Freddy is an HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council) chartered clinical psychologist with 25 years experience working with children and families in the NHS. He has published a range of peer reviewed articles / book chapters on behaviour analysis, disability and sexuality. He is the co-author of the popular self-help book Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Dummies. His interests include child development, language and communication, challenging behaviour, staff systems, emotional literacy and supervision.

Corinna has over 25 years experience working with children and young people with autism and related learning disabilities in schools and colleges across the UK. Corinna is an Associate Professor at the Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR) at the University of Warwick. Corinna has taught numerous university courses for psychologists and educationalists regarding autism, behaviour change, curriculum design and effective instruction. She also provides a range of training events for teachers on using evidence-based approaches for improving educational, behavioural and communicative outcomes. Corinna’s research has been published in several peer reviewed journals including the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disabilities and Research in Developmental Disabilities. Her book Teaching Early Numeracy to Children with Developmental Disabilities, published November 2020.

Jodie qualified as a mainstream teacher in 1991 and started her career working in East London. She loved the diversity and the challenges and spent 10 years working in a big primary school with varying roles and responsibilities, mostly within Early Years. Jodie relocated with her family to Wiltshire in 2001 and started working for the Home Tuition service which supported young people who had been excluded from school. This led to her to working in a large special school in Salisbury where she remained for 20 years! Jodie started there as a class teacher working with children who had moderate and severe intellectual disabilities as well as some children who had very complex and profound disabilities. Her specific interest and subsequent skill development was in supporting and teaching those with a diagnosis of Autism and behaviours that challenge. Jodie met Corinna and Freddy 11/12 years ago and got involved with a project that was being set up at the school, which then resulted in other projects and programmes, and it was from then on that her interest in behavioural science really grew! Jodie completed the ABA Masters at Bangor and took on further leadership in Behaviour Support in the school. She is now an associate Director with CBS.

I have been working with children and adults with additional needs for 20 years. Most of my working week is spent interacting with learners because that is what I love. Tailoring environments for individuals to be heard and learn the skills they need most through behaviour science is what I strive for. I love swimming, cycling and play therapy. I have a grown up son and 10 year old granddaughter who loves our house because it is full of toys.

Martin Cook has over 20 years experience working with children and young adults in educational, residential and community settings. Having worked in this field, he believes that all young people should be given a voice, especially when they find it difficult to communicate what is important to them. Martin is passionate about using a person centred approach and giving young people the opportunities to achieve independence and explore their hopes and aspirations for the future.

Hello! I am a recent Psychology BSc graduate from the University of Bristol with hands-on experience supporting both children and adults with learning disabilities and autism. I’m passionate about promoting well-being, bringing empathy and tailored care to my work. Outside of work, I enjoy staying active through tennis, squash and regular gym sessions.

Heya, my name is Sam and i joined CBS at the beginning of the year. I am a PBS Practitioner and i love my job working with our young people and the CBS team as a whole. Everybody is so nice! A bit about me... I love sport and competed to a high level in Diving, Rugby and Judo. I also love cooking many different cultures of food such as middle eastern, Indian and Thai. I went to Swansea Uni and studied ancient history which i also love. I swear its more interesting than it sounds. I spend my time Playing various types of games with my friends, all the way from video games to card games (my fave) and board games (we dont talk about monopoly).

I have experience in psychology and mental health, and have worked with both children and young people as well as adults with a range of additional needs. I have worked in education, respite and inpatient settings. It is my belief that we support people in a person centred manner to be as independent as possible, capitalise on opportunities, and to achieve their goals. I am passionate about advocating for everyone to have their voice heard and ensuring the best possible outcome for everyone.