Ethical and Professional IssuesDifficulty 3/5
A client's parent offers a BCBA a part-time paid role managing their family business. What is the primary ethical concern?
- AInformed consent, because the family would need to re-consent to services
- BConfidentiality, because business discussions would expose client information
- CA multiple relationship that could impair objectivity or exploit the client relationship
- DBilling accuracy, because the two income streams would be hard to separate
Show answer and rationale
Correct: C. Taking a financial role with a client's family creates a multiple relationship that risks impairing professional judgment and exploiting the existing relationship. The Code directs behavior analysts to avoid such relationships and, where unavoidable, to disclose and mitigate.
- B — No client information is being disclosed by the offer itself.
- D — Billing for behavior-analytic services is unchanged by the offer.
- A — Consent for services is a separate matter.