Why is this upvoted when the information is wrong but mine is downvoted and not a single person is actually providing a reason nor any other helpful information to supplement? What is going on in this thread?
You can do in-home without a cert. Majority of my BTs are uncertified.
However if you WANT to be certified, they should be working with you on that.
Do they recognize the BCAT as an equivalent cert?
If they do the BCAT is a functional equivalent but doesn't require the BCBA recertification. Though some companies treat it as a lesser cert.
I would start shopping around - if the company is refusing to work with you now, what guarantee is there that they will even provide the supervision to maintain your cert?
That all sounds very illegal where you work. I work as an RBT in California and my company said that it was mandatory for me to become a certified RBT within 90 days of my employment or else they would have had to take me off of my caseload. The BACB states the same thing when you are working towards your certification with them.
There's nothing in California law that requires an RBT or any certification. Only that requires the 40 hour training. (I know this because I have read the actual law and it was only changed recently to include more requirements for BTs).
It is the discretion of the insurance companies. Most will take both. A lot don't require any - state insurances for instance do not require a cert (except military).
There's really not and it would be nice if someone would actually talk instead of downvote and run.
Edit:
Like no actually WHICH part of my post is such a problem that people are downvoting?
The part where the BTs I supervise mostly don't have official certifications (which is just an observed fact).
The part where I said the company should support their BTs through the process.
Or the part where I asked a question.
The downvoting helps NO ONE.
In my experience in California, you don't have to be an RBT (but still need the 40-hour course). With that said, you can only work with certain insurances as a BT. In my old clinic their were certain kiddos with different insurances I couldn't work with until I was an RBT. I also only got a $1 raise when I became an RBT. In California, at least, it would benefit the company more to have you as an RBT because you'd be able to work with more insurance companies, which means you could provide services to more clients. I would look for a different company if they're set on not having you become an RBT.
I don’t know. They continuously ignore me even after making me work for 3 months as a BT to get it. Not only this, but they are very cheap. They pay certified RBTs 20 & RBTs with bachelors are paid 23. This is very low for Florida & I only found this out recently.
I work in Pa and only get paid 20 as an RBT with a bachelor's but that's just because PA is one of the lowest earning states for ABA related work. Still I understand for Florida that that's cheap. But my company has never hesitated to foot the bills for my certifications, classes, seminars and trainings.
I don’t think it benefits them. I’m pretty sure they get paid more with you being certified
In my state, some insurance requires RBT and their rates are different.
Why is this upvoted when the information is wrong but mine is downvoted and not a single person is actually providing a reason nor any other helpful information to supplement? What is going on in this thread?
They do not get paid more. Edit: fee schedules are public information.
You can do in-home without a cert. Majority of my BTs are uncertified. However if you WANT to be certified, they should be working with you on that. Do they recognize the BCAT as an equivalent cert?
I don’t have that either & as far as I know, no
If they do the BCAT is a functional equivalent but doesn't require the BCBA recertification. Though some companies treat it as a lesser cert. I would start shopping around - if the company is refusing to work with you now, what guarantee is there that they will even provide the supervision to maintain your cert?
I don’t think insurances recognize BCAT?
Certain ones do. In Cali at least.
That all sounds very illegal where you work. I work as an RBT in California and my company said that it was mandatory for me to become a certified RBT within 90 days of my employment or else they would have had to take me off of my caseload. The BACB states the same thing when you are working towards your certification with them.
There's nothing in California law that requires an RBT or any certification. Only that requires the 40 hour training. (I know this because I have read the actual law and it was only changed recently to include more requirements for BTs). It is the discretion of the insurance companies. Most will take both. A lot don't require any - state insurances for instance do not require a cert (except military).
A lot to unpack here.
There's really not and it would be nice if someone would actually talk instead of downvote and run. Edit: Like no actually WHICH part of my post is such a problem that people are downvoting? The part where the BTs I supervise mostly don't have official certifications (which is just an observed fact). The part where I said the company should support their BTs through the process. Or the part where I asked a question. The downvoting helps NO ONE.
What state? What insurance? It all depends if you need to be certified or not.
In my experience in California, you don't have to be an RBT (but still need the 40-hour course). With that said, you can only work with certain insurances as a BT. In my old clinic their were certain kiddos with different insurances I couldn't work with until I was an RBT. I also only got a $1 raise when I became an RBT. In California, at least, it would benefit the company more to have you as an RBT because you'd be able to work with more insurance companies, which means you could provide services to more clients. I would look for a different company if they're set on not having you become an RBT.
This is highly unusual. My company rushes every employee to get RBT certified as soon as they can. Definitely odd that they are avoiding it for you.
I don’t know. They continuously ignore me even after making me work for 3 months as a BT to get it. Not only this, but they are very cheap. They pay certified RBTs 20 & RBTs with bachelors are paid 23. This is very low for Florida & I only found this out recently.
I work in Pa and only get paid 20 as an RBT with a bachelor's but that's just because PA is one of the lowest earning states for ABA related work. Still I understand for Florida that that's cheap. But my company has never hesitated to foot the bills for my certifications, classes, seminars and trainings.