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Dear Participant,

I invite you to participate in a research study titled “What impact has the global COVID-19 pandemic had on psychotherapists' coping strategies and ethical self-care practices to prevent burnout and compassion fatigue, and what can be done to better prepare them for future traumatic events?”

My name is Gill Wall, and I am a Master's degree student, in my final year, studying Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy at Turning Point Institute. The purpose of this study is to explore and understand the lived experiences of psychotherapists during the global pandemic and its effects on their ethical self-care practices, ability to cope in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, and in preparation for future traumatic events through the lens of a qualitative, Interpretive phenomenological analysis.

Inclusion criteria for participation are as follows:

1. Professionally qualified psychotherapists in Ireland

2. Participants must have actively provided therapy services during the global COVID-19 pandemic.

3. A diverse range of viewpoints and experiences: Participants will include psychotherapists with different theoretical backgrounds, degrees of experience and practice contexts such as individual therapy, couples therapy, family therapy, group therapy, and child and adolescent therapy.

Benefits of this Research:

Your participation will contribute valuable insights to the understanding of psychotherapists' experiences during the pandemic, potentially benefiting the broader mental health community and future support for organisations as a whole in the event of future global pandemics.

Details of Involvement:

If you decide to participate, your involvement will include one-to-one semi-structured interviews discussing your lived experiences and coping strategies during the pandemic. The interviews will be audio-recorded for accurate representation and analysis. The estimated time commitment for each interview is approximately 1 hour.

To participate please, at your earliest convenience, email wall.gill@gmail.com

Please find attached an information sheet for participants and an informed consent form

• 2024-03-19-Research-Study-Information-Sheet-for-Participants-Gill.pdf
  
• 2024-03-19-Research-Study-Informed-Consent-Form-Gill.pdf
  

I appreciate you taking the time to read and thank you for considering participating in this study.

I hope to hear from you soon,

Kind regards,
Gill Wall

MSc in Loss and Bereavement and MSc in Loss and Bereavement (Clinical Practice)

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

 For MSc Loss & Bereavement, applications are invited from representatives of a wide range of professional disciplines who wish to develop a deeper understanding of loss and grief at individual and societal level or whose work/volunteering roles involve the organisation of bereavement support in community, health or other areas of general bereavement care.

For MSc Loss & Bereavement (Clinical Practice), applications are invited from mental health professionals such as counsellors, psychotherapists, psychologists, healthcare workers, nurses, social workers, bereavement coordinators and others who design and implement clinical bereavement interventions as part of their practice.

We will be holding an online Open Evening for prospective applicants on Wednesday, April 10 at 7:00 – 8:30pm. This is an opportunity to meet our lecturers and past students, and to receive information about the programme.

It is free to attend the Open Evening but registrationis required via this link:

https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/msc-loss-bereavement-programmes-open-evening-tickets-808809600287

Why these Postgraduate courses are important?

IHF recognise that loss and bereavement are core life experiences for everyone. Whilst they have been the subject of major scientific and social study over the past 30 years, the application of our new knowledge and clinical skills often lags behind.

These postgraduate programmes have been designed to impact on health, social and community systems and ultimately to enhance quality of life. They are evidence-based, rooted in contemporary scientific research and clinical skills training as well as being designed against a policy and professional regulation backdrop.

Accreditation:

This course is RCSI accredited by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and the National University of Ireland as a Level 9 qualification.

For further information:

See https://hospicefoundation.ie/masters

Or contact: 

Jennifer Leech, Education Administrator, Irish Hospice Foundation.
jennifer.leech@hospicefoundation.ie
01 679 3188

Registered Charity Number: 20013554

Aura Space, a yoga studio which provides spiritual rituals for earthly souls has the following online offerings in YogaSOMATICS:

The Unfolding Body: YogaSOMATICS Online Immersion

Option 1: Wednesday 3^rd April (20 places available)

OR

Option 1: Wednesday 10^th April (20 places available)

From 18:00-19:30 GMT / 19:00-20:30 CET via Zoom

Investment: 22€

Movement Expressions

Breathe new life energy into the body with this 8-week somatic journey of YogaSOMATICS and movement (15 places available)

Mondays 29^th April, 6^th May, 13^th May, 20^th May, 10^th June, 17^th June, 24^th June & 1^st July.

From 18:30 - 19:30 GMT / 19:30 - 20:30 CET via Zoom

OR

Wednesdays 1st May, 8th May, 15th May, 22nd May, 29th May, 12th, 19th & 26th June.

From 18:00 -19:00 GMT / 19:00 - 20:00 CET via Zoom

Investment: 130€

YogaSOMATICS is a contemporary perspective of yoga that is immediate, fluid and experiential. It bridges traditional yoga, modern somatics, meditative techniques and inquiry towards conciousness. YogaSOMATICS encourages sensing and deep listening to make inner contact with oneself and the energetic body.

