G-22 Use procedures to promote maintenance

• Proper termination of services : discuss service needs of the client with stakeholders, provide pre-termination services, suggest alternative services.
• If the BCBA has issues with a client they should seek out guidance and transfer the client to another behavior analyst that would be a better fit for the case. The BCBA needs to make sure that all parties are aware of the issue and transition.
• Throughout all phases of ABA services the BCBA should take into consideration of the client first and foremost.
• Whenever services are about to be terminated the BCBA must faciliate the proper transition and steps to term the services. 
• the treatment team has made a decision to terminate services with a client that is still in need of services. BCBA shold contine providing services while aiding in the steps to terminate or transfer services. 
• considered criteria for termination of a client: if the client will be harmed by continuing sevices, when the client request discontinuation of services, when the client has met goals and no longer will benefit from services. 
• A BCBA should fade out services whenever possible. The services should be faded into the client's natural environment. 
• There are many reasos that a BCBA may have to have another behavior analyst that they can trust to provide services to their clients. These include: illness, relocation, disaster, funding, and unavailability. 
• When a BCBA becomes ill and they will not be able to consistently supervise their cases it is their job to help find someone who they can trust and has experience working with the cases that supervision is needed. 
• It is important as a BCBA take into consideration all situations on an individual basis. Also, for the BCBA to exhaust all options before termination of services. 
• BCBA can consider termination services when parents of the client refuse to implement interventions that were agreed upon and are written in the treatment plan.