RBT practice test: Ethics, set 3

D: Following the law and placing the interests of clients first. The code's introduction says that when RBTs interpret and apply the code or address an ethical dilemma, they prioritize following the law and placing the interest of clients first.

• A: Employer requirements must be followed, but the code names the law and clients' interests as the priorities.
• B: Caregiver satisfaction matters, but it is not what the code says to put first.
• C: The code asks RBTs to seek the supervisor's support, but the priorities it names are the law and the client.

Task F.1 · 40-hour curriculum section G

D: Changing a client's goals after reviewing the data on their own. RBT activities are determined by the supervisor and include conducting preference assessments, implementing teaching procedures and writing session notes. Deciding on goals or changing a plan belongs to the supervisor, however experienced the RBT is.

• A: Conducting preference assessments is a typical RBT activity.
• B: Generating session notes is a typical RBT activity.
• C: Collecting ABC data is a typical RBT task under supervision.

Task F.2 · RBT Ethics Code 1.03 · RBT Handbook p. 16

A: Monthly supervision is not required, but other maintenance requirements still apply. RBTs who are not providing services do not need monthly supervision, but they must still meet the other maintenance requirements. For a long break, the handbook suggests considering voluntary inactive status.

• B: Monthly supervision is required only while providing services.
• C: Not practicing does not by itself make the certification expire.
• D: No supervisor is needed for months with no services.

Task F.3 · RBT Handbook p. 21

A: Specific, prompt feedback on what went well and what to change. Effective feedback is specific, delivered soon after the performance, and includes both praise for correct steps and clear direction for what to change.

• B: General praise does not tell the RBT which behaviors to keep or change.
• C: Long delays weaken feedback, and errors alone do not reinforce correct performance.
• D: Waiting for serious errors misses chances to build skills and praise correct work.

Task F.4 · 40-hour curriculum section G

A: Leave them, because client records stay with the agency. Client records belong to the agency and are protected by employer policy and privacy laws (Standard 2.08). An RBT does not take them for personal use, whether or not names are removed.

• B: Removing names does not authorize taking agency records, and other details may still identify clients.
• C: Secure storage does not make it acceptable to remove client records.
• D: The 7-year rule is about supervision documentation, not client records.

Task F.5 · RBT Ethics Code 2.08

A: Not reply, and tell the supervisor. Even when a client's family speaks publicly, the RBT keeps client information confidential. The RBT tells the supervisor, who decides how the agency responds.

• B: Sharing client data in a public reply breaches confidentiality.
• C: Confirming that the family receives services and naming a diagnosis discloses confidential information.
• D: Prompting reviews from people who did not receive services is dishonest and misleading.

Task F.6 · RBT Ethics Code 2.06 · RBT Ethics Code 2.08 · RBT Ethics Code 2.09

D: To reduce the risk of harm and conflicts of interest. Mitigation steps, such as informing the supervisor, documenting, and keeping clear boundaries, aim to protect the client from the harm and conflicts of interest that mixed roles can cause.

• A: The code requires telling the supervisor, not hiding the relationship.
• B: Separating the times does not remove the second role.
• C: Stopping services without regard to the client's needs can itself cause harm.

Task F.7 · RBT Ethics Code 1.10 · 40-hour curriculum section G

C: A handwritten thank-you note. The gift limit applies to supervisors as well as clients and stakeholders. A note or a gift worth $10 or less is an acceptable way to express thanks.

• A: This is four times the $10 limit, which also applies to gifts to supervisors.
• B: This is more than the $10 limit.
• D: Even this smaller gift is over the $10 limit.

Task F.8 · RBT Ethics Code 1.11

B: Listen calmly and pass the concern to the supervisor. Responding calmly, listening to the concern and passing it to the supervisor keeps the relationship professional. The supervisor can clarify the plan with the family.

• A: Criticizing a colleague to the family is unprofessional and may not be accurate.
• C: The RBT follows the current plan unless the supervisor changes it.
• D: Ending the session does not address the concern and cuts the client's services.

Task F.9 · RBT Ethics Code 2.06 · 40-hour curriculum section F

A: Respectfully ask about upcoming dates to plan around. Cultural humility means learning from the family about what matters to them. Asking about upcoming dates shows respect and helps the team schedule services.

• B: Cancelling for a holiday is not uncooperative, and the note would be a biased judgment.
• C: Pressuring the family puts the schedule ahead of their values.
• D: Respectful questions help the RBT learn and plan.

