For Schools

Behaviour Specialist supports for Special Educational Needs Schools & ASD Classrooms.

Professional, practical, Chartered Psychologist-led support for Irish schools, from whole-class to individual assessment & plan development, to implementation support, incident debrief & staff training.

Behaviour Specialist supports for Special Educational Needs Schools & ASD Classrooms.

Guidance that helps the whole school plan & support consistently.

So staff feel confident and pupils receive consistent support every day.

Who is this for

Schools with

  • Special Educational Needs Schools
  • ASD classes (Primary or Post-Primary)
  • Students with high behaviour support needs
  • Behaviour that impacts learning, safety or wellbeing
  • Staff who need consistent, practical guidance
  • New ASD classes needing setup support
What we provide

Supports & services can include

We work with each school to tailor a package that suits their individual behaviour support needs.

Assess & Understand

Building the picture

  • Whole-class assessment of behaviour support needs
  • Tailored behaviour recording templates
  • Analysis of behavioural data
Plan

A proactive plan

  • Whole-class proactive behaviour support plan
  • Complex Tier 2 & Tier 3 Functional Behaviour Assessment
  • Collaborative Behaviour Support Plan development
Implement

Putting it into practice

  • Implementation support
  • Staff training and modelling
  • Clear, practical resources for teachers and SNAs
  • Coordination of a collaborative all-stakeholder approach
Review & Support

Ongoing support

  • Tier 2 & Tier 3 implementation support and review
  • Post-incident debriefs
  • School personnel support and reflective practice

Payments can be per visit, per term, or on a discounted subscription basis, with tailored packages for cluster schools.

For the highest-need cases

Intensive Behaviour Support

Weekly visits, high-needs behaviour planning, crisis-prevention systems, and close collaboration with the principal and SEN team. Complex Tier 2 and Tier 3 Functional Behaviour Assessment and collaborative Positive Behaviour Support Plan development, with full implementation support and review. Tailored to each school — contact us to discuss.

SNA Training

Curriculum Closure Days: CPD for SNAs

Fully facilitated, psychologist-led Behaviour Support training built specifically for Curriculum Closure Days.

€595/ day
Offering 1

Understanding Student Behaviour

  • Understanding factors affecting behaviour
  • What is behaviour of concern
  • How do I influence the outcome
  • Collaborative, solution-focused proactive planning
Offering 2

Understanding Our Own Behaviour

  • Our own impact on a student’s behaviour
  • Our own unique factors affecting behaviour
  • Building our own Behaviour Support Plan
  • Supports the “staff wellbeing” protective factor
Offering 3

Reflective Practice

  • Anonymised case examples sent to ABS in advance
  • Unpacked from the SNA’s perspective
  • Reframing primary contributing factors
  • Reflecting on proactive supports for better outcomes

Every training day includes

  • Worksheets & takeaways
  • Certificate of attendance
  • Fully facilitated, psychologist-led training
  • Bespoke training on other themes on request

Discounts for booking more than one training, early bird booking (before October mid-term), and schools already availing of other ABS supports.

Principals often ask

Straight answers to common questions.

“We have a student who refuses to enter the classroom — can you help?”

Yes. When we’ve found the factors affecting the behaviour for a student, proactive, person-centred supports are developed collaboratively.

“Our SNAs need more confidence managing behaviour — do you provide training?”

Yes. We deliver hands-on, classroom-based modelling and short targeted training, plus a specific SNA behaviour support training.

“Can you help us reduce crisis behaviour?”

Yes. We build proactive plans, environmental supports and safe response strategies that align with the school’s own safety intervention training.

“We need consistency across staff — can you support that?”

Absolutely. We create simple, shared systems that everyone can follow.

“Some of our students have input from the NCSE & the CDNT — would your input align with them?”

Absolutely. A key feature of our work is coordinating a collaborative all-stakeholder approach. Our approach aligns with Relate, and the Wellbeing Policy and Framework for Practice.

“Do you write behaviour support plans?”

Yes. Clear, practical Behaviour Support plans developed collaboratively and tailored to each student and classroom.

40+
Years combined experience
The Psychological Society of Ireland — Chartered Member 2026
PSI
Chartered Behavioural Psychologists
In their words
Our school has greatly valued the specialised behaviour support provided by Naomi and Karen this year. We have a highly complex profile of pupils in our autism class, and the guidance, expertise and practical strategies offered have been extremely beneficial to both staff and pupils. Staff engaged very positively with the support provided and found the input to be professional, insightful and highly practical. Naomi and Karen also worked directly with parents, offering support, guidance and reassurance, which further strengthened the home-school approach for our pupils. The impact of this work has been evident in pupil outcomes, responses and overall engagement. We are very grateful for the support and expertise shared with our school community. Primary School Principal
I recently completed the SNA Training and found it to be a very positive experience. The Positive Behaviour Support training was particularly valuable and provided a wealth of useful information that I can apply in my role. The course presenters were excellent, delivering the content in a clear, engaging, and supportive manner. They were knowledgeable and approachable, which made the training both enjoyable and beneficial. SNA, following ABS training
Resources & downloads

Take a closer look.

SEN Schools & ASD Classroom Supports

Our full range of supports for Special Educational Needs schools and ASD classrooms, including SNA Curriculum Closure Day training.

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Curriculum Closure Days: CPD for SNAs

Our SNA training offerings for Curriculum Closure Days, including Understanding Student Behaviour and Reflective Practice.

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Anyone can contact us directly.

No referral, no diagnosis needed. Tell us the situation and we’ll talk you through how we can help.

Tell us a little about what you need

Complete the form below and Karen or Naomi will come back to you. If you’re not sure which service is right, that’s absolutely fine — just tell us what’s going on and we’ll point you in the right direction.

Prefer email? Write to karen@achievebehavioursolutions.ie or naomi@achievebehavioursolutions.ie.