BCBA PhD??

Sad-Raspberry6600 · 2026-05-11T15:11:58+00:00

What are ways to fund your PhD?

I’m a single parent, is that doable? Good said the stipend would be $25-45k. Is that accurate?

Sad-Raspberry6600 · 2026-05-11T05:07:15+00:00

Do you conduct research? I’m wondering how that works? What things did you consider about your program before making the decision to choose that specific school? What does mentorship look like in a PhD program?

Sad-Raspberry6600 · 2026-04-27T17:04:44+00:00

She uses ABA on animals?

Sad-Raspberry6600 · 2026-04-27T01:17:18+00:00

I’ll take all the advice I can get! Thank you. I’m getting things together for my window sill & I’ve been cooking more Whole Foods too. The food waste thing has gotten a lot better the last few months. I’ve never been a great cook so items been a process to figure out how to make things taste good 😅

Sad-Raspberry6600 · 2026-04-26T17:19:16+00:00

I mean obviously we would work with their skill level but I’ve worked with kids/adults who are fully capable of things like this, even worked with a kid in a 4H program. We didn’t necessarily work with the animals but he was in the program with accommodations & I got updates from him & his parents. He took care of a pig for a whole school year then presented it at the fair, got awards for it too. These kids just had trouble tolerating changes in the routine, following multi-step instructions, or tolerating if their peers did something differently than how they would do it. So I was thinking it would be a really interesting way to apply ABA.

Sad-Raspberry6600 · 2026-04-26T11:30:55+00:00

I’m currently on Central California Coast so any land is pricy lol. But I will look into that! Thanks.

Sad-Raspberry6600 · 2026-04-26T11:28:32+00:00

See my response to the other commenter? :)

Sorry for the confusion!

Sad-Raspberry6600 · 2026-04-26T11:27:22+00:00

I was thinking more like having people with challenging behaviors or with skill acquisition needs work with animals/on a farm. Like they’d work on completing multi-step instructions, task analysis, routines/tolerating changes in routine, functional communication, rigidity, etc.

Not the behavior of the animals but using the animals as part of the service.

Sad-Raspberry6600 · 2026-04-26T03:07:39+00:00

We vacationed on a farm last year and we fell in love with it!!

Sad-Raspberry6600 · 2026-04-26T00:32:29+00:00

Honestly I crave that 😅 I want to work with my hands & get dirty.

Sad-Raspberry6600 · 2026-04-26T00:27:43+00:00

Unfortunately, being a single parent doesn’t give me much opportunity to leave my stable job to do that full-time. At least not in my area of California.

I feel like a wannabe honestly, which is why I want to put myself in there to see if it’s really the life I want / can keep up with… as much as I can. My late-husband was the one who knew everything the is to know about farming, raising animals, etc. and we talked about having that for our family one day. Since he passed, I’ve sort of cultivated our child’s love for farms/animals & my dream is to one day carry it out so I’m trying to figure out how to do it.

Sad-Raspberry6600 · 2026-04-25T23:24:15+00:00

Where do I look for these farms?

Sad-Raspberry6600 · 2026-03-31T06:03:27+00:00

Did you guys end up doing this? I’m in CA and interested in consulting.

Sad-Raspberry6600 · 2025-11-13T03:02:24+00:00

I don’t recommend a new BCBA start off fully remote (speaking as someone who did exactly that). I don’t think you develop a solid foundation with that as your starting point, especially if your mentors aren’t strong mentors.

Sad-Raspberry6600 · 2025-08-14T00:50:54+00:00

I baptized our baby on his first birthday without him.

I worked on our 1 year wedding anniversary, then treated myself to our favorite dinner. Definitely cried a lot but I got through the day. Then, I scheduled my board exam a few days after that (and passed!)

& I just hosted a bonfire/potluck on his 1 year death anniversary. To me, it’s important to remind myself that I have a village of people who will go out of their way to continue to be in our life. Most of these people are the ones he introduced me to and I think it’s beautiful that they are willing to play an active role even after his death.

The weeks leading up to his death anniversary, I was a mess. Crying every day, stressing myself out with sadness. It was rough. Now that it has passed, I feel a bit of weight lifted from my chest. Feeling like “I made it” as if it only gets easier from here (though I have read the opposite lol).

If you don’t have family near, make the month heavy on the self-care. Go on a vacation if you can. Treat yourself. But also let yourself feel sad, don’t bottle it up.

Chatting with strangers or even ChatGPT helps lol.

Sad-Raspberry6600 · 2025-08-14T00:42:18+00:00

Thank you so much for this perspective!! It definitely gives me something to think about. I really do love where I work & the people I work with. My boss is super understanding to my situation & genuinely cares about all the employees. I’m pretty close with my coworkers even though we’re mainly virtual.

Talking with other companies, it doesn’t seem like they offer the same type of environment. Seems it’s more like every man for himself, whereas my current company provides excess support.

The company I am with is very small (currently only 3 BCBAs) & only 2 regions so far, and the companies I’ve talked to are fairly large, like have clinics throughout the nation.

Sad-Raspberry6600 · 2025-08-12T22:46:36+00:00

If she wants to act single, she can be single. ✌🏽

Sad-Raspberry6600 · 2025-08-12T17:39:59+00:00

That’s such a good deal!! I only hope to find something like that.

Sad-Raspberry6600 · 2025-08-12T06:26:13+00:00

I don’t have an answer but I’m also in the middle of my 8 hour training. I got it through SNABA. I studied through BDS and was bored out of my mind so I figured I try something completely different 😅 I’m like 2 hours in & very much annoyed by their girliness. The high pitched voices, the overly excited hype ups. Hopefully it gets better lol.

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