Task F.10 · RBT Ethics Code 1.07

B: The actions taken, relevant dates, the parties involved and the outcome. The code asks RBTs to document all actions taken to address a suspected violation, for example a list of actions, relevant dates, the parties involved and a description of the outcome, and to save all relevant documentation.

• A: Opinions about character are not objective facts and are not what the code asks for.
• C: The code asks for a record of all actions taken, not just the outcome.
• D: Listing unrelated clients is not required and shares more confidential information than needed.

Task F.1 · 40-hour curriculum section G

B: Completing 12 professional development units in each 2-year cycle. From 2026, RBTs who certify or recertify move to a 2-year recertification cycle that requires 12 professional development units (PDUs) earned within the cycle, for example from in-service training, ACE Provider events or university coursework.

• A: RBTs do not retake the exam to recertify.
• C: The 40-hour training is an initial requirement, not a yearly one.
• D: The requirement is 12 units per 2-year cycle, not per year.

Task F.2 · RBT Handbook p. 30

B: At least 7 years. The RBT and their supervisor must each keep supervision documentation for at least 7 years, even if the supervisory relationship has ended.

• A: One year is too short; the requirement is at least 7 years.
• C: Records must be kept for 7 years even after the supervisory relationship ends.
• D: Three years is too short; the requirement is at least 7 years.

Task F.3 · RBT Handbook p. 21

B: An interactive meeting where 8 RBTs discuss similar cases with the supervisor. Small-group supervision is an interactive meeting of 2 to 10 RBTs who share similar experiences. The number of RBTs may not exceed 10 regardless of how many supervisors attend.

• A: Groups may not exceed 10 RBTs and must be interactive.
• C: The limit of 10 RBTs applies however many supervisors are present.
• D: A recording is not real-time, face-to-face supervision.

Task F.4 · RBT Handbook p. 17

A: Contact the supervisor right away and follow the safety policy. The RBT should not promise to keep a threat of harm secret. Confidential information may be shared when the law allows it for a valid reason, such as protecting someone from harm (Standard 2.10), so the RBT acts right away through the supervisor and organization policy, and contacts authorities when required (Standard 2.07).

• B: Confidentiality has limits when someone may be harmed.
• C: Waiting could allow harm; a threat needs immediate action.
• D: The next meeting is too late for a threat about tomorrow.

Task F.5 · RBT Ethics Code 2.07 · RBT Ethics Code 2.10

D: It must not be false, misleading or exaggerated. RBTs do not knowingly make false, misleading or exaggerated statements about their qualifications or their behavior-technician services. Accuracy is the test, whether the statement is on a résumé, a profile or in conversation.

• A: The code does not require BACB approval of statements; it requires that they be accurate and not misleading.
• B: RBTs may describe their training and work; the rule is about accuracy, not about how much they say.
• C: The rule applies to statements made to anyone, including employers, supervisors and the public.

Task F.6 · RBT Ethics Code 1.05 · 40-hour curriculum section G

B: An RBT buys a used car from a client's parent. Buying from or selling to a client's family adds a business relationship to the professional one. The other examples are all part of the RBT's ordinary professional role.

• A: Training from a supervisor is part of the same professional relationship.
• C: Different settings do not create a second role.
• D: Collaborating with another provider is a professional activity, not a second role.

Task F.7 · RBT Ethics Code 1.10

A: Gift exchange can lead to conflicts of interest. The code explains that exchanging gifts can lead to conflicts of interest and multiple relationships. Keeping gifts small and occasional protects the professional relationship.

• B: The code says nothing about reporting gifts as income to the BACB.
• C: Gifts to the RBT do not change how data are interpreted; the concern is the relationship.
• D: The code's stated reason is conflicts of interest, not families' spending.

Task F.8 · RBT Ethics Code 1.11

C: Tell the supervisor now and help plan the handoff. When RBTs cannot meet a commitment, they work with their supervisors to address the situation in the best interest of clients, for example by planning a handoff to another RBT.

• A: Late notice gives the team no time to plan a smooth transition.
• B: Abruptly ending services can disrupt the client's progress.
• D: Private services outside supervision are not allowed and would create a multiple relationship.

Task F.9 · RBT Ethics Code 1.02 · RBT Ethics Code 1.03

B: evaluate their own biases and ability to work with diverse people. RBTs actively evaluate their own biases and their ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds, and they get any needed training under their supervisor's direction.

• A: Limiting services this way is inequitable and does not address bias.
• C: Learning about clients is part of cultural responsiveness, not a threat to objectivity.
• D: The supervisor helps, but the code says RBTs themselves actively evaluate their biases.

Task F.10 · RBT Ethics Code 1.07