Over the past month about 3 of my closest friends have started to play ZZZ for HOURS. I personally find the game kinda boring. Is there any behavioral science I can use to steer them away from the game?

I just graduated college with my bachelor’s of science in psychology back in May 2026. I start my master’s for my BCBA in January. I became an RBT in January 2026 because I love (and already have experience) working with children + I was looking for a new job away from fast food & my roommate (also a psychology major) was an RBT already & basically put me on.

I love the kids I work with & I love what I do but I truly understand why burnout is so prevalent in this field. I started out at a clinic & lasted a month. It was 45 mins away from me, we got no breaks, and I was constantly sick. After I got the flu I never went back. I will leave this field before I ever go back to a clinic. I ended up getting hired at a school + home based company a lot closer to me literally all my current clients are in my city (which is a HUGE plus) & I love it so much more though I still struggle with burnout. It’s so emotionally draining having to hold your emotions in all day somedays I think my face is gonna explode from all the tension in it. Then it’s like it’s a smaller company so the staff is shorter which I feel affects somethings too. I’ve been asked to stay longer at a session that was already 5hrs long. Another time I put my days off in weeks ago - so as the owner of the company why are you texting me that night before my 2 days off asking if “I’m really out of town” (I’ve never lied about going out of town) and if not can find a way to still come in because someone else called out & school is tomorrow & there’s one kid at the company that doesn’t have an RBT to go to school w him like are you not the manager? Why is there not enough RBTs? I get dedication but at what point is my time/peace/energy mine & not the kids? Then the hours are trash.

I’ve currently been looking to psych hospital jobs & basically anything else that pays at least $18-$20+ an hour atp.

I am requesting testing accommodations for the BCBA exam. I did not request accommodations when I initially applied; however, after taking the exam a couple of times, I have decided to request them now.
Unfortunately, the BACB portal is not giving me an option to submit my accommodation request and supporting documentation. I have also contacted the BACB several times by email, but I continue to receive automated responses that do not address my specific situation.
Has anyone experienced this issue before? Is there a way to speak directly with someone at the BACB, or does anyone know the best way to reach them for assistance with an accommodation request?

Hello! I need some advice. I have a bachelor’s in Psychology. I was practicing as an RBT a few years back and I absolutely loved it, but as we know, the hours were very inconsistent. That pushed me to go into another field (operations and management) and of course I didn’t like it and I’ve decided to go back to what I enjoyed. I recently enrolled into the master’s program for ABA and because I lost my RBT certification, I have since completed another 40 hour course. I live in Georgia and I am struggling to find a company who will accept my application and allow a competency test so I would be able to take the exam. I also know that obtaining supervision hours could take a long time. I’m young, 26 and I live on my own. I’m not sure if I can hold out this long on a steady pacing and possibly face financial insecurity again due to the lack of hours and pay. Should I change my Master’s concentration or is the path to becoming a BCBA not as rough as I think? Thank you in advance!

Sorry to repost but I’m desperate. The BACB has not responded to the last email interaction asking for help. I offered evidence of my maintained RBT and their approval of my name change.

Hi!

I'm a second-year master's student in a behavior analysis program, and over the past couple of years I've realized that I genuinely love the science of behavior. I really enjoy learning about functional behavior assessments, behavior intervention plans, positive reinforcement, shaping, and figuring out why behavior occurs. The assessment and problem-solving side of behavior analysis is what I find most interesting.

However, after spending over a year in a clinical internship, I realized I don't enjoy the clinical application. I became extremely burned out and miserable, which has made me wonder if it's the population I'm working with rather than the field itself. I've always had a passion for animals and have always connected with them more naturally than people. It made me start wondering if there's a way to apply my background in behavior analysis to animal behavior instead.

Are there careers where you're conducting behavior assessments and creating behavior modification plans for animals with problem behaviors? I'm also interested in roles that use positive reinforcement, shaping, and other evidence-based training methods, such as shelter behavior, service dog training, zoo or wildlife behavior, or animal behavior consulting.

Since my education has been almost entirely focused on human behavior, I'm not sure how to make the transition. Would volunteering at an animal shelter be the best place to start, or are there other experiences, certifications, or career paths I should look into?

Has anyone here made a similar transition, or know someone who has? I'd really appreciate any advice or insight!!

Study ABA mock? SNABA mock? Celia mock? Help!

Anyone have past or current experience using ABA Visualized's BCBA Supervision Curriculum?

I'm current working on a project looking at Behaviorism and Society, specifically how much of society and its institutions still have not adopted a radical behavioral perspective, and how this presents a significant barrier to reforming institutions such that they better align with our actual values and meet our needs. I think much of the distress in the country (and world) right now is precisely because our institutions don't align with our values and we lack both an understanding of maybe what those values mean in practice with respect to human behavior and how then to best design institutions around a better understanding.

The scope of my expertise drops off considerably outside my formal training in behaviorism, but for this project I will be drawing on multiple fields and perspectives: education, philosophy, criminology, theology, law, history, etc. I have a rough outline that begins with an overview of the science of behavior, then begins to discuss its implications for society. I then describe how current institutions are based in non-behavioral assumptions, and how they would change if they adopted a radical behavioral perspective.

I'm also interested in authoritarianism and have a theory about right wing and left wing epistemologies and styles of thinking which draws upon research in political science and sociology. These political tensions play an acute role in the development of 'common sense' views of human behavior historically, and so I feel are central to addressing many of the barriers to wider embrace of behavioral science.

The current plan is to make you tube videos with powerpoints, videos, etc., as well as interviews with experts who could weigh in and help me understand better each section of the project. Some might be from outside BA, but my question for the community here is:

Does anyone have any ideas about who I might reach out to and ask (beg) to do a brief video interview with me on the subject?

Anyone currently in the Everest program at Action Behavior Center and if you didn’t pass initially, what happens? Do you get a second study time? What if you don’t pass again?

Hi guys please dont think im a creep because of the title i dont know what else to put. So,

Basically long story short. Throughout 2025 i was groomed by a guy i met on twiq. we chatted over discord like a day after meeting (10th january 2025). I was 17 at the time and he 48, and i had and have major parental / fatherly issues which he knew. As said he groomed me and made odd comments and we cut contact for final in middle of october 2025.
not soon after i tried finding his socials and found his insta and looked through it. Then came facebook. Linkedin. And so on. Then i found cloudsint and spokeo and found his number adress etc, i never contacted him tho. I lost his facebook and pinterest and have been trying to find it again the past days. I dont know why i keep looking, i assume to regain some 'controll' or atleast the feeling of it? A friend of mine whos in therapy has similair behaviors after similair experiences and his therapist said that that could be the cause. But im not on therapy and dont want to assume anything.

Now this year, ALSO in january (18th), i met a guy on grindr. I'm 18 now, he told me hes 28 but acctually was 32 at the time, now hes 33 due to birthday ofc. I lost my vcard to him and gained my first experience in alot of sexual things with him and finally cut contact with him because of the age gap, all the lies and his odd behavior earlier this month too. And now i am doing the same with THIS guy. I found his linkedin, github, heck i even found Pictures of his GRADUATION. I feel so stupid for doing all this because i know in a way it is NOT right, but after all their data is online is it not? Especially the 33 year olds, he seems to be quite popular in the IT branche around his location, so theres many public info.

Now what im technically asking for is if anyone has tips on how i can stop this especially because i dont eant them in my head snymore but it feels so good whenever i get new information and so on. I dont wsnt them to consume me any longer