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Alee Behavioral Healthcare

Here is what Alee needs to do to become an organization where people want to work:
1. Create a supportive culture. This means that higher-level management needs to be more visible. Visit the clinic once a month, and sit with your staff (RBTS). They are the backbone of the company.
2. Strive for quality services. ABA services can be life-changing for many individuals. Quality is a must, and they need to push for that. This means they must provide ongoing training and support to their staff. 
3. Take feedback. It is okay to be wrong as an owner, CEO or manager. Listen to your employees, and value their input. They are the ones in the field making this happen. Listen to them!
4. Retain staff. ABA, in general, has a low retention rate. Companies and organizations that can retain staff will have happier families, less turnover of RBTs if they can keep consistent and strong BCBAs, better progress for their clients, and less money spent on the onboarding and initial training. 
5. Pay staff fairly. ABA does not have an excellent reimbursement rate, but the team needs to be paid fairly and competitively. This will also help to retain them. 
6. Value your employees. Recognize and reward your employees for their hard work. This is not an easy field. It is demanding and it is tiring. Send them a message telling them how grateful you are for them. This is something that can take one minute out of your day. 
7. Have more in-person BCBA support. BCBAs are hard to find and are in demand. It is easier and cheaper to hire Tele BCBAs. And Tele BCBAs can be a great asset to an organization, but they are not suitable for all cases. Some clients need an in-person BCBA that can be there to provide hands-on support. 
There is so much more, but for the sake of time, I will end this here. I am hoping this can be a wake-up call to higher-level management. Things need to change. 

My time there was weird, in the beginning the only issue is the first month you don’t get paid, then you realize you don’t know who anyone is because no one introduces themselves… then you start to see how differently they treat the BTs. A part of the issue with the providence office is exactly the fact that a lead stated the most enjoyable part is the management team. The best part of the job is working with the children and seeing them learn and make changes. The “management” don’t know how to conduct themselves professional. I’ve been snapped at like a dog, yelled at when trying to explain myself, talked down to and talked at. The leads will come around you and start making statements out loud instead of actually talking to you, the leads will correct you rudely infront of everyone including the clients. I’ve been made to feel like my ideas weren’t important just to return to my idea being used as the leads idea. Myself and others have heard and witness the leads watching cameras and talking bad about staff rather then helping. If they do help! It’s done so with an attitude like it’s a chore for them to have to help, towards the end of my time there I’ve notice they were sticking new people with problematic children and not assisting as much as they should. I’ve helped newbies way more then I should have. If you voice to many concerns, you become an issue. A week after not being employee here,  it got back to me that I was still being talked about by “leads”. VERY VERY UNPROFESSIONAL women in that office, very very mean girl, leads vs BT environment.

This pains me to write. I love working in this field so incredibly much, but this company needs some serious help. I worked here for many years alongside a fantastic team, but it all boils down to the ownership and their lack of CARE; Care, Acceptance, Respect, and Empathy. That was the motto we were all encouraged to embody, and we did our absolute best to do so in every which way, but it was very difficult to see that the owners wanted the same for the company.

I’ve seen everyone work so incredibly hard, but the environment has become extremely toxic and it continued/is continuing to spiral out of control. Both the staff (BTs, Lead Therapists, Treatment Coordinators, etc.), and the parents of the clients that we serve are noticing this, and that is extremely disheartening to me. Staff should enjoy coming to work, the clients should feel cared for, and the parents/guardians of these clients should feel comfortable and excited to bring their children to this establishment. I am very sad to say that this doesn’t appear to be the trend anymore. With minimal resources (materials for clients, support, etc.), and a poor work model, we have been unable to provide clinical services in a functional and appropriate manner.

Something needs to change, and it needs to happen fast.

I worked at alee for a long time as a former supervisor and worked along with great colleagues. I saw clients grow with their progress and saw them succeed. When it began lots of positivity however place went downhill. The building had no management where owners nowhere to be found for years. The owners promoted people who had no clinic experience to higher level jobs. The former director was awesome and we showed compassion for all clients. Place went downhill when others took over. They also valued money over clients and ethically at times bcbas had over 16 clients. The structure is not structured where there is just a director and not many other people to help or report to for issues (ex. IT). I was happy to move to a company that valued higher percentage supervision and where the executive meets all the time with management to help company succeed. Something needs to change at Alee because there is no more management helping everyone out and people seem sad there from who I talk to.

