How are senior RBTs successfully switching careers? I feel like companies outside of being and RBT don’t want to hire me because I’ve been working in ABA for the past five years. I’ve also been applying for ABA clinics admin/scheduling/coordinating roles and had no luck, assuming cause my experience is RBT.
I'm currently completing a post grad cert in ABA. My background education is in developmental psych. I have a interest in health and wellness, specifically to focus on caregivers. The further I get into this grad cert program though, the more I'm questioning if the BCBA credential is the right path. Don't get me wrong ABA is applicable, but the credential seems so focused on the autism community it's a bit frustrating. As do available fieldwork options, as I haven't found any that fit my personal goals. I am wondering if a certification like the NBHWC would be a better fit for my overall goals.
I understand I would not be a BCBA. However I could still take my education and apply it within a coaching framework. I feel it may be more marketable this way also, and less restricting given my professional goals and background in developmental psych. What, if any, downfall am I failing to consider? Has anyone else done this?