Behavior Reimagined, LLC

09/27/2020

There are not enough words in any language to describe the impact Feda Almaliti and her son Mu had on the world. Their relationship and their struggles inspired a movement to guarantee fully funded access to individualized care for people with autism. Behavior Reimagined would not exist without Feda’s work. I was blessed to know her and hope to honor her legacy with the work we do each day. My heart aches for each and every person feeling their loss today.

Feda Almaliti’s push for comprehensive care for children with autism, such as speech therapy and occupational therapy, helped change California law.

03/16/2020

Managing ABA programs in the Bay Area during the COVID-19 outbreak is a constantly moving target. The 3 week shelter in place that starts at 12:01a on Tuesday is not yet well understood in terms of impact on medically necessary services. We are staying connected to our funding sources, human resources, and the news to be able to provide everyone with the latest information. We ask that everyone try to stay calm as we assess our next steps and we will communicate what we know, when we know it. Stay safe!

01/01/2020

Are you looking for a positive, and supportive company that values and appreciates you? Do you find joy in helping others thrive? Have you ever wondered how one person can make a great impact on the lives of many? Are you ready for a better work/life balance?

If you answered YES! Then, we want to talk to you!

Behavior Reimagined is an expanding ABA company with a focus in Naturalistic Behavioral Interventions for children, adults and their families. We have an amazing opportunity for a Board Certified Behavior Analyst to join a supportive, talented, and collaborative team. If you’ve tried working for a large ABA company and found it wasn’t the right environment for your work style, we may be exactly what you’re looking for. We provide a competitive salary with affordable health care benefits and a rewarding sense of purpose and fulfillment! We also believe that individualized job descriptions and performance expectations are as important as individualized treatment plans for our clients. We currently provide services in Contra Costa and Alameda Counties, CA and are looking for full or part time BCBAs to work with clients in parts of these counties. Client assignments will be based on employee's requested hours and willingness to travel.

Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA)
Oversees the development and implementation of direct behavioral services and program supervision for children and adults with developmental disabilities, including Autism Spectrum Disorder. Responsible for direct assessment, treatment plan development, and routine monitoring, management, and training of supervisees. Conducts training and coaching of parents and other stakeholders as recommended. Additional job requirements available upon request.

01/01/2020

Looking forward to 2020 being the best year yet at Behavior Reimagined. As we've grown, we've been able to develop exciting new positions for every level of employee we have at the company. The vision for this year is to continue to design individualized job positions and descriptions for our staff in order to maximize everyone's skills and talents while allowing them areas to learn and grow. We are digging deep to design more tools and processes to support all positions and ensuring that these are in line with our collaborative, empathic, accountable, team driven model. Stay tuned for updates on our creative solutions to common problems and the honest posts about failed attempts. We learn and grow through trial and error and finding the learning opportunities in success and failure are equally important. I can't wait to see what this year brings! -Jennifer

12/07/2019

This is a very strong held belief for me. I was raised to be ultra competitive and have worked for so many organizations where internal competition destroyed positive relationships and naturally collaborative groups. We learn so much more by sharing/discussing/refining ideas than we do by trying keep things to ourselves in order to “own” an idea or a success. The work also gets done more quickly and efficiently if collaborators identify their strengths and weaknesses and mutually agree to divide the work based on this knowledge.
-Jennifer

Good leaders recognize the negative consequences of pitting people and teams against each other.

11/13/2019

I love the number of connections I have in the field of ABA. Recently I've had several opportunities to talk to people about leadership, career growth, company expansions and job negotiations. In having these types of discussions, not only do I get to give advice and know that it is appreciated, but I also get to engage in a dialogue that helps me frame my role within my company and my community.

If I advise someone to ask a set of questions about a particular job opportunity, I reflect on how well I could answer that question if I were the one interviewing them. Does my company have that role? Does it need it? Is it well defined? Do the expectations outlined within the job description actually fully encompass the role the employee has signed up for and is doing? If that person were to leave, do we have a plan for how to fill that gap?

If I asked pointed questions about diversity in leadership and creating opportunities for adding more voices to the community, I also reflect on how my hiring practices and my advocacy efforts are in alignment with the solutions I propose to others for solving these challenges. These are conversations where listening is just as, if not more important than speaking. Learning to reflect on what others are saying before formulating a response is one of the greatest skills I have worked on developing over the past 20 years. It isn't always easy, but it's really worth the effort.

11/08/2019

Women in Leadership Panel! Did you know that 86% of the behavior analytic field are women? Perhaps not given how many men own companies or fill up the management structure within the field of ABA. Having more and more opportunities to see women discuss their leadership in the field helps keep me centered as a female business owner and BCBA.

11/08/2019

Attending the 5th Annual Leadership Summit in Costa Mesa, CA today. First up, a one time only talk from Sarah Trautman, BCBA: Recovering from a PR and Ethical Disaster: Lessons Learned That You Won’t Get in an Ethics Class.

This talk outlines how CalABA leadership responded to a complex problem that arose at the 2018 conference. I was lucky enough to have been in room when the situation occurred as well as to be a part of some of the follow up conversations that led to the resolutions the CalABA board engaged in. It is a fascinating debrief being presented in the format of how the organization used its values to frame their response to the problem.

10/26/2019

I had to be dorky and upload my latest BCBA certificate. At my last recertification my certificate got lost in the mail and it honestly felt weird to not have this updated document in my possession. One of the most exciting things I experienced when looking at this was seeing that my next recertification will reflect a decade of being a BCBA (and almost 2 decades in the field). It has been amazing to see this field expand and change so rapidly over the course of my education and certification. I used to go to conferences and know the names of 75% of the people in attendance. Now I’m lucky if I know 5% of the attendees. This rapid growth provides significant challenges but it also maintains my motivation and desire to keep moving forward on this path.