
Tackle Your Feelings Schools Campaign : Innovation in student wellbeing during COVID-19 and beyond.
Authors: Katie Brown & Dr Jennifer McMahon COVID19 and Young people’s wellbeing The prevalence of conditions such as depression and...

Teachers Use of Autism Evidence Based Practices - A research snapshot.
Authors: Lorna Barry & Dr Jennifer McMahon Autism has become increasingly prevalent over the past number of years (CDC, 2018). In...

Using Evidence based practices for children with autism: Barriers and Facilitators for Teachers
#evidencebasedpractices #autism #irishteachers Authors: Ms. Lorna Barry & Dr Jennifer McMahon What is the issue? As inclusive practices...

Interested in Youth Mental Health! We are seeking an IRC candidate to work with us.
The Department of Psychology and Rugby Players Ireland are seeking an excellent candidate to apply to the Government of Ireland...

Challenging Times: UL researchers tackle youth mental health during COVID-19
COVID-19 and the resulting ‘lockdown life’ has led to major disruptions to the lives of young people and their families that threaten...

Supporting Youth Wellbeing during COVID-19
Authors: Dr Elaine Kinsella & Dr Jennifer McMahon On the 11th of March 2020, the World Health Organisation declared the outbreak of the...

Translating Evidence in Education to Practice: The SUPER-SEN way – Part 2
In June 2019 the first phase of SUPERSEN was completed. We had a further four meetings since our previous blog and wanted to share the...

Translating Evidence in Education to Practice: The SUPER-SEN way.
Dr Jennifer McMahon May 10th 2019 It is not an overstatement to say that inclusion of students with diverse learning needs is one of the...

Does Rapid Prompting Method (RPM) work for non-verbal children with Autism?
As professionals in the field of psychology and speech and language we are frequently asked about the usefulness of various techniques...

i-Teach hosts international research seminar on the mental health of students with Autism Spectrum D
The inaugural i-TEACH (Teaching for Inclusion) research seminar, whose theme was “New Foundations: Perspectives in Supporting the...