About Us
We are all Behaviour Analysts with backgrounds in Psychology and Early Years & Childhood Studies and Masters level qualifications in Applied Behaviour Analysis. We each have extensive knowledge of working with children on the Autism Spectrum and challenging behaviour. Each of us is passionate about Early Intervention and making a real difference in our student’s lives. Our goal is to make a positive difference to young children and their families.
Fleur Quinlan
Director
Manager
BCBA
Designated Liaison Person
First Aid Responder
Fleur was awarded a First Class Honour for the completion of her B. A. in Early Years and Childhood Studies at UCC in 2013. In addition, she graduated with a Second Class Honour for her MSc in Applied Behaviour Analysis at NUIG in 2015. Her thesis focused on teaching children with High Functioning Autism to detect and respond to sarcasm.
In 2017, she qualified as a Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA). This certification is one of the highest levels of achievement. The BCBA is second only to a BCBA-d, which is a doctoral level certification. In 2018, she completed the ‘Teach Me As I Am’ Early Years Autism Inclusion Training delivered by AsIAm. She has also completed a diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Counselling Children and Adolescents and Special Educational Needs Advanced. Fleur holds a current First Aid Certificate. She is a member of the Teaching Council of Ireland
Fleur has 8 years’ experience working with both adults and children with various special educational needs including Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Sensory Processing Disorder, Down’s Syndrome, Intellectual Disability and Global Developmental Disorder. She has extensive experience delivering staff training, parent training, designing and implementing Individual Education Plans and developing Behaviour Support Plans in many settings including mainstream schools, an ASD preschool and home settings. She worked closely with various professionals including Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Social Care Workers, Montessori Teachers and BCBAs gaining insight and knowledge from other professionals who work in this area. She spent four months training in Sonas Junior Primary School. Additionally, she spent 6 months training in Rehabcare; a facility catered for adults with various intellectual and developmental disabilities. While working here, her primary role was focused at implementing Positive Behaviour Support.
Fleur’s primary interest is working in Early Intervention. Subsequently, she has spent the past 5 years designing and implementing Early Intervention Home Programs and Behaviour Support Plans for children on the Autism Spectrum. She has substantial experience in using curricula such as VB-MAPP and ABLLS-R.
Sinead Walsh
Director
Training Manager
BCBA
First Aid Responder
Designated Liaison Person
Sinead is Board Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA) with over 15 years experience in the field of Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA). She has extensive experience developing and implementing individual education programs for children on the Autism Spectrum.
Sinead graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Psychology in 2004 from Kingston University, London. She then went on to complete a postgraduate diploma in Counseling Psychology in 2007. She returned to Ireland in 2009 where she completed an MSc. in Psychology (ABA) in Trinity College, Dublin and graduated with a distinction in 2011. Her Masters research involved The Role of Multiple Exemplar Training in Establishing Equivalence Relations to Train Natural Language in Young Children with a diagnosis of ASD and this research was published in 2013.
Sinead obtained her BCBA level exams in 2012 gained Board Certification with the Behaviour Analysis Certification Board (BACB). She is a graduate member of the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI). She is a member of the Teaching Council of Ireland.
Sinead has comprehensive experience working in early intervention settings with children on the autism spectrum as well as mainstream children engaging in challenging behaviour. She has experience in a wide variety of settings including early intervention ABA home programs, ABA schools and mainstream schools, both in the UK and Ireland.
Sinead has provided consultation services to many schools, preschools and families of children with ASD. She has extensive experience carrying out assessments using tools such as ABLLS-R, an educational tool used to measure the basic linguistic and functional skills of an individual with developmental delays or disabilities.
Sinead has spent the last six years working as a BCBA consultant developing, implementing and supervising ABA home programs. In 2013, she worked as Director of Education in the Jonah Project School in Waterford where she was responsible for developing and overseeing educational and behavioural programs as well as providing training and supervision to teachers.
In 2016, she was involved in the start up of Early Start Education, an ASD specific preschool. She still provides weekly consultancy to the school overseeing all the behaviour support and educational programs. She provides on-going training and support to the teachers in the school and parents of the children attending the school.
Sinead provides training and supervision to MSc students who are working towards BCBA certification where she supervises their work implementing ABA programs.
Sinead also specializes in paediatric sleep and is owner and founder of Better Baby Sleep which was founded in 2015.
Marta Golik
Director
Education Manager
BCBA
Deputy Fire Officer
Designated Liaison Person
Safety Representative
First Aid Responder
Marta is Certified Behaviour Therapist with 11 years experience in the field of Applied Behaviour Analysis. She obtained her Behaviour Therapist Certificate issued by Polish Behavioural Therapy Association affiliated chapter of Association for Behaviour Analysis International in 2012. She is also a recognized as an International Behaviour Analyst (IBAO). Marta Obtained her BCBA qualification in 2022.
She graduated with a Master Degree in Psychology in Kazimierz Wielki Univeristy in Poland in 2011. Her Masters research involved Problems of Diagnosis of Children with Infantile Autism. Marta completed her postgraduate studies in Applied Behaviour Analysis in SWPS University in 2017. She also completed a Pedagogical Qualification course in Kuyavian Pomeranian Centre of Teachers Education in Torun. In 2012, she got a Certificate of the Teacher-Therapist for ASD issued by Institute for Child Development in Gdańsk, which is the Polish dissemination site of Princeton Child Development Institute (PCDI) in the US.
Marta has worked in a number of settings over the past 11 years. She has worked in Poland in a Public School Complex as a Specialist Teacher. She also worked in a Private Primary School for Children with Autism “Prometheus” as a psychologist where she was responsible for developing and implementing Education and Behaviour Supports Programs for children on autism spectrum. She was a member of the Association for Children with Autism in Torun, where her main role was implementing ABA home programs. She has worked on multi-disciplinary teams with professionals such as Speech and Language Therapist, Primary Teachers and Specialist Teachers.
In 2013, Marta moved to Ireland and set up and opened a Behaviour Therapy Clinic. She provides private ABA sessions for children with disabilities. She carries out assessments, develops and implements educational programs, designs behaviour support plans and provides training for parents. She is registered with the Teaching Council and she is a graduate member of Psychological Society of Ireland.
Marta has experience in a variety of settings including: 1:1 therapy sessions, dual sessions, integration classes and home based programs. She is constantly developing her experience and skills by participating in International Scientific Symposiums and practical training that takes place in ABA schools in Poland.