Resource: A Model for Ethical Decision Making: Part 1
Please review the Model for Ethical Decision Making: Part 1 resource and the following scenario from Bailey and Burch (2022, p. 182):
Case 3.04 – Managing Mom
“I am looking for advice on how to manage a parent who constantly discusses her personal life and her other child. She cries and spends 90% of my ABA time talking about things other than my actual client. None of my passive or subtle (and not so subtle) cues have helped. She is a professional in a related field, and I feel as though she is treating me as her sounding board/friend/coparent rather than a BCBA working with her daughter. I do not interact and do not respond to the inappropriate topics. I am feeling uncomfortable and believe that my time is not used appropriately by this client. I’d love some advice on how to get her to be more professional and appropriate to avoid her trying to create a dual relationship.”
In this scenario, a key stakeholder involved in your client’s treatment is making it difficult for you to focus on your primary duties as a behavior analyst. Considering the content of this case scenario, please answer the following questions utilizing part one of the model for ethical decision making:
What triggers your ethical radar in this scenario?
Identify your choice for the primary issue of concern. Include how the role of this particular stakeholder, in relation to your client, requires empathy and a thoughtful solution.
What are the appropriate standards in the code that address this situation?
What solutions can you brainstorm that ensure you behave with integrity? What solutions does the code suggest?
How does what you learned about yourself, and your biases, in the implicit tests and from your personality screen from Unit 1 impact on your thought processes? Please attend to information derived from both.