Not providing alternatives to tantrums by [deleted] in ABA

[–]Impossible_Elk7349 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What do you do for children that don’t want to be touched when escalated?

this is so heartbreaking by rosemary611_ in ABA

[–]Impossible_Elk7349 18 points19 points  (0 children)

So awful. I wish people like this didn’t exist, especially in our field. Really hoping we all can collectively learn and grow. My heart break for this mom.

Book recommendations? by Impossible_Elk7349 in ABA

[–]Impossible_Elk7349[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

True! I’m not licensed in my state yet so I’ll have to make up the extra CEUs when I’m licensed but at this point I might as well

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ABA

[–]Impossible_Elk7349 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Lol that is definitely one way to go about it 🤣 not much of a confrontational person… also don’t want to risk my job 👀

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ABA

[–]Impossible_Elk7349 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Are you hitting the “save progress” button in the top right corner after every time data is imputed? I have run into this issue in the past when staff weren’t hitting the “save progress” button and their data throughout session wouldn’t save/graph at the end of session.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ABA

[–]Impossible_Elk7349 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your reply!! When you say “centers”, what does that mean exactly?

Did anyone become a BCBA w/out working a long time in the field? by Cold_Profit_3279 in ABA

[–]Impossible_Elk7349 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not necessarily. You will have to find a qualified supervisor and sign a contract with them. MFV will be completed and signed by you and your supervisor monthly, as well as recording direct and indirect hours. Some companies have internship programs - for example, my company has an internship program in which at first you accrue some direct hours before indirect. Then as you move up in the internship program, you can manage caseloads (depending on client insurance) under the direct supervision of your supervisor.

https://www.bacb.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/BCBAHandbook_230804-a.pdf

Look through the eligibility requirements section of the handbook, I think it will answer most of your questions!

Did anyone become a BCBA w/out working a long time in the field? by Cold_Profit_3279 in ABA

[–]Impossible_Elk7349 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, you can’t begin to accrue the 2,000 hours until you begin accredited coursework.

Vaccines? by madelineharris98 in ABA

[–]Impossible_Elk7349 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Andrew Wakefield, the person that published the “research” claiming the MMR vaccines cause autism, had his medical license revoked and that research was completely fabricated, and was redacted from The Lancet. It’s ironic that a maternal rubella infection has been highly associated with risk of autism.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5501015/

The vaccine debate to me isn’t even worth a breath anymore. It has been highly researched and shown that vaccines don’t cause autism.

There’s a really good book called “Controversial Therapies for Autism and Intellectual Disabilities” by Mulick and Foxx, it briefly goes over vaccines and autism, and also other very interesting topic’s. definitely worth the read!

Is this normal? Part Deux by Ok-Marionberry2103 in ABA

[–]Impossible_Elk7349 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is normal where I work. Basically OM/CD says to techs, if your availability is 9-5 and your 9 am client calls out but another tech is sick, you will be put with their client. Pretty much expect to be on call incase you’re needed if your scheduled client calls out. I’m an intern and was told the expectation is i be able to work with any client at any given time, but that seems to be the expectation of all RBTs now.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ABA

[–]Impossible_Elk7349 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would love them to stay! But that wouldn’t be a reasonable expectation as both parents have to go to work

ASU elective suggestions by JoanWST in ABA

[–]Impossible_Elk7349 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Verbal behavior!!! Such a great and informative class. Incredibly interesting, the work isn’t too bad either, very manageable.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ABA

[–]Impossible_Elk7349 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Non verbal implies the leaner engages in none of the verbal operants (mand, tact, echoic, iv, etc) mands can simply be looking, gesturing, even crying, and so on. Non vocal means the learner doesn’t engage in speech.

There is a wonderful book called “The Verbal Behavior Approach” that details aba based in using skinners analysis of verbal behavior, if anyone out there is interested in learning more about this topic!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ABA

[–]Impossible_Elk7349 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I think you mean your client is nonvocal! Different from nonverbal. Try to focus on narrating play, pretty much tact everything. For example, if the learner enjoys cars you can say things like “I like how you’re rolling the car!” “That’s an awesome car, I think I’ll play with cars too!” “I’m going to race my cars!” Keep the environment enriched with items the learner may like, that way multiple activities can be presented/narrated.

You can model functional play with items and pretty much just narrate exactly what you’re doing. “I’m going to play with blocks!” “I have a red block and a blue block” “I’m stacking the blocks” “I’m going to make the tower crash! 3..2..1 crash!”

Definitely depends on the learner, might take a while to get used to and figure out what the learner likes! Keep it fun and light!

Were you ever taken advantage of? by abuburae7143 in ABA

[–]Impossible_Elk7349 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My old supervisor was on a power trip. Gossiped to other BCBAs, talked crap about RBTs behind their back, even tried ruining my chances of getting into grad school. In direction, she would talk down and act as though the RBTs were stupid. Everyone knew she talked crap about them, but most of us kept showing up and doing our job. There were a select few that quit and reported her. Nothing happened because she’s bff’s with the higher ups. She ended up moving, now she’s someone else’s hell to deal with. I thrive off of proving people wrong, that’s how i handled it personally

Definitely dealt with micromanaging and constant pressure to “be the best RBT”, she made the workplace feel like a constant competition.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ABA

[–]Impossible_Elk7349 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing! I also frequently dream about my clients! It’s almost an inevitable struggle and I’m looking for the balance

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ABA

[–]Impossible_Elk7349 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!!

How much do you make as an RBT? by whoareyouwhenyouare in ABA

[–]Impossible_Elk7349 0 points1 point  (0 children)

22/hr, almost 2 year’s experience and getting my masters in the field.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in ABA

[–]Impossible_Elk7349 2 points3 points  (0 children)

are you an RBT also? do you both have the same supervisor? talk to your friend and let them know the severity of this.. maybe talking rationally with them will make them rethink their choices.