Autism Spectrum Therapies Employee Reviews about "communication"

Pros

An overall supportive company that provides guidance and mentorship to employees. It’s also gratifying to watch my clients progress in their social, adaptive, and communication skills within their family and community.

Cons

Variable hours can affect scheduling for full-time.

Pros

Pay was more than my previous job In the beginning I got overtime on every paycheck

Cons

They make you feel really supported during training and during maybe your first client then the communication is dropped off to almost nonexistent. Supervisors fail to pass on crucial information that can affect sessions or relationships with client parents. Inexperienced BI's are often guinea pigs for extremely difficult clients that have never had services before. Don't ever make any kind of comments about drive time. They'll take you from 40+ overtime to barely getting enough hours to qualify for benefits or money to pay your bills. New BI's are given client priority over employees that have worked there longer. If there's a gap in your schedule it'll be there for months. I often felt chastised by my supervisor and that they left out information because they didn't like me.

Pros

Benefits included room for growth within the company as well as interactions with clients. It was also an amazing experience being interested in Psychology.

Cons

Communication between the team(s) was little to none- leading to frustrations within the program, daily job. The moment I got severely ill with still searches for a diagnoses, this company “lost contact” for 6 months meanwhile I had no unemployment, ended up homeless, and was left unanswered for months after seeking contact. It made the months of working hard and putting aside horrible communication not worthIt made the months of working hard and putting aside horrible communication not worthIt made the months of working hard and putting aside horrible communication not worth it.

Pros

I was offered cases constantly. I had full-time hours. Organized teaching methods for children and parents.

Cons

Lacked communication withLacked communication withLacked communication with scheduling and behavior interventionist. Scheduling department will make changes to behavior interventionist scheduling with a one day notice. Poor communication with HR. When I placed my two week notice I human resources department did not inform me that they had mailed my last paycheck via FEDEX while I was still working for AST. I had to call FEDEX ask them to hold it at a station so I can pick it up myself.

Pros

knowledgeable staff and a group of hardworking people.

Cons

Communication among departments especially the clinical side vs admin side could be better.

Pros

Most of the BIs are nice. The kids are awesome and fun to work with.

Cons

Hours often get cut with no replacement. Weeks go by without a new client to help with income. Alt sessions are few and far in between. Scheduling is not strategic, often feels like people are just slapping things together without considering other options for BIs. Communication is lacking. Zero company transparency. Too many Bis and not enough clients. Further education is required to move up (i.e. Masters or PhD)

Pros

Company really cares about staff and families. They are really good with updating schedule on time and communicating with employees. You also get to see the progress children make every day and truly make a difference!

Cons

Families may cancel last minute so make sure to have an open line of communication. You can always make up hours so that's always an option!

Pros

* Meaningful work with variety * Comfortable work environment * Helpful and kind coworkers * Amazing career path that I’m forever grateful for

Cons

* Poor communication practices * Low salary - New hires are paid more and I’ve been there for over 3 years * Bizarre and accusatory discussions with clinical director * Minimal training and guidance for difficult cases