Our Certificate Programme is the perfect entry point for those considering a career in counselling and psychotherapy as it contains an excellent mix of theory, skills, and personal development. All IICP teaching staff are therapy practitioners, which means they put their teaching into a real-world context.

We are accepting applications for the January 2025 intake. This innovative programme is validated by QQI and accredited by IACP, Ireland’s largest professional body. With a seamless transition from theory to practice, graduates of this programme are perfectly placed to pursue an enriching and fulfilling career as a therapist in the helping professions.

A Wellness Workshop is an opportunity for you to take time out and learn a wide range of simple practical and effective tools and tips that you can use in your everyday life to improve your own wellness. Workshops are informal and relaxed.

Our free courses are for anyone aged 18+ with an interest in recovery and mental health. The topics of the courses are created and delivered by people with lived experience, family members and staff working within the mental health services. This is called co-production and means that everyone has a say in what goes in to the courses.

This new introductory workshop, delivered live by Dr. Kevin Fehin, will explore the psychodynamics of eating disorders as it relates to a mental health diagnosis such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, or binge-eating disorder. Suitable for psychologists, psychotherapists, counsellors and health care professionals.

Are you a Health and Social Care Professional working with Adults with Intellectual Disability? Learn to facilitate a group that will support the learning of decision making skills, create everyday decision making opportunities, navigate risk, conflict and failure together & Improve your awareness of over-supporting and how to avoid it.

This course will be of interest to those who are working in a supportive capacity with children and adolescents i.e. counsellors, psychotherapists, social workers, social care workers, keyworkers, mental health nurses, guidance counsellors, SNAs, teachers etc.

This course will be of interest to those who are working in a supportive capacity with children and adolescents i.e. counsellors, psychotherapists, social workers, social care workers, keyworkers, mental health nurses, guidance counsellors, SNAs, teachers etc.

The perfect entry point for those considering a career in counselling and psychotherapy as it contains an excellent mix of theory, skills, and personal development. All IICP teaching staff are therapy practitioners, which means they put their teaching into a real-world context.

We are hosting a workshop focusing on helping attendees learn how to effectively maximise their power as voters. It will provide practical skills in advocating for their needs, engaging with politicians, and influencing decision-making processes.

SOS is offering places on the next a Supporters Programme. This 8-hour programme will be held over 2 sessions – Wednesday 6th November and Wednesday 13th November. This programme is for people supporting someone on a personal basis and not from a professional basis.

Do you work in the not-for-profit sector and need to reduce stress and learn to relax? Are you seeking to re-connect more to yourself and your emotions & feelings? Are you looking for a new way to self-care and healing? BodyBreath One Day Experiential Workshops starting 19th October 2024.

Fusion Training offer QQI certified programmes in Facilitation, Train the Trainer, Conflict Management and Wellbeing & Flourishing. They also offer bespoke training. Courses are delivered by Gerard Fitzpatrick, author of the acclaimed books Crossing the Threshold (Fusion Press, 2020) and Effective Group Leadership (Orpen Press, 2016).

Do you know a child aged 6-16 living with a lifelong physical health condition who would benefit from building confidence, connecting with others and expressing themselves through creative activities? We are now taking registrations for our busiest Autumn / Winter workshop season yet!

The National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA) is hosting a free plain English webinar series ‘Using plain English in your organisation’ for people working with members of the public. We will discuss using plain English when designing forms, creating leaflets and writing for the web.

The National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA) is hosting a free four-part webinar series ‘Literacy opens doors’ for people working in the community and voluntary sector. We will discuss how we can be more aware and make changes to support people who may struggle with reading, writing and maths.

This 1-day training is delivered by Trauma management expert Jenny Mincin PhD, MPhil, MPA, who is an expert in disaster mental health. Topics include crisis-intervention fundamentals, overview of trauma and de-escalation techniques, case studies and exercises to integrate strategies into practice.

Applicants will hold a Level 8 Degree in the helping professions (counselling, psychotherapy, social care, social work, psychology, psych nursing, mental health, addiction etc.). Those who hold a Level 7 Degree in the helping professions, plus appropriate relevant work experience may be eligible

This course is intended for therapists, mental health practitioners and for those professionals who would like to add mindfulness to the range of clinical interventions available to them. Additionally, it is ideal for those who would like to use mindfulness in their own lives.

This programme is suitable for those who seek to develop their knowledge and understanding of self-harm and the reasons underlying such behaviour. How to support and care for those engaging in self harm and what resources and services are available will also be outlined.

SafeTALK is a half-day alertness training that prepares attendees, regardless of prior experience or training, to become a suicide-alert helper. Most people with thoughts of suicide don’t truly want to die, but are struggling with the pain in their lives.

An interactive programme with the aim of helping participants to identify people who are at risk, confidently ask about the topic of suicide and give encouragement to connect in with relevant resources that can help to provide safety.

SafeTALK is a half-day alertness training that prepares attendees, regardless of prior experience or training, to become a suicide-alert helper. Most people with thoughts of suicide don’t truly want to die, but are struggling with the pain in their lives.

A 2-day intensive, interactive, and practice-dominated workshop designed to help Participants/Caregivers recognise the immediate risk of suicide and learn how to intervene to prevent the tragic consequences of suicide.

This workshop is for professionals and key contact people who, in the course of their work, come into contact with people who have been bereaved through suicide. It explores the unique needs of suicide bereavement, so that participants become more equipped to provide support in the safest and most effective ways possible.