The ABA field is experiencing a workforce crisis that has profound implications for service delivery, organizational sustainability, and ethical practice. As demand for ABA services has grown exponentially following insurance mandates and increased autism diagnosis rates, the supply of qualified RBTs and BCBAs has not kept pace.
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Join Free →Playing Nice in the ABA Sandbox Ethical Considerations to Poaching Staff Original Air Date: January 11, 2021 (as part of the CASP 2021 UnCONVENTIONal Conference) CEU offered: 1.0 Ethics CEU Short Title: Playing Nice in the ABA Sandbox Webinar Duration: 1 hour CE Instructors: Breanne Hartley, PhD, BCBA-D Caroline Long, MA Mary Rosswurm, MBA Abstract: p.p1 { margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #000000 } As more and more children are being diagnosed with ASD and the need for ABA services grows, so too must our pool of qualified RBT and BCBA candidates. However, many organizations spend more time, effort, and money on recruiting RBTs and BCBAs from other organizations than they do working on growing the actual candidate base. This presentation will focus on the ethical, quality, and long-term considerations of ABA companies who "take more rather than make more" qualified candidates. The field is damaged, patients' care is disrupted, salary requirements are growing faster than reimbursement rates, and employers are now forced to use non-compete agreements and other costly tools to prevent competitors from stealing staff, intellectual property, and patients. We will discuss why this practice is short-sighted, bad for our industry, and hurts the patients that we are all trying to serve. Collaboration amongst competitors and long-term, sustainable solutions will be presented.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB | 1 | Ethics |
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