entry level behavior technician

entry level technician

aba therapist

behavior technician

autism learning partner

Applied Behavior Consultants, Inc

I joined this company because I genuinely wanted to help children, and that ended up being the best part of the job. Watching clients make progress and knowing I contributed to that growth was incredibly rewarding. I also received positive feedback on my clinical skills, which made it even more disappointing that my experience with management and workplace culture overshadowed the work itself.

Unfortunately, the environment among staff was cliquish and unwelcoming. I experienced repeated disrespect from coworkers, including personal comments that had nothing to do with my job performance. Rather than feeling supported as a new employee, I often felt judged, isolated, and as though I had to constantly defend myself.

When I reported concerns about workplace bullying and harassment, I did not feel they were handled appropriately. The resolution offered focused on an apology rather than addressing the underlying behavior or creating a safer work environment. I also requested to be transferred to another matrix to avoid continued conflict, but that request was denied. Instead of feeling heard, I felt that my reactions were scrutinized more than the conduct that prompted my concerns.

Training was another significant issue. After approximately two months, my training largely stopped, despite there still being noticeable gaps in my knowledge. Months later, I was expected to perform objectives that I had not been adequately trained on and was held to expectations without receiving sufficient guidance or follow-up.

One of the most frustrating aspects of my experience was the lack of clear role boundaries. Several RBTs regularly acted as though they were supervisors, offering criticism and direction that should have come from leads or management. This created confusion and contributed to an environment where employees felt comfortable policing one another instead of focusing on collaboration and support.

The children and the clinical work made this job worthwhile, but the workplace culture, inconsistent training, and lack of meaningful support from management and HR ultimately outweighed the positives. I left feeling that concerns about bullying and professionalism were not taken seriously enough. I hope the company invests more in fostering a respectful workplace, maintaining appropriate role boundaries, and providing consistent training and support for new employees.


Not given the opportunity to grow, micromanagement culture. The job wasn't just what you were hired for. I had to cover the front desk and answer the phones if the administrative assistant wasn't available to ask.  My Job consisted of multitasking- at least 10 projects a day, and if they thought you weren't busy enough they would assign special projects without notice. I would be held accountable if I did not find certain mistakes, or late billing added by departments without notification. The poor communication skills between the departments made if difficult to solve a problem. After being held accountable for a mistake made by a director, I knew I need to find employment else where. I learned a lot at my time at ABC. But I also experiences ageism, sexism, and favoritism within the 5 years of working there. I had a patient attack me from behind and I do not work with the adult patients with autism, I was not given the proper training to protect myself against an aggressive client, they company did not held the situation well at all. At the time, I was forced to use my own PTO after the attack happened. 

My experience taught me a lot about office manners, and the office culture. If you want to work for this company don't be surprised if this company hires you on for one thing and then starts to add more responsibility without a pay raise, and doesn't keep track if you have had your yearly review for a pay raise. ( I am 3 months past my review date of june 8, 2019).

I have been put into rooms by myself with older women who didn't get along with me, without my supervisor present, basically degrade my character and self. The toxic office culture will get to you sooner or later.

When you first sign on as a BT, hours are part time but you can work up to "full time" hours as you become more experienced and client availability.  They however don't offer actual fulltime positions, but will still schedule you hours, (Sometimes without even you being made aware). So you'd be a part time employee, working fulltime hours, with no benefits. 
The pay is by far one of the lowest in all of the industry I've seen. The standard avg, is higher then what they offer. Pay also is unequal. Someone who has worked not as long as you, may be making the same or even more than you. They won't adjust your pay if they increase the minimum. They often forget your raises and will merge them together to avoid giving you each one you'd deserve. They don't give raises based off performance, only things like RBT and yearly. The fact that someone who worked the same amount of time as I did got more than me, and someone who work longer than me made just as much as me is unfair. 
Finally, the support system and such they have is non existent.  They will more often make you feel uneducated and wrong rather than teaching you and using those experiences to let you know otherwise. They come off as they thinking they are better than you. For a industry that values compassion, integrity and acceptance, I rarely got that. I just felt like I wasn't wanted but yet expected to do everything without any appreciation. 
You learn a lot from those few good people who are there, and they tend to help keep you going. But honestly, unless something major changes. I would advise another company, or you will get burnt out and tired, maybe even wanting to say far away from the industry because of this experience. 

