RBT practice test: Ethics, set 6

D: Building rapport so the client is willing to take part. Preparing the client for service delivery includes building rapport and gaining assent. Pairing yourself with the client's favorite activities makes your presence valuable to the client, so they are more willing to take part when teaching begins.

• A: The parent has already given consent; play does not create legal consent.
• B: No prompts are being faded; the RBT is pairing themself with preferred activities.
• C: The supervisor directed this step; building rapport is part of preparing for service delivery.

Task F.1 · 40-hour curriculum section B

A: Share it with the supervisor and use it only if the supervisor adds it and trains them. RBTs follow the direction of their supervisors and do not use unfamiliar interventions without proper training (Standards 2.02 and 2.04). Suggestions are welcome, but the supervisor decides whether to change the plan.

• B: Trying an unplanned intervention, even once, goes beyond the RBT's role.
• C: Using it at all without the supervisor's direction changes the plan.
• D: Caregiver permission does not replace the supervisor's decision and training.

Task F.2 · RBT Ethics Code 2.02 · RBT Ethics Code 2.04

D: 6 hours. The minimum is 5% of service hours in the month: 120 x 0.05 = 6 hours of supervision in March.

• A: 12 hours is 10% of 120; the requirement is 5%.
• B: 5 hours would be 5% of 100 hours, not of 120 hours.
• C: 2 hours is less than 5% of 120 hours.

Task F.3 · RBT Handbook p. 16

C: Asking the supervisor to observe a hard routine and give feedback on it. The 40-hour curriculum asks RBTs to understand and advocate for effective supervision practices, such as supervisory observations and regular feedback. Inviting observation where help is most needed makes supervision useful.

• A: The supervisor needs to observe the RBT's own work.
• B: Hiding difficult situations prevents useful feedback.
• D: This is falsifying supervision records.

Task F.4 · 40-hour curriculum section G

C: Not share it, since confidentiality extends to others in the workplace. Standard 2.08 says RBTs protect the confidentiality and privacy of clients, stakeholders and others in the workplace. A coworker's health information is private.

• A: Standard 2.08 also covers stakeholders and others in the workplace.
• B: A promise does not make it acceptable to share another person's private information.
• D: The information is not the RBT's to pass on.

Task F.5 · RBT Ethics Code 2.08

B: Provide a current, accurate set of relevant credentials. RBTs provide a current and accurate set of their relevant credentials to employers and supervisors when asked. This lets the people responsible for their work confirm what they are qualified to do.

• A: The code says RBTs provide their credentials to employers and supervisors on request.
• C: One old document is not a current and accurate set of relevant credentials.
• D: Providing them is the RBT's own responsibility under the code.

Task F.6 · RBT Ethics Code 1.05

D: Decline their supervision until six months have passed. RBTs do not receive supervision from someone they had a romantic or sexual relationship with until at least six months after it ended. The RBT should raise this so another supervisor can be assigned.

• A: The code sets a waiting period even after the relationship ends.
• B: Good intentions do not replace the waiting period in the code.
• C: Two years is the rule for former clients and stakeholders; for supervision it is six months.

Task F.7 · RBT Ethics Code 1.12

D: Decline the paid meal, because its value is over $10. A meal paid for by the family is a gift. At $40 it exceeds the $10 limit, and a social dinner also adds a personal role to the relationship.

• A: The family is still a current client family, and the meal is worth more than $10.
• B: The family would still be paying for a meal worth more than $10.
• C: Calling it a party does not change the value of the gift.

Task F.8 · RBT Ethics Code 1.11 · RBT Ethics Code 1.10

D: Explain it in plain words and offer to involve the supervisor. Good communication with caregivers avoids jargon. A plain explanation, such as which behavior earns rewards in the plan and which does not, plus an offer to involve the supervisor for detail, respects the parent and the RBT's role.

• A: Jargon is still jargon when said slowly.
• B: This shuts the parent out of their child's services.
• C: A textbook is not a substitute for a clear, plain-language answer.

Task F.9 · 40-hour curriculum section G

B: Tell the supervisor about the barrier. Socioeconomic status is part of diversity. The supervisor can adapt the program to what the family has; the RBT's job is to report the barrier promptly and objectively.

• A: Lending personal property mixes roles and may be a gift over the limit.
• C: The family has not refused; the program does not fit their resources.
• D: Changing the plan on their own is outside the RBT role.

