RBT Plan

Ethics: practice questions

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EthicsDifficulty 2/5

A client's parent offers the RBT a $50 gift card at the holidays. Under the RBT Ethics Code (2.0), the RBT should:

  1. AAccept it only if the supervisor is not told
  2. BAccept it graciously to avoid offending the family during the holiday season
  3. CAccept it and donate the full amount to a charity of the family’s choice
  4. DDecline, cite the gift policy, and inform the supervisor
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Correct: D. The Code restricts gifts from clients and requires RBTs to maintain professional boundaries; a $50 gift card exceeds what is permitted. The professional response is to decline, reference the policy, and notify the supervisor.

  • B — Avoiding offence does not override the Code.
  • C — Accepting still creates the boundary problem.
  • A — Concealing a gift compounds the violation.
EthicsDifficulty 2/5

A supervisor is on leave. A caregiver asks the RBT to start a new feeding protocol the RBT has never been trained on. The RBT should:

  1. ADecline until trained and assessed as competent; route the request to the covering supervisor
  2. BLook up the protocol online, read it thoroughly, and begin it at the next session
  3. CModify the existing plan to include feeding goals
  4. DStart it carefully and document each step, since the caregiver specifically requested it
Show answer and rationale

Correct: A. RBTs provide services only after demonstrating competence and only under ongoing supervision (tasks F.2, F.3). New procedures require supervisor authorisation and training; the RBT does not design or add goals.

  • D — Caregiver requests do not substitute for training and supervision.
  • B — Self-training does not establish competence under the Code.
  • C — Plan modification is the supervisor's role.
EthicsDifficulty 3/5

Which of the following best describes effective supervision an RBT should expect to receive?

  1. AA monthly email from the supervisor asking whether everything is going fine on the case
  2. BInstruction, modelling, rehearsal, feedback, and observation of service delivery
  3. CAccess to a shared drive of written procedures the RBT can read whenever needed
  4. DAn annual performance review
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Correct: B. Task F.4 lists the components of effective supervision: training that includes instructions, modelling, rehearsal and feedback, plus observation of RBT service delivery. Passive or infrequent contact does not meet the standard.

  • A — A check-in email is not observation or training.
  • C — Reading materials alone is not supervision.
  • D — Annual reviews do not provide ongoing supervision.
EthicsDifficulty 2/5

An RBT posts a photo of a client's completed art project (no name, face partly visible) on a personal social-media account to celebrate progress. This is:

  1. AAcceptable if the account is private
  2. BAcceptable as long as the personal account is set to private and followers are known
  3. CA confidentiality and boundary violation to remove and self-report
  4. DAcceptable if the parent later approves
Show answer and rationale

Correct: C. Client information, including images, is confidential; sharing it on personal social media violates confidentiality and professional boundaries regardless of privacy settings. The Code requires correcting and reporting the violation.

  • B — Identifiability is not the only standard; the disclosure itself is prohibited.
  • D — Retroactive approval does not cure the violation.
  • A — Private accounts still constitute disclosure outside the service relationship.

Primary references

  1. RBT Test Content Outline (3rd ed.), effective January 1, 2026 — Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) · primary · retrieved 2026-09-21, verified 2026-09-21
  2. RBT Ethics Code (2.0) — Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) · primary · retrieved 2026-09-21, verified 2026-09-21