My view is that this place just needs people. They give you a ridiculous training and then throw you in without any support. I was told that I was going to have support but then nobody was there with me, I was left all alone not not knowing what to do. Had I been in the field longer maybe I could have figured it out on my own. 
Anyway, unless you have the knowledge and experience to jump in and work with this population on you own without any guidance or support, then consider another agency that has more time and resources for training. My personal opinion is that this place is in such desperate need to fill these positions that they do not take the time to adequately train their employees. But, this is going to cause them more hurt in the long run because they are always going to be in panic mode trying to backfill all these positions. Really a sad situation which I think most likely stems from poor management and oversight.

The BCBAs that are now in charge of the clinics do not know what they are doing. Hopefully they have mentors or someone providing them guidance because it seems they are working outside their scope of competency. They are so busy putting out so many daily fires you'll hardly see them, but don't trust that they are making sure you are licensed and able to work in the state. Everyone is over worked but they cannot retain staff due to poor workplace culture or they fire you for speaking up about trainings that are needed or support that is needed. Anyway, you'll be lucky to even see the assigned BCBAs on your case so get ready for a bumping ride if you choose to work for this company. Your performance will never be reviewed, you'll be left lacking help/support and you won't be taught good ethical practices supported by the bacb ethical guidelines.

I made a decision to stop showing up to this place for work. I know that was not the best way to handle this but I could not take it anymore. There is really no help from the BCBAs here. This place is run by the lead people. The BCBAs appear to not have much experience and guidance and it makes it very difficult for the bt to do their job properly. I was unable to decide if it was lack of caring on the part of the BCBAs or lack of proper training and guidance from them. There is two bcbas that are apparently in charge of the place. I saw one of them sitting in the office laughing and chatting with the other staff and not checking in on the staff (social hour?). The other one I saw walking around checkin but this one seems dazed and confused. Very ineffective management here. The clinic itself lacks a child friendly setting. It is outdated and sad. This place needs a makeover.

I am very disappointed with this company. Alee was always a nice place to work. Staff were happy for the most part. As with any company, issues would arise and would quickly be taken care of. We felt heard and accepted. 
Things quickly changed. Over the past year every good employee left this place. As employees noticed that everyone was considered replaceable, more staff started to leave. With little options, toxic leadership was put in place. They created a very toxic culture with no support. Staff are to be seen and not to be heard in this culture. 
Alee had good staff. They are gone now and left with toxic employees or those that do not have an out. In order to be successful upper management needs to step in and stop what is happening. I would highly suggest they hire a consultant that can help to fix this place operationally. 

as a BT I am out of the loop with the goings-on in management. But, I can tell you a lot has changed and not for the better. When I first started here I didn't mind the place. People seemed happy and we had in person support. About a year ago things started to slowly go down hill. For example, the leads used to seem happy and would come in and be helpful during session. Now, they just watch us on the camera and come in to yell at us or correct us. No positive feedback at all. The BCBAs are all online and not in person for support. I wish they did a hybrid model so we could have some hands on support for these difficult clients. Sometimes the bcbas do not even do supervision with feedback they just look at us over the security camera and send a message. Just a weird vibe at this place and I had to leave to go to another clinic that seems to have their stuff together. 

Working at Alee is not for everyone. Although I cannot speak for all locations, I had a very uneasy and uncomfortable experience working in providence. You would think that the supervisors here would be warm, loving people because you are working with children, but they are not. Most people here are not friendly and apparently rude. No one took the time to make me feel welcomed and I felt like an outcast for the time I was employed here. If you do decide to work here, make sure that you take the time to ask questions and ask for more training if necessary. The patients here are great and do learn a lot while being here. If work environment is not a problem and you love kids, this might be the right place for you! 

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