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Autism Behavior Services Inc.

I've never taken the time to write a review about a company until now because the way this company has been ran is ridiculous. When I was hired the company seemed promising and felt like it had a strong emphasis on giving employees hours which is something I was informed most lacked in this field. The structure of the company was fine until the 2019-2020 school year started. It started with new BI's being put on only school cases if they had morning availability, which I had, and home cases were optional. They completely changed the way cases are distributed after the summer of 2019 and required home cases to be mandatory which at first wasn't an issue for me. After working on the few home cases that I did they started off fine but slowly transitioned to less hours as the parents were not as consistent with session as schools. Even after expressing this to management they cared not for the needs of their employees but the inconsistent clients that "needed" services from BI's who needed hours. They push this referral program because of the supposed demand of clients and put new BI's on consistent clients while the older employees are left to stay with less hours. The company has had a very high turnover rate ever since this change and wonder why people are resigning, it's laughable. On top of this they will ask for region availability but not accommodate it and tell you "you signed up for driving when you took the job" as if driving 70 miles to and from for MAYBE 2-3 hours of work is worth it 5 times a week. When they had the old structure of distributing cases is when the company was worth working for, all you're signing up for right now is low hours and false promises. This review has been mainly negatives so I'll add a few positives since there was some. The pros to this job are that you do feel like you are making a difference in these kids lives and are provided with opportunities to become more certified through the company. Most of the staff is friendly from my experience but I have ran into a few people whom are in a position of power that don't have the best attitude towards the job or those under them in position. Apply here at your own discretion, you may very well end up being one of the many people included in their high turnover rate though.

I was very excited to work here originally, to help kiddos and learn and grow more as an educator. However it didn't take long to find the cracks in the walls. Not replying to emails when it is urgent, no communication at all (had to get hr involved because no one was responding or telling me anything). They will not listen to you needing accommodations. They would rather hire more peole at less pay than give you fill time hours. They will guilt trip you if you try and change your availability because you have school or family emergencies. They will pull power moves on subtle ways to make you feel you are about to get fired and you must "act quickly" . You get supervision, but they will not tell you till the day of so you cannot prepare to have someone else in the house.

I was asked what age groups I don't want to work with and what is your priority. I told then I prefer older kids because they normally don't get a lot of attention and anyone younger than 5 to please not give to me and they agreed on this because they have "so many people who want the younger kids so its fine". They proceeded to give me a 3 yr and 2 yr, when I came to them with my complaint about it, silence. I got an email later stating I received a raise for "hard work" even though I had just started working with clients on my own.  You will have different supervisors per client making it very confusing if you need to take a day off or anything like that, I had to report up to 6 people when I wanted a single day off because they won't tell eachother so all the blame is on you for having 6+ supervisors.

Training is not about the kids but solely on their conditions, and they teach you to put their conditions first rather than the person. The type of "help" we are doing for the kids does nothing but make them cry most of the time or want to become violent or elope. I abandoned there way of teaching for how I was taught originally and there was drastic change once you put them first.

I was hired with over 20 other people who were educated in children or educators in schools, only 3 of us remain 6 months later. 

I was super excited to work here, but very soon noticed some major issues. One being the high employee turnover. Each week I'd get an email about someone resigning and one of the people that trained me quit soon after. Not a good sign.

The biggest issue was the unrealistic amount of work put on the schedulers. In this department you are expected to manage daily staff call outs and find sub staff, client cancellations and notify staff on top of keeping up with the never-ending emails, multiple supervisors contacting you asking when their urgent project will be done and fix errors in a system that glitches non-stop. Manage this and multiply it by 2-4 since each scheduler was in charge of multiple regions. For 10 regions(all with numerous supervisors and countless staff), there were 3 schedulers. THREE. The cherry on top is with all this work you're expected to get done, you then get scolded when something falls through the cracks or ends up not being right since you had too much on your plate. Their solution? Work longer hours. When I'd try to ask questions about things I was unsure of I sometimes wouldn't get an answer until hours later. 

The communication wasn't good either. There were multiple situations where I would be the middle man of two departments and one supervisor said to do it this way, but when run by HR they said that was the incorrect way to do it. After I put in hours trying to find a solution to a situation I was told that was the incorrect way to set up appointments. If it's incorrect then why are so many supervisors doing it that way?  I was also told of a potential change in offices next week, and then the very next day a different person told me it was happening that day. Thanks for the head's up. When I got there the manager didn't seem to know I was arriving that day and was stressed/irritated that they had to help me set up. 

It's such a bummer because everyone there was nice and the company is for a good cause, but it felt like so many things were run by the seat of their pants and were done to save money, not make the process better.

Worked as a BI, loved my clients as we built great rapport. You earn an ABAT credential before starting. There was some opportunity to be promoted with a degree, but it required a 2 year commitment and about a $6500 fine for taking their management courses if you decided to quit or not take on the position, which caused me to back out of taking the courses and rethink my decision of being/growing with the company.

I earned a bachelor’s in psychology while working for this company, but they refused to give me a raise to accommodate my credentials. I worked 6 days a week, 12 hours a week. I requested for more hours, but that was also denied. I did not get many hours during summer either. 

Supervision is done through telehealth, which I’ve learned is something normal. What did make this difficult was my lower functioning, highly aggressive teen client’s supervisors being in Arizona. I would get hit in the face and had blood drawn when attempting to block the client from eloping outside (he would run in the road). I had to chase my client in the streets with cars driving around. The supervisor observing this particular session only commented “very good staying calm.” That’s it. Luckily, a local supervisor with ABSI was able to attend and help me redirect behaviors. She persuaded me to find better opportunities with other companies as she was doing the same.

