| What is the problem? | Which ethical standards pertain to this problem? | Consider dimensions of the problem | Courses of action / potential consequences | Select course of action | Implement and evaluate the course of action |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inaccurate tracking of hours | hours do not reflect actual hours worked | not ethical or honest | correct hours documentation | correct hours documentation | make sure it is accurately reflected and retained for 7 years |
N.a | N.a | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a |
inaccurate tracking | fieldwork hours recording | Trainee may lose hours | train the trainee and figure out the damage | set time aside to oversee the tracker | Get past panic and move forward productively |
Miscalculation of supervised hours | Accurate information | Work together to fix the issue and ensure accuracy of hours | Moving forward, check the logs | ||
Supervisor did not ensure proper supervision and training on calculating hours | Cannot accumulate hours without appropriate amount of supervision | Trainee will be upset, ethics violation to count the hours | Only hours accounted for by supervision provided can count | Recalculate hours | Angry trainee, but above board if audited |
Taking on more supervisees then she was able to manage. | Understanding and maintaining accurate files. | Steps should have been in place to verify the supervision ratios earlier in the process then at the 1 year mark. | Recheck the supervision ratio and documentation to determine how off the ratio actually was, the most likely consequence is the a small portion of the accrued hours would not count towards the total hours needed. | Adjust the current plan to accommodate the additional supervision. Make a plan to review the supervision ratio more frequently to reduce the possible errors in the future. | Adjust the current plan to accommodate the additional supervision. Make a plan to review the supervision ratio more frequently to reduce the possible errors in the future. |
It seems Yvonne may have failed to maintain the ethical code by taking on too many trainees at once, she lacked her duty to oversee supervisee documentation. | 4.03 Supervisory Volume | If Yvonne cannot help the trainee resolve the issue, the trainee could fail completing their supervision requirements and not complete their certification. | Yvonne will need to reach out to the board to take accountability for failing to oversee documentation routinely and find a way to help the trainee get an exception for time and receive the proper amount of supervision late. | contact the board and request a time extension for the supervisee. | |
She did not adhere to ethics code on documentation. | documentation | her lack of documentation has a deep history that cannot be taken back. | Reach out to BACB on potential solutions and if the trainee did not meet the require monthly hours they may have to re-do the hours. | Seek out possible solutions and ensure adequate documentation for future. | Review and sign off hours each month |
Documentation | |||||
Yvonne did not do a routine check to keep her trainees accountable. | Supervisory volume. | The trainee may have to redo their hours. THe supervisor may get in trouble for not keeping all accounts accountable. | The trainee may have to redo their hours. THe supervisor may get in trouble for not keeping all accounts accountable. | The supervisor checks the Code and assesses the situation. | Yvonne finds the answer and implements it. |
Miscalculating the hours | |||||
Yvonne did not recognize that a supervisee was miscalculating his hours during the time that he was being supervised. | 4.04 Accountability in Supervision | Yvonne should have been on top of this earlier on in the supervision process, however, the supervisee cannot document incorrect hours. | Yvonne should have a discussion with the supervisee that includes speaking about why those hours cannot be counted and how to make up those missed hours. | Yvonne should have a discussion with the supervisee that includes speaking about why those hours cannot be counted and how to make up those missed hours. | This course of action is the best that can be done at this time. |
She did not ensure that the trainees were calculating their hours correctly throughout the course of supervision. | 4.05 Maintaining supervision documentation | The trainee has not met the requirements, however the problem could have been address/solved sooner if the supervisor had been paying attention. | I assume the supervisor had already signed off on those hours with the monthly fieldwork form? All would be in trouble if audited. | Not sure? | Not sure. |
BCBA did not monitor trainee's log of hours, and the trainee was miscalculating the amount of supervision hours by 2 hours each month. | 4.04 Accountability in Supervision | BCBA should have kept regular records due to needing to sign the monthly form | Trainee will take longer to accrue fieldwork hours | Start signing monthly | Explain ethical obligations to move forward with needing the additional hours |
Accountabiliy in Supervision - 4.04 | |||||
Yvonne is in a challenging situation, but it’s also a great opportunity for her to practice effective problem-solving and ethics-based decision-making. Here’s a structured way for Yvonne to approach this situation while ensuring compliance with fieldwork requirements and maintaining a supportive supervisory relationship with her trainee. | |||||
The hours were off by 2 | Supervision calculations of hours by percentages of hours work | Wasn’t adequately supervised | |||
hours tracking error | maintain documentation of accurate hours | violation of ethics code | Yvonne needs to find resources to help the supervisee accumulate more hours. | find other ways to get more hours to catch up | find other ways to get more hours |
incorrect hours documented | documentation | state | consult guide; correct hours based on guide | ask for guidance from another practitioner/supervisor if needed | be clear on how to teach supervisees to document; supervisor is also responsible for this |
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| What is the problem? | Which ethical standards pertain to this problem? | Consider dimensions of the problem | Courses of action / potential consequences | Select course of action | Implement and evaluate the course of action |
