Pros
The families you work with are so amazing. You get to form great bonds and make a difference. Hearing a child say their first words or master something they used to struggle with is amazing.
Cons
Hardly any communication. Supervisors don't return calls, emails or texts. Scheduling is always a mess and usually leaves you with long gaps just to sit in your car. Not to mention extreme mileage on your car because you'll never get a case as close to home as they claim. Fee for service isn't that great especially with all the cancellations. There's no support. If there is an issue there is no support from higher up staff members. I've witnessed co workers just get ignored and never hear back until they just end up quitting. If you need help you have to hound your supervisor. They put you into the field really fast too it can get really overwhelming. I've witnessed many people training who just aren't ready to be on their own and supervisors won't listen. Lost a lot of great staff members due to not enough training before just throwing them out to be on their own. They offer lots of trainings but they just end up being the same trainings at all the quarterly meetings. Each BT and even each region does things so differently. There needs to be more fluidity in how basic things are done. It gets so confusing if you're an ABT. You have to remember to do it one way with this staff member and another with that staff member where you just want to do what's best for the child.
