about our behavioural support service
The Behaviour Specialist – Early Childhood Years’ service offers support, advice, strategies and coaching to the parents of children in the area of behaviour and autism. This is a consultative service that works with children up to 8 years of age depending on the level of support they require. As each child, and therefore each case is different, an initial consultation is required to ascertain if the service can be of benefit to any individual child.
Alma Carroll Behaviour Specialist in Early Childhood Years at the Shine Centre gives an insight into behaviour and autism:
Part 1: Understanding Behaviour
Part 2: Causes of Behaviour - Environment
Part 2: Causes of Behaviour - Medical
Part 2: Causes of Behaviour - Intervention
Part 2: Causes of Behaviour - Communication Challenges
Part 2: Causes of Behaviour - Communication Intervention
Part 2: Causes of Behaviour - Sensory Processing Issues
Part 2: Causes of Behaviour - Tantrum or Meltdown
Part 3: How To Change Behaviour
Part 4: Functions of Behaviour - Attention
Part 4: Functions of Behaviour - Avoidance
Part 4: Functions of Behaviour - Access To Items/Activities
Part 4: Functions of Behaviour - Automatic
contact alma carroll
You can contact Alma via email at alma.carroll@shineireland.com or 021 4377052
Please Note: This is a waitlisted service and availability is dependent on workload at the time of referral.
About Alma Carroll
Alma Carroll has been working with children on the Autism Spectrum for 25 years. Alma works as a Behaviour Specialist in Early Years at the Shine Centre having previously held the position of Deputy Manager of the Shine Early Intervention Unit. Alma also worked in an ABA school for 7 years where she received extensive training in Applied Behaviour Analysis and held the position of Supervising Class Teacher. She holds a MSc in Personal & Management Coaching, a BA degree in Psychology and Sociology and a Higher Diploma in Coaching Psychology all from University College Cork. She also holds a Post Graduate Certificate in Social Science from the Open University.
Alma has also completed courses in PECS, Lámh, Autism Studies and Occupational Therapy. Alma has a particular interest in Behaviour Management and has lectured on both Early Intervention and Behaviour Management on the Autism Studies course in the College of Commerce. She also delivers workshops on Behaviour Management in Autism for parents and educators and Autism Awareness workshops for companies and organisations in Cork.
