Start a career from the heart. Become an RBT!

In preparation for the kickoff of Summer Camp at The Behavior Exchange, we’re ramping up our efforts to hire additional ABA therapy staff to ensure all the kiddos who want to participate will have a blast this year, making progress on their goals even when school’s out.

There’s a misconception about the experience and education a person needs to start a career in ABA therapy, especially when it comes to the hardworking therapists known as Registered Behavior Technicians (RBTs).

So, we thought we’d use this week’s blog to clear up some of the confusion about what it takes to become an RBT and hopefully encourage more people looking for a meaningful and rewarding career to become one. With the recent news about the rate of autism rising (again), RBTs are in demand.

Before we dive in, if you know someone with a big heart and passion for helping kids, families, and teammates, who might be interested in getting a start in the rapidly growing field of ABA therapy, please send them to our Careers page where they can learn more and apply. 

Now, onto our topic for this week – RBTs!

RBTs are more than A-Ok

RBTs are the amazing, patient, and dedicated individuals who work hands-on with children every day, putting each child’s individual ABA therapy treatment plan into action.

Under the supervision of a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA), RBTs use proven ABA therapy techniques to help children with autism and other developmental and behavioral needs learn critical communication, social, self-help, motor, and academic skills that will lead to greater independence and a child’s full potential.

An important aspect of the work of an RBT is observing and collecting data points during each therapy session with a child. The type of data that’s collected depends on a variety of factors, but in general, it is used to paint a detailed picture for the supervising BCBA of the progress a child makes during each session and help them decide if changes need to be made to the therapy that will ensure a child’s success.

You can see how important RBTs are!

Becoming an RBT

The “Registered” part of Registered Behavior Technician refers to a paraprofessional certification you must earn and maintain in order to call yourself an RBT. The Behavior Analysis Certification Board (BACB) sets the requirements for becoming an RBT and awards certification.

A college degree is NOT required to become an RBT, but you will need to meet these requirements:

  • Be at least 18 years old
  • Have a high school diploma
  • Pass a background and abuse registry check, comparable to those required of home health aides, childcare professionals, and teachers
  • Complete 40 hours of training
  • Complete an initial competency assessment
  • Pass the certification exam

Here at The Behavior Exchange, we provide RBT training and can help you earn certification within your first 90 days as a part of our team. Plus, we’ll reimburse you for the exam fee when you pass!

To maintain certification, RBTs also need to adhere to the RBT Ethics Code, meet self-reporting requirements, continue to be properly supervised, and complete a renewal competency assessment. We’ll help you through all of these requirements as well!

If you want to get into all the details, check out this RBT handbook on the BACB website.

Ideal RBT candidates

If you have a big heart, patience, and want to work with and help young kiddos every day, you already have the prerequisites to become a successful RBT! From there, it’s just a matter of participating in training, supervision, and earning your certification. As an RBT, you can gain experience to grow your career within the ABA therapy field, whether you go on to pursue a degree for becoming a BCBA or choose a career path that leads to additional responsibility and opportunities within an ABA therapy organization.

College students make great RBT candidates. The Behavior Exchange offers full-time, part-time, and seasonal RBT opportunities to fit a student’s schedule and a fast-paced environment that makes the work exciting.  This role also could be the perfect job for teachers looking for a position where they can make an impact while on summer vacation.

As an RBT, you will find yourself in a rewarding and fun position to make a difference in the lives of children and their families every day.

The next step is easy

Apply today to become an RBT at The Behavior Exchange! We have openings at all three of our colorful and cool hives in Plano, Frisco, and Prosper. If you dream of making a difference in the lives of children with special needs and their families, click here now to learn more about us, search our job opportunities, and complete an application.

You’ll love working at our Behavioral Health Center of Excellence®!

“It’s a magical experience.”
– Danielle, Director of Intake

“I’ve built many meaningful relationships through TBE.”
– Adrianna, Center Coordinator

“My favorite part of TBE is the teamwork and the support that I find in my co-workers.”
– Ashlee, BCBA

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Ashvina attended University of Bombay and graduated with a Bachelors of Commerce. She got her Montessori Diploma in 1985 and taught ever since. Ashvina came to TBE in January of 2016 as Admin Assistant. During the years she got the opportunity to learn and work in different departments such as HR, Finance, Office Manager and Executive Assistant. Last summer TBE bought billing in house and her current focus area is Revenue Cycle Management. She is detail oriented and enjoys working with people. Ashvina volunteers to deliver meals to seniors and local shelters on the weekend. She loves to spend time with her family and grandkids. Ashvina loves her job because she enjoys hearing different points of view, and she feels her contributions help fuel the direction of our company.

Working with children comes naturally to Angela. Her mom was a special education teacher for 30 years and often had Angela join her for Take Your Child to Work Day. And in high school, Angela spent every summer as the nanny for a little boy with an autism spectrum disorder. It was this experience where her passion for working with children with autism started to blossom.

From there, she went on to graduate from Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Sciences. She learned about Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) in a non-normative development class and from that moment knew that ABA would be her life’s work.

