Our professional team of Behavioral Consultants maintain their current knowledge and high-level expertise through Autism Partnership’s commitment to ongoing training. Our consultants primarily support and provide oversight to our supervisors but do also work directly with our Treatment Analysts. Our Supervisors provide weekly support and training to our Treatment Analysts.
Jonathan M. Rafuse, M.A., BCBA,
Program Developer and Consultant
Jon continues to build on his 30 years of clinical experience in the field of ABA. He works with children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and supervises therapy teams to better provide treatment to this highly individualized population. He graduated from UCLA in 1988 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and then, in 1991, earned his master’s degree in clinical psychology from Antioch University. In 1992, he began work at the May Institute in Chatham, Massachusetts, eventually running one of the off-campus group homes serving students severely impacted with ASD. Jon joined Autism Partnership in 1995, where he is currently a Curriculum Developer. In addition to this role, he provides advanced training, mentoring, and supervision to ABA-service providers and teaching staff within school districts across the country. He has presented both nationally and internationally at conferences on Applied Behavior Analysis, and continues consulting and supervising families, program staff and school district personnel throughout the United States, Australia and Asia.
Dana Redican-Green, M.S., BCBA, NYSLBA
Site Director, New York City
Dana holds a Masters of Science in Applied Behavior Analysis, is a Board Certified Behavior Analyst, and a New York State Licensed Behavior Analyst. She joined Autism Partnership in 2003 and began working as a Treatment Analyst. She has extensive experience with children and adolescents with autism in one-on-one and group settings, as well as shadowing support in schools. Dana has also been part of Autism Partnership’s training team since 2008, providing intensive training to newly hired employees and mentoring staff. In her career at Autism Partnership she has been responsible for supervising and providing parent education, as well as school consultation. She has been a Treatment Coordinator in Seal Beach, California, then the London, UK office, and is now the site director for Autism Partnership’s New York office. She graduated from UCSB in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and then, in 2017, earned her master’s degree in Applied Behavior Analysis from St. Cloud State University.
Our Treatment Analysts
Our direct-line staff are Treatment Analysts, who play a key role in the success of the program. They work with families and children in one-on-one, group and school settings, and carry out individual treatment plans with passion, expertise and confidence.
All of our Treatment Analysts have a bachelor’s degree while some have or are pursuing master’s degrees. They initially receive four weeks of intensive training and must successfully complete a performance-based assessment before beginning treatment sessions on their own. Our Treatment Analysts receive ongoing supervision including direct observation of their work throughout their career at Autism Partnership.
All new hires are required to complete 160 hours of pre-service orientation and training on implementation of Applied Behavior Analytic intervention with children with ASD. Training and orientation are in the form of lectures, case studies, role-play, case observations, and practical hands-on sessions closely monitored by our Consultants.
All Treatment Analysts attend monthly training sessions to further their knowledge and enhance skills. On-the-job trainings are both didactic and practical, consisting of lectures, case studies, videos, evaluations, and role-play.
Weekly Supervision
Our Treatment Anaylsts receive over 300 hours of induction training and 1:1 supervision by our Supervisors and Consultants in their first year on the job. Thereafter, staff continue to receive over 200 hours of supervision per year with weekly supervisions, regular clinics and team meetings specific to the students they are working with. Weekly supervisions allow us to monitor and evaluate the quality of our services, and track progress of our students.
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