TOTAL Programs - Santa Barbara

ABA Therapy, Respite Care

Address: 7 W. Figueroa Street, Suite 222 | Santa Barbara, CA 93101
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About TOTAL Programs - Santa Barbara

At TOTAL Programs, we help individuals with Autism or other developmental disabilities and their families build stronger, more positive relationships, whether they are at home, at school or elsewhere in the community. We use Applied Behavior Analysis to create our programs, which are customized to meet each client’s special needs, from infancy to adulthood. We are based in Sierra Madre, CA., and serve regional centers and schools across Southern California.

Accreditations

BHCOE Accredited

This provider is accredited by the Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (BHCOE)

Services

Care Settings

In-home
In-school

Leadership

Sean Surfas, Founder and Executive Director

Founding Story

Dr. Sean Surfas is the founder of TOTAL Programs, a provider of education and training to individuals with Autism and development disabilities. He is a School Psychologist, Licensed Educational Psychologist, and Certified Behavioral Analyst. Prior to launching his own company, Dr. Surfas was employed by the Los Angeles County Office of Education’s Division of Special Education and worked as a private consultant. He has taught at a number of leading California institutions of higher education and is currently an adjunct instructor at California State University, Los Angeles, Northridge and San Bernardino in their Schools of Education. He speaks frequently on educational psychology, including presentations to the Association of Behavioral Analysis, the California Association of School Psychologists and the Association of Applied Behavior Analysis and Therapy. Dr. Surfas is a member of the following organizations: California Association of School Psychologists, the Los Angeles County Office of Education Autism Task Force Committee, the National Association of School Psychologists, the Autism Society of America and a past board member of the Association of Behavior Analysis and Therapy/Southern California. In 2015, he was awarded outstanding school psychologist by CASP. He is married to Patrice and has a daughter, Millie.

Languages

English

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