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Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities

Online Event

Social Care Ireland in collaboration with the National Institute of Intellectual Disability Services (NIIDS) are facilitating this 7 day programme.  Provide frontline staff with a framework for understanding and addressing the problems that arise when an individual has both intellectual disabilities and mental health difficulties and possibly a personality disorder. It provides staff with a range of creative strategies which they can use as effective approaches.

An Introduction To Transgender Awareness

Venue Online Price 20.00 Event Date 22 Mar 2023 – 23 Mar 2023 Time 9.30 am – 1 pm   This two half-day workshop will be of interest to Clinical Measurement Physiologists and other HSCPs who wish to increase their knowledge of Trans issues in an Irish and an International context. ‘The LGBT Ireland Report’ (Higgins et al., 2016) recommended training to reduce mental health risks and to build resilience among trans people, including children and young people. The Eurohealthnet report ‘Health4LGBTI’ recommended promoting diversity and inclusion by aiming to increase the use of inclusive language and inclusive practice. Informed […]

Social Care Ireland Conference 2023

Mount Wolseley Hotel Carlow

In light of the year ahead, with Coru registration finally on the horizon. The theme of the conference explores all the relationships we have within our practice, with each other, our colleagues and the people we support. How do we critically reflect on these relationship- based practices, promote and protect them in a more regulated environment. There will be Keynote Speakers and Workshops/Presentations relating to how, you the Social Care Professional, can improve your relationship-based practice and add to our skills and knowledge.

Get Tickets €40.00 – €220.00 20 tickets left

Solution Focused Brief Therapy

Online

This will be a virtual event over three half-days; Date: Wed 12th/ 19th /26th April/ 3rd May Time: 9.30 am - 12:30 pm Cost: €60 SCI members/ €60 non-members The course has been funded by the HSCP Office, HSE. As such, places are available to social care workers/managers in the publicly funded healthcare service only. This is an interdisciplinary event, Social Care Ireland are collaborating with the Association of Occupational Therapist of Ireland, the Irish Association of Social Work and the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists. We have collaborated on similar events in the past that have been very successful. Sharing learning […]

Get Tickets €60.00 6 tickets left

Driving Change Suicide Response Training

Online Event

Suicide is a serious public health issue which effects all aspects of society, families and individuals. Social care workers meet some of the most vulnerable members of our society. Coming into contact with those experiencing marginalisation, deprivation, discrimination and much more

Get Tickets €10.00 – €25.00 9 tickets left

Solution Focused Brief Therapy

Online

This will be a virtual event over four half-days; Date: Wed 24th/31st/7th/14th June Time: 9.30 am till 12.30 pm Cost: €60 SCI members/ €60 non-members The course has been funded by the HSCP Office, HSE. As such, places are available to social care workers/managers in the publicly funded healthcare service only. This is an interdisciplinary event, Social Care Ireland are collaborating with the Association of Occupational Therapist of Ireland, the Irish Association of Social Work and the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists. We have collaborated on similar events in the past that have been very successful. Sharing learning from different […]

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Competency Framework – National Institute of Intellectual Disability Studies

National Institute of Intellectual Disability Studies Johnstown Business Centre, Johnstown, Co. Kildare

This online programme has been endorsed by Social Care Ireland and is deemed to be of a high quality and relevant to social care practice. The NIIDS Competency Framework is a model that sets out a blueprint for excellence in performance within the disability sector. When we do not have a definition of what excellence looks like, the judgement of best practices may be more subjective. Our competency framework exists to identify the personal attributes, competencies and skills required by all grades of staff to complete their role to the highest standard. The NDA made a request of the Department […]