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Welcome to Partners In Excellence (Partners), a center-based autism treatment center that has served the Twin Cities Autism community since 2001 and the La Crosse, Wisconsin community since 2010.
Our mission is to positively impact the life of each child through our unparalleled commitment and desire to see our clients reach their greatest potential.
Partners is recognized in the autism community for their measurable progress and results. We strive to maximize each child’s potential, continually monitoring progress to allow each child to become as independent and successful as they possibly can.
Partners was founded in 2001 by Deb Thomas. Deb’s mission is to restore hope for the future of children and their families, whose lives have been touched by autism and other related conditions.
As a parent of three children, Deb found herself emerged in the special education community when her son, Matthew, was diagnosed with a physical disability at a very young age. Before launching Partners, Deb founded the Minnesota Center for Conductive Education in 1997 to help Matthew and others with similar diagnoses get the help and therapy they needed to increase their quality of life.
Through this program, Deb encountered an entire community of parents desperately searching for services for their children with autism. Partners has since evolved by hearing and seeing the needs of families in the community and responding to them.
Partners In Excellence opened on January 1st, 2001 providing intensive autism treatment services to children and their families. Launched by Deb Thomas, after learning about the challenges that families face in securing high-quality services for their children. Deb vowed to bring strong values to serving the needs of others after experiencing similar challenges personally while she and her family sought optimal services for their son with a physical disability.
We give it our all and aspire to be the best by expecting the greatest result in every situation. We put 100% effort forth as we perform our daily tasks and responsibilities and with our interactions with each other. Our passion is the fuel that drives us individually and when we come together with the same mission, we are fixed forward. We have a fierce commitment to providing excellent services and this translates to every aspect in our company.
We look at problems with an attitude of only becoming better through the challenges we face. We work until we find the right solution and are open to all ideas. We understand that solutions are individual to each person and that there is no “cure-all” for anything.
We approach each person and situation with a smile and a listening ear. We believe in what we do, and know that what we do makes a difference, so it’s easy to enjoy each other and our work. We embrace change and look ahead to progress and a great future for our clients and each other.
We believe that if you do the right thing, you’ll achieve great results. We don’t take shortcuts, and jump through hurdles to do what is right. We work together as a team and stand true to our ethics, holding fast to what is true and what is best. We apply this philosophy to everything we do, and toeverything we do for each other.
We know that hard work always pays off and we work until the job is done. Working hard has enhanced our character and taught us persistence, perseverance and determination. We put aside our differences to come together for the good of the company, and yield great results because of this.
Partners employs a multidisciplinary therapeutic approach to support children with autism and related conditions. By integrating Applied Behavior Analysis and Applied Verbal Behavior with Occupational, Feeding, and Speech Therapy, we enhance the effectiveness of therapy and improve skill acquisition.
We help children build communication skills, making it easier for them to connect and interact with others.
Our therapy empowers kids to successfully learn new skills that boost their confidence and independence.
We focus on creating lasting progress, so the skills your child learns truly stick.
Children practice behaviors in different settings, helping them feel more confident and accepted in any environment.
Each client at Partners has a core treatment team of therapists who provide the following functions:
Behavioral Therapists implement the individual treatment plan for the client with high energy and in a fun environment for the client, as to motivate the client to want to learn.
Primary Behavior Therapists identifies and monitors client's goals to support client skill acquisition and ensures treatment implementation with clients.
Senior Primary Behavior Therapists provide leadership and advanced clinical knowledge to identify and monitor client goals, ensure therapist treatment integrity, and support Primary Behavior Therapists and Behavior Therapists within the Pod.
Clinical Supervisors develop and monitor individualized treatment plans, collaborates with other to provide clinical expertise and strategic planning for client progression of treatment.
Program Supervisors lead the day-to-day therapy operations including staffing, monitoring the client's case, scheduling, supporting family collaboration, and ensuring therapeutic procedures are implemented effectively for the client.
Mental Health Professionals oversee the overall picture of the client's treatment to ensure our therapeutic procedures are optimally benefiting the client and their family.
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