Under ACA Code of Ethics E.10, how must published assessments be used in professional work?

• A. They must be acknowledged and require permission from the publisher
• B. They may be reproduced without permission
• C. They can be reproduced for training without acknowledgment
• D. They can be copied for personal use only

Answer: (B)

Understanding how to handle published assessments involves copyright and licensing considerations. ACA E.10 recognizes that professionals use published instruments in practice and training within the rights granted by publishers. In many cases, the license for a published assessment already permits reproduction for training and supervision in a controlled setting, so no additional permission is needed for those training copies. This is why the option stating that published assessments may be reproduced without permission best matches how these licenses are typically structured for educational use. Remember, this does not authorize distributing test content to clients or beyond the approved training context; always stay within the publisher’s license terms and avoid altering the material.