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Colleen McLaughlin, MEd

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Center:
NJ-The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND
Contact Information:
732-235-9313
Leadership:
Associate UCEDD Director
Primary Activity Coordinators:
Community Education Director
Technical Assistance
Discipline Coordinators:
Discipline(s):
Education: General
Psychology
AUCD Council Membership:
No Council Membership
Vita/Bio:

Colleen A. McLaughlin, MEd is the Associate Director of The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities. Ms. McLaughlin is responsible for directing the Center’s Disability Policy and Community Training and Technical Assistance initiatives. In collaboration with the Executive Director, Ms. McLaughlin coordinates the Center’s UCEDD related functions and strategic planning.

Ms. McLaughlin received her MEd from Temple University and a BS from the University of Pittsburgh. Her work has focused on inclusive community supports and services for people with intellectual disabilities. With more than five years’ experience working at the Institute on Disabilities at Temple University and ten years of experience at The Boggs Center, Ms. McLaughlin brings expertise in self-determination, direct support workforce development, service coordination, quality improvement, systems change, and disability policy.

 

Ms. McLaughlin served as a strand leader and primary author for Workforce Development subject matter resulting from 2015 National Goals in Research, Practice, and Policy. She is a fellow of the American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) for which she also serves as co-chair of the Direct Support Professional Interest Network. Ms. McLaughlin is also a member of the College of Direct Support National Advisory Board and the NADSP Frontline Initiative Editorial Board.

