How a Behavioral Therapist Would Make a Good Spy

 They Can Withstand Torture

You may not know what a behavioral therapist does, or what they might go through in a day, but the main goal of a behavioral therapist is to help an individual to decrease negative behaviors and to increase positive ones. When using ABA therapy, a therapist has to ignore negative behaviors, including aggressions, and act as if it is not affecting them at all. If a behavioral therapist was thrown into a spy situation in which they had to withstand torture. They would be able to without even batting an eye. They would never divulge the sensitive information; they would instead ignore the pain.

They Can Keep a Calm Demeanor in High Stress Situations

There are several times when a behavioral therapist may find themselves in a high pressure situation. A child may need medical attention, a fellow therapist may need medical attention, or a child may be attacking another therapist and need to be restrained. In all of these cases it is the therapist’s duty to remain calm and assist as quickly and efficiently as possible following certain protocols. A Spy may find themselves in similar types of situations on a regular basis, making this another reason why a Behavioral Therapist would  make a good Spy.

They Would Jump Into a Dangerous Situation to Protect their Asset or Partner

A Behavioral Therapist working in a center or school setting would jump in to help another therapist being attacked in order to protect the therapist and the individual attacking. Behavioral Therapists have each other’s backs and protect each other. If thrown into a spy situation in which they had an asset or a partner, a Behavioral Therapist would do anything to protect that asset or partner even if it meant getting injured or hurt themselves. 

They Are Strong Emotionally and Physically

A Behavioral therapist does strength training every day and therefore has built up their muscles to become stronger than most. They may lift adults or children in and out of wheel chairs, off of trampolines, or up off the ground several times a day. This gives them the physical strength to be a spy. They also may deal with physical aggressions and verbal abuse from their clients which has caused them to become emotionally strong. They look past these instances and ignore them as if they were never phased. 

I bet the FBI or the CIA  never thought to look to Behavioral Therapists for Spy work, but now they have a new place to search for recruits!