Vantaggi
Some BCBA's are great, and the training prepares you to take the RBT exam.
Svantaggi
This job is the most stressful, terrifying, and overwhelming position I've ever had. The company will throw you into any open case regardless of intensity as soon as you're out of training and refuse to let you take on a lighter caseload. The training is textbook, but the job is real life. The training will not prepare you in any way for the job, except to prepare you to take the RBT exam. Additionally, the company spouts that you can ask for help and support at any time, however, my fellow trainees and I never even met some of our supervisors, and those supervisors refused to allow us to work with in-field trainers. On top of this, the pay is minimal with the amount and intensity of work expected, and though they guarantee a $2/hour raise after passing the exam, you won't receive this for at least a month after. I got hired immediately at the end of my interview, and have since found, after speaking to other employees, that they do this to everyone. If you have any experience, they will hire you immediately, "train" you, and then throw you headfirst into the field. I believe that they anticipate that 1/3rd or more of each training group to quit within a few months after hire, and just cut these as losses. That is why they hire so many BT's and Instructional Aides at once and are always hiring. You also must sign an agreement upon hire that you won't work in the field with any other company for a year after quitting or termination. Please do not put yourself through this stress unless you are truly prepared!!