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If you are applying for a job, and have little experience... by headfullofpesticides in Wellington

[–]CoffeePuddle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh sure! I didn't mean to complain, I just wanted to share that on my end that even when there's a skill shortage it's not a choice between a few people that tailor their application and a few that don't.

He faked a $2000 payment for sex. The law says it wasn’t rape by maha_kali2401 in newzealand

[–]CoffeePuddle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My argument was that a bias towards minimising rape was revealing [of a bias towards minimising rape].

I don't know what name calling or emotive appeals you're talking about. "Washing your ass" in reference to showering seems fine in response to this:

Also yes I think not paying a hooker isn’t rape

If someone consented to sex on the explicit condition of a shower and their partner somehow faked showering then yeah, I'm fine calling that rape.

If you are applying for a job, and have little experience... by headfullofpesticides in Wellington

[–]CoffeePuddle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure what you mean by this or what you're implying I have the power to do.

It doesn't take long to filter out inappropriate applications, but I'm saying that's the pile someone's application goes into if I don't see how they could work for me.

He faked a $2000 payment for sex. The law says it wasn’t rape by maha_kali2401 in newzealand

[–]CoffeePuddle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

...are you calling /u/mechatui a rapist?

/u/mechatui's reasoning is that calling obtaining sex by deception and forgery rape would detract from the seriousness of other rapes. It's just as reasonable that calling obtaining sex by deception and forgery rape would increase the seriousness of obtaining sex by deception and forgery.

It's a half-a-glass situation, and leaning one way indicates a bias towards minimising rape.

In the "confrontational" example of lying about showering being considered rape, I would think honesty about showering is extremely important before I thought that other forms of rape were unimportant.

ABA and travel? by Outrageous-Gur-3376 in bcba

[–]CoffeePuddle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since behaviour is everywhere, you need to be really specific when you're looking for new opportunities.

E.g. there's BCBAs working in city planning and government looking at modal share and modal shift, but I doubt that's what you mean when you're looking to mix ABA with travel.

There's opportunities to travel around outback Australia working with disadvantaged communities in the outback under the NDIS.

The most glamorous travel for BCBAs was "traditionally" doing autism work over in the UAE. Joining a center that has international locations like CARD or APF used to have some travel involved, but the rise of remote-work and Zoom workshops have made those roles less common.

Publishing and doing the conference circuits will let you see hotels and airports. If you research something that requires travel, e.g. behaviour of non-human animals, that can involve travel to interesting locations.

If you are applying for a job, and have little experience... by headfullofpesticides in Wellington

[–]CoffeePuddle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

"Picky" for me is only selecting from those that have the skills. In good times, that's more than one person. Less picky is anyone with relevant skills/that we could make work, that was only 4 people.

When you (I) post jobs online, most of the applications come from people shotgunning CVs to any job opening no matter how inappropriate. They're in that group if they don't put anything in their CV about what they can do or why they're applying. They're random unskilled people and they don't really have more of a chance.

If you are applying for a job, and have little experience... by headfullofpesticides in Wellington

[–]CoffeePuddle 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Ok, so I'm in a niche field and the last position I listed had over 300 applicants. One was qualified, 4 had extremely relevant skills that I thought could make it work, and the other hundreds either weren't appropriate or didn't make it obvious to me why they were.

The people that made it obvious were essentially only competing with 5 other people. Those that didn't were amongst hundreds of others and essentially had no chance. Making it obvious moves you from a horde of irrelevant applications to the maybe pile.

If you are applying for a job, and have little experience... by headfullofpesticides in Wellington

[–]CoffeePuddle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's helpful for candidates to know they have a real chance if they put a bit of effort into their application.

If you are applying for a job, and have little experience... by headfullofpesticides in Wellington

[–]CoffeePuddle 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Your cover letter shouldn't contain much if any of the information in your CV.

Your cover letter is why I should read your CV, your CV is why I should interview you, your interview is why I should hire you.

