r/ABA • u/Kind-Ad4622 • 4d ago

Advice Needed ABA in Schools

Hey everyone! I just wanted your opinion on ABA being used in schools, especially for our special needs learners or children with social-emotional challenges. I have been working with a SPED teacher since the beginning of the school year and every opportunity she gets, she always mentions that, "ABA isn't the solution" and that "I need to go back to a clinic" as well as not allowing me to practice my ABA interventions (even though that's why I was hired by the principal) and actively discouraging me. Is this just a bad teacher? Should I stay in the school district? Go back to a clinic? Any advice on the matter would be appreciated. 😌

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u/Alarming_Fig_6576 4d ago

Just curious, are you working under a BCBA?

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u/Kind-Ad4622 4d ago

Our school doesn't have a BCBA. I was given the green light by the principal and school psych.

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u/Spoopylane 4d ago

So no one is reviewing, supervising or delegating these ‘ABA strategies’ to you?

Not sure I understand.

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u/Kind-Ad4622 4d ago

Nope, they just hired me and said to do what they've known me for. Said they can't afford a BCBA nor do they need one.