Overview
Center for Learning and Autism Support Services, known as CLASS, treats people with autism and other developmental disabilities through applied behavior analysis, a therapy that uses learning principles to build everyday skills. Its clinicians assess each client before designing a program around communication, social interaction, independence and behavior. Treatment takes place in homes, schools, clinics and community settings, with parent training helping families use those skills beyond sessions. CLASS contracts with insurers and managed care organizations and also runs counseling services for individuals, couples and children. Founded in 2003, the company is headquartered in San Mateo, California.
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What believers are saying
- CLASS advertises $60 per clinical hour for full-time Tracy supervisors, with ten paid holidays in the benefits package.
- CLASS centralizes family onboarding: its intake department promises responses to service inquiries within 48 hours.
- CLASS reaches beyond California: its insurance-backed direct therapy and assessment network spans 12 states.
What critics are saying
- CLASS's part-time San Jose technicians lack guaranteed hours: cancellations affect schedules despite a required 15-hour weekly commitment.
- CLASS's part-time San Jose technician schedule requires 3:30-6:00 afternoon availability on at least three weekdays.
- CLASS requires mobile staff: its careers page requires a driver's license, insurance and reliable transportation for client visits.
What makes Center for Learning and Autism Support Services unique
- CLASS stays clinician-owned: board-certified behavior analysts own the privately run company.
- CLASS's Social Butterflies builds sequential skills: each week's curriculum advances from foundations acquired during the previous week.
- CLASS combines structured and naturalistic teaching: its methods include discrete trial training and natural environment teaching.
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