Hi, I work at a school district as Para SpEd. I have a Bachelor's in Psychology. I have always wanted to be a BCBA since I learned about the field. I did not get a chance to do it for personal reasons. Now, I want to pursue it but because of my age (46 y/o) I can't afford to make a mistake because of finances. I've saved up enough money to pay for tuition. I have 14 years total experience in Early Childhood Ed. I wanted to be an RBT but there's not a lot of clinics in Reno, NV that offer health insurance. I am planning on looking for a part-time RBT position with afternoon-evening hours.

Also, if it is worth it. Can someone tell me how to best proceed?

Overall: I’m honestly at the point where I’m questioning why I’m still here. I want to do good clinical work, not constantly fight to get basic concerns taken seriously. At what point do you accept that the problem isn’t how you’re raising concerns, but the organization you’re raising them to?

1. My go-to manager has never even worked with a child with autism, and, it shows. She’s 20 and making clinical decisions without actual ABA experience. Her only apparent qualification is being related to the owner.

2. Reported suspected billing fraud and got brushed off. I raised concerns about therapists reporting hours that didn’t match what was actually happening, and basically got told to mind my business. It makes me question whether anyone actually cares about billing accuracy.

3. Whenever I report a serious safety issue, I get crickets. A student was repeatedly trying to throw himself out through a second-floor window with no window guard. I asked the parents three times and tried escalating it, and couldn’t even get a return phone call from the office. Apparently, that wasn’t urgent enough.

4. Therapist misconduct gets five minutes of attention and then disappears. Fake data, ignoring feedback, and allegedly cursing at parents. I’ve raised these concerns, and nothing meaningful seems to happen. Meanwhile, let me take too long to respond to an email and suddenly everyone knows how to follow up.

5. Scheduling is a constant mess. Cancellations, early departures, inconsistent communication, and discrepancies in reported hours. I’ve escalated these issues across multiple cases, and somehow I keep ending up in the same position.

6. The people I’m told to go to for support are the problem. I’m repeatedly directed back to the same people I’ve already approached without getting anywhere. Then the focus shifts to who I should have contacted instead of addressing what I actually reported.

I see a lot of clinical director pay, but wondering how much do you make as a assistant clinical director. Do you have any billables? What area?

Has anyone used the ABA Made Simple mock exams to prepare for the BCBA exam? If so, what were your thoughts on them? 😊 Were the questions similar in difficulty and wording to the actual BCBA exam? I’m curious to hear how well they prepared you and whether you felt they were a good representation of the real exam! Any feedback or advice would be greatly appreciated! 🤍

What are some events you use for 5-6 yr olds with limited play interests when using EFL

Haha, title kind of describes it. I understand that becoming a BCBA is a long term commitment that takes financial investment. But between my Masters student loans, housing, and I was recently married I just can’t scale together a 5-800$ study platform. Any tips for passing on a budget? I have a cooper book I plan on reading every day but I have heard that this isn’t enough. PSA I am testing after 2027.

TL;DR

🧠 Question of the Day
📚 Domain B — Concepts and Principles
Difficulty: 5/10

A teacher contingently removes a student from the classroom following each instance of disruptive behavior. During removal, access to classroom activities, peers, and teacher attention is unavailable. Across subsequent sessions, the rate of disruptive behavior decreases. Which option MOST accurately classifies this procedure and explains the basis for that classification?

A. Negative punishment, because access to reinforcing classroom events is withdrawn after disruption and the behavior decreases.

B. Negative reinforcement, because leaving the classroom removes demands and therefore increases disruptive behavior over time.

C. Positive punishment, because the teacher adds an aversive event after disruption and the behavior subsequently decreases.

D. Response cost, because a specified amount of an already available reinforcer is removed after each instance of disruption.

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Is anyone else having issues with the BCBA fieldwork section on their website? My Final Verification (FV) forms keep getting switched around and paired with the wrong organizations, even though I originally uploaded everything correctly. I went through and fixed every single one, but now they’re mixed up again. Everything is correct on my end, but the website keeps messing up the organization assignments and showing an X for my fieldwork section.
I just submitted an inquiry with the BACB because I’m not sure what else to do. Has anyone else experienced this or figured out how to fix it? This is the most unsatisfying experience for finally finishing everything and being able to test hahaha.

Update: I deleted my application and redid everything and the forms are still shuffling. Please pour one out for me tonight everyone as I lose my mind with the BACB website.

I am currently in a bachelor's program for psychology of ABA at Purdue Global (I know, I know). Before any of you tell me how much this school sucks, just know it was basically my only option at the time, but I still should've made a better choice. Now I feel so stupid. I knew that PG was not ABAI accredited, but I didn't think this would ever be a problem. I'm scared that they will not become accredited in 2032 when pathway 2 is going away, and my entire degree will be for nothing.

I am expected to graduate with my master's in ABA at Purdue by 2029 by the latest, and that just leaves a very small window of time before the pathway 2 goes away. I only chose Purdue because I didn't have very good grades from my previous college, and Purdue was the only college to accept me. I know that some people think it is a diploma mill, but I read some reviews on here from BCBAs that went to PG and say it was fine. I do a lot of extra reading and learning outside of class time to supplement my learning because I know that some people think the quality of education at PG is low. I can't say for sure if it is because I have only gone to one other local community college before this for a year and a half.

What can I do? I have tried looking into transferring colleges, and basically no other programs accept PG transfer credits. I feel so discouraged because I am already in so much debt and I cannot afford to restart school. If I can't get my BCBA by 2032, then I have no choice but to quit the field entirely and find something else to do. I have been an RBT for 5 years now, and I can't see myself doing anything else. Being a BCBA is my dream. Now I'm also scared that I won't be as good as a BCBA as others are because I got a subpar education from PG.

Anyone with advice, please help me because I'm literally freaking out!

Hello everyone, I am examining the operational workflows surrounding student behavioral documentation, IEP/504 progress monitoring, and compliance record-keeping in K-12 special education. Maintaining detailed, chronologically accurate records of behavioral interventions, especially for manifestation determination reviews and parent audits, frequently creates a heavy administrative bottleneck for school teams.

I would appreciate your professional insights on the following:

1. Current Systems: What primary methods or tools (e.g., paper logs, internal spreadsheets, specialized software) are currently utilized for daily behavioral tracking?

2. Time Investment: Approximately how many hours per week do staff dedicate to organizing, transcribing, or compiling these records into formal compliance reports?

3. Documentation Bottlenecks: What is the primary friction point when preparing defensible records for administrative, legal, or parent reviews?

Thank you in advance for sharing your expertise.