Terminate Services Due To Parent Behavior

Post Series: Ethics Scenario Archive

1.Approaching Former Adult Client
2.Medical Marijuana
3.Pro Bono Work
4.Supervision Has Multiple Relationships with Family Receiving Services
5.Parent Training Concerns
6.Parents Not Implementing Procedures
7.Soliciting Parent Testimonials
8.Retaliation Towards Mandated Reporting
9.Family Rejecting Safety Measures
10.Parental Collaboration
11.Hostile Work Enviornment
12.Creating Protocol to Prevent and Treat Trauma with Limited Functional Language
13.Parent ABA Practice Questions in OT & Speech
14.Potential Gifts From Clients on Social Media
15.Helping Close Relationships With ABA Tips
16.Parent Utilizing CBD & THC
17.Client Pre-Authorization Denied For Much Needed Services
18.Supervisee Slaps Child in School Setting
19.Changing Direction of Treatment from Previous BCBA
20.BCBA Subpoenaed in Family Court
21.Terminate Services Due To Parent Behavior
22.Parents Offering Token Items During Check Out/Transition
23.Family Doesn’t Want Details Released To Funding Source Without Permission
24.Resources for IRB Approval for Independent Researchers
25.Speech Therapist Refusing To Do PECS
26.BCBA Receives Cease & Desist
27.Unlicensed, Certified BCBA Provide Supervision
28.Rapid Prompting Method (RPM)
29.Parent as Witness to Accident
30.Website Testimonials
31.Student Using Social Media Inappropriately
32.Hiring Behavior Analyst Trainees at a School District
33.College Recommendation Letter for Client
34.Connecting Families That Are Clients
35.Employer Requiring Same Number of ABA Hours for All New Clients from New BCaBA

Scenario

How does a BCBA terminate services when parent behavior is impeding patient services?

Response

Review expectations at onset of service
Revisit tx plan goals and alignment with family values
Reach out to supporting BCBAs for guidance
Set discharge criteria in initial tx plan
Refer to counseling for additional services if exp. avoidance is hypothesized

Scenario

Response

arizona_aba