The code of ethics
Scenario Yi Men was a good friend and colleague. Alfredo attended graduate school with her, and they were in many of the same ABA courses. Ironically, they both ended up working for the same company providing home-based ABA services to children ages 3 to 6. One day, Alfredo stopped off at a local delicatessen for dinner and overheard Yi Men talking about a client. She always had a booming voice, so it was not difficult to “overhear” the conversation and the client's name she was discussing. Alfredo knew that the person she was speaking to was not employed at the company, and, of course, that would not have mattered anyway. This was clearly a breach of the client’s right to confidentiality. Discussion Identify the “What You Do” guidelines for approaching a fellow behavior analyst about a breach of the Code (found in Chapter 17). Then, in script format, illustrate the conversation Alfredo and Yi Men might have regarding her breach of her client’s right to confidentiality.