Pros
There is incredibly high turnover with RBTs, but most staff there are devoted to their clients. The BAs are stretched very then and set up to fail, but they hold tight to their compassion and continue to try.
Cons
Wholly, RBTs are absolutely taken advantage of at these clinics. They are expendable, RBT retention averages 9 months-1 year. As an RBT you might be hired for one clinic and then they will identify that there is a need for you at another clinic and will only give you clients at that clinic; despite the amount of hours or location in which you were hired for. If you don’t comply, they will just not give you another client and “part ways” with you after 30 days. If your BCBA tries to promote you, they are asking multiple times in order for your promotion to go through and it unfortunately falls on the CD. It’s incredibly tough for BAs, I think some CDs within the company are more on top of their clinic needs, but I did not observe this in mine. Purchase orders are a mess and there are no budgets for clients. Very little structure and very, very low expectations. If you like playing the sorority girl, drama games, then you’ll probably make it. If not you, you’re going to be frustrated. The fragile egos of leadership and disorganization, distract everyone from focusing on client outcomes.
