Ch. 15: Behavior Analysts' Ethical Responsibility to the BACB (10.0) 2023/2024 verified to pass

Ch. 15: Behavior Analysts' Ethical Responsibility to the BACB (10.0)Code 10.0 Behavior Analysts' Ethical Responsibility to the BACB - correct answer BAs must adhere to this Code and all the rules and standards of the BACB. Code 10.01 Truthful and Accurate Information Provided to the BACB - correct answer a.) BAs only provide truthful and accurate information in applications and documentation submitted to the BACB. b.) BAs ensure that inaccurate information submitted to the BACB is immediately corrected. Code 10.02 Timely Responding, Reporting, and Updating of Information Provided to the BACB - correct answer BAs must comply with all BACB deadlines including, but not limited to, ensuring that the BACB is notified within thirty days of the date of any of the following grounds for sanctioning status: a.) A violation of this Code, or disciplinary investigation, action or sanction, filing of charges, conviction or plea of guilty or nolo contendere by a governmental agency, health care organization, third-party payer or educational institution. Procedural note: BAs convicted of a felony directly related to behavioral analysis practice and /or public health and safety shall be ineligible to apply for BACB registration, certification, or re certification for a period of three years from the exhaustion of the appeals, completion of parole or probation, or final release from confinement (if any), whichever is later. b.) Any public health- and safety-related fines or tickets where the BA is name on the ticket c.) A physical or mental condition that would impair the BA's ability to competently practice d.) A change of name, address or email contact. Code 10.03 Confidentiality and BACB Intellectual Property - correct answer BAs do no infringe on the BACB's intellectual property rights, including, but not limited to, the BACB's rights to the following: (a) BACB logo, ACS logo, certificates, credentials and designations, including, but not limited to, trademarks, service marks, registration marks and certification marks owned and claimed by the BACB (this includes confusingly similar marks intended to convey BACB affiliation, certification or registration, or misrepresentation of an educational ABA certificate status as constituting national certification).(b) BACB copyrights to original and derivative works, including, but not limited to, BACB copyrights to standards, procedures, guidelines, codes, job task analysis, Workgroup reports, surveys; and (c) BACB copyrights to all BACB-developed examination questions, item banks, examination specifications, examination forms and examination scoring sheets, which are secure trade secrets of the BACB. Behavior analysts are expressly prohibited from disclosing the content of any BACB examination materials, regardless of how that content became known to them. Behavior analysts report suspected or known infringements and/or unauthorized access to examination content and/or any other violation of BACB intellectual property rights immediately to the BACB. Efforts for informal resolution identified in Section 7.02 c) are waived due to the immediate reporting requirement of this Section. Code 10.04 Examination Honesty and Irregularities - correct answer Behavior analysts adhere to all rules of the BACB, including the rules and procedures required by BACB approved testing centers and examination administrators and proctors. Behavior analysts must immediately report suspected cheaters and any other irregularities relating to the BACB examination administrations to the BACB. Examination irregularities include, but are not limited to, unauthorized access to BACB examinations or answer sheets, copying answers, permitting another to copy answers, disrupting the conduct of an examination, falsifying information, education or credentials, and providing and/or receiving unauthorized or illegal advice about or access to BACB examination content before, during, or following the examination. This prohibition includes, but is not limited to, use of or participation in any "exam dump" preparation site or blog that provides unauthorized access to BACB examination questions. If, at any time, it is discovered that an applicant or certificant has participated in or utilized an exam dump organization, immediate action may be taken to withdraw eligibility, cancel examination scores, or otherwise revoke certification gained through use of inappropriately obtained examination content. Code 10.05 Compliance with BACB Supervision and Coursework Standards - correct answer Behavior analysts ensure that coursework (including continuing education events), supervised experience, RBT training and assessment, and BCaBA supervision are conducted in accordance with the BACB's standards if these activities are intended to comply with BACB standards. Code 10.06 Being Familiar With This Code - correct answer Behavior analysts have an obligation to be familiar with this Code, other applicable ethics codes, including, but not limited to, licensure requirements for ethical conduct, and their application to behavior analysts' work. Lack of awareness or misunderstanding of a conduct standard is not itself a defense to a charge of unethical conduct. Code 10.07 Discouraging Misrepresentation by Non-Certified Individuals - correct answer Behavior analysts report non-certified (and, if applicable, non-registered) practitioners to the appropriate state licensing board and to the BACB if the practitioners are misrepresenting BACB certification or registration status.