Problem related to engaging in self-injurious behavior


Problem: Jae is a BCBA working as a special education teacher at the local high school. Jae has a student who has recently begun engaging in self-injurious behavior (SIB), which includes banging his head on hard surfaces and hitting his head with his closed fist. These episodes occur multiple times each day and last until staff can successfully block him from the SIB. Jae has noted that these behaviors occur regardless of activity or whether anyone else is around. Jae believes there may be something medical going on that has brought on this sudden SIB. His department chair, who is not a BCBA, wants Jae to conduct the FBA and create a behavior plan anyway, stating, "We are not doctors so there isn't anything we could do even if it was medical." Which of the following is true, with regard to the Ethics Code? Group of answer choices Jae's department chair is correct: doing the FBA and writing the plan is educationally relevant. Jae's department chair is partially correct: Jae should do the FBA but hold off on writing a behavior plan until the student is seen by a physician. Jae's department chair is incorrect: Jae should refer his student to

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