SCI CPD Events

This is an interdisciplinary event between Social Care Ireland (SCI) the Irish Association of Social Workers (IASW), the Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists (IASLT), and the Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland (AOTI). This two day workshop gives both an excellent overview into the multi-faceted needs and unique challenges of unaccompanied asylum-seeking, trafficked, and refugee young people from an emotional, social, and psychological perspective.

Latest from CORU following a meeting with the board of directors within Social Care Ireland. Get your questions answered – Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions. Charlotte is also interested to hear about the information and supports needed for your professional development. CPD – you’re doing it, but you’re possibly not realizing it! Let us show you how to use this to your advantage

Group Facilitation Training with Sam Simpson & Lorraine Munro. This course supports health and social care professionals to explore, identify and develop key skills for facilitating groups effectively. It will be an interdisciplinary event facilitated by Speech and Language Therapists, and includes Social Care Workers and Occupational Therapists. There will be an opportunity to attend on either of following two dates: 13th October and the 10th November. This course is supported by funding from the National HSCP Office

You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers. Join Charlotte the CPD Coordinator for this Zoom session and discover all about CPD and COUR registration.

CPD/CORU REGISTRATION OPEN FORUM via Zoom meetings Wednesday 1st November 2023 @ 12:30 pm until 2 pm You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers. Join Charlotte the CPD Coordinator for this Zoom session and discover: CORU registration - why it is important for social care workers Grandparenting - two year transitional period with three different routes of eligibility What is the Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics What are the Standards of proficiency What does 'Fitness to Practice' mean in practice What is Continuing Professional Development and how to go about it Exploring the benefits of Reflective practice Latest from CORU […]

This is an interdisciplinary event between Social Care Ireland (SCI), The Irish Association of Social Workers (IASW), the Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists (IASLT), The Irish Nutrition and Dietetic Institute (INDI), the Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland (AOTI), and the Society of Chiropodists and podiatrists of Ireland (SCPI).The course has been funded by the HSCP Office, HSE. As such, places are available to social care workers in the publicly funded healthcare service only.

CPD/CORU REGISTRATION OPEN FORUM via Zoom meetings Thursday 9th November 2023 @ 12:00 pm until 1.30 pm You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers. Join Charlotte the CPD Coordinator for this Zoom session and discover: CORU registration - why it is important for social care workers Grandparenting - two year transitional period with three different routes of eligibility What is the Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics What are the Standards of proficiency What does 'Fitness to Practice' mean in practice What is Continuing Professional Development and how to go about it Exploring the benefits of Reflective practice Latest from CORU […]

CPD/CORU REGISTRATION OPEN FORUM via Zoom meetings Wednesday 15h November 2023 @ 12:30 pm until 2 pm You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers. Join Charlotte the CPD Coordinator for this Zoom session and discover: CORU registration - why it is important for social care workers Grandparenting - two year transitional period with three different routes of eligibility What is the Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics What are the Standards of proficiency What does 'Fitness to Practice' mean in practice What is Continuing Professional Development and how to go about it Exploring the benefits of Reflective practice Latest from CORU […]

This event is hosted by Social Care Ireland.  It is an interdisciplinary event in collaboration with the Association of Occupational Therapists in Ireland (AOTI) and the Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists (ISLT). It is funded by the National Health and Social Care Professionals Office (HSCP Office). Working with attachment and trauma in a relational way has many inherent challenges – nowhere is this more prevalent and complex than in the field of health and social care. Carol Duffy has 20 years’ experience working in health and social care and 15 of those have been practicing as a child and adolescent psychotherapist specialising in play therapy.

Latest from CORU following a meeting with the board of directors within Social Care Ireland.
Get your questions answered – Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions. Charlotte is also interested to hear about the information and supports needed for your professional development. CPD – you’re doing it, but you’re possibly not realizing it! Let us show you how to use this to your advantage

Latest from CORU following a meeting with the board of directors within Social Care Ireland. Get your questions answered – Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions. Charlotte is also interested to hear about the information and supports needed for your professional development
CPD – you’re doing it, but you’re possibly not realizing it! Let us show you how to use this to your advantage

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

Latest from CORU following a meeting with the board of directors within Social Care Ireland. Get your questions answered – Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions. Charlotte is also interested to hear about the information and supports needed for your professional development

Latest from CORU following a meeting with the board of directors within Social Care Ireland. Get your questions answered – Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions. Charlotte is also interested to hear about the information and supports needed for your professional development
CPD – you’re doing it, but you’re possibly not realizing it! Let us show you how to use this to your advantage

Latest from CORU following a meeting with the board of directors within Social Care Ireland. Get your questions answered – Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions. Charlotte is also interested to hear about the information and supports needed for your professional development
CPD – you’re doing it, but you’re possibly not realizing it! Let us show you how to use this to your advantage

Latest from CORU following a meeting with the board of directors within Social Care Ireland.
Get your questions answered – Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions. Charlotte is also interested to hear about the information and supports needed for your professional development
CPD – you’re doing it, but you’re possibly not realizing it! Let us show you how to use this to your advantage.

