Why a BCBA should work for Verbal Beginnings

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D

bSci21Media, LLC

I recently had a chance to talk with Diana Wolf and Nick Chappell about what makes their company, accredited by the Behavioral Health Centers of Excellence, attractive to BCBAs. In a word, it is “support.”  Support for BCBAs to focus on what they were trained to do – provide clinical services.

Clinical Coordinators

From the day you join Verbal Beginnings, you are taken under the wing of a Clinical Coordinator – a senior-level BCBA who walks you through policies and procedures, provides access to resources for program development, and is a source of mentorship and constructive feedback.  The coordinator is there to make regular home visits to ensure parents are on board and happy with the treatment progression, and to provide additional feedback to the BCBA and tech on how to further reach treatment goals.

Clinical coordinators also develop various curricula that can be used to supplement treatment plans and parent training.  Thus, BCBAs don’t have to start from scratch with each new program or training, but can draw upon and customize the material to their specific cases.

Field Coordinators

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An additional level of support comes from Field Coordinators – senior level Registered Behavioral Technicians (RBTs) that oversee the administrative side of front-line techs.  Field Coordinators work as a mentor to field-based RBTs, provide support with non-clinical concerns, promote RBT professional development, and provide oversight and administrative supervision. The Field Coordinator role also provides leadership opportunities for those pursuing the BCBA certification.

The BCBA Role

BCBAs at Verbal Beginnings enjoy the ability to focus all of their time on the clinical role that they have come to know and love.  The ability to step into a home free of administrative concerns and focus entirely on the clinical responsibilities of being a BCBA has been a joy for the BCBAs at Verbal Beginnings.  Verbal Beginnings will also work with you wherever you are located to keep your mile radius manageable and a caseload of 6-10 clients.

Other benefits include professional development opportunities through online and in-person Continuing Education events.  Additionally, BCBAs have the opportunity to attend one local conference for free, participate in research opportunities and are highly encouraged to present research based on their work with the company.  At Verbal Beginnings, you have a chance to give back to the ABA field.

Verbal Beginnings is currently hiring for BCBAs in and the Maryland, VA and D.C. area.  If you are interested in learning more about opportunities at Verbal Beginnings, reach out to [email protected].

Todd A. Ward, PhD, BCBA-D is the President and Founder of bSci21Media, LLC, which owns the top behavior analytic media outlet in the world, bSci21.org.  bSci21Media aims to disseminate behavior analysis to the world and to support ABA companies around the globe through the Behavioral Science in the 21st Century blog and its subsidiaries, bSciEntrepreneurial, bSciWebDesign, bSciWriting, and the ABA Outside the Box CEU series.  Dr. Ward received his PhD in behavior analysis from the University of Nevada, Reno under Dr. Ramona Houmanfar.  He has served as a Guest Associate Editor of the Journal of Organizational Behavior Management, and as an Editorial Board member of Behavior and Social Issues.  Dr. Ward has also provided ABA services to children and adults with various developmental disabilities in day centers, in-home, residential, and school settings, and previously served as Faculty Director of Behavior Analysis Online at the University of North Texas.  Dr. Ward is passionate about disseminating behavior analysis to the world and growing the field through entrepreneurship. Todd can be reached at [email protected]

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