Toxic culture, generally an unprofessional environment to work in
Pros
Lots to learn about ABA
Cons
1. Steep learning curve in the first month but learning plateaus after 2. Toxic culture - Gossip culture is strong - Supervisors may seem friendly, but get in their bad books and you'll be treated differently - Therapists are hired in batches and usually will only stick to their own batch mates - Very top-down approach where seniority is clearly felt - Junior therapists are not treated like adults 3. Work is repetitive and mundane - Sessions are 3 hours long, with therapists having 2 sessions per day (8.45am-11.45am and 2.15pm-5.15pm) - Each child only has a certain number of programs (about 3-5 on average) that are repeated over and over throughout the 3 hours - Not uncommon to hear therapists saying "I don't know what else to do with (child)" - Nature of ABA may make you feel more like a teacher than a therapist 4. Ad hoc replacement/bad planning - Therapists can be informed as late as 20min to 1/2hr before session that they have to do a replacement - Therapists can expect to take on a replacement case they've never seen before
