E10 Apply culturally responsive and inclusive service and supervision activities.

E.10 Apply culturally responsive and inclusive service and supervision activities.

Applying culturally responsive and inclusive service and supervision activities means tailoring interventions, assessments, and supervisory practices to be sensitive and adaptable to the cultural backgrounds, values, and needs of clients, families, and supervisees. This approach ensures that services and supervision are respectful, relevant, and effective across diverse cultural contexts.

Example: A BCBA supervises an RBT who works with a family whose primary language is Spanish. To ensure culturally responsive supervision, the BCBA provides training materials in Spanish and arranges for supervision sessions with a translator when needed. They also adapt the intervention plan to align with the family’s cultural preferences, such as incorporating certain family rituals into the reinforcement system for the child. This ensures the service delivery is effective and respectful of the family’s cultural context.

E. Ethical and Professional Issues

E.1. Identify and apply core principles underlying the ethics codes for BACB certificants (e.g., benefit others; treat others with compassion, dignity, and respect; behave with integrity).

E.2. Identify the risks to oneself, others, and the profession as a result of engaging in unethical behavior.

E.3. Develop and maintain competence by engaging in professional development activities (e.g., read literature, seek consultation, establish mentors).

E.4. Identify and comply with requirements for collecting, using, protecting, and disclosing confidential information.

E.5. Identify and comply with requirements for making public statements about professional activities (e.g., social media activity; misrepresentation of professional credentials, behavior analysis, and service outcomes).

E.6. Identify the conditions under which services or supervision should be discontinued and apply steps that should
be taken when transitioning clients and supervisees to another professional.

E.7. Identify types of and risks associated with multiple relationships, and how to mitigate those risks when they are unavoidable.

E.8. Identify and apply interpersonal and other skills (e.g., accepting feedback, listening actively, seeking input, collaborating) to establish and maintain professional relationships.

E.9. Engage in cultural humility in service delivery and professional relationships.

E.10. Apply culturally responsive and inclusive service and supervision activities.

E.11. Identify personal biases and how they might interfere with professional activity.

E.12. Identify and apply the legal, regulatory, and practice requirements (e.g., licensure, jurisprudence, funding, certification) relevant to the delivery of behavior analytic services.