Achieving Collaborative Treatment employees celebrate their finish at the Waisman Whirl Run, the UW-Madison Waisman Center’s family-friendly event open to people of all abilities. The organization’s team members help clients develop independence in living skills, social skills and managing challenging behaviors.
Achieving Collaborative Treatment is a company powered by teamwork, and its owners send a powerful message by working shoulder to shoulder with staff members.
Owners Ariel Schneider and Matt Nonemacher work as clinical directors along with 118 team members at Achieving Collaborative Treatment, a Verona firm that serves children and young adults with autism.
“It doesn’t matter if you’re the newbie on the block or you’re the owner,” said Pam Moore, ACT’s human resources director. “We really all come together to work as teams with our clients. There’s total buy-in.”
A shared commitment to provide effective therapies to neurodivergent people and their families drives the culture at ACT.
“It’s nothing like any work environment I’ve been in,” Moore said. “We share the same passion to help these individuals. They are advocating in the community, collaborating with teachers and educational systems. I hear the saying that it takes a village, and it truly does.”
The majority of ACT staff members work remotely at clients’ homes and schools, developing and implementing customized therapies.
“We have an internal group called the Ambassador Crew that organizes social events — not only for our staff, but also for our clients and their families,” said Moore. “We have an internal shout-out program where staff can send a shout-out to a colleague for doing great work. That’s tied into a gift-card drawing.”
In addition to a comprehensive benefits package for full-timers, ACT offers employees tuition reimbursement and a day of paid volunteer time each year. The company is also involved in community events, especially those benefitting those with autism.
ACT supports accessibility in the arts by partnering with Children’s Theater of Madison in producing sensory-friendly performances. It also organizes the Running with Autism in the Community and Everywhere 5-kilometer run/walk and partners with Dane County Human Services to support an annual holiday gift program.
Achieving Collaborative Treatment employees celebrate their finish at the Waisman Whirl Run, the UW-Madison Waisman Center’s family-friendly event open to people of all abilities. The organization’s team members help clients develop independence in living skills, social skills and managing challenging behaviors.
