E-2.03- 2.04 Protecting & Disclosing Confidential Information
Documentation of behavioral services typically includes
(all of the above) - 1. assessment and behavior change data. 2. records of interactions with clients. 3. descriptions of interventions.
A behavior analyst may disclose confidential information about a client without the client's consent
(all of the above) - 1. in order to collect payment for services. 2. to make a referral for other professional services. 3. when ordered to do so by a judge.
Behavior analysts are required to maintain and dispose client records in accordance with
(all of the above) - 1. state and federal laws and regulations. 2. BACB ethical guidelines. 3. the policies of their organization.
A behavior analyst may disclose confidential information about a client without the client's consent
(all of the above) - 1. when ordered to do so by a judge. 2. to protect the client or others from harm. 3. to resolve contractual issues.
A BCBA surreptitiously records a contentious Individual Education Plan (IEP) meeting without the parent's or district's consent. Is this appropriate?
No, consent for any electronic recording must be obtained first.
A BCBA, who is going on maternity leave, gives a client's file to her BCBA colleague before gaining written consent. What should the receiving BCBA do?
She should return the file, or if that is not possible, review it only after written consent has been obtained.
A BCBA arrives at a school to review a student's records. He is informed that he doesn't have consent. During an immediate phone call, the parent says that she will give consent after she reads the form. The secretary permits the BCBA to conduct the record review.
The BCBA is in violation of the Ethics Code.
A school district has contacted a BCBA to coordinate school and home interventions. The parent has consented to the sharing of information, and the district has provided this in writing.
This is appropriate, as coordinated treatment is in the best interest of the client and consent has been obtained.
Documentation of behavioral services typically includes
assessment and behavior change data.
Discuss confidentiality
at the onset of the relationship.
A school that provides behavioral services routinely videotapes students as part of their assessment of progress. This practice is fine as long as
consent is explicitly obtained from the parent/guardian.
Documentation describing the provision of behavioral services should be written with a high enough degree of quality and detail that they would be sufficient for scrutiny in a
court hearing if there is a possibility that this may happen.
A client who has hurt others in the past has threatened to hurt someone else. You
may be legally responsible to report this to the police.
As a behavior analyst, you must keep appropriate records of your work with a client so that
other professionals may use them to assist your client in the future.
If permitted by law, valid reasons for disclosing information without the individual's consent includes
provision of needed services, preventing a crime that is likely to cause harm to another or to resolve contractual issues.
While visiting a child at school, the BCBA notices the child has a long thin red mark across his left cheek. The BCBA asks how he got the mark and the child discloses that this mother hit him with a stick. The BCBA should
report the incident to the appropriate authority.
Behavior analysts are required to maintain and dispose of client records in accordance with
state and federal laws and regulations.
Once created, who is responsible for records about behavior analytic services?
the behavior analyst or the employer
A behavior analysts may disclose confidential information about a client without the client's consent
to protect the client or others from harm.
Unless required or permitted by law, disclose confidential information only after you've obtained
written consent from the client/client's surrogate.
