This scenario highlights the ethical responsibility of a BCBA to involve stakeholders in treatment planning and to ensure interventions are feasible and acceptable within the clients natural environment Forcing an intervention against a primary caregivers wishes Option A is unethical violates the clients and stakeholders rights to selfdetermination and is highly likely to result in poor treatment fidelity and negative outcomes Allowing an untrained caregiver to independently design an intervention Option B is outside the caregivers scope of expertise and abdicates the BCBAs professional responsibility Punishing the client or caregiver for noncompliance Option C is inappropriate and violates ethical guidelines The most appropriate response is to engage in collaborative problemsolving respecting the caregivers concerns and expertise regarding the home environment and selecting an alternative evidencebased intervention that aligns with the environment available resources and the stakeholders capacity and willingness for consistent implementation Option D This approach ensures treatment integrity promotes positive stakeholder relationships and ultimately benefits the client through a realistic and sustainable intervention plan