Early Language Intervention Consulting Services

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DIRECTORS

 ELI Consulting Services consists of three highly qualified professionals who have come together to form a unique partnership in Irish Healthcare and Educational Services.
Deirdre Muldoon B.Ed, MS, CCC-SLP, G.Dip.SLT, BCABA

Triona Tammemagi, M.A, (Cog.Sc) BCBA

Kristen Maglieri, Ph.D.
Deirdre Muldoon B.Ed, MS, CCC-SLP, G.Dip.SLT, BCABA is the Executive Director of ECS and a qualified national school teacher, a speech and language pathologist and a Board Certified Associate Behavior Analyst. Deirdre is a registered speech and language pathologist with the HSE in Ireland. She is also registered and qualified to work in the UK and the USA.

Deirdre started Early Language Intervention (ELI) in 2001. ELI is based on a developmental sequence of language acquisition, and the preschool groups are driven by effective teaching strategies that help the children acquire language in a developmentally appropriate manner.

Deirdre worked for a short period as a teacher in a mainstream setting before returning to college to study speech and language therapy. She qualified with a master’s degree in speech and language pathology in Albany, New York in 1993. Deirdre then began working in the area of learning disabilities and has continued in this field until today. While in the USA, Deirdre undertook many courses related to her field of speech and language pathology. Among these courses was Picture Exchange Communication training and feeding and oral motor training.

Deirdre returned to Ireland in 1997 and continued working as a speech and language pathologist in Ireland. She remained in the field of learning disabilities and started ELI in 2001 having been in private practice and seen the dearth of speech and language services in preschool years.

In 2003, Deirdre began a course in behaviour analysis in Trinity College, Dublin. In 2004, Deirdre qualified as a Board Certified Associate Behaviour Analyst. It was at this time that ELI began offering intensive language intervention using the principles of behaviour analysis. In order to further her knowledge in the area of behaviour analysis, Deirdre began another course in Queens University, Belfast which led to a post graduate diploma in social learning theory. Finally, in September 2006, Deirdre began a master’s programme in applied behaviour analysis in the University of Ulster at Coleraine. She will finish this programme in 2008 and will be eligible to sit the Board Certified Behaviour Analyst exam.

Deirdre is currently the Executive and Clinical Director of ELI. She consults to preschools and national schools in the areas of behaviour and speech and language development. She currently lectures regularly in the Department of Education in University College, Dublin and has lectured regularly in the past for groups of parents, teachers and special needs assistants.  Return to Top
Triona Tammemagi, M.A, (Cog.Sc), BCBA is the Director of Clinical Services for our eastern operations, based in Dublin. She joined the ELI team in May 2006. Triona established and currently supervises our intensive preschool for children diagnosed with Autism.

Triona graduated from University College Dublin (UCD) in 1999 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. Following graduation, Triona began work at the Sunbridge Rehabilitation hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. There, Triona worked as a behaviour specialist with adults with brain injury and psychiatric diagnoses. The programme specialised in behaviour reductive techniques treating a forensic population with high frequency, high intensity aggressive behaviours.

In 2000, Triona completed a master’s degree in Cognitive Science at UCD, Ireland. Following graduation, Triona returned to the Sunbridge Rehabilitation hospital in the States. After spending a year at Sunbridge, Triona joined Vinfen Corp., a leading agency serving adults with intellectual disability in Massachusetts. Triona worked in both day and residential settings implementing principles of behaviour analysis with the purpose of achieving independent living and creating vocational opportunities for her clients.

In 2002, Triona returned to Ireland. Here, she extended her applications to child settings, primarily working in an outreach unit for children diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The unit focused on increasing academic, social and communication skills with a view to integrating the students into a mainstream setting. At this time, Triona also worked in student’s homes where she conducted behavioural assessments and implemented behavioural programmes to decrease challenging behaviours.

Triona returned to Massachusetts in 2004 and joined Melmark New England. Triona worked as a programme coordinator at a residential home for children presenting with a variety of diagnoses including ASD, Bipolar and schizophrenia. In this setting, she liaised with parents, wrote and implemented Individual Education Plans and provided training on behavioural interventions for students with high intensity challenging behaviours.

Triona’s academic and work experiences have provided her with expertise in the areas of behavioural assessment, challenging behaviour, teaching strategies, early intervention, and contingency management with individuals in group settings.  Return to Top
Kristen Maglieri, Ph.D. is the Director of Clinical Services for our western operations, which are currently based in Galway. Kristen joined ELI in August 2007 following the completion of her doctoral degree in Psychology in May 2007.

Kristen graduated from West Virginia University (WVU) in 1995 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. Following graduation, Kristen began work at the world-renowned Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, Maryland (an affiliate hospital of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine). There, Kristen worked as a behaviour specialist on the NeuroBehavioral Unit, which is a 24-hour inpatient unit that specialises in assessing and treating children and adults diagnosed with intellectual disabilities and severe behaviour disorder. During that time, Kristen worked under the supervision of several leading experts in the field of behaviour analysis and behaviour disorder including: Dr. Wayne Fisher, Dr. Cathleen Piazza, Dr. Louis Hagopian and Dr. Iser DeLeon.

After spending 5 years at Kennedy, Kristen joined the Behavior Analysis Program at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) to pursue her master’s and doctoral degree in Psychology. While at UNR, Kristen focused her studies on the application of behaviour analysis to work-place behaviour. In particular, she studied the impact of incentives and pay systems on employee behaviour. During her time at UNR, Kristen worked as a safety consultant for the Center for Behavioral Safety Research, an organizational consultant for a National Charter School and a project manager for Abernathy and Associates. She also continued to work with children and families in a variety of settings. She worked as a behavioural consultant for the Nevada Center for Severe Behavior Problems, a behaviour specialist for the City of Reno, Parks and Recreation Department and an instructor and supervisor for BEST Consulting, an autism service provider.

As a result of her varied training and practical experiences, Kristen has expertise in organizational behaviour management, behavioural assessment, challenging behaviour, parent and teaching training, and language intervention.  Return to Top
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