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This review may not apply  to other houses however I worked at one of the most behavioral houses as a direct supportstaff.( ukeru trainer refuses to work in this house) The pay isn't competitive and there is great personal risk to staff safety. I often left the house with ripped up clothing and physical injuries from aggressive clients. The staff numbers are so low in the house I worked in,  that 1:1 staff/clients ratios that are written in the behavior plans aren't followed by management.  Management create arbitrary rules/policies one shift and another set of rules/ policies that contradict those rules/policies the next shift. There are no meal breaks during 8 or 12 hour shifts. During community outings staff have little to no time to use the rest room. 

Work culture  leaves alot to be desired, management create toxic environments for the staff they dislike. 
The reward system ( fish points) Perspectives corp uses lacks greatly. They house I worked at rarely gave "fish points" to staff. Management doesn't seem to notice the hard working staff, staff in this house only seem to be notice when they make mistakes or if management has a personal vendetta with staff. 
Nursing and clinical staff don't seem to like to interact with the DSPs or the clients. Every interaction I've had with nursing or the clinical staff it felt like I was bothing them. The clinicians hold meeting that don't really address issues or listen to ideas that DSP come up with to enrich the clients they work with. Perspectives is an incredibly bureaucratic company.  

While Perspectives has a great deal of flaws, there are positive aspects of the job.

One such aspect is that most of the DSPs are some of the most compassionate people you'll ever meet. They don't work here for the pay or benefits.  Most DSPs truly care about the well being of the clients. The people I worked with put in long thankless shifts where they were assaulted and sleep deprived. I worked with some truly remarkable, caring, and patient people in the world. I really enjoyed working with most of my coworkers. 

It's take a special kind of person to work with this population of clients. Working for Perspectives takes a great deal of patience and stoicism. 

Shifts were short (3-4 hours) but a far drive away with little mileage reimbursement. One client was 20+ miles roundtrip, and I spent at least an hour in traffic each way. I loved working with the kids, but there was little interest in making genuine progress from clinicians. When one of the children I worked with made new milestones, I was told not to log it because they were not interested in progression, only maintenance.  After I became very sick due to a parent not cancelling (child was clearly sick, supervisors were not concerned after witnessing it first hand), I heard from other employees that my illness was being discussed amongst the "in-office staff", including my manager (and yes, I had a doctors note). It's been months since I left and I'm still very sick— my medical bills have cost more than the amount I made in my time there. As a BT, I often felt excluded since I had very little interaction with other employees. The higher up staff would occasionally arrive and discuss the "fun employee events" that I had never been informed of, yet some even newer BT's had mentioned receiving an invitation to. That being said, a few friends of mine on other teams had very positive experiences, and the majority of the training was very informative. 

I had a good time and it was a good experience toward fulfilling psychology internship requirements. I was able to have a good deal of independence in the work. I worked with a variety of kids with different developmental issues. There was a lot of online training involved which was nice. There are a lot of different teams or departments all serving different populations. I ended up working for three of them to fit the hours into my tight schedule. Most 2-3 hour shifts were consistent each week. You travel to each client and decide which ones to take on based on your availability. Typically there was a greater demand for after school hours. Check the website to get an idea of all the different teams/departments and apply to the one that interests you the most. But once in there are regular company wide emails advertising available shifts in every department. Seemed like advancement is encouraged and supported well within the company with new upper level opening becoming available with frequency. Management was still helpful accommodating and kind in each department I worked for. 

I worked here for a couple of months when I was in college. I learned about ABA since this was my first practical application, however, BCBA’s did not check in like they were supposed to according to the standards. Gas reimbursement was not efficient. I would drive almost an hour every day there and back to clients where sessions were 3 hours. I was told before being hired there were clients near my area. They give no time for clients to get used to new technicians, especially since a lot of clients had multiple technicians on their case, causing more incidents for maladaptive behaviors. When I did supervision, BCBAs and supervisors would frequently talk about out of work events, talking negatively about other BTs, which made me every uncomfortable. One time when I had a call with a clinical supervisor about a physical aggressive behavior i endured (keep in mind I was less than a month in), I was told that this profession was not for me. They don’t have any staff support for a field that is very well known for burn out. Do not work here. 

A typical day of work is mostly a one on one between the client and their staff.  We provide a quality life for those who are in need of assistance in the residential group home.  We become job coaches if they are employed, take them out into the community to be a part of everybody else in the community and enable them to freely make choices as to what they would like to do in their day.  The work culture is fantastic because they all work as a team to support both each client and their coworkers.  The most difficult part of the job is the behaviors or aggression's a client may do.  They can become physical and the cooling point for the client may last a very long period of time.  All your attention in general, aggression or not, is focused on the client so.   However, the job is so rewarding because overall, you are making a difference in their lives and helping them to achieve their goals!

On a typical day I would drive to a client's house and do various tasks with them depending on their plan approved by the corporation and parent.  Some days we worked on homework, other days we would go into the community and build social skills, and some days we did tasks to develop lifetime skills (such as telling time and working with money).  Though there are many employees of this corporation, I do not work with anyone else.  There is minimal contact between management and employees, except for when time sheets are due.  The hardest part of the job is working with the children who have severe disabilities and being able to work under that stress and keep the child on track.  The most enjoyable part was seeing the children grow and learn new skills.

This company has no communication at all. Management doesn't communicate at all! As a DSP we do more than anyone that works in this company and aren't compensated. Barely minimum wage and they work you until you are burnt out. They say they have these "trainings". No one cares about them because they are a complete joke. They got rid of our physical intervention that would keep us safe. Were not safe at all. The new physical intervention they gave us is so unsafe and that's why people go out of work from injury. The trainings are specified for our "mental health." They don't care if we are burnt out. They expect us to do the worse part of the job while management just bickers at us to do everything. The Clients also deserve better too! 

Perspectives corporation is a unique work experience. There is never a boring day of work while attending this career. Everybody is understanding and willing to help out when necessary. This career is a team driven job and requires patience and thinking outside of the box. Working together as a team to come up with new ideas for our consumers everyday was combined the most enjoyable and most stressful part of the job. This job taught me to be more understanding and have more of an imagination with everyday life.

what you do here is amazing. The job itself is wonderful and rewarding. However if you want to climb the ladder of success it can be very difficult. I have worked here 6 years and I still love it and feel good when I leave to go home. Making others lives more fulfilling, teaching valuable life skills, growing community and personal relationships. These are all very important aspects of what perspectives Corporation does.

More often than not I am unhappy going to work. I love the idea of working with people, but the company does NOT value you. They will quite literally fire you while you're on shift and tell you it's your responsibility to figure out what to do with the client (has happened to two coworkers). 

The company will open positions and ask you to apply knowing very well they don't want you for the position because you are too flexible. If you work hard they try to keep you down because they know they can take advantage, and unless you know somebody you won't increase in position.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Direct support professional 52 salaries reported	$21.60 per hour
Behavioral health counselor 14 salaries reported	$34.93 per hour
Community liaison 1 salary reported	$29.50 per hour
Program manager 2 salaries reported	$33.63 per hour
Developer 4 salaries reported	$29.69 per hour

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