Responsibility to Clients and Stakeholders

This week, we look at a behavior analyst's responsibility to clients and stakeholders. how the situation meets or violates specific ethics codes, and how you would handle the situation.

Scenario 1

"A BCBA works with a mother who homeschools her child. The child is a 6-year-old boy with autism. The BCBA has done a functional assessment and has identified the controlling variables for the child's target behavior. In the opinion of the BCBA, the best data collection system for gathering baseline data would require daily entries by the mother. A data collection system has been designed that is easy to understand and score; however, the mother does not take the data despite the BCBA's best attempts to prompt and reinforce her. This child really needs help, but with no data, it will be hard to provide treatment. Should the BCBA terminate services?" (Bailey & Burch, 2016, p. 269).