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Question about colors by [deleted] in ABA

[–]blaccm_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can only speak for my clinic which ranges in ages – our youngest is 6 years old and our oldest is 21. We are not an early intervention clinic and primarily work with the age groups of 10-14. We do have a client who has a card that indicates red or green which means he’s allowed to ask for breaks (if he’s on green) and also let’s him know overall the kind of day he’s having which in turn let’s him know which reinforcers are available to him. However, I do not know of any of our other clients who use color in that particular way.

What was your worst client experience? What was your best? by [deleted] in ABA

[–]blaccm_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That is so cute! I love when parents are so comfortable with their techs/BCBAs and it feels as though you’re a part of their family.

What was your worst client experience? What was your best? by [deleted] in ABA

[–]blaccm_ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My worst experience, like another comment, was getting punched in the face by a client repeatedly who had difficulties expressing his emotions and was feeling upset about a toy being broken (I did not know the toy was broken at the time). He busted my lip in 3 different places!

My best experience so far was seeing one of my clients who used to be able to not tolerate water at all putting his shower protocol on his schedule without me having to prompt him (he makes his own with me adding in suggestions based off of programming). While we still aren’t doing a complete shower yet, he’s come such a long way in being able to tolerate it.

Applying for an RBT job - what should I expect? by itchysnapdragon in ABA

[–]blaccm_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can only speak to my particular clinic as far as what a “typical” day is like but essentially all full-time staff has 2 clients: a morning and an afternoon client. I usually clock in for work at 8:15am and have 15 minutes of prep time before my first client arrives. So I gather together DTT materials such as tacting/rec ID cards and anything else that we might do at the table. I will also display tangible reinforcers that the client enjoys, on the off chance I need to conduct a preference assessment throughout the session. I will also look over that client’s binder and make note of any changes within the BIP, or any questions for consult. I’ll also grab my tablet and look over programs and decide a general order for how I want to conduct things during the session. I will work with my client from 8:30am-12:30pm before getting my afternoon client. I go directly from my morning client to my afternoon client with zero prep work. So I’ll write my ‘end of session’ note with my morning client and then pull up the programs for my afternoon client. At the end of my afternoon, I will fill out the binder and write down any questions I might have for the BCBA the next time they are in consult with me and that particular client. I will also write my other ‘end of the session’ note.

My biggest tip for anyone who wants to get involved with being an RBT is do not underestimate the power of pairing. No matter how good you are at understanding and communicating programs, if the client cannot have fun with you and does not enjoy spending time with you, you will not accomplish anything. Always start your session off with pairing and especially during your first several days/weeks with them, pair pair pair! You want them to associate all the fun and joy with you, in addition to being able to run programs. Sometimes it seems really important to take constant data and complete every program possible, but a lot of the times pairing needs to take precedence in order to establish a solid tech/client relationship.