This assignment assesses the following Course Outcomes:

PS515-5:Evaluate ethical and legal issues involving the application of learning techniques.

PC-6.3:Integrate standards of the field and ethical principles into the problem-solving process.

Create a 5- to 7-slide narrated PowerPointpresentation via Kaltura based on the following case study. Imagine that you will be giving this presentation to fellow ABA students at a case management meeting.

Be sure to address the following in your presentation:

• Identify at least three ethical and one legal issue in this case.
• Indicate which APA Ethical Codes apply, and explain why.
• Explain what specific action needs to be taken and why.
• Describe observational learning, and discuss how it plays a role in this scenario.
• Evaluate how your personal background contributed to your perspective on this case study.

Case Study

Yvette is a newly registered behavior technician (RBT) who has recently started shadowing Cindy, a veteran board-certified behavior analyst (BCBA) who has been employed at the Best Behaviors Clinic for 15 years. Yvette accompanies the BCBA on a home visit. The client is Jack, a 10-year-old boy diagnosed with autism. He also has several life-threatening food allergies.

Yvette notices as they enter the home that the BCBA embraces Jack's two younger siblings and his parents. As the family is cooking dinner, Cindy is invited to join them in the kitchen, which she does. She asks Yvette to go meet with Jack in the other room. The BCBA chats casually with Jack's parents, seemingly updating them on her son's recent soccer win and her wife's new job. Cindy finally gets around to asking about how the family has been following Jack's behavior intervention plan. His parents share that Jack has been stealing food that he is allergic to and becomes aggressive when he is not allowed to have it.

The RBT notices that half the time for the home visit passes before the BCBA joins her in the other room with the client. The visit is concluded without the BCBA making any notes, and no paperwork is immediately completed. Yvette later comments to her RBT colleagues at the clinic that she felt very out of her depth working with a client with problem eating behaviors, as she has no prior experience. She also commented on the BCBA's casual behavior with the family.