Website Testimonials
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
- 36.Do we have any ethical guidelines regarding shared work spaces among two companies that provide similar ABA services in a private property?
Scenario
Using testimonials on website, no disclaimers
Response
- Committee Input: Reach out to organization’s leaders (BCBAs) as soon as possible to resolve (lead with education). Provide guidance on code and potential action items. Follow up on website/with BCBA after initial conversation. Document actions taken (include dates)
- Exploration: If parents wrote the testimonial, consent is implied to use names; Are owners BCBAs (yes). Who is managing the solicitation/posting of testimonials (owners should provide education regarding the PECC)?
- Codes: 8.05; 2.06;