/social media (HIPAA)
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, Mandated reporting - ANSWER ✔✔- WHO - all ACES employees are mandated
reporters
WHAT - any reasonable suspicion of child abuse or neglect
CHILD ABUSE/NEGLECT - physical injury, willful endangerment, corporal
punishment, sexual abuse, neglect, emotional abuse
INDICATORS - environmental problems, parental/caregiver clues, physical
indicators in the child, behavioral indicators in child
REPORTING PROTOCOLS - contact Case Supervisor and HR department, give
info
PENALTIES - 6 mo in jail and/or $1000 fine
SAFEGUARDS - immunity from criminal and civil liability for reporting, no
supervisor/admin can restrict or inhibit report
CONFIDENTIALITY - disclosed only to specific persons and agencies
FOR ELDERLY/ADULT DEPENDENT ABUSE - past 18 years of age who has a
physical/mental limitation that restricts abilities to carry out normal activities and
protect rights
HIPAA - ANSWER ✔✔- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
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AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2025/2026
Role of a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA or BCBA-D) - ANSWER
✔✔- Conducts descriptive and systematic behavioral assessments
Develops/implements appropriate assessment and interventions
Delivers appropriate instruction and supervises BCaBAs and BIs/RBTs
Role of a Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) - ANSWER ✔✔-
Similar as BCBA but under their supervision
Assists BCBA with design and delivery of introductory level instruction in
behavior analysis
Role of Registered Behavioral Technician (RBT) - ANSWER ✔✔-
Paraprofessional who practices under BCBA or BCaBA
primarily responsible for direct implementation of skill acquisition, behavior
reduction plans, etc.
Collects data/conducts certain types of assessments under BCBA's guidance
Professional and ethical compliance code for behavioral analysts - ANSWER ✔✔-
Responsible Conduct of Behavior Analysts:
1. Reliance on scientific knowledge
2. Boundaries of competence
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,3. Maintaining competence through professional development
4. Integrity
5. Professional and scientific relationships
6. Multiple relationships and conflicts of interest
7. Exploitative relationships
Behavioral Analyst's responsibility to clients:
1. Responsibility
2. Rights and prerogatives of clients
3. Maintaining confidentiality
4. Maintaining records
5. Disclosures
6. Documenting professional work and research
7. Records and data
Assessing behavior - behavior-analytic assessment
Behavioral analyst and behavior-change program - avoiding harmful reinforcers
ethical responsibility - affirming principles, disseminating behavior analysis
to colleagues - promoting ethical culture, ethical violations ofothers and risk of
harm
public statements - avoiding false/deceptive statements, intellectual property,
statements by others, testimonials and advertising, in-person solicitation
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,research - conforming with laws and regulations, accuracy and use of data
ethical responsibility to BACB - truthful and accurate info, timely responding,
confidentialty and intellectual property, honesty,
Additional guidelines for professional conduct and scope of practice - ANSWER
✔✔- 1. ethics and professionalism
2. maintain confidentiality
3. maintaining client dignity
4. least restrictive alternatives
5. records and data keeping
6. communication with parents
7. social media contacts
8. responding to feedback
Prohibited activities - ANSWER ✔✔- to maintain safety and professional working
relationship with clients:
1. cannot be left alone with client without guardian/parent/teacher
2. cannot drive/transport clients
3. cannot swim/be near water
4. cannot administer medications
5. cannot fraternize with clients
6. cannot exchange emails/texts/social media (HIPAA)
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, Mandated reporting - ANSWER ✔✔- WHO - all ACES employees are mandated
reporters
WHAT - any reasonable suspicion of child abuse or neglect
CHILD ABUSE/NEGLECT - physical injury, willful endangerment, corporal
punishment, sexual abuse, neglect, emotional abuse
INDICATORS - environmental problems, parental/caregiver clues, physical
indicators in the child, behavioral indicators in child
REPORTING PROTOCOLS - contact Case Supervisor and HR department, give
info
PENALTIES - 6 mo in jail and/or $1000 fine
SAFEGUARDS - immunity from criminal and civil liability for reporting, no
supervisor/admin can restrict or inhibit report
CONFIDENTIALITY - disclosed only to specific persons and agencies
FOR ELDERLY/ADULT DEPENDENT ABUSE - past 18 years of age who has a
physical/mental limitation that restricts abilities to carry out normal activities and
protect rights
HIPAA - ANSWER ✔✔- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
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