John C McGinnis, PhD, BCBA-D, NCSP, HSP

Dr. Chris McGinnis is passionate about finding what works and sharing it with others.

He is a behavioral psychologist who has helped thousands of families find success through direct consultation and indirectly through training of other helping professionals over his more than 20-year career across school, outpatient clinic, primary care pediatric, and hospital settings.

His Principle-Driven Family Coaching™ model, the foundation of his services, involves no-nonsense, science-supported approaches and procedures at every turn. It isn’t just about the whole child but about the whole family, and helping based upon knowing what works.

He is knowledgable and credentialed in many areas critical to helping families including behavioral pediatrics and school psychology (including learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, gifted education, and educational planning generally), making him the go-to professional especially in multidimensionally complex cases. He is proud to be a founding member of the Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine and particularly enjoys helping kids improve their sleep habits.

Dr. McGinnis has had the honor of serving as the founding director of the Boys Town Behavioral Health Clinic headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida, and as subject matter expert for the Behavior Analysis Certification Board. He also has been a school-based school psychologist and an adjunct faculty member of the College of Education of Florida Gulf Coast University.

He has published articles in peer-reviewed professional journals on behavioral pediatrics, motivation, and gifted education – most recently in collaboration with the University of Nebraska on the association between children’s sleep health, cooperation with adults, and diagnosis of ADHD – as well as in parent magazines and other resources for families on such topics as picky eating, bedtime and sleep health, and electronic media use.

He is a seasoned public speaker on these topics and others including improving the homework routine, effective classroom instruction, and science versus pseudoscience in the helping professions. Dr. McGinnis offers talks and trainings and welcomes opportunities to be of service to your school, business, agency, or association.

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