It is a two-module postgraduate course, accredited at Level 9. It is designed to equip practitioners including social workers, counsellors, psychotherapists, and teachers or others working with children, with the skills to understand bereavement and loss and its impact on children and young people and to support them on their grief journey.

Mid West Recovery Education Service (ARIES) are delighted to announce our free May 2024 online schedule. Mid West ARIES aims to provide the Mid West Region with an inspirational and inclusive educational programme on recovery and wellbeing in mental health.

The HSE provide free suicide intervention/prevention training in Galway, Mayo and Roscommon. There is a safeTALK in the McWilliam Park Hotel in Claremorris on Tuesday, 30 April. Please note all training is free of charge and for persons over 18’s.

With a focus on addressing the training needs of aspiring professionals in the global health sector, this programme offers the opportunity for participants to enhance their leadership capabilities, broaden their technical expertise, and contribute to positive change in global health practice.

Suicide Bereavement Training for Professionals is a one-day training where participants’ awareness of the unique aspects associated with suicide bereavement is enhanced. Participants develop greater understanding and awareness of support needed for people who have lost someone through suicide.

Community Impact Network does this through provision of Training, Mentoring, Governance & Best Practice, Collaboration & Technology support to members. Partnerships are developed between statutory, community and voluntary services which will enhance services for older people.

This year-long course is intended for people from a variety of disciplines who are intending, beginning, or already practising supervisors. Professionally accredited by IACP, this course is designed to enable individuals to extend their understanding and knowledge of supervision, incorporating theoretical inputs with opportunities for group discussion and experiential exercises.

Join this one-day online workshop for a compassionate exploration into the journey of loss and grief associated with caring for children with life-limiting illnesses. This workshop is suitable for professionals and caregivers involved in supporting families caring for a child with a life-limiting illness.

The aim of this in person training is to provide a trauma-informed toolkit to support women looking to rebuild their financial wellbeing and take back control of their financial futures after being subjected to domestic abuse and coercive control.

Workshops are informal and relaxed. They are facilitated by people with both lived life experience of mental health difficulties, and people with experience of working in various mental health arenas. A comprehensive Wellness Workbook to support you in maintaining your daily wellness is included.

Brahma Kumaris Ireland offers an education in human, moral and spiritual values. To meet the challenge of change, it initiates dialogue and presents a fresh vision of the future. It recognises the intrinsic goodness of all human beings and teaches meditation to help each one rediscover their inner resources and strengths. All our events / courses are free of charge as a community service.

Friends of the Earth, with support from Community Work Ireland, the National Youth Council of Ireland and the National Women’s Council, are joining forces to deliver an innovative programme upskilling youth work and community work practitioners.

This one day online workshop will focus on the use of denial as a defensive strategy against emotional pain in everyday life and in particular when pain relates to dealing with psychological trauma and addiction issues. Participants will receive an e-Certificate of Completion in ‘Denial and Self-deception’.

Irish Refugee Council and Oxfam Ireland invite all active in defending and promoting the rights of migrants, asylum seekers and refugees to join us for a workshop on influencing for change. This workshop is part of the Activism and Advocacy workshop series.

The course promotes principles of inclusion, human rights, equality and social justice, working towards sustainable development, and tackling issues such as inequality, climate change, poverty and disadvantage. Duration: 4 years (Commencing September 2024 Full Time).

RCSI, in association with Irish Hospice Foundation, runs two accredited Level 9 MSc programmes - MSc Loss & Bereavement and MSc Loss & Bereavement (Clinical Practice) focusing on loss and bereavement and are now inviting applications for these part-time postgraduate programmes run over two years.

This course will appeal to those people who are interested in training as a Psychotherapist to a high level of knowledge and skill. Systemic Psychotherapists work with relationships in the context of families, couples and other groups. Application closing soon.

Our four-year BSc (Hons) in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy is now accepting applications for the September 2024 intake. This innovative programme is validated by QQI and accredited by IACP, Ireland’s largest professional body. The programme is delivered through blended learning.

This course is designed in the style of a conversion programme for graduates who hold a Level 8 Degree in the human sciences or equivalent. It is ideal for those who, upon completion, would like to transfer to a Master’s level practice programme to become professional therapists.

Our Level 9 QQI Certificate in Technology Enabled Teaching & Learning is now accepting applications for the January 2025 intake. The aim of this programme is to equip you with an up to date, cutting edge training in the application of technology enabled teaching and learning in a higher education setting.

Our one-year Level 9 QQI Certificate in Teaching & Learning in Higher Education is now accepting applications for the September 2024 intake. The aim of this programme is to equip you with an up to date, cutting edge training in teaching and learning in a higher education setting.

The programme aims to enable graduates to analyse their own practice and the profession. We strive to facilitate learners in the creation of evidence-based solutions to the current problems they face as individual practitioners and dilemmas that exist within the profession.

This 2.5-year programme will be of interest to practising therapists and play therapists who wish to extend their existing qualification in counselling and psychotherapy to master’s level and work with children and adolescents. Monthly 3 block days (Usually Friday evenings, all day Saturday and all-day Sunday).

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 to apply under RPL.

The aim of this minor Award is to provide participants with a basis on which to develop their therapeutic understanding of the theoretical and clinical considerations of substance use. This programme is delivered via Blended Learning with 2 days on site in our Tallaght Campus and 2 days online via Zoom.