^{How “Dress Like Your Boss Day” Builds a Strong ABA Team in Lumberton, NC}

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If you stopped by our clinics yesterday, you probably saw silly socks, Crocs, a graphic tee or two, and lots of laughter. It was Dress Like Your Boss Day at Transformation Therapy Services—and our staff went all in, striking the same poses as our fearless leader. (Congrats to the 705 Clinic for taking home the win! 🏆)

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Fun? Absolutely. But at TTS, these moments are more than a photo op. They’re part of how we nurture a connected, resilient team—the kind of team that shows up calm, present, and collaborative for the children and families we serve.

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Why Play Belongs in a Serious Field

Working in ABA is meaningful—and demanding. Our days include data collection, careful problem-solving, and supporting kids through challenging moments. Playful team rituals do a few essential things:

• Lower stress and burnout: Shared laughter gives our nervous systems a reset, allowing us to return to sessions with steady energy.
• Build psychological safety: When teammates feel safe being themselves, they’re more likely to share ideas, ask for help, and give feedback—key drivers of quality care.
• Strengthen relationships: Joyful experiences create trust, and trust makes collaboration faster and easier when a client needs something right now.
• Model flexibility: When clinicians can be flexible with one another, they’re more likely to teach and reinforce flexibility with clients.

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What Team Days Teach—Without a Lecture

“Dress Like Your Boss Day” looks lighthearted, but it sneaks in powerful professional skills:

• Perspective-taking: Copying the boss’s “look” is a fun exercise in noticing details—just like we do in functional assessments.
• Communication: Coordinating outfits, props, and poses requires planning, delegation, and clear instructions.
• Shared values: When everyone participates, it signals, “We’re in this together.”
• Resilience: Play makes it easier to bounce back from a tough session and support the next learner with patience and warmth.

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A Quick Recap: 705 Clinic FTW

Our 705 Wesley Pines Rd team came ready—with the signature silly socks, graphic tee, glasses, and Crocs combo, plus spot-on posing. Their commitment to the bit made everyone smile. That spirit—go all in, support the group, enjoy the process—is precisely what we strive to bring into therapy every day.

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How Team Culture Shows Up for Families

You might wonder: “What does this have to do with my child’s program?” A lot, actually.

• Smoother collaboration = faster support. When BCBAs, RBTs, and admins communicate easily, goals get translated into action quickly.
• Consistent modeling. Children learn best from calm, connected adults. A cohesive team models co-regulation and positive interaction in every session.
• Stable staffing. Teams that feel valued stick around. Lower turnover means more continuity for your child and less time retraining caregivers and clinicians.
• Creative problem solving. Joyful teams brainstorm better. When something isn’t working, we try new cues, visuals, or reinforcement strategies together—no ego, just solutions.

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Rituals We Use to Keep Connection Strong

Here are a few behind-the-scenes practices we pair with the fun days:

• Five-minute huddles: Short, focused check-ins to align on goals and supports before sessions.
• Shout-outs: Real-time praise for effective strategies we see teammates using.
• Peer observation: Structured, supportive feedback—because great clinicians never stop learning.
• Micro-celebrations: Ring the bell for a mastered target, a first functional request, or a successful community outing.
• Learning sprints: Bite-sized trainings we can practice the same day (e.g., new prompting hierarchies or data shortcuts).

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Want to Try This in Your Workplace?

• Pick a low-stakes theme (color day, hat day, “twins” day).
• Set a 15-minute window for group photos and a quick coffee/snack.
• Tie it back to your mission: “We celebrate so we can show up energized for families.”
• Rotate who leads the next idea to share ownership.
• Pair the celebration with one tiny improvement (e.g., a two-line phone script or a new visual schedule template).

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The Takeaway

At Transformation Therapy Services, culture isn’t an afterthought. It’s one of the tools we use to deliver steady, empathetic, evidence-based care. When our team feels connected and supported, our families feel it too—during parent training, in clinic, at school meetings, and out in the community.

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If you’d like to see our team in action (silly socks optional 😉) or learn how we personalize ABA for your child, we’d love to talk.

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Ready to get started? Visit www.transformationaba.com to explore services or send us a message.

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