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During more than fifteen years as an ABA practitioner, I have worked with over 150 children and adolescents and their families both in the UK and Italy. Below is a brief summary of my professional experience and educational background.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2004 – present. ABA Consultant, Private Practice.

2008 – present. Behavioural Consultant, Step by Step School, UK.

2007 – present. Associate Lecturer in the BACB approved Masters Course, IESCUM, Italy

Teaching Modules:

  • Applied Verbal Behaviour
  • Ethics
  • Functional Analysis and Challenging Behaviour Management

2005. Associate Lecturer in Developmental Psychology. University College Winchester, UK.

2001 – 2004. Senior Supervisor, School of Psychology, University of Southampton, UK. Responsible for the Southampton Childhood Autism Programme (SCAmP) clinical intervention team and treatment model: the first publicly funded ABA research programme in the UK. Supervised by Professor Bob Remington, Ph.D., and Erik Jahr.

2000 – 2001. Senior Supervisor, PEACH (Parents for the Early Intervention of Autism in Children), UK. Supervised by Dr. Anne Maxwell, Ph.D.

1999 – 2000. Senior Supervisor with subsequent attainment of Level 2 Therapist status at the PEACH Young Autism Project, at the time part of the UCLA Multi-Site Project directed by Prof. Lovaas and Dr. Smith. Supervised by Diane Hayward, Dr. Eikeseth, and Erik Jahr.

1996 – 1999. ABA Tutor/Senior Tutor for a number of UK families.

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

2011. Ph.D.  (University of Southampton, UK)

2003. Board Certified Assistant Behaviour Analyst (BACB – Behavior Analyst Certification Board).

1999. B.Sc. (Hons.) Psychology (First Class): Goldsmith College, University of London, UK.

PUBLICATIONS

Charman, T., Howlin, P., Aldred, C., Baird, G., degli Espinosa, F., Diggle, T., Kovshoff, H., Law, J., Le Couteur, A., MacNiven, J., Magiati, I., Martin, N., McConachie, H., Peacock, S., Pickles, A., Randle, V., Slonims, V., Wolke, D. (2001). Research into early intervention for children with autism and related disorders: methodological and design issues. Report on a workshop funded by the Wellcome Trust, Institute of Child Health, London, UK, November 2001. Autism, 7, 217-225.

Hastings, R. P., Kovshoff, H., Brown, T., Ward, N.J., degli Espinosa, F., Remington, B. (2005). Coping strategies in Mothers and Fathers of pre-school and school age children with Autism. Autism, 9, 377-391.

Hastings, R. P., Kovshoff, H., Ward, N.J., degli Espinosa, F., Brown, T., Remington, B. (2005). Systems analysis of stress and positive perceptions in Mothers and Fathers of pre-school children with Autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 35, 635-644.

Remington, B., Hastings, R. P., Kovshoff, H., degli Espinosa, F., Jahr, E., Brown, T., Alsford, P., Lemaic, M., Ward, N. J. (2007). A field effectiveness study of Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention: Outcomes for children with autism and their parents after two years. American Journal on Mental Retardation, 112, 418-438.

PRESENTATIONS

degli Espinosa, F., Remington, B., Jahr, E., Kovshoff, H., Hastings R., Filby, P., Lemaic, M. (2005). Development and validation of a standardised curriculum for early behavioural intervention. 32nd Annual Convention for Applied Behavior Analysis. Chicago, IL, USA.

Hastings, R., Remington, R., Kovshoff, H., degli Espinosa, F., Jahr, E., Brown, T., Filby, P., Lemaic, M., & Ward, N. (2004). Outcomes for families of children with autism in Early Intensive Behavioural Intervention. 12th World Congress of the International Association for the Study of Intellectual Disability, Montpellier, France.

Kovshoff, H., Hastings, R., Remington, R., degli Espinosa, F., Jahr, E., Brown, T., Filby, P., Lemaic, M., & Ward, N. (2004). Clinical significance of outcome after 12 months in Early Intensive Behavioural Intervention . 12th World Congress of the International Association for the Study of Intellectual Disability, Montpellier, France.

Remington, B., Hastings, R., degli Espinosa, F., Kovshoff, H., Jahr, E., & Brown, T. (2004). The Southampton Childhood Autism Programme (SCAmP): The pleasures and pitfalls of public sector programmes. 12th World Congress of the International Association for the Study of Intellectual Disability, Montpellier, France.

INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES

degli Espinosa, F. (2003). Applied Behaviour Analysis and Autism. Workshop presented for ASL (Italian NHS). Firenze, Italy.

degli Espinosa, F. (2005). Applied Behaviour Analysis and Autism. Palermo, Italy. Conference “Perché Autistico”. AGSAS.

degli Espinosa, F. (2005). Practical and Curriculum Considerations in setting up a Home-based Behavioural Programme. Trinity College, Dublin.