| Your response | Response example | |
|---|---|---|
| Is this an ethics violation? | N/A | Confidentiality was not maintained (Codes 1.04d, 2.06, 2.08), predicting outcomes is also an ethical concern (Codes 1.01, 1.02) |
| Was this response problematic with regard to professionalism or the client’s treatment program? |
Yes, this response was problematic with regard to professionalism. The supervisee should not discuss predictions of long-term outcomes for the client. |
Yes, the supervisee violated HIPAA and the BACB ethics code; forecasting outcomes damages credibility and rapport with the caregivers |
| When/how might feedback be delivered by the supervisor? |
Disclose which ethics codes this situation violates. |
During the supervision meeting the supervisor might review the ethics codes that were violated and provide modeling/rehearsal/feedback of how to respond in that situation for the future |
| What types of additional training might improve this supervisee’s performance? |
Possibly a training on ethics codes. |
HIPAA rules, how to respond to difficult questions, how to approach unexpected scenarios in the field, limitations of forecasting outcomes |
