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Mandela Day Boost for Pioneering Irish Projects promoting human rights. Pioneering projects aimed at promoting human rights in Ireland and abroad are receiving support as Community Foundation Ireland joins worldwide events to mark Nelson Mandela Day.
Attending a Wellness Workshop is a great opportunity for you to take time out and learn a wide range of simple practical and effective tools and tips that can be used in your everyday life to improve your own wellness. These workshops aim to help you understand and take charge of your own mental health.
The DAVINA project provides unique training on the complexities and the inextricable link between substance use and domestic abuse. Our training provides you with the DAVINA Model: A Trauma Informed Best Practice Response To Women Using Substances and Subjected to Domestic Abuse.
Being Present in the Future or Absent in the Past where Relationships and Resolving Conflict are concerned. In this free Zoom Webinar we shall be looking specifically at the Magic Power of Acceptance. For it truly is a transformative, game changing magic power in and of itself in the truest meaning of the word magic.
Join us for this certified training from Postnatal Bereavement Doula, Trauma-informed Yoga teacher and Massage Therapist Jane Xavier. You will learn: Companioning: Learn how to hold space for loss. Support Networks: Identify and strengthen supports available. Healing Power of Rituals: Reflect on how rituals can support a bereaved person self-care Practices.
Free online training designed to equip frontline charity staff & volunteers in Ireland with the necessary skills to navigate financial challenges. Learn how to support your beneficiaries in managing their finances and strengthening financial resilience in their families and communities.
The overarching goal of this seed funding is to offer supports of €1000 to assist University of Galway staff or students, all patient & community organisations and individual PPI contributors to host a National PPI Festival event in October that aligns with the festival’s aims.
We are seeking dedicated Volunteer Dispatchers to help us provide the gift of remembrance photography to bereaved families across the country. This is a remote, flexible role.
This workshop offers a practical and reflective exploration of how psychotherapists, particularly those in training or early in their careers, can navigate the realities of working within a clinical setting. It addresses professional identity, managing interpersonal dynamics with colleagues and managers, and recognising when to refer a client on.
Current estimates place the LGBT+ population of Ireland between 4%-10%, and it is said that LGBT+ clients are more likely to engage in therapy (McLeod, 2013; McCann & Sharek, 2014). Therefore, it is likely as therapists we will eventually find ourselves working with a client from the LGBT+ community.
This workshop provides participants with a foundational understanding of Choice Theory, exploring its origins, core concepts, and practical applications across personal and professional contexts.
“Getting Out of the Client’s Way” is a one-day workshop for trainee and accredited psychotherapists. It helps participants become more aware of how they may unintentionally step into the client’s process. Using reflection, theory, group discussion, creativity, the Seven-Eyed Model, and Interpersonal Process Recall (IPR), the workshop supports deeper self-awareness and presence in client work.
This one-day interactive workshop offers participants the opportunity to engage in practice of advanced counselling skills and will consist of both lecture-led and peer practice sessions. It will appeal to experienced practitioners looking to refresh their skills as well as those from other disciplines who already have core counselling skills and are looking to gain more advanced techniques to complement their work.
This practical and engaging workshop is designed to increase participants’ understanding of the CBT perspective on Anxiety and how to support clients to better manage their anxiety using CBT principles.
To introduce practicing non-drug specialist counsellors and psychotherapist to the broad theories and practices surrounding in current drug and alcohol interventions. Engendering a deeper understanding and enhancing ability to assess and support client and recovery.
Join Bat Conservation on one of these practical, evening workshops to learn what Irish bats need from the landscape. You will pot up locally sourced native cuttings and seeds to take home. We will discuss wildlife and bat friendly gardening techniques and enjoy a bat walk on site after dark!
Join us for our 42nd annual Home Run. Walk, jog, run, hop or dance the 5K loop though the scenic Phoenix Park – all to raise vital funds for our life-saving services, and help end homelessness. This year, we are asking everyone to treat the entry fee as just the beginning.
Every Step Counts! Get ready for a fun-filled 5K and join us for the SVP Fun Run. Whether you're in the park with us or doing 5K your own way, every step you take helps us support those who need it most. Bring your family, friends, and four-legged companions. Dogs are more than welcome!
Game Changer is a new programme that seeks to challenge the social and cultural norms and behaviours that contribute to Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence. These norms and behaviours can range from catcalling, harassment and victim-blaming, to sharing of pornography, intimate image abuse, coercive control and sexual exploitation and violence.
For the past four years Barnardos has been monitoring the impact of cost of living increases on families and children detailing the number of families who are cutting back and going without essentials, the impact it is having on their day to day lives and general quality of life and the worries they have for the future.
Free 1 Day Health check services., for existing Salesforce charity users. During the Health check, we will review your business processes and provide recommendations on how your organisation will see the benefits in revenue generation, leads nurturing (new members onboarding), campaigns for both outbound and inbounds etc.
Full training and support will be provided. Volunteering with Parentline requires an ability to listen, willingness to learn, commitment to a three hour weekly shift & ongoing training.
Safefood is inviting applications for funding for its Community Food Initiatives (CFI) Innovate Funding. The Community Food Initiatives programme aims to empower people in low-income communities to make healthier food choices.
Transport for Ireland (TFI), partnered with The Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA) and Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind (IGDB), have created a national campaign to raise awareness to allow wheelchair users to board first and priority to use the designated wheelchair space.
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