Training for the people who support children

Training faculty

The behavior analysts and therapists who teach and supervise in our courses.

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  Farhan Yousef Farhan Lead instructor, ABAT + IBT Master’s degree in Behavioral Sciences · Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) · International Behavior Analyst (IBA)

  Farhan has worked in behavior analysis since 2012, with children on the autism spectrum and with Down syndrome, learning difficulties, and other developmental delays, in clinics, schools, and transitional classrooms. He has worked with the Child Early Intervention Medical Center and the Community Development Authority in Dubai and the Mohammed bin Rashid Center in Abu Dhabi, and since 2021 has been Autism Inclusion Coordinator at the Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge.

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  Dubi Najeeb Instructor and supervisor, ABAT + IBT Board Certified Assistant Behavior Analyst (BCaBA) · International Behavior Analyst (IBA) · CACHE Level 3 in Special Educational Needs Coordination

  Dubi has delivered ABA therapy in clinics, homes, and schools since 2017, first as a learning-support assistant and behavior technician and then as an ABA supervisor, and completed her BCaBA certification in 2022. She came to ABA from software engineering. At Pulse she teaches and supervises candidates on their way to certification, from behavior therapists to behavior analysts.

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  Milind Sonawane Speech and language therapist, CPD speaker MSc in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology

  Milind is a speech and language therapist who has worked in Ireland, Singapore, China, India, and Bangladesh, and has been based in Ireland since 2007, where he leads multidisciplinary teams working with people with autism, Down syndrome, and learning difficulties. He supports organizations across India in building speech therapy programs and training caregivers. For Pulse he presents the CPD session “Auditory-Verbal Therapy in Natural Environments.”