And if so, can you tell me what it entails and about how much it pays. My mother is pushing JT to do this since she knows people that can get him a job. She was feeling too lazy to explain it
groovypeg
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YES YES YES!!!! i have been doing this for 8 years! the pay varies depending on what agency and what age group you work for. early intervention pay $90 for 90 minutes of therapy, preschool anywhere from $50-60 and hour and school age is the same more or less. but some agencies pay more, some take out taxes, and some require certification. if you work in a center based program the pay differs as well.
MrsTC
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what is ABA therapy?
groovypeg
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ABA is applied behavior analysis. It is used to teach children with Autism and other disorders.
my best friend does it..she works through an agency..you can make about 60 an hour...it's tough intensive behavior intervention for mostly autistic children...tough work IMO
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just so you know, alot of agencies pay at the end of the month and sometimes longer. i supplement my teacher's salary by doing this 3x a week (to pay for the wedding), but my fh does this for a living and it is tough! agency work is harder than being centerbased in my opinion. there is the travel expensives, paying more in taxes and paying them quarterly as opposed to annually, and getting paid at the end of the month instead of biweekly. oh, and no health insurance. but the flip side is that you can make your own hours and work as much or as little as you want.
sophie78
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Since I am in training to be a clinical psychologist, I am quite familiar with ABA training. For people without degrees in it, there seems to be two typical jobs.
1. Working with children with autism.
2. Working with adults with developmental disabilities in a residential setting.
Without a degree, he would be the person to implement the ABA (instead of develop the program like I've done with patients in schools and classrooms). This usually means that there is a lot of dirty work, especially when dealing with these populations.
A quick definition of ABA is using punishment and reinforcement to change maladaptive behaviors into more adaptive behaviors.
also there is a new certification available for those in this field:
www.bacb.org
Sasha96
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Some agencies will have you work as an employee contractor and will take out taxes from each paycheck. I do EI speech (not ABA but have done it) and that's what I do. Agencies are so different but I really like mine. Your DH might be centerbased or agency.
ABA is highly structured learning, reward systems to facilitate behavior and learning, data collection, prompt levels, etc.
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Thank you girls so much for the feedback. My mother is a Speech and Language Pathologist and has a contract with the county, plus subcontracts from agencies, so I am totally familiar with how strange the pay periods are This is just one thing that JT is looking into. He really needs more formal work with children because he wants to be an art teacher. Not that this has anything to do with art, but the experience would be really good for him, anyway. Plus, the fact that he can make his own hours is really important as he works on his masters. Thanks again ladies!
JennRenee
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I mainstream ABA instructed students into my classroom, and the more I work with them, the more I wish I had been trained. It's very hard work, but very rewarding.
