Behavioral Health Business December 14, 2023
Addressing the staffing shortage among autism service providers will likely require a multi-pronged approach.
As rates of autism diagnosis have rapidly increased over the past few years, providers have struggled to keep up with the demand. Still, operators have successfully retained talent by building new career pathways for employees, increasing pay, and creating a meaningful work environment. Some providers have taken it a step further and added innovative ownership models and geographical flexibility.
While recruitment is essential to staffing applied behavior analysis (ABA) and autism services, providers prioritize retaining existing staff.
“It’s cheaper to keep people than it is to go find someone new and train them,” Pete Tedesco, managing director at Avesi Partners, said at Behavioral...
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