Previous participants have described the practice as “transcendent”, “an exploratory space” and “expansive”.

Zoom link and practicalities will be sent the day before each offering. Each Zoom class recording will be available for a 7-day playback. 

CPD:

An attendance certificate will be provided after each offering.

SUITABILITY: The immersion is open to all levels. If you have any injuries or illnesses that may affect you practicing or if you are pregnant, please let me know and contact me directly in advance to discuss auraspacespain@gmail.com

BOOKING:

Please visit each individual link below to reserve your place:

If you have any questions, please contact Deirdre at auraspacespain@gmail.com 

PRIVATE SESSIONS:

Deirdre is also available for Private 1:1 YogaSOMATICS sessions online. Please enquire via email auraspacespain@gmail.com

BIO:

Deirdre Madden is a qualified psychotherapist and YogaSOMATICS teacher; originally from Dublin and now living in Mallorca, Spain. She believes this is an excellent practice for self-healing, energy protection and self-care. Deirdre is also qualified in Vinyasa Flow, Yin and Yoga Nidra, has been a practitioner of yoga for almost 20 years and has a growing interest in body work and psychic development.

This 5-day introductory training in Psychosynthesis is for any mental health professional, educator, counsellor, psychotherapist or coach interested in psychosynthesis and facilitating this approach or using it within a therapeutic or educational setting.

Please, for more detailed information[click here>>>]

Out, About & In Touch...     Expect A Warm Welcome

Taster 'Meet-Ups'

Creative Wellbeing

Georges St Upr., Dunlaoghaire

(Close to the People's Park)

Apr - May, 2024. Six Tuesday Afternoons. 2pm - 3.30pm

All days together will work best but you can book one or more

NO FEE BUT EARLY REGISTRATION & BOOKING ADVISED

FOR EACH/ALLTUESDAYS as number of places will be limited.

Mail: hagshalt@yahoo.co.uk. Mob: 353 86 1671524

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Engage, in person ,with fresh faces while flexing creative muscles - or discovering those you didn't know you had - participate in gentle writing & and other art exercises. Learn more about mental health and creativity.

FacilitatorSusan Lindsaylooks forward to drawing on thirty plus years of experience in the field of mental health, ten years of facilitating conversations inspired by poetry and the putting together of three poetry collections. 'I like drawing things together and I love facilitating groups. Reading Glimmer by Warren Berger reminded me I 'd been using, what was called 'design thinking' in other fields, all through my career prior to retirement.TO develop a community interested in Creative Wellbeing with opportunities to meet at various events could be great. Let's see.'

Summer Workshopsin the pipeline,a lovely Greystones venue found for a Saturday in June. Tasters are free but there will be a fee for Workshops.

It's never too late to discover meaningful creative activity & the benefits of flow.

Get Engaged with Regenerative Change!

Bring Healing to Our Shared World
7 Day Residential Retreat
Regeneration Process Method

in Ireland
June 28—July 5, 2024
with Dr. Ame Cutler

Description: 7 Day RPM Residential Retreat Course—In-depth exploration of the 6 phases of the Regeneration Process Method [RPM] created by Dr. Ame Cutler. This course is designed to be personally regenerative and growth inspiring. Participants will be supported to go through each of the 6 phases of RPM while building community in a beautiful retreat setting. The week begins by exploring each person’s commitment to systemic change and culminates in personal and communal regenerative action projects supported by the entire cohort.

"The process of regeneration has always been experienced as the essential step beyond sustainability. The act of regeneration is a participatory endeavour, one that affords a deep connection with Spirit and Nature, the seen and unseen community of all living beings." ~ Dr Ame Cutler

Local Organizer: Anne Kirwan www.ashehouse.ie / info@ashehouse.ie

Cost: 1,828.00 euros (inclusive of lodging and meals)

10% discount if you register and pay in full by Friday April 19th, 2024

10% discount if you have taken a TRI workshop

*A percentage of your tuition fee is donated to a non-profit organization *

42 hours of CPD credits available
Space is Limited - Register Today for Your Spot in Our Circle! For more details about the Transgenerational Regeneration Institute visit: www.transgenerationalregenerationinstitute.org

To Register visit:
Offerings - Transgenerational Regeneration Institute
(click Offering for 7 Day Retreat in Ireland)

Venue: The Ashling Hotel, Parkgate Street, Dublin 8

You are invited to join us for this two-day intensive TEAM-CBT masterclass which will enhance your professional practice. You will learn an exciting new approach to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), developed by a pioneer in the field, Dr David Burns. With a focus on working with anxiety, highly experienced trainers from the USA (Dr Leigh Harrington & Elizabeth Dandenell) will lead the masterclass and will be joined by trainers from the UK to teach the full TEAM-CBT framework in the context of working with anxiety. CBT techniques have had tremendous impact around the world since the 1970s. Numerous research studies have demonstrated its efficacy. The structure of TEAM-CBT creates opportunities to make it even more effective.