I'm grateful for this company giving me the tools I needed for implementing ABA services and just generally having the situations and environments needed for my Masters program in ABA; truly the experience was invaluable and my supervisors and such helped me out as much as they were able. I appreciate my time here and I'm grateful for the experience.
However, ABC is really inefficient. 
Data collection is done in such a way that you spend most of the session writing data instead of implementing ABA services, thus making the client's suffer. 
The scheduling team is severely understaffed so us behavior technicians often don't get told what our schedules are until last minute or are unable to reach scheduling staff altogether. 
Many of my co-workers are not able to get enough hours to comfortably make ends meet. 
There is no way of evaluating supervisors on their performance so their methods never change. 
Supervisors tell you to fix a problem without really telling you how such as how to run more lessons throughout a session. 
Gaining indirect experience hours towards the BCBA exam is next to impossible if you are not a supervisor. 
There is also an expectation to just jump onto a new client's case (a client who is not your normal client, mind you) and have 15 or less minutes to read their BIP and everything about them and be expected to run everything with 100% fidelity. 

Yes, I appreciate ABC for their help with my growth, but I feel like its time to move on and find a company with a bit more efficiency.

I went back to school after some years away to focus on other interests. I knew I wanted to work with children but never did I think it would be with children on the autism spectrum. I was inspired and motivated by a personal relationship in my life that led me to this job. I love what I do with this company and the new friends I have made. I feel the workplace is neatly structured to help tutors become more adequate at their job. My only criticism is that I feel  upper management in the facility can be rude at times.  I have experienced  unprofessionalism by a top management person. It left me feeling puzzled. I hope they work on that and also introduce the new employees to the BCs as well. I hope management  let tutors also build relationships with the parents to better understand the clients.

I moved up in this company 3 positions in one year. When under the right management it was a great place to work. But once they left the company it fell apart and employees started dropping like flies. I use to be the receptionist and then Office Assistant and then Scheduler. I would schedule clients for their appointment with their tutor for their child and create new schedules for new clients and tutors. I then went to Document processor. This position was a new position and I created the spread sheets and flow of how this position would be done. All the data would be scanned on the server and renamed. As the company would be going paperless. For the most part of it the management team was not enjoyable. They were always afraid of what people said about them or if someone was talking about them. They did not want there staff talking to each other nor meeting after work on our own time.

I tutored and shadowed clients diagnosed within the autism spectrum. I also provided Applied Behavior Analysis and Discrete Trial Training Techniques at home and school settings. On a daily basis I worked 1on1 with children in a classroom setting and other environments, collaborating with other tutors to enhance the client’s success.
I maintain detailed log for each client in order to track and document progress status and a attended training for Early Intensive Behavior Interventions for children with autism in order to work directly with families of clients to maintain consistent application of program.
I also directed weekly meetings with tutors and supervisors to monitor and ensure the progress of the client.

Working at ABC immediately put you in a stressful environment by nature, and all the employees including me willingly joined that. The children will hit, bite, pinch, puke, and eliminate on you. 
Now if you have a strong backbone and are used to being treated in said fashion, you will learn a lot about ABA, correcting problem behaviors and autism in general.
The management in ABC is a joke. They overwhelm you with ridiculous rules, then contradict each other by implementing the opposite rule. They choose favorite employees and only talk to them. They promote based on who their friends are. Open door policy is technically applied here, however, I never felt comfortable talking to my manager, as she was a gossiper.
All in all, I would say working at ABC looks good on my resume, and beyond that, I learned a lot and made some friends with the children, but I'm happy to be leaving based on the drama and discomfort.

There has never been a client that hasn't benefited from the services of ABC.  The extra bonus is the gratitude expressed by the parents and the satisfaction obtained to by the employees.  A work day consists of specific, observable and measurable data collection, implementing lesson plans, and most importantly, making an enjoyable fun experience for the client to maximize learning and behavioral corrections. I learned how to be an effective teacher, reinforcing my innate sense of compassion.  Everyone involved in the company is well-qualified and specialized in helping others. Behaviors of clients can range from minimal to frequent, varying in severity.  Nonetheless, relying on extensive training assures a tutor to take comfort and knowing he or she is making a difference for good.

ABC is a great place to work at! The team is  professional and supportive, supervisors are well educated and know what they are doing. I also can tell they're passionate about their job and teaching so you actually will learn a lot. People actually care about clients here. They are always in the room, so you're never alone, always being supportive and open to questions. The pay is not really competitive, most companies in the area offer more money for the same position. Although, you are getting enough work hours per week, which I'm not sure other places can guarantee you anything. Working around such caring and well educated people is very inspiring and motivates you a lot. I definitely would recommend working there, especially if you're only starting your ABA journey! 

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