Save the date for next years conference - 2nd and the 3rd of April 2025 in the Fairways in Dundalk! Thank you to all the presenters and delegates that attended this years annual Social Care Ireland conference in the Radisson Blu in Cork. The conference committee rely on volunteers to make it a success and we value your feedback so we can make it even better! This survey is for the delegates that attended the conference it will take 4 minutes to complete. EXTENDED CONFERENCE BROCHURE Provisional Conference Timetable Thank you to all our sponsors have a look at the […]

This is an interdisciplinary event, Social Care Ireland are collaborating with 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 professions views has many advantages. (SFBT) is an effective, respectful, and powerful tool for workers in the health and social care field. SFBT focuses on client’s resources and skills, rather than on their deficits and weaknesses to help them to find solutions and create preferred futures rather than dwelling on past failures.

This is an interdisciplinary event between Social Care Ireland (SCI) the Irish Association of Social Workers (IASW), the Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists (IASLT), the Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland (AOTI), and the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists (ISCP). The course has been funded by the HSCP Office, HSE. As such, places are available to social care workers in the publicly funded healthcare service only.

This is an interdisciplinary event between Social Care Ireland (SCI), The Irish Association of Social Workers (IASW), the Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists (IASLT), The Irish Nutrition and Dietetic Institute (INDI), and the Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland (AOTI). The course has been funded by the HSCP Office, HSE. As such, places are available to social care workers in the publicly funded healthcare service only.

This collaboration between Social Care Ireland and the Irish Association of Social Work has successfully facilitated several interdisciplinary leadership workshops together. This year six professions from the professional development network identified leadership skills as a CPD need within their profession. Expanding these interdisciplinary Leadership workshops would be beneficial to share learning across a whole host of different leadership roles within the different sectors

Working with attachment and trauma in a relational way has many inherent challenges – nowhere is this more prevalent and complex than in the field of health and social care. Carol Duffy has 20 years’ experience working in health and social care and 15 of those have been practicing as a child and adolescent psychotherapist specialising in play therapy.

CPD/CORU REGISTRATION OPEN FORUM via Zoom meetings Wednesday 29th May 2024 @ 1. 00 pm until 2.30 pm You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers. Join Charlotte the CPD Coordinator and registered social care worker for this Zoom session and discover: CORU registration - why it is important for social care workers Grandparenting - two year transitional period with three different routes of eligibility What is the Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics What are the Standards of proficiency What does 'Fitness to Practice' mean in practice What is Continuing Professional Development and how to go about it Exploring the benefits […]

This collaboration between Social Care Ireland and the Irish Association of Social Work has successfully facilitated several interdisciplinary leadership workshops together. This year six professions from the professional development network identified leadership skills as a CPD need within their profession. Expanding these interdisciplinary Leadership workshops would be beneficial to share learning across a whole host of different leadership roles within the different sectors.

This is a bespoke workshop specifically for social care workers/leaders/managers that have some understanding of Social Role Valorisation. This workshop will focus in depth on some the key concept of choice. The belief that people with disability are capable of determining their own life choices – including where and with whom they live, how they support themselves and what they aspire to achieve – is relatively recent. Historically, services for people with disability had largely been premised on the belief that they needed to be segregated in institutions, away from mainstream community life.

CPD/CORU REGISTRATION OPEN FORUM via Zoom meetings Monday 19th August 2024 @ 12.30 pm until 2.00 pm You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers. Join Charlotte the CPD Coordinator and registered social care worker for this Zoom session and discover: CORU registration - why it is important for social care workers Grandparenting - two year transitional period with three different routes of eligibility What is the Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics What are the Standards of proficiency What does 'Fitness to Practice' mean in practice What is Continuing Professional Development and how to go about it Exploring the benefits of […]

This is an interdisciplinary event between Social Care Ireland (SCI) the Irish Association of Social Workers (IASW), the Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists (IASLT), the Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland (AOTI), and the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists (ISCP). The course has been funded by the HSCP Office, HSE. As such, places are available to social care workers in the publicly funded healthcare service only. If your profession is included in the list above please purchase a ticket from their webpage. 

