Our Outreach Team

Hannah Smith, BCBA, UKBA (cert) – Head of Fast Responder (on maternity leave)

Hannah is a Board-Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA) and UK-BA, and has worked with and supported autistic children and young people and their families for over 10 years. She has worked across a variety of settings including, an autistic school, on early intervention home programmes, SEN & mainstream schools, and most recently worked for a specialist NHS CAMHS team (Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service).

Hannah joined BeyondAutism in January 2022 as the Fast Responder before becoming Head of Fast Responder in July 2023. Hannah is passionate about preventing placement breakdown, whether that may be at home or within education, and doing so by working collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team around the child or young person, whilst keeping the views and needs of the individual and their families at the forefront.

Rachael Hlomador, BCBA, UKBA (cert) – Outreach Consultant (on maternity leave)

Rachael studied Psychology at university, with a special focus on Child Development. In the last year of her degree, she took an ABA module that gave the inspiration for her future career.

She volunteered at Focus – a weekend group for autistic children – as well as at a primary school in Barnes, before joining BeyondAutism Schools in 2017. Rachael found her passion in the field and loves to see her pupils learn and grow to achieve new milestones. She was promoted to ABA Instructor in 2018. Whilst in this role, she undertook her Masters in ABA and in 2020 graduated from Queen’s University Belfast. She became a Behaviour Analyst in 2020 at Park House School. Rachael became a board-certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA) in December 2021.

In February 2023, Rachael became an Outreach Consultant. She is passionate about sharing her knowledge about behaviour analysis and autism. She believes all autistic children and young adults should be able to access a bespoke educational experience to enable them to develop skills that will have a meaningful impact on their lives.

Carrie Caceres-Taguiang, BCBA, UKBA (cert) – Outreach Consultant

Carrie studied Psychology at University College London (UCL). During her undergraduate, she undertook an ABA home programme and remained with the family for two years.

Since 2015, Carrie has worked at both Park House and Tram House School and progressed through the roles of ABA Tutor, ABA Instructor and Behaviour Analyst. She completed her Masters in ABA in 2019 and became a Board-Certified Behaviour Analyst in August 2021. During her time at the schools, Carrie enjoyed training and empowering staff and supporting the pupils to make meaningful progress.

Carrie moved into Research and Learning as an Outreach Consultant in April 2023. She continues to be passionate about teaching functional skills and supporting autistic children, young adults and their families.

Cynthia Gouveia Caria – Outreach Consultant

Cynthia is a Psychology graduate from Brunel University London currently finishing off her MSc in Applied Behavioural Analysis. She has been working in the field for 4 years, starting in 2018, where she worked as a project assistant, supporting with early intervention programmes for young people at risk of exclusion or placement breakdown. After graduating in 2019, Cynthia undertook a graduate PBS practitioner role for a learning disability and mental health organisation, facilitating with PBSP’s and interventions as part of a multidisciplinary team. In 2022, she started working as a behavioural therapist for autistic people and those who have a learning disability. Here she supported with independent living and skill acquisition. Between 2022-2023, Cynthia was the safeguarding champion for a few of the residential services, delivering training and the upkeep of competencies. She also worked on AFLS projects and won an APT-RAID first place award with her team for excellent work supporting individuals with behaviours that challenge. The move to Outreach and Consultancy will support her growth in achieving a BCBA accreditation, supported by experts in the field and continuing to create positive change for young individuals.

Charlotte Atkins – Associate Outreach Consultant

Charlotte joined the BeyondAutism team in 2018. She has over 25 years’ experience in the fields of special education and autism. Her roles have included Teacher, Deputy School Director and Consultant, working with individuals (from age two up to age 25) and their families in a range of different settings. This work has involved various elements from home education and transitioning to supported living to staff and parent training and inclusion/intervention programs in mainstream and specialist settings.

Charlotte advocates a person centred, individualised approach to interventions; helping children/young people reach their full potentials and improving day-to-day living for them and their families. She believes that focusing on the development of meaningful, functional skills in motivating contexts is key to promoting overall development.

Furthermore, it is her belief that the success of individuals is greatly dependent on the attitudes, knowledge and skills of those working with them. As well as focusing on the individual’s wishes and needs, Charlotte also plays close attention to the team members involved in the intervention process to ensure they feel valued, capable and confident in their roles.