Every year Social Care Ireland asks our members, social care workers, managers, educators and students to send in their Continuing Professional Development (CPD) needs. Are their any emerging practice issues that you require CPD? It is enormously helpful in supporting us to plan and organise events, workshops and conferences, so that we can meet these needs. On an annual basis (September) the CPD Coordinator gathers this information through a survey and through our different working and advisory groups. We go through an applications process and endeavour to secure additional funding from the National Health and Social Care professionals […]

Dear Member, Please be advised that the National HSCP Office is now accepting registrations for this year’s HSCP Conference which takes place on 23rd October, 2024 in Croke Park. The theme for the Conference is “Working in Partnership and Collaboration”. The registration is open until 5pm on the 16th September, 2024 and can be accessed at the following link. If you have any queries regarding the registration process, please email hscp.nationaloffice@hse.ie

You’re Invited! End Child Poverty Week Day 4 Thursday 5 September, 12 noon – 2.00pm Nano Nagle Place, Cork Dear Members, We are delighted to invite you to the fourth event of this year’s End Child Poverty Week. This week-long initiative spotlights the drivers of child poverty, the best practice solutions at national and local level that address the impact of child poverty and, the key investments Government can make in Budget 2025 to break the cycle of child poverty. Day 4 focuses on Child Welfare and Alternative Care and adverse childhood experiences, their impact on children and young people, and […]

  Title: Dan Hughes – Providing Therapy and Care for Children and Youth with Problems Due to Relational (Developmental) Trauma Date: Friday, 15th November, 2024 Ashling Hotel, Parkgate Street, Dublin €80 IASW members/€165 non-members   This full day workshop with Dan Hughes has been organised by the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) SIG.   Children and youth who have experienced abuse and neglect are at high risk for significant difficulties in their neurological, affective, cognitive, and behavioral development. The central place of attachment in enabling an individual to resolve conflicts and traumatic experiences, develop affect regulation and reflective […]

The HSE have decided to exclude Health and Social Care Professionals from representation on the Senior Management Team, in the new HSE Health Regions. They are the only clinical group to be excluded from this important decision-making structure. This is backwards step at a critical time. We need to act now.   Sign the Petition here  if you agree – HSCPs need a seat at the table!  The HSE restructuring should be about integrated care and more efficient services. It should be about patient safety and well-being, and supporting the professionals who provide these services. We’re calling on Minister for Health, Stephen […]

Please be advised that the National HSCP Office is now accepting abstract submissions for this year’s HSCP Conference which takes place on 23rd October, 2024. The theme for the Conference is “Working in Partnership and Collaboration” and abstract submissions are invited under the following categories: Working in Partnership – Leadership & Management Working in Partnership- Clinical Practice Working in Partnership – Evidence, Research & Development Working in Partnership- Education and Facilitation of Clinical Learning ( Practice  Education) The submission portal is open until 12th August, 2024 and can be accessed at the following link, here you will also find further information on the submission process. […]

HIQA has  published new National Standards for Information Management in Health and Social Care. The aim of the national standards is to provide a roadmap to improve the quality of national health and social care information, which will ultimately contribute to the delivery of safe and reliable care. They are being published at a time of significant policy developments around health information at both national and European level, including the forthcoming European Health Data Space regulation and Health Information Bill. The standards will also support the implementation of the Department of Health’s recently published strategy, Digital for Care: A Digital Health […]

“Interactive Exploration to Eliminate or Reduce the Use of Restrictive Practice” – Thursday, 3rd of October, from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM. ‘Behaviour Support Models and HIQA standards, regulations, and themes” – Tuesday, 15th of October, from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM.

Please see below details for upcoming Not For Profit Event being hosted by Attuned in Practice.   This Event will host some amazing speakers and will offer you an opportunity to think about your practice and consider some theory, research and partake in some creative music therapy!   Prof. Nicola Doherty. Clinical Psychologist. ‘In a ward full of broken beds…Shaky beginnings and good enough endings’ Dr Tim Dartington. Writer & Social Researcher. ‘The older generation, liability or asset?’ Siân Brown. Music Therapist. ‘Harmony of Transitions: Navigating the rhythms of change in Music Therapy’ Please see below link to register to […]