Task F.10 · RBT Ethics Code 1.07 · RBT Ethics Code 2.06

B: Decline to join in and raise the concern with the supervisor. RBTs treat others equitably and do not harass or discriminate on the basis of religion or other characteristics (Standard 1.08). When they see conduct that conflicts with the code, they bring it to their supervisor.

• A: Joining in supports demeaning treatment of the family.
• C: Going to the family first is not the process the code describes.
• D: Demeaning comments about a client's religion conflict with the code whether or not the family hears them.

Task F.1 · RBT Ethics Code 1.08

B: The assessor may give corrective feedback and reassess the task on another day. If a task is not performed competently, the assessor may give corrective feedback and assess it again on another day, repeating until competence is shown. Corrective feedback may not be delivered on the final assessment of a task.

• A: A single unsuccessful attempt does not fail the whole assessment or require new training.
• C: Tasks are marked only after the applicant performs them competently.
• D: Corrective feedback may not be given during the final assessment of a task.

Task F.2

C: A BCBA who is the RBT's cousin. The RBT may not be related to, superior to, an employer of, or in a multiple relationship with their supervisor. Paying for supervision services does not make the RBT the supervisor's employer, and a contract with the client meets the oversight rule.

• A: Working at the same agency is the usual arrangement.
• B: An RBT paying for supervision is not considered the supervisor's employer.
• D: A contractual relationship with the client is allowed.

Task F.3 · RBT Ethics Code 1.04 · RBT Handbook p. 19

D: Rehearsal. Rehearsal is the learner practicing the skill, often in role-play first, so the trainer can see the performance and give feedback before it is used with a client.

• A: Modeling is the supervisor demonstrating; here the RBT performs.
• B: Instructions describe the steps; this is practice.
• C: Feedback comes after the practice, describing what went well and what to change.

Task F.4 · 40-hour curriculum section G

D: No, because details like the school and town can identify the client. Standard 2.09 prohibits sharing identifying information about clients on social media. A client can be identified by age, school, town and personal details even without a name.

• A: Leaving out the name is not enough when other details identify the client.
• B: Privacy settings do not make it acceptable to share identifying details.
• C: Positive news is still confidential client information.

Task F.5 · RBT Ethics Code 2.09

C: Not upload them without the employer's permission. RBTs do not misuse the intellectual property of others, such as an employer's proprietary materials. Sharing them publicly requires the owner's permission.

• A: Removing names does not address the main issue: the materials belong to the employer.
• B: Educational value does not give permission to share someone else's proprietary materials.
• D: Credit is not permission; the employer still owns the materials.

Task F.6 · RBT Ethics Code 3.05

A: It would create a multiple relationship with the supervisor. Working for the supervisor in a personal job mixes employer and supervisory roles and can make it hard for the RBT to raise concerns or receive objective feedback. The RBT should avoid it and, if needed, raise it with the supervisor's manager or human resources.

• B: The rule against employing a supervisor does not make other mixed roles acceptable.
• C: Multiple relationships can involve supervisors, not only clients.
• D: How the pay is handled does not remove the second role.

Task F.7 · RBT Ethics Code 1.10 · RBT Ethics Code 1.04

B: Thank the parent and politely decline. A gift worth more than $10 is declined even if it is a one-time expression of thanks. A warm, clear explanation that RBTs follow a gift limit helps the family understand the refusal is not personal.

• A: Accepting the card is accepting a $50 gift, however much is spent.
• C: Passing it on still means the RBT accepted a gift over the limit.
• D: A one-time gift is still over the $10 limit.

Task F.8 · RBT Ethics Code 1.11

C: Summarizing what was said to check understanding. Active listening means giving full attention, then reflecting or summarizing the message and asking questions to confirm you understood it. It helps the other person feel heard and reduces misunderstandings.

• A: Planning a reply pulls attention away from what the speaker is saying.
• B: Jumping to advice skips understanding the speaker's full message.
• D: Interrupting suggests you are not listening and may get the message wrong.

Task F.9 · 40-hour curriculum section G

C: fitting services to the client's culture and values. A culturally responsive RBT, under the supervisor's direction, takes the client's and family's culture, language and values into account in how services are delivered.

• A: Responsiveness is about how services are delivered, not about matching staff to clients.
• B: Identical materials can ignore what is familiar and meaningful to each client.
• D: Responsiveness requires learning about the family's culture, often by asking.

Task F.10 · RBT Ethics Code 1.07 · 40-hour curriculum section G