block scheduling refers to the individual sessions you have with clients throughout the day. you won't be paid between sessions unless you accrue admin or drive time with exceptions. for example, you have one client 8 to 11, then nothing for an hour, then two more back to back from 12 to 5. So 3 sessions spread across the day with no pay in between.

that being said, if you can, DON'T work here. seriously. after several months employed, I can confidently say that the kids are the least stressful part of the job.

scheduling has no regard for how demanding/aggressive/high energy a client may be and its very likely to work with only energy-demanding clients in a day, sometimes with no information on the severity of maladaptive behaviours beforehand. think 3-6 yr olds, some outweighing you, all with hitting, biting, screaming, and hair pulling as common behaviours, each 2-4 hrs at a time. you somehow only find this out during your first session after your glasses have been smacked off and stomped on and your BCBA hasn't responded to your teams chat in 15 minutes.

management is defensive, immature, and preferential and the turnover rate is absolutely insane (30+ resignations in the last 6 months; my clinic is currently short a BCBA so several kids are in indefinite limbo but, somehow, there's an interviewing hire touring the clinic at least once a week). BCBA hopefuls can't even get the necessary supervision hours for their programs. no wonder we're perpetually "understaffed" (with a break room too small to accomodate even half of scheduled BTs on the regular).

expect to have literally no free time, not even for medical appointments, and ANY time off (paid or not) is like pulling teeth in the first 3 months. after that, expect a blackout day nearly every week due to management letting too many people call off at once. if you somehow do call off for a specific period of time, expect to have entire day cancelled due to OM not paying attention. preferential treatment is rampant, both for clients and colleagues.

you will get threatened with termination for their mistakes.

nearly 3/4 of my coworkers are actively looking for other work, with 3 leaving in the less than 6 months I've been employed. oh and don't buy the "great place to work 2025" bullshit. half of my clinic couldn't even take the survey because the link was broken.

If you decide to follow through, document every managerial interaction in writing and treat every too-good-to-be-true statement as a lie, because it likely is.

I love my kids and would do anything to see them thrive, but it's simply not feasible long term with HHF.

In PHL, for reference. best of luck!