Steve Woolf, PhD., BCBA-D | Butterfly Effects

Steve Woolf, PhD., BCBA-DPresident

Dr. Steve Woolf joined Butterfly Effects in 2018 and serves as the President. Dr. Woolf has been working with individuals and families affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) as a Psychologist and Behavior Analyst for over 20 years.

Dr. Woolf is a Licensed Applied Behavior Analyst (LABA) and Board Certified Behavior Analyst–Doctoral (BCBA-D). He regularly communicates with multiple state policy makers at Department of Public Health, Department of Developmental Services, Special Education Directors, and State Legislators on the funding and service quality of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) treatment. Dr. Woolf has authored publications and regularly presents ABA research at state and national conferences. He has been an invited speaker at the Association for Behavior Analysis–International and numerous state ABA conferences. He has extensive experience providing treatment to children and adults with disabilities. He is the former president and founder of MassABA, served as an executive committee member for Connecticut ABA, and served as the ABAI Chapter leadership coordinator. Dr. Woolf’s specialty area is managing large scale home-based service delivery systems to families affected by ASD. Dr. Woolf has supervised organizations that have collectively provided ABA treatment to over 10,000 families. He served on state committees to define behavior analyst licensure standards and ABA treatment guidelines. He was appointed to the Massachusetts State Licensure Board by Governor Charlie Baker and he has significant experience working with numerous health insurance providers. He was the 2018 recipient of the MassABA Outstanding Contributions Award.

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