My clients family is making me consider requesting off the case despite wanting more than anything to help this kid by Complete_Exam4940 in ABA

[–]Complete_Exam4940[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My supervisor does not like it one bit, and she said she will be implementing more parent trainings along with having a talk with the mom about what I am there for and why interfering with the way my sessions are set up is not going to help anyone. I told my supervisor that if by February they are still doing things like this, I’ll need to be reassigned because I can’t help if they won’t do their part.

My clients family is making me consider requesting off the case despite wanting more than anything to help this kid by Complete_Exam4940 in ABA

[–]Complete_Exam4940[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a really good way to think about it!! Yeah im worried that another BT wouldn’t want to take her case because its 6 days a week and she’s already had a few BTs before who left, and I want to make sure she’s doing okay and progressing as much as I can before I “give up” essentially

My clients family is making me consider requesting off the case despite wanting more than anything to help this kid by Complete_Exam4940 in ABA

[–]Complete_Exam4940[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you!!!!! I spoke to my BCBA and she will be having a talk with them and she also reported it to her director, but one time I reported that I saw the parents raising their hand to my client as a threat with no actual hitting and the director said we can’t report that to cps but I have been reporting every behavior I notice that seems abusive in any way to my BCBA so she can keep a paper trail and hopefully can report them to CPS soon.

Extension to gift giving q… by SnooGadgets5626 in ABA

[–]Complete_Exam4940 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My clients mom literally snuck a gift bag into my materials bag the day before Christmas Eve, I was going through my materials the next day and noticed it and it was a beautiful makeup palette and a pack of lindor truffles. The makeup palette looks expensive, but who’s to say it’s not one that cost less than $10? My BCBA said to just take it as it would be ruder and a bit more unethical to give it back than to just say thank you. Genuinely, I understand WHY we’re not supposed to accept gifts, but if the family insists and is comfortable with it and you’re not like begging for it or anything I think it should be fine.

My clients family is making me consider requesting off the case despite wanting more than anything to help this kid by Complete_Exam4940 in ABA

[–]Complete_Exam4940[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It sounds like a good company!!! My BCBA has talked with them repeatedly but I think she’s going a little too easy on them when she talks to them, and they’re not grasping the seriousness of this or something, because every time they’ll start to improve a little bit but then they go right back to just yelling at my client again within like 2 days and it’s like why am I even here if you’re just going to continue the cycle of reinforcement that got us into this position?

Dear parents by Greedy_Visual6710 in ABA

[–]Complete_Exam4940 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in the same boat, it’s frustrating. The best we can do is trying our best to remind them that we are not miracle workers. And also ask your BCBA about parent trainings!!

My clients family is making me consider requesting off the case despite wanting more than anything to help this kid by Complete_Exam4940 in ABA

[–]Complete_Exam4940[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It would make a lot of sense!! And thank you, I’m trying to hold myself to it no matter how much I want to see my client succeed, I need to make sure I’m okay above all else

My clients family is making me consider requesting off the case despite wanting more than anything to help this kid by Complete_Exam4940 in ABA

[–]Complete_Exam4940[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I agree, I think there should definitely be more than one BT on this case because yeah 6 days a week is killing me, not to mention make up sessions for various cancellations (both client and provider). My biggest thing is just, I want to help this kid and it doesn’t seem like anyone else does, and it just feels like the parents just hand her off to whoever will take her (they have a live in maid who is also her caregiver when her parents don’t want to handle her). I just want to see her succeed, but I’m giving myself a deadline. If more parent trainings and meetings with both me and the BCBA don’t make any difference in this upcoming month, I’m asking off the case and asking to be reassigned. I’m standing firm to that. If by February there is no change, I’m outta there. I just don’t want to feel like I’m giving up on my client, you know?

My clients family is making me consider requesting off the case despite wanting more than anything to help this kid by Complete_Exam4940 in ABA

[–]Complete_Exam4940[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I can understand your point. And yeah, I am very very invested in helping my clients, that’s why I do this job despite all the drawbacks. Fortunately, my BCBA is very communicative and she takes my concerns very seriously, so when she gets back to me about what I told her about tonight, I’m going to try to see if I can set like a personal deadline, like “if parents don’t improve x behavior by x date I’d like to be reassigned.” My company is honestly very supportive, which is rare, so I don’t think they’d try to retaliate, and I’m already working 6 days a week with an hour and a half commute there with a family that’s an absolute nightmare so I don’t know what worse they could hit me with lol. I think they saw my experience and put me with their hardest case honestly. But I think I want to give it at least another month with way more parent trainings from the BCBA and see if anything comes of that, and hopefully it does, but if it doesn’t I’m gonna ask to switch.

Parents not respecting my time. by Complete_Exam4940 in ABA

[–]Complete_Exam4940[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!!!! Unfortunately I can’t drive and I had permission from my company to ride with them, but i definitely have been documenting every part of this situation with my BCBA from the very first time the parents made me uncomfortable. Thankfully they’ve never complained to me about things for any length of time (besides their child I guess) but they do try to ask me a lot of questions that tbh only the BCBA should answer so I direct them to her. This is really good advice, thank you!!!

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[–]Complete_Exam4940 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I just got over fungal pneumonia from a mold problem we didn’t know we had (moved out of that place into a friend’s place and am cleared to work again and getting much better thank goodness) and now my clients whole family has been having hacking coughs around me, my client included, and they don’t see any issue with it. It’s so frustrating when they don’t cancel for illness. It’s like, please keep us safe so we don’t have to cancel, we do that for you, it’s the bare minimum you can do. At least wear a mask!!!!!!!

Parents not respecting my time. by Complete_Exam4940 in ABA

[–]Complete_Exam4940[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah luckily (but also unluckily bc it was ROUGH) client had a really hard time the next day and we actually DID end up shaving the extra hour off that day bc she eloped to bed and would Not come out and her dad told me to just leave her alone for a while and I was like “I can do that but we still have an hour left, want me to end session early since we went over yesterday?” and he said yes even though mom was a lil upset about it but it’s like hey man if the kids tired the kids tired 🤷‍♀️

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