Please find the June 2022 edition of Practice Links below.   Practice Links is a free @UCCsocialwork e-publication for practitioners working in Irish social services, voluntary, community and non-governmental sectors. Practice Links supports practitioners to keep up-to-date with new publications, electronic publications, conferences, social media, apps, and continuing professional development opportunities. Practice Links June 2022

SCI are supporting the HSE strategy below by providing training in suicide awareness that can save lives.   Driving Change Suicide Response Training   Ireland’s national suicide prevention strategy, Connecting for Life (CfL), was launched in June 2015 and the Implementation Plan for 2017-2020 was published in late 2017. In December 2019 the Department of Health supported an extension of CfL for a further five years, with official approval by Cabinet granted in November 2020. In preparation for this, the HSE National Office for Suicide Prevention (NOSP) was asked to lead the development of an implementation plan for 2020-2022, inclusive. […]

The Courts Service and the Decision Support Service (DSS) are hosting a collaborative online event on the 24th May 2022 at 4.30pm. About this event   Purpose of the event: The purpose of this information session is to outline and explain the changes to wardship that will be brought about by the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015, which is due to commence in June 2022. Once the Act commences, there will be a period of three years to be discharged from wardship, before wardship itself ceases.   Discharge from Wardship Whether you are going to request a discharge from […]

Dear Colleagues,                           Re: Spark Seed– closing date for applications Tuesday 24 May 2022 If you have noticed a problem in your clinical area, Spark Seed provides training, micro-funding and support to enable you to develop a solution. After learning about design and innovation, successful applicants will have the opportunity to pitch for micro-funding and innovation support for their own project. Funding of up to €3,000 is available per individual or group. This initiative is available to all HSE employees. Applications must be submitted electronically by 5pm on Tuesday, 24 May 2022. More Information About Spark Seed 2022 Le […]

You’re Invited:A Safer Internet for Children and Young People  Political Panel Event   Dear Members and Friends,    Over the past year, the Children’s Rights Alliance alongside 18 of our members, have been coordinating a national campaign on children and young people’s safety online – the #123OnlineSafety Campaign. The campaign pushes for key measures for children and young people in the new Online Safety and Media Regulation (OSMR) Bill and beyond.     As part of this work, on 31 May 2022, CRA are convening a political panel discussion on how we can ensure this Bill is fit for purpose, what we need to see from big tech and […]

  Accredited Parenting Courses for Professionals: Are you a professional working with one-parent families, parents who are separating or separated and/or their children? Founded as Cherish in 1972, One Family offers decades of experience and expertise to professionals supporting one-parent families. Upcoming Course – ‘Supporting parents and children to separate well” (date TBC) https://onefamily.ie/accredited-training-for-professionals/

  Please see Assisted Decision Making Status Update the April status update on the preparations for the commencement of the Assisted Decision Making (Capacity) Act 2015. This is very important information and we would appreciate it if you could please share this amongst your colleagues. If there is further information you would like to have included for the next update in May please email  info@socialcareireland.ie  

Don Bosco Care is seeking a highly motivated, skilled and experienced Director of Services to lead their management team and staff. The Director of Services will ensure the highest standard of care to children and young people and the ongoing development and delivery of a broad range of services including residential care, aftercare and outreach programmes, underpinned by the ethos and core values of Don Bosco Care. Ideally, candidates will have relevant experience at senior management level in the voluntary sector. Closing date for applications: Friday May 27th To apply: Applicants should forward a current CV and a cover letter […]

(sent on behalf of Louise Loughlin, National Manager of the National Advocacy Service)  Dear colleagues, I am delighted to announce that the National Advocacy Service for People with Disabilities (NAS) will continue to operate Ireland’s Patient Advocacy Service for another five years. Following a competitive tendering process, the National Patient Safety Office in the Department of Health (DoH) has awarded the contract for the Patient Advocacy Service to NAS, running from October 2022 until October 2027. The Patient Advocacy Service is an independent, free and confidential service that provides information and support to people who want to make a complaint […]

Training for OTs and healthcare professionals   Venue: Online Price: €20.00 Event Date:  20th June 2022 APPLY NOW This two half-day workshop will be of interest to OTs and other healthcare professionals 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 healthcare professionals can reduce […]