Frederici describes himself thusly:
"Board certified Dr. Ronald S. Federici ( father to eight internationally adopted children and 30 years of professional experience), maintains an international reputation in the PROPER assessment and treatment of the most complicated cases of children having neuropsychological/Neurodevelopmental Disabilities; Adoption-Trauma issues; Alcohol/Drug related Birth Defect Syndromes; Traumatic Brain Injuries; Forensic-Legal Cases; and Behavioral Disorders disrupting the Family and Community."
http://drfederici.com/about/
A search of Virginia medical license records shows us 2 active licenses, one for clinical psychology and one for school psychology, active until June, 2017.
http://share.pho.to/AfP9n
A reference to "vanity boards", organizations that allow a person to become "board certified" without receiving any training in their respective field of study.
https://books.google.com/books?id=n2ow0BFApTAC&pg=PA21&lpg=PA21&dq=%22vanity+boards%22&source=bl&ots=UA_Rl2PJ63&sig=E9yC-C3gF75ZgYGykQPxaNGhvfc&hl=en&ei=kSIXTuznMYOHsAKS6YRH&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result#v=onepage&q=%22vanity%20boards%22&f=false
Mr Federici claims these board certifications:
*Diplomate-American Board of Professional Neuropsychology (ABPN)
(One of two largest neuropsychology review boards, not affiliated with the American Board of Professional Psychologists, no known affiliation with American Psychological Association)
*Diplomate-American Board of Medical Psychotherapists (ABMP)
(Incorporated by the American Board of Professional Education and Credentialing, Inc.; now listed as inactive; dissolved.)
https://www.bizapedia.com/tn/american-board-of-professional-education-and-credentialing-inc.html
(ABPEC was run by Peter Weiss, an attorney with 44 years experience, specializing in real estate law.)
http://www.lawyers.com/brentwood/tennessee/peter-weiss-1597274-a/
*Diplomate-Fellow in Advanced Psychopharmacology (FICPP)
(FICPP is an acronym for Fellow International College of Prescribing Psychologists. A subsidiary of Prescribing Psychologists Register, it seems not many folks hold a FICPP or PPR in high regard.
From John M. Grohol, Psy.D
A company called the “Prescribing Psychologists’ Register” has been around for many years, selling continuing education courses to psychologists looking to learn how to prescribe psychiatric prescription medications for mental disorders.
Prescribing Psychologists’ Register isn’t an American Psychological Association (APA) approved sponsor of continuing education at this time. Therefore its continuing education courses aren’t recognized as being officially credentialed by the primary credentialing body of psychologists.
So who is this “International College of Prescribing Psychologists?”
None other than the same people who run Prescribing Psychologists’ Register in Florida.)
https://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/05/15/what-is-the-international-college-of-prescribing-psychologists/
*Diplomate-American Board of Disability Analysts (ABDA)
(According to the BBB, the ABDA is out of business)
https://www.bbb.org/nashville/business-reviews/associations/american-board-of-disability-analysts-in-nashville-tn-19111280
According to their website there are only two organizations affiliated with the ABDA:
http://www.americandisability.org/affiliated.html
American Board of medical psychotherapists and psychodiagnosticians
(Trademarked by
AMERICAN BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALING, INC. The same guy, Peter Weiss, trademarked the American Board of Medical Psychotherapists, another of Federici's "board certifications")
http://www.trademarkia.com/american-board-of-medical-psychotherapists-73750430.html
American Board of Professional Disability Consultants
( A U.S. federal trademark registration was filed for AMERICAN BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL DISABILITY CONSULTANTS by American Board of Professional Disability Consultants, Falls Church, VA 22041. The current federal status of this trademark filing is CONTINUED USE NOT FILED WITHIN GRACE PERIOD, UN-REVIVABLE)
http://www.trademarkia.com/american-board-of-professional-disability-consultants-74093522.html
*Fellow-American College of Professional Neuropsychology
(American College Of Professional Neuropsychology is a Vermont Trade Name filed on February 27, 2014 .)
https://www.bizapedia.com/vt/american-college-of-professional-neuropsychology.html
(The ACPN is trademarked by:
The American Board Of Professional Neuropsychology, Inc. is a Georgia Domestic Non-Profit Corporation filed on June 7, 1982 . The company's filing status is listed as Dissolved)
https://www.bizapedia.com/ga/the-american-board-of-professional-neuropsychology-inc.html
(According to this, the ABPN is run out of a P.O. Box in Wheeling, Illinois.)
https://greatnonprofits.org/org/american-board-of-professional-neuropsychology
*Diplomate – American Academy of Behavioral Medicine
http://www.academyofbmr.org/
(This is the only organization I've found resembling the name "American Academy of Behavioral Medicine". It's not the same organization obviously, Federici's website IS THE ONLY REFERENCE I could find to this particular organization.)
There is no evidence that Ronald Federici possesses a medical degree.
There is evidence of a dissertation for work toward a PsyD from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology in the 1980s, but curiously he has not listed this school in any biography.
Neuropsychological and Family Practice Associates (in McLean, Virginia; recently restaffed and relocated from Alexandria, Virginia)
http://www.spoke.com/people/ronald-federici-3e1429c09e597c101270aeff
owned by Federici. In 2007, he filed for bankruptcy to discharge his personal guarantees of business debts for his practice.
http://docplayer.net/12702142-In-the-united-states-bankruptcy-court-for-the-eastern-district-of-virginia-alexandria-division.html
Federici's father is a retired Army colonel.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/04/AR2009040402976.html
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carmencita ago
I need someone's help. I am sure there will be a line. I want to put a rope around this guy;s neck and need someone to pull the other end. Really Tight! WTH kind of program is this to help a child? I ended up crying for any child that is in his care. What can we do to get this guy looked at? How about a letter writing campaign by any one on here that lives there. If you live in VA you should contact your State Senator and Rep. and demand that these types of Fake Degrees must be stopped ASAP.
shizzle_mcbobblehead ago
Watch out... This guy's notorious for suing folks for no reason...
carmencita ago
Then he things is an Untouchable. He must be protected by TPTB. All the more to believe he is Highly Compromised. In that case he must be reported to the FBI.
shizzle_mcbobblehead ago
Very much so. He's done some work for Arpad Busson as well, one of the Clinton Foundations "secret donors".
He's obviously protected by someone.
carmencita ago
The Clintons. If there was a really big case built around him, they could not try to protect him like Laura Silsby. It is all out in the open now.