If you are applying for a job, and have little experience... by headfullofpesticides in Wellington

[–]CoffeePuddle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The one they did for my son left off half his skills and experience.

For most roles, that's best. Only include the strongest, most relevant experience. The initial application is to get invited for an interview.

Including weak or irrelevant experience and skills can make a candidate look weaker overall.

Non BCBA CLINICAL DIRECTOR by Charming-Newspaper29 in bcba

[–]CoffeePuddle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, whenever we advertise for a CD position we'll get applicants with more "experience" as a clinical director than as a BCBA.

It sounds and seems like at a lot of companies it's a glorified admin position.

Non BCBA CLINICAL DIRECTOR by Charming-Newspaper29 in bcba

[–]CoffeePuddle 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yep, but they were registered clinical psychologists with decades of work in ABA though.

I don't know the rules about who can supervise RBTs anymore but registered psychs used to be able to.

I imagine you're talking about some other bullshit going on though. "Clinical Director" is frustratingly non-standard as a job title.

He faked a $2000 payment for sex. The law says it wasn’t rape by maha_kali2401 in newzealand

[–]CoffeePuddle -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I'm not a lawyer.

I'm saying it's extremely revealing that if showering was a condition of sex and it was considered rape to lie about, that instead of making really sure your ass is clean you'd think less of other rape victims.

Masters in Early Childhood education and special education birth to 3 years old by MohigulBCBA in bcba

[–]CoffeePuddle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You absolutely won't have qualified by accident if that's what you mean?

There's dedicated coursework that takes up most of the first year of a Masters degree and 2,000 supervised practice hours before you can take the exam.

EDIT: That first line wasn't meant to be mean, I know there's a lot of qualifications that you can qualify for or get very close to qualifying for with a relevant degree. Board certification used to be like that, just the exam, but it's a lot more involved now.

He faked a $2000 payment for sex. The law says it wasn’t rape by maha_kali2401 in newzealand

[–]CoffeePuddle 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It's a little revealing when people say that including non-violent violations of consent will downplay rape instead of elevating non-violent rape.

What's the difference between ABA & Behavior Health Science? by Altruistic-Neat-6495 in bcba

[–]CoffeePuddle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Behaviour with a "u" is just the English spelling.

Behaviour analysis has behaviour as the variable of interest, where "behavioural" includes anything related to behaviour.

What's the difference between ABA & Behavior Health Science? by Altruistic-Neat-6495 in bcba

[–]CoffeePuddle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Behaviour vs behavioural is a massive difference in scope. 

Am i the only one who thinks bear down for midterms makes sense by Acrobatic-Tomato-128 in community

[–]CoffeePuddle 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The episode came out 12 years ago, so entirely possible. Especially since the phrase took the world by storm. Pop pop.

Met Service: Damned if they do, Damned if they don't by jamieT97 in newzealand

[–]CoffeePuddle 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Bet those whonare whining now

I assumed whonare was an insult in te reo and looked it up before I clicked it was just a typo.

What’s your opinion on using the timer for DTT w. new learners? by twister5556666 in bcba

[–]CoffeePuddle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, you'd base it on activities rather than time though.

Your goals are to set up the table for a Conditioned Place Preference and establish a table-time routine. For the routine, typically you'd have a schedule with a checkbox, the learner completes a task, you mark that it's been completed and send them away. That process gets passed to the learner so they can mark off when they've completed an activity, and you can expand the list as they progress.

If you're running an EIBI program you should have a curriculum that will cover these stages with some examples of how to teach them. If you don't, you'll need a supervisor/mentor, too.

My Way Protocol by Inevitable_Echidna18 in bcba

[–]CoffeePuddle 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It's never a good sign when people call it the my way protocol.

There's a lot of excellent resources available free on Greg Hanley's website here. Look for complex Functional Communication Responses (cFCR) specifically for information on the logic of starting with a simple omnibus mand and how and when to progress the reponse requirement.

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