Staff retention represents one of the most pressing operational and clinical challenges facing the ABA industry. This course, presented by Hana Jurgens, addresses the full cycle of staff management from recruitment through long-term retention, with a focus on the practical strategies that keep quality direct care staff engaged and committed to their roles.
Provider: BehaviorLive — via KHY ABA
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Join Free →One of the largest barriers in the ABA world today is finding and keeping quality direct ABA staff. Correction – finding staff might be easy, but keeping up with training and maintaining them so that they actually STAY is beyond difficult! Keeping staff increases the quality and effectiveness of services for the clients. This discussion will go over WHY it is so important to find and maintain quality staff, and discuss different methods and techniques to ensure that those staff stay with us following the intensive training requirements for ABA direct staffing. We will examine how to train, how to build relationships, and how to establish a healthier turnover rate.
| Certification Body | Credits | Type |
|---|---|---|
| BACB® | 1 | Ethics |
As an undergraduate in 2009 I developed an interest in ABA during one of my psychology courses. Later that year, I accepted a position as a private in-home therapist, training under a BCBA to implement 1:1 ABA DTT. I continued this work until 2011, when I took an undergraduate Autism Practicum course where I worked as a (Intern) Paraprofessional working with students in an ASD specific classroom. Once I completed my undergraduate degree, I moved to Princeton, NJ where I attended Rowan University. During my graduate coursework I completed an internship with Princeton Child Development Institute, earning BACB hours. I also completed my research project with Partners in Learning, at their Cherrywood site. Between practicums I worked as a direct care therapist at Bancroft in their Lindens programs, obtaining experience and knowledge in the field. After living in Munich, Germany for 10 months, I moved to Tallahassee, FL where I obtained certification as a Lead BCBA working at Cayer Behavioral Group, Inc. I relocated to Michigan in Oct 2018 where I currently reside and work as a Regional Clinical Training Coordinator for the Region of Michigan providing RBT training and coordination, Supervisory training, professional trainings, and more. I have a passion for research and presenting.
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