Dr Simone Coleman
Psychologist and
Behaviour Specialist

I hold an Upper Class B.A. (Hons) in Psychology from American College Dublin (graduated 2009), a Post-Graduate Diploma in Behaviour Analysis from Trinity College Dublin (graduated 2011), and an M.Sc. from Bangor University Wales (graduated 2012). I obtained my Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA) accreditation in 2016. I am also a practicing Educational Psychologist since completing my Professional Doctorate in Educational Psychology from UCD in 2022. I am a Chartered Psychologist with the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI).

 

I have worked as a tutor in both an autism preschool and for private families as part of the Home Tuition Scheme. While completing my M.Sc. in the UK I worked as an Assistant Behaviour Analyst/ Care Manager with a Positive Behaviour Support Service where I gained valuable experience working with both autistic children and adults and intellectual disability who displayed severe challenging behaviour, and assisted in developing functionally equivalent behaviour support plans while also providing training packages to parents, schools and staff teams. My M.Sc. research thesis focused on improving engagement levels in the local council’s Dementia Day Services. I have also worked in a residential setting for adults with an Acquired Brain Injury, and became an Assistant Psychologist while working for the same organisation for almost 2 years, providing 1:1 therapy and conducting neuropsychological assessments under the supervision of a Senior Clinical Psychologist.

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Prior to setting up Positive Behaviour Solutions I was working as a Behaviour Analyst for an assessment and therapy clinic in Dublin, working with families and schools developing behavioural intervention packages, providing parenting training workshops and running autism awareness groups.

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I am also a proud mum of one little boy - my greatest achievement to date!