Clinical Developmental Neuropsychologist Dr. Ronald S. Federici has been the Clinical Supervisor and Director of Neuropsychological and Family Therapy Associates in McLean, VA since 1986. Dr. Federici earned dual doctorates in Clinical Neuropsychology and Child Development form the University of Illinois School of Professional Psychology in 1985. He has spent the last 23 years cultivating a reputation as the country's foremost expert in the neuropsychological evaluation and treatment of children with multi-sensory neurodevelopmental impairments, especially those who have been adopted and suffer from behavioral problems, learning problems, deprivation, severe trauma, fetal alcohol syndrome, school failure, family discord, and/or violent behavior patterns. When he is not helping children directly through therapy or diagnostic evaluation, Dr. Ronald Federici can be frequently found lecturing on neurodevelopment at venues around the world, having appeared as a keynote and guest speaker at over 100 conferences, lectures, and presentations.
Dr. Ronald S. Federici is the author of the esteemed 1998 psychology text Help for the Hopeless Child: A Guide for Families (with Special Discussion for Assessment and Treatment of the Post-Institutionalized Child), which is now in its second edition. Dr. Federici earned his B.S. in Organic Chemistry and Clinical Psychology in 1980 at Purdue University and went on to earn his first Masters degree in Biological/Physiological Psychology from the University of Chicago in 1981. In 1983, Dr. Federici earned a second Masters degree in Neuropsychology from the University of Illinois School of Professional Psychology, and two years later, he also earned a dual Doctorate in Clinical Neuropsychology and Child Development from the University of Illinois School of Professional Psychology. Dr. Ronald Federici opened his practice Neuropsychological and Family Therapy Associates in McLean, Virginia in 1986. Today, in addition to serving as the practices Clinical Supervisor, Dr. Federici is also the acting Director. The world-renowned practice specializes in the treatment of internationally and domestically adopted children with severe trauma, fetal alcohol syndrome, deprivation, family discord, violent behavior, attachment disorders, behavior problems, and school problems. Because of his specialized understanding of adoption cases, Dr. Ronald Federici has become the countrys foremost expert in the genre. In addition to practicing at Neuropsychological and Family Therapy Associates, Dr. Ronald Federici is also the Staff Neuropsychologist at Alexandria, Virginias Mt. Vernon Hospital and Falls Church, Virginias Dominion Psychiatric Hospital. Dr. Federici has also taught as a guest lecturer at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and the Bethesda Naval Hospital, both in Maryland. Furthermore, Dr. Federici attends numerous speaking engagements, training seminars, and presentations throughout the year, and he has acted as keynote speaker for such esteemed organizations as the Nation...
