# Ethics Code self-review for behavior analysts

> How do I review my own practice against the Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts?

The Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts covers your conduct as a professional, how services are designed and delivered, what you owe clients and stakeholders, how you supervise and delegate, what you say publicly, and how you handle research. This free review turns those areas into a rating exercise: you rate how confidently you handle each everyday practice, see which area to work on first, and then work through invented ethical dilemmas — dual relationships, billing pressure, assent, social media, supervision shortcuts — writing your own response and having an AI coach press on your reasoning. Nothing is scored, nothing is reported, and it is not a compliance determination.

Source page: https://operation-optimize.com/tools/ethics-code-self-review
Publisher: Operation Optimize (ABA Team Intelligence)
Last verified against published sources: 2026-08-17

## How it is calculated

- Six areas mirror the structure of the published Ethics Code, but every statement here is written in our own plain language — no Code text is reproduced.
- You rate each practice from 'not confident' to 'confident and consistent'. The summary ranks the weakest areas first and gives a concrete next step for each one.
- The dilemma discussion gives you an invented situation with no single right answer. You write what you would do, and the coach names what your reasoning handles well, what a supervisor would press you on, and what you did not consider.
- The coach never rules on whether something is a violation and never tells you whether to report a colleague. If you describe a real, live situation it will say plainly that it belongs with your supervisor.
- Supervisors can switch modes: the same items become a rating of a trainee's observed practice, and the dilemmas become supervision discussion prompts.
- Your ratings stay in this browser. Choosing 'Save my review' creates a free account and keeps it as a self-recorded reflection you can update each cycle.

## Worked example

1. A BCBA two months into a new caseload rates all 39 practices.
2. Responsibility in practice comes out lowest, driven by documentation timeliness and service levels set by funding.
3. They open the billing-pressure dilemma, write how they would respond to a director, and ask the coach what they missed.
4. The coach names the competing interests and asks what their data would show a funder six months later.
5. They copy the summary into their development plan and re-rate at the end of the cycle.

Result: A short list of the ethics habits to tighten next, plus rehearsal for the conversations that are hard to have cold.

## Official sources and effective dates

- BACB Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts — Current edition — https://www.bacb.com/ethics-information/
- BACB BCBA Handbook — Current edition — https://www.bacb.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/BCBAHandbook_240426-a.pdf

## Related questions

### What does the Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts cover?

Conduct as a professional, responsibility in practice, responsibility to clients and stakeholders, supervision and delegation, public statements, and research. Read the current Code at bacb.com for the exact wording and requirements.

### Does this tool reproduce the Ethics Code?

No. Every statement and dilemma here is original wording written for this tool. It is an orientation and reflection aid; the Code itself is published by the BACB.

### Does this count as ethics continuing education?

No. It does not grant continuing education credit. It is a free self-review you can use alongside the ethics CE you complete elsewhere, and many people use it to decide which ethics CE to take.

### Can I use it in supervision?

Yes. Supervision mode reframes each item as a rating of what you have observed in a trainee's practice, and the dilemmas work as discussion prompts. The summary copies out in a format you can paste into a supervision note.

### Will the AI tell me whether something is an ethics violation?

No. It discusses the competing interests, who is affected and what questions to ask before deciding, and it will not advise you on a real, live situation — that belongs with your supervisor and your organization's process.

### Is it free, and do I need an account?

The review is free and needs no account; your ratings stay in your browser. Coaching answers are limited — one signed out, three with a free account, and unlimited with the Competency Coach add-on.

## Save your result

Save the review as a self-recorded reflection so your ethics practice sits next to your credentials, CE record and supervision history. Start free at https://operation-optimize.com/auth.

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