Service:
Linked Projects
Direct Support Workforce Development
Direct Support Workforce Development
Aging/Grief and Loss
Direct Support Workforce Development
Direct Support Workforce Development
Linked Products
NJ Individual Habilitation Plan Curriculum
The NJ Partnership for Direct Support Professional Workforce Development brochure
NJ Individual Habilitation Plan Curriculum
The NJ Partnership for Direct Support Professional Workforce Development brochure
The NJ Partnership for Direct Support Professional Workforce Development brochure
CDS eLearning: What's Up With That?
Selecting a Support Coordination Agency: Making Choices, Becoming Empowered A Guide for Families
Selecting a support coordination agency: Making choices, becoming empowered. A guide for people with disabilities.
Evaluating your support coordination services
Providing Respite: Supporting People and Families Across the Lifespan
Getting the Community Life You Want: A Guide to Home and Community Based Services Advocacy
NJ Supporting Community Lives Website
Providing Respite: Supporting People and Families Across the Lifespan
Selecting a Service Provider: Making Choices, Becoming Empowered
Workforce: Goals for Research and Innovation
Current Trends in the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Workforce: The Promise of Community and Quality Support
NJ Supporting Community Lives Website
Direct Support Workforce Development Insider
Frontline Supervision Series: Day 1 - Hiring and Onboarding
NJ Supporting Community Lives Website
2017-2018 NJ Partners in Policy Making Curriculum
2018-2019 NJ Partners in Policy Making Curriculum
NJ Supporting Community Lives Website
Frontline Supervision Series: Hiring and Onboarding
Frontline Supervision Series: Training, Mentoring, and Creating Career Pathways
The Heart of Support Coordination: Technical Assistance Workshop for Support Coordinators
Orientation to Supports Brokerage
NJ Supporting Community Lives Website
2019-2020 NJ Partners in Policy Making Curriculum
Frontline Supervision Series: Hiring and Onboarding
Frontline Supervision Series: Training, Mentoring, and Creating Career Pathways
Orientation to Supports Brokerage
Frontline Supervision Series: Building Competent Behavior Support Teams
Just in Time Training Series: Using Virtual Technology and Web-based Courses for Staff Training
Just in Time Training Series: Maintaining Connections, Engagement, and Well-being while Social Distancing
Just in Time Training Series: Supporting Positive Behavior and Mental Health throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic
Just in Time Training Series: Self-Care Strategies for Direct Support Professionals
Support Coordination Orientation: Person-Centered Planning & Connection to Community Supports
Developing Person-Centered Outcomes: Technical Assistance Workshop for Support Coordinators
Behavior Support Overview for the Support Coordinator
Supervising Support Coordinators: Strategies to Enhance Quality while Meeting Requirements
Personal Outcome Measures: An Introduction
NJ Supporting Community Lives Website
2020-2021 NJ Partners in Policy Making Curriculum
Behavior Support Overview for the Support Coordinator
Frontline Supervision Series: Building Competent Behavior Support Teams
Developing Person-Centered Outcomes: Technical Assistance Workshop for Support Coordinators
Frontline Supervision Series: Hiring and Onboarding
Frontline Supervision Series: Training, Mentoring, and Creating Career Pathways
Just in Time Training Series: Maintaining Connections, Engagement, and Well-being while Social Distancing
Just in Time Training Series: Self-Care Strategies for Direct Support Professionals
Just in Time Training Series: Using Virtual Technology and Web-based Courses for Staff Training
Orientation to Supports Brokerage
Supervising Support Coordinators: Strategies to Enhance Quality while Meeting Requirements
Support Coordination Orientation: Person-Centered Planning & Connection to Community Supports
Just in Time Training Series: Supporting Positive Behavior and Mental Health throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic
Personal Outcome Measures: An Introduction
NJ Partners in Policy Making Curriculum
Behavior Support Overview for the Support Coordinator
Developing Person-Centered Outcomes: Technical Assistance Workshop for Support Coordinators
Frontline Supervision Series: Building Competent Behavior Support Teams
Frontline Supervision Series: Hiring and Onboarding
Frontline Supervision Series: Training, Mentoring, and Creating Career Pathways
Orientation to Supports Brokerage
Personal Outcome Measures: An Introduction
Support Coordination Orientation: Person-Centered Planning & Connection to Community Supports
Supervising Support Coordinators: Strategies to Enhance Quality while Meeting Requirements
Selecting a Service Provider: Making Choices, Becoming Empowered
Developing & Implementing Outcome-Based Support Strategies
Strategies to Implement Charting the LifeCourse Concepts
Frontline Supervision Series: Supervision, Leadership, and Promoting Professionalism
Supported Employment Overview for the Support Coordinator
Creating a Vision for Life with Your Family Member Using the Charting the LifeCourse Framework
Family and Support Coordination Partnership: Making Choices, Becoming Empowered, and Supporting the Life Your Family Member Wants
Working in Partnership: Self-Advocates and Support Coordinators
Adapting Psychotherapy for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disability
An Introduction to Psychopharmacology in Autism: Looking at Medication and Behavioral Intervention to Address Challenging Behavior
Applied Behavior Analysis and Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities: Special Considerations
Autism and Anxiety: Treatment Recommendations Based on Neurological Research
Autism and Co-Occuring Anxiety Disorders: A Hidden Challenge in Problem Behavior
Establishing Environments to Support Positive Behavior
Facilitating Effective Transition from Inpatient and Residential Placement to Home and Community Settings
Positive Psychology and Mental Wellness for Individuals with IDD: Have We Been Missing Something?
Psychopharmacology: Person Centered Considerations in IDD
Replacing Problem Behavior: The Key to Long Term Change
Strategies to Avoid Responses that Reinforce Dangerous Behavior
Understanding Aggressive Behavior for those with IDD
Adapting Psychotherapy for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
An Introduction to Psychopharmacology in Autism: Looking at Medication and Behavioral Intervention to Address Challenging Behavior
Autism and Anxiety: Treatment Recommendations Based on Neurological Research
Behavior Support Overview for the Support Coordinator
Creating a Vision for Life with Your Family Member Using the Charting the LifeCourse Framework
Developing & Implementing Outcome-Based Support Strategies
Developing Person-Centered Outcomes: Technical Assistance Workshop for Support Coordinators
Upholding the HCBS Settings Final Rule for Support Coordinators
Establishing Environments to Support Positive Behavior
Facilitating Effective Transition from Inpatient and Residential Placement to Home and Community Settings
Family and Support Coordination Partnership: Making Choices, Becoming Empowered, and Supporting the Life Your Family Member Wants
Frontline Supervision Series: Building Competent Behavior Support Teams
Frontline Supervision Series: Hiring and Onboarding
Frontline Supervision Series: Supervision, Leadership, and Promoting Professionalism
Frontline Supervision Series: Training, Mentoring, and Creating Career Pathways
NJ Partners in Policymaking Curriculum
Orientation to Supports Brokerage
Personal Outcome Measures: An Introduction
Positive Psychology and Mental Wellness for Individuals with IDD: Have We Been Missing Something?
Psychopharmacology: Person Centered Considerations in IDD
Replacing Problem Behavior: The Key to Long Term Change
Strategies to Avoid Responses that Reinforce Dangerous Behavior
Strategies to Implement Charting the LifeCourse Concepts
Supervising Support Coordinators: Strategies to Enhance Quality while Meeting Requirements
Support Coordination Orientation: Person-Centered Planning & Connection to Community Supports
Supported Employment Overview for the Support Coordinator
Understanding Aggressive Behavior for those with IDD
Working in Partnership: Self-Advocates and Support Coordinators
Adapting Psychotherapy for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
An Introduction to Psychopharmacology in Autism: Looking at Medication and Behavioral Intervention to Address Challenging Behavior
Autism and Anxiety: Treatment Recommendations Based on Neurological Research
Behavior Support Overview for the Support Coordinator
Creating a Vision for Life with Your Family Member Using the Charting the LifeCourse Framework
Developing & Implementing Outcome-Based Support Strategies
Developing Person-Centered Outcomes: Technical Assistance Workshop for Support Coordinators
Establishing Environments to Support Positive Behavior
Facilitating Effective Transition from Inpatient and Residential Placement to Home and Community Settings
Family and Support Coordination Partnership: Making Choices, Becoming Empowered, and Supporting the Life Your Family Member Wants
Frontline Supervision Series: Building Competent Behavior Support Teams
Frontline Supervision Series: Hiring and Onboarding
Frontline Supervision Series: Supervision, Leadership, and Promoting Professionalism
Frontline Supervision Series: Training, Mentoring, and Creating Career Pathways
NJ Partners in Policymaking Curriculum
Orientation to Supports Brokerage
Personal Outcome Measures: An Introduction
Positive Psychology and Mental Wellness for Individuals with IDD: Have We Been Missing Something?
Psychopharmacology: Person Centered Considerations in IDD
Replacing Problem Behavior: The Key to Long Term Change
Strategies to Avoid Responses that Reinforce Dangerous Behavior
Strategies to Implement Charting the LifeCourse Concepts
Supervising Support Coordinators: Strategies to Enhance Quality while Meeting Requirements
Support Coordination Orientation: Person-Centered Planning & Connection to Community Supports
Supported Employment Overview for the Support Coordinator
Understanding Aggressive Behavior for those with IDD
Upholding the HCBS Settings Final Rule for Support Coordinators
Working in Partnership: Self-Advocates and Support Coordinators
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