Her Story
About Jazlyn
My interest in autism started back in middle school and high school - it was a topic I was completely fascinated by. No matter what subject I was studying, whether it was psychology or any other class, I always did assignments on autism. Whenever I had to write a project or work with a group, it was always my topic. I would literally go on the internet and read different books and do whole deep dives into autism. At one point I was a sales associate and I was completely over it. My cousin's girlfriend told me she was an RBT, and at that time I was in school for mental health counseling. I was interested, but my heart wasn't 100% in it - even with the mental health counseling, I wanted to focus on parents with children with autism. So I always wanted something to do with autism. Once I started and became an RBT, I fell in love with it, and then I just wanted to continue and continue and continue. I'm currently trying to pursue licensure in different states to see what different states require, so I can help different BCBAs who want to go into the field. I'm also thinking about getting my doctorate in it. Right now I'm a BCBA at Embrace ABA Social Studies with a caseload of about 8 clients. I'm there to support all of my therapists and provide supervision to both the therapists and the clients. I make sure that when I write a treatment plan for the clients that we intake, the therapists are implementing it correctly, so that the clients themselves can progress. I've been with this company for almost 4 years, and before that I was at Project Brilliance. Looking ahead, I see myself starting my own clinics - my friend and I are planning on starting our own clinic, and not just one, making it a nationwide thing. I really want to focus on the constant problems that therapists and BCBAs have in this field and make sure that everyone feels heard and seen, along with the clients.
Her Interview
Ten minutes with Jazlyn
01What do you attribute your success to?
If I'm being honest, I do think relaxing outside of work is important, but I would say the key to it would be collaborating in my supervision with my therapists. I feel like I learn things even from the therapists, and they learn from me. We kind of build off of each other. Just collaborating with different therapists, and being listening, and not being stubborn and feeling like I know it all, because there are things that you really just have to try out and get creative with. So I would say collaborating has definitely been a big part of my success.
02What advice would you give to young women entering your industry?
I would say focus. Do not let anything - don't let the parents, don't let the clients, don't let any outside noise - keep you from focusing on what you really want to do. If you want to be in this field, you go for what you want. You don't let anybody tell you you can't do it, even if they say there's not a field here for you. You make your own path. You go and you learn the information, and you learn how to apply it, and just be open to learning and receiving feedback. Just continue to do what you need to do, but focus on the work and applying it.
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