Autism Specialist Interview Questions
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Autism Specialist interview questions shared by candidates
What is the one thing most important to me while performing my job duties?
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To be able to help clients when they are in need,help them feeling they are human as i,m , integration to others groups in community and sociaty. Less
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The one most important thing to me while performing my job duties is having a feeling of satisfaction. That I was able to have impact with the customer. That I provided relevant information that added value to that customer. Less
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What experiences have you had with behavior?
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I work in a self-contained autism room so I have seen a lot of behaviors from hitting, biting, pushing, kicking, pinching, being tackled, hair pulling, yelling, crying etc. Less
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last year I worked in an inner city school where I saw a lot of defiance by students, students using the "f word" with teachers, students talking back to teachers, getting out of their seat without permission Less
None of the questions were altogether difficult. The only thing that alarmed me was when they offered me an hourly rate of $18/hour. To me this seemed to be very low and I expressed that and was then asked what I thought an acceptable rate was. Unfortunately I didn't expect to talk salary during the phone interview though I'm glad we did because the low hourly rate is what ultimately convinced me that it wasn't the job for me.
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May I ask what your education/experience level was like at the time? I'm entry level BA degree and wanted to gage "my worth" as well. Less
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Thank you for sharing
So you have work in these kids of cases before? Autism therapy, ya know ABA, in home? And worked with their parents?
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Yes, back during my bachelors degree...said things I loved about applied behavioral analysis and how I use many behavioral techniques today. (Explained a bit more how I use behaviorism In my work of 18 years of being a social worker such as in DBT. Less
Specific Experience with clients with ASD.
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Gave background on specific clients I had worked with and in what context.
Being given a program and asked to read through it and then run it with a supervisor.
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It can be awkward, especially for people with no experience with ABA.
Will ask if you will run away from job when handling a difficult student.
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Everyday is a new day for new opportunities to help these students.