Responsible for a child’s life?
Im currently an RBT working at a school. The client (6yrs) I have now is a major flight risk and i do my absolute best to to keep them safe with blocking and have also been advised to perform “basic behavioral management”. The class has about fifteen kids and 1/3 of the students are on the spectrum. Many of them have other conditions. Most of the day is spent in utter chaos since the teachers have no control of the students. we have yet to find any real reinforcers for the kid so i have no real instructional power. They are partially verbal and unmoved by verbal scolding.
I am consistently unable to take data because im busy correcting behaviors and teaching him the materials since the actual teachers (who are uneducated and without credentials) rarely bother to work with him 1 on 1. This “behavior management” currently consists of me picking them up and moving them, pulling them off of other children, removing things from their mouth, making sure they eat, and chasing them around the playground to prevent unsafe use of equipment.
Yesterday, my client was able to escape the school (his class is about ten steps from the front door) and i was immediately blamed and spoken down to by staff and the parents. My client’s mother even said this was an issue with the last tech. I feel i am not liable for his safety in this regard and i have been struggling to work in a way that feels within my scope.
Is this a skill issue on my part or a seriously unethical situation? Don’t schools usually have some protection at front doors? Feel free to ask any clarifying questions needed, theres a lot to say.