Good starter company if you want to be in the field of ABA, but you will for sure find better opportunities with other companies. I went with a smaller company that offered me more money for having a degree, full-time hours, and a raise shortly after I obtained my RBT. 

For not needing a degree or certifications to get hired, the pay is competitive. They train you and get you certified. Training covers a lot of material in a short period of time but if you pay attention and review your notes even briefly once a week, then getting certified should not be a problem.
The job works from children to adults with autism, mostly children though. It can be a really challenging job because every client is so unique, so what you learn with one client may not work with your next one.
You must be very patient and should know what you are getting into, so do your research. 
Each client has their own supervisor, but you may be assigned clients that don’t share the same supervisor. Meaning you may end up with several at one time, which makes communicating up the chain more complex but if you stay organized, there is no excuse for this to be an issue.
Although there are clear cons to the complexity there, there is a bigger pro. If you have one supervisor that ends up being poor or you don’t get along with, it’s okay, you have others you can seek advice from without needing to go over the other ones head! You have other people of the same supervisory level that can vouch for you, you are not stuck with a single perspective evaluating you! So far I haven’t even had that worry, my leadership so far has been excellent and involved.

I have been with ABSI for over a year. I was very excited to work with the company because I was super motivated to work with the kids. They are truly the best part of your job. The rest of the journey is not. Once I got my certification it took me a long time to get my first client even when my availability was open. The most enjoyable part of the job is the relationship I developed with my clients and a typical day at work is pretty fun. However I did not love the lack of professional development because supervisors are often too overworked to provide sufficient support. As vast as this field is the knowledge that is learned from the ABAT course which they do pay for should be maintained. Which aside from the frequent cancellations eating away at your hours makes it the most difficult part of the job and burnout can ensue. The culture of the company seems to be about numbers and money sadly. Periodically I have received an email "encouraging" employees to leave 5 star reviews with links to the review in order to earn a free coffee or a doordash order.  I feel that this practice isn't at all representative of what the real culture of the company is when positivity has to be incentivized among employees and is a poor reflection on the internal ethics of the company.

The job itself is great if you have a passion for working with kids or individuals with special needs, however the pay is sometimes not worth it plus the hours can be very unstable. When I first started I was only getting 4 hrs per week even though when I was hired I was promised 16-20. Rather than give existing employees the additional hours the company would just hire new people. It took months to get more hours added to my schedule, and I had to email them practically every week. Not only that but the company will purposely scheldue your clients hours apart so they didn’t have to reimburse you for your travel time because after 3 hours they don’t have pay you anymore for miles. For example, you could have a case from 7-10 am and the next case be 4-7 pm. I mean if you had other things to do through out the day then great or if you were close to home. But sometimes it wasn’t worth the gas wasted to go home. Especially if your clients are far from your house. The pay it self was extremely low I had my bachelors degree and was certified and there was hardly any difference in pay between me and my coworkers who were just certified.Like I said this job is great if you have a passion for working with kids and those with special needs, but I would definitely wouldn’t work here if you’re expecting full time hours. I would say this job is great for someone who is still in school or just looking for part time work

ABSI is a great place to work part-time for college students or anyone looking to gain experience working with children with autism spectrum disorder and other developmental/learning disabilities. They have very flexible hours and build your schedule around the availability you provide them, which makes it easy to balance work and school. The pay is pretty good and they provide good training once you're onboard. You work very closely with patients and their families in-home, at school, etc. and you will often be one on one with your client while carrying out their education plan. If you decide this is the career path you would like to move up in the company, they have very clear-cut guidelines on how to do so, which will require you to gain a certain amount of experience under your belt, obtain a master's degree, and pass a certification exam. 

Overall a great place to work if you are interested in this field. All my coworkers and supervisors were very helpful and friendly and you really do get to make a difference in your client's lives by helping them and their families grow. 

As someone who was new to the field, this company was good in giving basically a crash course and also paid for the test to become an RBT. I loved my clients, but most of my supervisors were pretty condescending. The only good supervisors who actually helped the new BIs learn left the company a while ago. 

This company always told us to build rapport and consistency but as soon there was a cancellation they would place you in a sub list. The challenge with subbing is that most of the time these clients have no idea who you are which most of the time results in behaviors and by the time you’ve built enough rapport the session is about half over leaving quite a few programs left incomplete. 

Pay is not that great either. It’s above minimum wage, but below average compared to other companies I’ve looked at in the same field.

HR is nice, but it seems unorganized. I was called multiple times by different people about the same client once. 

Being hired as a behavior interventionist, it is very rewarding but equally, if not more, challenging. You will begin as a part-time employee and will remain a part-time employee until you become a supervisor. There is no opportunity to be a full-time behavior interventionist. $25 an hour would be a blessing but expect the minimum pay amount that their description gives. It takes a lot from you, mentally, physically, and emotionally, to do this job and do it well. For all that you are required to do, the pay does not match. Pay increases are few and far in between. Advancement is not possible without continuing your education. Even when you continue your education, management dangles the potential pay raises and full time positions but rarely delivers. You answer to multiple supervisors depending on how many clients you have. Supervisors are extremely supportive and want the best for you. Management struggles to see that their turn over problem (BI’s constantly leaving) is due to lack of pay and advancement to their employees who have been with them for a few years.

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