RES-ENFORCEMENT-2019 — BACB Resource: Ethics Violations & Enforcement Summary (2019-2021)
What does RES-ENFORCEMENT-2019 say?
The BACB published a summary of ethics violations and code-enforcement activities for 2019-2021. Key findings: 1,263 Notices met criteria for processing; 762 were routed to the Disciplinary System and 152 to the Education System. Common violations for BCaBAs/BCBAs in the Education System included: improper discontinuation/transition of services, inadequate supervision, nonsexual multiple relationships, lack of professionalism, failure to report critical events, improper use of testimonials, and failure to maintain confidentiality. For RBTs in the Education System: untruthful behavior, failure to fulfill obligations, failure to report critical events. In the Disciplinary System, the most common substantiated violations for BCaBA/BCBA certificants were: professionalism and integrity (66), failure to report or respond to BACB (39), improper or inadequate supervision (22). For RBTs: professionalism and integrity (1,619), failure to report or respond to BACB (544). Enforcement actions for BCaBA/BCBA included: mandatory supervision (27), invalidation/revocation of certification (26), practice restriction (14), suspension (11). For RBTs: invalidation/revocation (552, many related to testing irregularities), mandatory supervision (8). Corrective actions for BCaBA/BCBA: product submission (53), mandatory mentorship (33), required actions (25), mandatory continuing education (21).
Official source: read the full text in the Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts (2022) (official document).