The Raw Truth About RBT: Burnout, Pay & Feeling Invisible

🎓 Register to attend or sponsor an RBT for the Behavior Technician Conference: 👉🏾 https://behavioruniversity.com/behavi... 📅 Event Date: May 3, 2025 💻 Location: 100% Virtual Join us for an unfiltered, emotional, and refreshingly honest conversation with three Registered Behavior Technicians. In this groundbreaking episode, RBTs reveal the untold truth about what it’s really like working on the front lines of ABA therapy—from burnout and low pay to joy, purpose, and everything in between. Whether you’re an RBT, BCBA, or someone curious about the field, this episode will challenge your perspective and move you deeply Discover: Why many RBTs feel invisible, undervalued, and underpaid Shocking behind-the-scenes moments that’ll make you laugh and cry The real emotional cost—and reward—of this work Powerful insights on burnout, passion, and staying in the field What every BCBA needs to hear from their RBTs This episode is 100% real, unscripted, and guaranteed to change how you see ABA—and the people who make it happen. 🔥 Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:40 Special guests & fun facts about them 03:35 April’s journey into ABA and motherhood 07:10 Lily’s story: early intervention and becoming an RBT 09:04 Rob’s path from undergrad to crisis unit 12:09 A day in the life of an RBT 17:48 The burnout and wanting to quit 27:45 Dear BCBA, I wish you knew 21:44 Clients with more challenging behaviors 36:03 RBT Conference announcement and why it matters 39:58 Community, visibility, and raising RBT voices 44:27 Real talk: pay rates, PTO, and cancelations 46:31 Ideas to fix client cancelation challenges 56:40 The future of the field: retention and respect 59:03 Wildest things kids have ever said 1:02:44 Rapid-fire game 1:03:30 Off the clock: love languages 1:06:06 Final advice for new RBTs