Ethics in Action: Professional Boundaries in ABA

Content
12 modules

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Instructor
Maria T Barranco

Description

A comprehensive ethics training grounded in the RBT Ethics Code, covering professional boundaries, dual relationships, and ethical decision-making. Includes application of ethical principles across common and complex real-world scenarios requiring judgment beyond basic rule application. Emphasis is placed on applying ethical standards consistently across real-world situations.

Published: 5/28/2026

Objectives

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

  1. Define professional boundaries in the context of ABA therapy and explain why they are essential to ethical service delivery

  2. Describe the structure and purpose of the RBT Ethics Code (2.0) and identify the core principles that guide ethical conduct

  3. Identify situations that present ethical or boundary concerns, including dual relationships, confidentiality issues, and caregiver interactions, and explain why each creates risk

  4. Apply a structured ethical decision-making framework to real-world scenarios, including when and how to seek supervisor guidance

  5. Describe strategies for maintaining professional boundaries in common challenging situations, gift-giving, social media, dual relationships, and caregivers crossing professional lines

  6. Explain your ethical obligations regarding client dignity, confidentiality, and appropriate conduct during and outside of therapy sessions

Certificate

By completing/passing this course, you will attain the certificate PDU 9- Ethics in Action

Learning credits

PDU
1.0
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PDU 9 - Part 1
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PDU 9 - Part 2
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PDU 9 - Knowledge Check 1
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PDU 9 - Part 3
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PDU 9 - Knowledge Check 2
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PDU 9 - Part 4
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PDU 9 - Knowledge Check 3
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PDU 9 - Part 5
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PDU 9 - Knowledge Check 4
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PDU 9 - Part 6
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PDU 9 - Quiz
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PDU 9 survey
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