Eligible Target Group: any social care practitioner who has previously participated in the Introduction to SRV course and would like to develop their knowledge and skills in more advanced SRV themes as they relate to social care practice. Please do not book more that one ticket at a time. If you want to book multiple tickets please email cpd@socialcareireland.ie. Duration: Each workshop is a 3 hour online interactive web cast session

This is an interdisciplinary event. SCI are collaborating with IASW, AOTI, IASLT and INDI. A limited number of places are available to each discipline. Please note this event is open to both members and non members. This course is supported by funding from the National HSCP Office and priority is for those in Publicly Funded Health Care Settings.

Level 2: Motivational Interviewing (Progress to level 2 once level 1 is completed). The requirements of these workshops are participants need to complete level 1 prior to attending level 2. 

This is an interdisciplinary event between Social Care Ireland (SCI) the Irish Association of Social Workers (IASW), the Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists (IASLT), the Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland (AOTI), and the Irish Society of Chartered Physiotherapists (ISCP). The course has been funded by the HSCP Office, HSE. As such, places are available to social care workers in the publicly funded healthcare service only. If your profession is included in the list above please purchase a ticket from their webpage

This event is hosted by Social Care Ireland.  It is an interdisciplinary event in collaboration with the Association of Occupational Therapists in Ireland (AOTI) and the Irish Association of Speech and Language Therapists (ISLT). It is funded by the National Health and Social Care Professionals Office (HSCP Office).

The Mindfulness-based Health and Social Care (MBHSC) group programme is a unique mindfulness-based programme which focusses on improving the self-care and practice of health and social care professionals. MBHSC is a theory and evidence-informed programme which focusses on reducing stress, emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation of service users/patients, improving well-being and a range of practice skills and competencies.

Social Care Ireland are delighted to welcome back the Annual Disability Special Interest Group Conference. The conference will be chaired by a representative from the Disability SIG Janine Zube. The theme of this years conference is to explore where social care workers practice is currently when it comes to the Assisted Denison Making (Capacity) Act 2015. We have a jam packed day which we hope you enjoy.

Trauma is an umbrella and broad term, and we often focus in services around certain types of traumas; but the crucial area of intergenerational, multigenerational, transgenerational, inherited, and historical trauma is often less acknowledged or spoken about. This day has a spotlight on intergenerational trauma at a collective, community, and society level such as within the context of genocide, war, and political oppression. As well as exploring the concept and experience of intergenerational trauma within a family and parenting context.

Date: 21st November 2024 Time: 9:30 until 12:30 Venue: Online Cost: Free workshop Social Care Ireland are delighted to collaborate on this workshop with Lillian Byrne and Gabriel Eichsteller from SETU Carlow. This is an opportunity to participate in a taster workshop on Social Pedagogy in Social Care. Social pedagogy is an ethical practice framework used in social care and education settings across Europe and beyond. It focuses on how we can build positive and authentic relationships with children, adults and the wider community to support wellbeing, learning and social inclusion. In this practice-related and interactive online workshop, we will […]

The webinar will draw on findings from the Innovate Project, a four year study in the UK of social care innovation

Social Care Ireland are delighted to be back collaborating with the National Institute of Intellectual Disability Services (NIIDS) who are facilitating this 7 day programme.  This will provide frontline staff with a framework for understanding and addressing the problems that arise when an individual has both intellectual disabilities, mental health difficulties and possibly a personality disorder. It provides staff with a range of creative strategies which they can use as effective approaches. There are twenty places available for social care workers and Health and Social Care Professionals (HSCP's).

CPD/CORU REGISTRATION OPEN FORUM via Zoom meetings Tuesday 11th March 2025 @ 12.30 pm until 2.00 pm You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers. Join Charlotte the CPD Coordinator and registered social care worker for this Zoom session and discover: CORU registration - why it is important for social care workers Grandparenting - two year transitional period with three different routes of eligibility What is the Code of Professional Conduct and Ethics What are the Standards of proficiency What does 'Fitness to Practice' mean in practice What is Continuing Professional Development and how to go about it Exploring the benefits of […]

Social Care Ireland are delighted to be endorsing this course it is an Introduction to Clinical Supervision level 1. It is for all Health and Social Care Professionals that find themselves in leadership roles. It is been facilitated by Dr. Nicola O'Sullivan and supported by other experienced practitioners.

Thanks you to all our delegates, presenters and the conference committee for making this years conference a success. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did ! The presentation are available to download (at the end of this page) We value you feedback if you attended the conference please fill out this short survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8RQ6FYJ The theme of this years conference was 'Creativity, Innovation and play in Social Care - The Power of Possibility in an era of regulation' Date: 2nd & 3rd of April 2025 Venue: The Fairways Hotel.   Dublin Road, Haggardstown, Dundalk, Co. Louth, A91 […]