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PALS - Psychological Assessments and Learning Solutions

ABOUT PALS

Recognised assessments you can trust

Our mission is to help children, young people and adult learners understand how they learn. Through careful assessment, clear reports and practical intervention strategies, we turn insight into real support at home and in school.

About Us

We're a team of experienced psychologists and assessors dedicated to helping people understand how they learn. We carry out educational, psycho-educational and comprehensive assessments for children and young people, and educational assessments for adult learners, then translate the findings into clear reports and practical recommendations. From the first enquiry through to feedback and follow-up, our focus is on making the process supportive, understandable and genuinely useful for families and schools.

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20+

Years of Experience

For more than twenty years we have carried out psychological and educational assessments for children and young people, and educational assessments for adult learners. Families, students and schools across Munster and nationwide trust us to turn careful assessment into clear, practical support.

Built by Experts

A Family Practice You Can Trust

PALS is a small family practice that blends many years of hands-on experience with recognised qualifications in psychology and educational assessment. Every member of our team is committed to giving each child, young person and adult learner the time, care and clear guidance they deserve.
Jason Greenford
Educational Psychologist, HCPC (UK) Registered. M.Ed., M.Sc (Psych), B.Sc (Psych), B.A. PSI Graduate Member. Assessing learning difficulties, ASD and emotional/behavioural needs since 2008; trained in the 3di.
Clinton Greenford

Psychologist, B.Sc (Psych), M.Sc (PRM). PSI Graduate Member. Specialises in educational and vocational assessments; trained in the ADOS-2 for ASD assessment. Coordinates assessments and research at PALS and is often your first point of contact.

Frances O'Brien

Consultant Speech & Language Therapist (CORU-registered). M.Sc, B.Sc, RN. Provides speech and language assessments and joins our team for ASD assessments. Over eight years in early intervention and trained in the ADOS-2, Lámh, PECS and more.

Our Team & Qualifications

Psychologists working with PALS hold postgraduate qualifications in psychology related fields and are graduate members of the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI). However they are not chartered members of the PSI. They are on the Register of Qualifications in Test Use with the BPS, hold Level A Certificates of Competence in Educational Testing as well as Assessment and Access Arrangements qualifications as credited by the Approved Joint Council for Qualifications and the BPS. They hold affiliate membership with the Division of Educational Psychology at the Psychological Society of Ireland, meaning their work in the area of Educational Psychology is recognised by the Division.

Jason Greenford — B.A.; M.Ed.; B.Sc (Psych); M.Sc (Psych). HCPC (UK) Reg: PYL29314. PSI Graduate Membership M6051. Jason holds Masters' degrees in both Psychology and Education from the Open University, and is a legally registered Educational Psychologist with the UK's HCPC (Health Care Professions Council). Currently there is no registering body in Ireland until CORU includes Psychology. He has assessed and diagnosed Learning Disabilities in schools and privately since 2008, and is on the SCPA panel of psychologists providing assessments and reports in schools for the DES. His work also covers Comprehensive Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties and Autism. Jason has presented talks for teachers and parents on dyslexia, provided in-school training on using psychological reports to form IEPs, and is trained in the 3di, a gold-standard ASD diagnostic instrument.

Clinton Greenford — B.Sc (Psych), M.Sc (PRM). PSI Graduate Membership M5410. Clinton is a Psychologist whose main area of expertise lies in educational and vocational assessments. He holds a Masters Degree in Psychological Research Methods from the Open University. His experience includes administering psychological assessments, involvement in team ASD assessments, and planning and implementing specialised dyslexia teaching plans. Clinton coordinates assessments and research for PALS and is often the first and last point of contact for our clients. He is also involved in the comprehensive and multi-disciplinary assessments, and is trained in the ADOS-2, a gold-standard ASD diagnostic instrument.

Frances O'Brien (Consultant) — Senior Speech and Language Therapist. MSc; BSc; RN. IASLT Reg: IA132199. CORU: SL007637. Frances is a CORU-registered Senior Speech and Language Therapist. Her private consultancy work with PALS involves Speech and Language assessments and team assessments for ASD observations, and she is trained in the ADOS-2. She holds a Master's Degree in Speech & Language Therapy and a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, with eight years' experience in Early Intervention as part of a multi-disciplinary team, working with children with a wide range of communication difficulties including ASD and Down Syndrome. Her additional specialised training includes Lámh (Irish Sign Language), PECS, the Nuffield Apraxia Programme, Sensory Integration, the Michael Palin stammering intervention, and the Hanen Language Development Programmes. Her website is speechandlanguageclinic.ie.