The Problem:
RBTs are constantly (and often unintentionally) violating client confidentiality through oversharing — Instagram stories, TikTok trends, casual venting, even accepting friend requests from families.
The Solution:
Establish clear professional boundaries, understand what’s off-limits online, and learn how to protect yourself (and your clients) from HIPAA violations in the digital era.
BACB Alignment
- RBT Task List (2nd ed.): E-1 Ethics & Professional Conduct
- BACB Ethics Code (2022):
- 1.07 Responsibility to Clients
- 2.11 Protecting Confidential Information
- 5.01 Maintaining Professional Boundaries
This course explores how RBTs can maintain confidentiality and professional ethics in a world where oversharing is the norm. Through stories, scenarios, and interactive quizzes, learners will identify common digital-age risks and build practical strategies to protect client information, professional boundaries, and their own reputations.
- Addresses one of the most common but overlooked ethical pitfalls for RBTs: confidentiality in the digital age.
- Uses real-world, relatable social media scenarios (Instagram, TikTok, group chats) to teach application-based ethics.
- Builds confidence in setting boundaries with families and coworkers in online spaces.
- Protects RBTs from unintentional HIPAA violations that could cost them their job or certification.
- Delivered in a fun, pop-culture–inspired style (The Gossip Girl Dilemma) to keep learners engaged.
Course Content
GOSSIP Final Quiz: 3
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