Autism jobs Johannesburg
The Star Academy implements a therapy called Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA). Which follows the notion that behaviours that are reinforced or praised will increase and behaviours that are put on extinction (ignored) will decrease. They are all about replacing unwanted behaviour with appropriate behaviour.
The Star Academy has centers in Pretoria, Johannesburg, and Durban. They also provide services to clients in Rwanda, Ghana, Mauritius, Rustenburg, and even as far as the United Kingdom! The Star Academy have wonderful staff members that are dedicated to giving their everything to ensure a turnaround for an Autism diagnosis. The Star Academy was founded and is still spearheaded by Ilana Gerschlowitz, an autism mom and advocate.
At The Star Academy Autism jobs Johannesburg, you will receive intensive training from a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst along a reasonable timeline. Within three months of employment, all of our staff sit for the Board Certified Autism Technician exam, offered by the Behavioural Intervention Certification Council in the United States. This prestigious credential requires ongoing education as well, and each staff member receives rigorous ongoing training and support from a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst.
When looking for autism jobs Johannesburg, there is nowhere better to look if you are seeking to make a real, marked, and tangible difference in the lives of families affected by autism. Our staff are thoroughly invested in the progress of every child who walks through our doors, and the structure of our intervention makes it possible (if not necessary!) for parents to be involved in their child’s treatment.
What we cannot promise is that what you will find at The Star Academy is just a job – it is so much more than that. Our staff’s lives have been irrevocably changed by the work they do. It is a vocation, a calling, a career, and for many a lifelong passion. We have staff members who walked in 9 years ago thinking that some time at The Star Academy would be just one of many good experiences for them, fell in love, and never left.
– Magriet Kleynhans
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