Setting: Regional office of a large, private human services agency focused on autism treatment and diagnosis (clinic-, home- and school based services)
Direct Pt Contact: 8 hours per week of direct, clinic based assessments/intakes; 6-10 hours per week of school based consultation (mainly consult to staff, but some direct work with students); 2-4 hours per week home based consultation (some direct work with kiddos, some billed supervision of direct staff).
Note- assessment services billed as psychologist. School/Home based services billed as BCBA, with occasional psych billing thrown in for assessments, senior level consults, etc.
Notes/Report Writing: 8-10 hours per week
Clinical Mtgs: 2 hours every other week
Consultation Time: avg. 5 hours per week of billed consultation time (as a psychologist, I provide case reviews to BCBAs)
Travel: I average 150-200 miles of work travel per month (reimbursed), driving to schools, client homes, and between multiple offices. I'm in a rural area and a lot of this is on back roads or in town, so it can be slow going. I probably spent 2-4 hours per week in my car, more if I have to go to the maim office (3 hours round trip)
Administrative Paperwork: 2 hours (our payroll and billing system is super cumbersome!)
Administrative Mtgs: 3 hours per month
Research Mtgs: 2-4 hours per quarter
Research Writing/Reading/Stat'ing: I'm required to produce an original research project once every two years. In return on get conferences paid for. Cash bonuses for publications in top journals in field
Journal Reading/Review: I aim to at least review a minimum of 3 articles per week.
Other: Adjunct instructor for two hybrid model graduate ABA classes. Averages ~6 hours per week, up to 10 if there are papers to correct
Total Hrs/wk: 50 on regular weeks, but lots of flexibility. I have to meet some minimum weekly billable requirements (which I generally try to exceed by 25%). These are reviewed on a quarterly basis, so I have a lot of leeway week to week, as I like to have a good overage of billable hours in case I need a "light" week