Sharon Clougherty, M

							Sharon Clougherty, M.Ed.
Assistant Director of Early Intervention


Sharon Clougherty, M.Ed. is the Assistant Director of Early Intervention. Sharon
has 20 years of experience in the field of special education in a variety of
capacities. She has worked as a school-age and preschool classroom teacher
for children with special needs. Sharon spent nine years working in the
pediatrics department of Allegheny General Hospital (AGH) through a
collaborative grant with ACHIEVA. Through this initiative, she provided early
intervention services to children and families in Pittsburgh and surrounding
communities. She also conducted inpatient and outpatient developmental
assessments as part of a multi-disciplinary diagnostic team headed by Richard
Solomon, MD. During this time, Sharon began training in the Floortime method
of facilitated learning and relationship building, based on the works of Stanley
Greenspan, MD, now known as DIR/Floortime Model. She was part of the
management, training and treatment team of the PLAY Project that was
developed at AGH to address the growing population of children diagnosed with
autistic spectrum disorders. Sharon also provided treatment training and support
to children and families as a behavior specialist consultant. She gained further
experience with this population during her six year tenure as the director of
teaching at Spectrum Charter School. This program provided school to work
experiences and transition support for adolescents on the autistic spectrum.
Sharon earned her bachelor’s of science degree in special education from
Indiana University of Pennsylvania and her master’s degree in early education of
the handicapped child at the University of Pittsburgh.