Episode 23: What Happens When Someone Reports You to the BACB (And Why I'm Actually Grateful)

Sarah gets raw about an experience most BCBAs dread: being reported to the BACB Ethics Department. In this deeply personal episode, she walks through the three-week emotional roller coaster of responding to an anonymous ethics complaint about her supervision program - the immediate panic, the spiral of worst-case scenarios, and ultimately, the perspective shift that made her grateful for the whole experience.

This isn't just about what happened; it's about what it means to lead a movement, accept that not everyone will support you, and give yourself permission to show up authentically even when it makes people uncomfortable.

In This Episode Sarah Discusses...

• The moment she got the BACB email and her immediate emotional spiral (spoiler: even with all her coping skills, she was terrified)

• The anonymous ethics complaint: concerns about supervision for stay-at-home moms, multi-state licensing claims, and unrestricted hours

• Why she wishes the person had reached out directly first instead of going straight to the BACB

• How this experience confirmed she's on the right path - "This just means I'm doing everything aligned with my soul"

• The exhausting energy of women tearing each other down in the field (and why she's creating a different space)

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