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Meet our BCABAs
Rebecca:
Rebecca van Wyngaard completed her Bachelor of Arts in Health Sciences and Social Services from the University of South Africa (UNISA) in 2010. She continued her studies at UNISA and completed her honors in Psychology in 2012. She then went on to complete her Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) for intermediate and senior phase in 2013. Rebecca received extensive training from the BCBA’s and clinicians at the Centre for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD) in the USA to program for children with autism. Rebecca sat for the Board-Certified Autism Technician (BCAT) credential in 2016 with the Behavioural Intervention Certification Council (BICC). She completed the coursework for the Board Certified Assistant Behavioural Analysis (BCaba) at Florida Institute of Technology in 2018. Rebecca has extensive experience in programming for and supervising the implementation of ABA programs for children across the autism spectrum and within a related disorder. Her specialty is programming for teens on the spectrum. She has been working for The Star Academy for 14 years both locally and internationally.
Nicole:
Nicole Gokul studied her Bachelor of Social Science at the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN) in 2012. She completed her post graduate studies in education and achieved her Post Graduate Certificate in Education from the University of South Africa (UNISA) in 2017. She has 12 years of experience in Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) and has received extensive training from The Centre for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD) in the USA relating to managing ABA programs for children on the autism spectrum and with related disorders. During her service at The Star Academy, she sat for and achieved her Board certification as an Autism Technician from the Behaviour Intervention Certification Council (BCAT). She enrolled and completed the theory course work towards her Board Certified Assistant Behavioural Analysis (BCaba) at Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) in 2018. She has worked with and programmed for many children on the spectrum and young adults over many years and has been directly involved in helping them to develop age appropriate skills and independence. Nicole has managed many programs of children with autism who have gone on to being included in mainstream schools. She services families both locally around South Africa and in other international countries.
Avisha:
Avisha obtained her degree in Social Science with a Psychology major in 2012 at the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN). She also achieved an Honours Degree in Social Sciences in 2013 from KZN University in South Africa. She has over a decade of experience in the field of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) and has worked with and programmed for many children and teenagers on the autism spectrum. She sat for and achieved the Board Certified Autism Technician credential from the Behavioural Intervention Certification Council (BICC) in 2016. Avisha completed the coursework for the Board Certified Assistant Behavioural Analysis (BCaba) certification at Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) in 2021.She spent time working with a child on the autism spectrum in Zambia and has been working for The Star Academy for 13 years. She manages and programs for many children with autism not only in South African, but also in the UK and Ghana. Avisha has extensive experience in working with children with challenging behaviours and has also directed the programs for many non-verbal autistic children. She is currently based in Durban South Africa where she manages cases and provides support remotely to international parents.
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