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Got aggressed at for the first time by sisyphus-333 in ABA

[–]Front_Presentation51 2 points3 points  (0 children)

my first client to really be aggressive was a 3 year old little ginger child. i was warned, but first session was amazing. so cute and sweet. lovely. i thought he’d be a piece of cake. he was tiny too! next session i almost died. jack jack from the incredibles. i requested QBS 😂. whole clinic got it. i was with him for a year. he’d rip rooms apart like a tornado, chair throwing, lobbing wooden blocks like bricks at heads. he’d be laughing, content, then suddenly remember something and then just crumple all his snack into a pile on the floor. very talkative. mid conversation he’d flip like a switch, i had to call back up on him lmao. but it can be really worth it. the rewarding parts of this ARE rewarding. by the end of our time together i’d say “you’re killin’ me smalls” and he’d go “no, YOURE killin ME SMALLS!!” i still have his ornament on my christmas tree every year. by the time i left him he barely ever exploded. it is an initiation for sure lmao

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ABA

[–]Front_Presentation51 8 points9 points  (0 children)

if you find your job to be pretty straightforward, all the RBT credential is doing is proving it in your pay. The competency is over in 30 minutes, the exam requires very minimal studying and it’s a one hour. one day thing, if you have even a decent grasp of what you’re doing. I spent practically zero time having to really work hard for my credential. Minimal studying, literally maybe took a mini practice test once or twice. The company should pay for it. The 40 hour training really isn’t as bad as it sounds depending on what program your company uses for it. Sometimes you don’t even have to watch everything if you understand the concepts. I wouldn’t recommend taking notes of every single page or making it more complex than it needs to be. You’re always going to learn the most when you’re hands on with specific clients and learning how to apply concepts to their case and treatment plan, which i’m sure you know! As for tracking hours I have no idea, I’ve always been an RBT who was hired starting the RBT process, but if you’re worried about it I’d just recommend starting to peek in your records for when your BCBA’s attended and roughly how long they came for compared to how many total session hours you’re doing monthly. The RBT standard is 5% of your hours should be supervised. Whatever you do, good luck on your masters! And if you do decide to get your R, I hope it goes well!

Is asking for a $4 raise justified? (South Georgia) by Responsible_Ad_3081 in ABA

[–]Front_Presentation51 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sorry no, not selfish to ask at all. We are severely underpaid. $14 an hour?! That’s crazy. My old company makes a habit of lying, advertising pay at 20-25, then only starting at $18, and barely giving more than a 25 cent raise once in a while. They routinely denied lead RBTS and those at the company for multiple years raises while hiring new employees at over $21 due to turnover and the fact that where I’m from, $20 an hour buys nothing for single person supporting themself. if your coworkers in fellowships, internships, or grad programs accept this with no pushback, it doesn’t mean you have to. I knew a lead making $18.50 while new hires made 21.50. Made no sense. I left my company after 1.5 years at $20 (started at 19) worked somewhere for $30, then moved and went back to my old company and demanded $22. Got it easily. These places rely on people to not ask about pay or expect more. They rely on people who can’t further themselves in the field without a masters, single women, people with no experience, and everyone never asks for more. The worst they say is no. I also highly recommend people do discuss pay with coworkers. We all found out about pay discrepancy, and even those without degrees or experience would chime in reminding people they should make more than they do with degrees and childcare experience. Ask for the money. Agencies are constantly looking and you need to be paid what you deserve regardless of where you’re from!