I get this question all the time, how do I become a school based behavior specialist? How do I get your job?Well, first let me tell you, I have my dream job. I literally have the job I have been dreaming of for years and I love every minute of it. I love my role in schools and think every school should have a behavior specialist. I have made it my goal to share behavioral and social emotional learning strategies with teachers so they can increase the success of their students. And guess what? I get to do that each and every day! In this episode, I walk you through my journey (it was a long one) to becoming a school based behavior specialist. I talk about how I choose ABA and became a BCBA (board certified behavior analyst). Surprise, I also talk about my school psych license and how it helped me in my journey. I also talk about steps you can take to create this role in your district. The truth is, more and more districts are hiring BCBAs as behavior specialists to help support teachers. I walk you through steps to talking with your district about supporting teachers in this role. There are several different routes you can take to becoming a behavior specialist in your school, but one thing is for sure, if you are passionate about this, you need to pursue it. Being able to help support teachers with the behavioral and social emotional needs of their students is so valuable.Sadly, teachers leave the field at alarming rates, and classroom behaviors is one of the number one reasons cited when teachers leave the field. You can help change that in your building. You can help teachers learn how to engage in effective classroom management skills. You can help teachers develop the behavioral and social emotional skills of their students. When I tell you this job is so rewarding, I mean it. Again, this is my dream job!. If this is something you are interested in, listen to this episode all about how to become a behavior specialist in schools now! Resources You Might Be Interested InFREE GUIDE TO TEACHING COPING SKILLS IN YOUR CLASSROOM!Join the Teaching Behavior Together CommunityJoin the email list for weekly emails, monthly freebies, and alerts for sales and new products. (Click Here)Visit my website for more strategies and interventions you can use daily in your classroom. (Click Here)Follow me on Instagram for daily behavior and social emotional learning tips (Click Here)Follow me over on Pinterest for all things behavior and social emotional learning (Click Here)