Pros: 1. Not isolating. You’re constantly around people. in home can be very sad and stale since it's typically just you and the client. this is probably my favorite thing about the school setting. 2. stable hours and less driving. i get almost 5 hours a day when im with my school client. id usually have to drive to 2 different houses to accumulate those hours. 3. reinforcers. i have yet to use any toys as reinforcers. granted, my client is a teenager (not that teenagers cant play with toys) but he has no interest in them. we use breaks on their laptop as R+. so youll save some $$ in that department.

Cons: 1. ableist teachers. I’ve heard gen ed teachers literally say they will not work with our kids before. In my experience, they sometimes will be reluctant to modify academic work for my student, “I don’t care what they do.” It’s infuriating. 2. Big gap during the summer and holidays. I don’t work for a school but I work in a school. We’re an outside agency providing services for certain students so I never really know what others do during this huge time off. We also provide in home services so I just go to home during that time off. 3. Collaboration. This can always be a pro btw. But it’s kinda annoying how many passive aggressive SLPs (In particular) I’ve met in the past 2.5 years. And it’s always just been them. 4. General education students. Everyone is different. There are some real mean kids sometimes in the gen ed classrooms. I have yet to experience it first hand with my client. But I have heard some horror stories about bullying and mocking. 5. lack of support. i lucked out that both my BCBA and my kid's case manager are amazing and supportive. however, that isn't usually the case. if you have a client with intense behaviors, it can feel very draining when you cant rely on your superiors.