Angela moved to the DFW area shortly after and began working at The Behavior Exchange as a therapist. She worked on her Master’s in Behavior Analysis at the same time. A year after graduating, she earned certification as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst.

Now, as a Clinical Director at The Behavior Exchange, she brings a life-long passion to her work, holding a special place in her heart for children with limited language skills and working closely with families to develop healthy sleep habits.

Danielle’s passion for working with families is deeply personal and from the heart. Her younger brother has an autism spectrum disorder, and through their journey as a family, she found her purpose in life as an advocate for individuals with special needs.

After graduating from the University of North Texas with a degree in Human Development and Family Studies, Danielle began volunteering at The Behavior Exchange. She saw passionate therapists, meaningful change for clients, and families with hope for the future. After a summer of volunteering, she officially joined the team as Director of Admissions and found her home with The Behavior Exchange family.

With her extensive experience working as a client advocate with insurance providers, Danielle perseveres to help individuals of all ages and abilities receive the services they need to reach their full potential. She feels truly honored by each and every family who entrusts The Behavior Exchange to be part of their journey and is committed to the organization’s core values, mission, and goal of being a beacon of hope for the community.

Adam has always had a passion for helping individuals of all ages thrive and reach their full potential. He’s also an enthusiastic musician, songwriter, leader, and devoted family man, who has been helping children and team members grow with The Behavior Exchange since 2010.

Prior to joining the team at The Behavior Exchange, Adam was a mortgage loan consultant and grad student, pursuing his master’s degree in Education at the University of North Texas. He graduated in 2013 and also earned a graduate academic certificate in Autism Intervention. The following year, after years as a Behavior Therapist and seeing first-hand the power of ABA and the meaningful impact it can have on children and their families, Adam became a Board Certified Behavior Analyst. He then commenced from the Stagen Leadership Academy after completing the Integral Leadership Program (ILP), a 52-week practice-based program designed to develop executives serious about transforming themselves, their teams, and their organizations.

Adam is truly grateful to be a part of a dynamic, inspiring and compassionate team, and he’s dedicated to bettering the lives of all children and their families through the delivery of the highest quality of ABA services, while supporting the amazing team at The Behavior Exchange.

Soraya is from South Africa and moved to Texas in 1996. She graduated from The University of Texas and pursued a career, at that time, in Education. Soraya taught at a Montessori school for a few years and then took on a leadership role.

During her time in the education system, Soraya realized her passion was to assist children with special needs. So she joined The Behavior Exchange as a therapist, transitioned into a supervisory role in 2017, and a year and a half later, was promoted to Clinical Operations Manager.

She quickly learned the ins and outs of ABA operations and scheduling and successfully collaborates across departments to ensure The Behavior Exchange continues to provide quality services to clients and their families. She’s thankful to be part of such an amazing organization and excited to see what the future holds.

You could say Walter’s career started when he spent hours as a young child drawing superheroes and coloring maps. This passion, along with extraordinary swimming skills, landed him a full swimming scholarship at Texas Christian University, where he graduated in 1997 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communication Graphics.

During the next 13 years, his design and art direction skills, conceptual-thinking abilities, and marketing-savvy know-how were honed at a few prestigious advertising and marketing agencies around the Dallas area. In the mid 2000s, he helped his wife Tammy Cline-Soza (founder and CEO of The Behavior Exchange) create a unique and concise brand for her new business. From logos and websites to uniforms, brand voice and visuals, Walter has been the main creative force for all things The Behavior Exchange.

Aside from giving birth to The Behavior Exchange brand, Walter is helping Tammy raise two amazing, beautiful children, River and Sierra. In his spare time (the two minutes he’s got per week), you can find Walter illustrating iconic landmarks of Dallas and Texas or looking around for this next open-water swim. Once he gets back in shape.

After 20 years of building The Behavior Exchange, literally from the ground up,
Tammy couldn’t be more proud of the team, culture, and organization that it has become.

As a family helping families, The Behavior Exchanges looks for opportunities that will make the biggest impact and produce life-changing outcomes – for clients, families, and even for team members. Tammy believes that if a team, a family, a community takes care of each other, the possibilities are endless and the relationships built along the way can make life more enriching and challenges easier to navigate. You could say her goal has been to build a kind of utopia full of support, love, and expertise that brings the best services possible to the community and ensures more families have access to those services.

Tammy and her family have dedicated their lives to the mission of The Behavior Exchange and continue to grow, learn, cultivate, challenge, support, and create better models for success. To that end, she is committed to her own leadership development and actively participates in advanced training, mentoring, and deep self-exploration on how to live out her purpose to love and support her family and help others reach their full potential. She takes her position very seriously and tries to serve as a channel for what the universe wants to come to fruition.

She also loves travel, gardening, being creative, MUSIC!, tennis, yoga, meditation, journaling, reading, being in nature, adventures, and more than anything, spending time with her husband Walter and their two beautiful children, River and Sierra.