Colleen McLaughlin, MEd

Colleen McLaughlin is a Training and Consultation Specialist at The Boggs Center. Colleen works with the Boggs Center Self-Directed Supports team in the development and provision of training and technical assistance activities with families, consumers, Division of Developmental Disabilities, providers, professionals, and community groups. She provides training in Person-Centered Thinking and Essential Lifestyle Planning across the state. Colleen also provides training and technical assistance with regard to workforce development and statewide pre-service trainings for direct-support professionals.

Colleen came to The Boggs Center from the Institute on Disabilities/UCEDD at Temple University where she was an evaluation coordinator. While at Temple she worked on Pennsylvania's Independent Monitoring for Quality (IM4Q) Project and The Partnership, a statewide training and technical assistance project for self-advocates and family members. She has experience as an American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) Supports Intensity Scale (SIS) trainer, providing education regarding use of the SIS nationally.

Colleen earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology from the University of Pittsburgh and a Bachelor of Science in Education degree from Clarion University. In 2003, she received a Master of Education in Counseling Psychology degree from Temple University.

Work Address:
The Boggs Center
P.O. Box 2688
New Brunswick, NJ 08903-2688

Phone: 732-235-9313
FAX: 732-235-9330
Email: colleen.mclaughlin@umdnj.edu