How can ABA business owners give employees a clear path to grow while making training and pay decisions more consistent? Stephen and April Smith of 3 Pie Squared welcome Mallory to introduce their ABA training platform and explain the thinking behind its growth path system.

Mallory has helped develop the platform's training structure and shares how employees can continue learning within their roles. The conversation covers branches, stages, badges, and individual skills, along with competency checks that help supervisors see what a staff member has mastered and where support is needed.

For ABA owners balancing clinical responsibilities, staffing, and financial decisions, the discussion offers a practical way to connect expectations, development, and compensation. Stephen and April also explain which parts of the system are free and how feedback from users will guide future improvements.

In This Episode Youll Learn

• Why staff need ongoing development and a visible future within an ABA practice
• How growth paths organize roles, career stages, badges, and individual skills
• How BTs can develop within their current role and explore other career directions
• How skill requirements clarify required training, certifications, and completion expectations
• How supervisors can assign specific skills and track demonstrated competency
• How tagging can connect staff development to the skills needed for particular clients
• How course participation and completed badges make progress easier to see
• How growth paths can support more structured comparisons of job candidates
• How skill acquisition can be linked to pay increases with company-defined controls
• Why subjective performance ratings can create inconsistent feedback
• How company values can guide training and employee development decisions
• What is included in the free system and why some courses have separate costs

Resources

• Business Essentials List
• ABA Business Leaders Support Group
• Schedule a Consultation with Stephen
• Free ABA Business Readiness Assessment
• ABA Billing Tips Guide
• ABA Business Leaders Podcast CEUs

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Call the ABA Business Leaders Hotline: (737) 330-1432. Share your questions, stories, and ABA business challenges for discussion on the podcast.

This podcast was produced by Max McLellan of MKM Audio.

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