FREE PDU Event "Doing the Right Thing: Everyday Ethics in ABA Practice"
Available On-Demand at Behavior Live!
Presented by Denice Rios, PhD, BCBA-D
Earn 1.5 RBT PDUs
Doing the Right Thing: Everyday Ethics in ABA Practice
This professional development event provides Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs)® with practical guidance for applying the RBT Ethics Code® to real-world situations encountered across clinical, school, home, and community settings. Participants will examine common ethical dilemmas involving professional boundaries with clients and families, confidentiality challenges when services span multiple environments, and situations that require recognizing and maintaining scope of practice limitations. The event will also address the importance of adhering to behavior intervention plans and avoiding treatment drift that may compromise client outcomes. Through discussion of realistic case scenarios, participants will strengthen their ethical decision-making skills and learn strategies for identifying concerns, seeking appropriate supervision, and maintaining professional and ethical standards in service delivery.
Learning Objectives
- Apply relevant sections of the RBT Ethics Code® to analyze and respond to common ethical scenarios encountered in practice.
- Identify appropriate professional boundaries with clients, families, and other stakeholders while maintaining effective therapeutic relationships.
- Describe confidentiality requirements and determine appropriate actions when confidential information is encountered across school, home, and community settings.
- Recognize situations that fall outside the RBT® scope of practice and identify when consultation, supervision, or escalation to a BCBA® is required.
- Explain the risks associated with treatment drift and implement strategies to maintain fidelity to behavior intervention plans and supervisory guidance.