TEAM-CBT is not a new “school” of therapy, but rather is a framework for conducting measurement-based therapy that is proven to be more effective than traditional therapy. T.E.A.M. is an acronym for the four crucial ingredients of effective therapy known to improve treatment outcomes: Testing, Empathy, Agenda-Setting, and Methods. TEAM-CBT is thus an evolution of CBT that can lead to extremely rapid recovery. If you’d like to learn about this new approach and boost your therapist skills, then please do join us where you will also earn 14 CPD points as well as automatic qualification for Level 1 TEAM-CBT certification.

Due to the nature of this TEAM-CBT masterclass, places are limited – so please book early. ‘Early-bird’ Cost (until Friday April 5th): €210 – to include coffee breaks & lunch on both days. Cost after April 5th is €240.

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Faculty Teaching Team:

Dr Leigh Harrington Psychiatrist, USA	Elizabeth Dandenell LMFT, (USA)	Andy Persson (UK)	Sean Connolly (Northern Ireland)	Tania Ahern (UK)

TEAM-CBT is an evidence-based and effective structure to support therapists in providing rapidly effective treatments for mood and anxiety problems, relationship problems and habits and addictions.

Become an accredited Family Therapist– Enrol now on the Professional Masters in Systemic Psychotherapy (Ind, Couple, Families) with UCD

This programme is a great opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge in working as a Systemic Psychotherapist with individuals, couples and families.

On completion of the programme, you will be able to register with the Family Therapy Association of Ireland (FTAI) as fully qualified Psychotherapists.

By becoming an accredited family therapist, you can provide your clients with the highest quality care while also advancing your own professional development.

By completing this programme, you will gain skills and knowledge to make a meaningful impact on the lives of individuals and families, while also advancing your own career.

Take the next step in your career as a psychotherapist.

Applications are open until the 30th of April

See more information online by [clicking here>>>]

If you would like to meet the faculty and learn more about the programme, please join us at your Open Evening Online Information Session on Monday, 8th of April, from 5 pm to 6 pm.

You can register for this event by [clicking here>>>]

To view the course brochure, please [click here>>>]

You can also contact Giselle Ripardo at giselle.ripardo@ucd.ie if you have any further questions about the course.

www.saivision.ie Tel: 086 880 8592 Email: info@saivision.ie

Mindfulness & Compassion in Integrative Supervision
April 27th 2024

Marino Conference Centre Dublin
10 am to 4:30 pm (9:30 am reg)

Facilitators: Masa Zvelc & Gregor Zvlec

At its best supervision is a reflective, relational, transformative, and collaborative process. Supervisees often witness the darkest side of human experience. How does this affect them and how do they cope? How can supervision help regulate and transform painful experience? How can transformed supervisee's way of being influence the next supervision session?

Masa Zvelc and Gregor Zvlec experienced facilitators from Slovenia, will
 encourage us to explore: Mindfulness and Compassion at the heart of the Supervisory Relationship.

Social Media Growth Webinar for Psychotherapists

Kindred Spirits Design, a bespoke social media agency for wellness and spiritual professionals are delighted to invite you to a free webinar for psychotherapy professionals who want to build a robust social media presence, establish a brand identity and expand your reach online.

As industry experts, we know how important it is to grow your client base and be visible online.

During this free webinar, you will learn about:

• Establishing a Brand Identity through social media with the knowledge and tools to foster trust and develop your brand reputation
• Social Media Strategy: Benefits for your practice and the growing need for online visibility
• Facebook and Instagram User and Demographic Trends
• Social Media Content: types of content ideas to appeal to your prospective clients that you can use and implement
• Content Planning recommendations so that you can save time and energy while remaining consistent online
• The future of social media for psychotherapy businesses
• Q&A

We will share our valuable insights and answer any questions you may have.

If you are seeking to strategically grow your client base through Facebook and Instagram, come along and leave feel inspired with actionable recommendations and ideas.

DATE: Wednesday 27^th March 2024
TIME: 10-11am
REGISTER: Please contact Deirdre here to register your interestkindredspiritsdesign1@gmail.com
VENUE: Zoom Online

CPD: A certificate for attendance will be sent after the webinar.

BIO:

Deirdre Madden is a qualified psychotherapist, yoga teacher(Creator of Aura Space), and founder of Kindred Spirits Design. She has over 10 years’ experience in fashion brand management and extensive experience in social media. She has a deep understanding of the practical and emotional needs of wellness and spiritual businesses.