Independent Living Movement Ireland (ILMI) are set for a busy period with two events coming up in March. The Carmichael resident organisation are celebrating International Women’s Day on March 8th with an online event, and will also host a drama and theatre workshop on March 15.
International Women’s Day will take place on March 8th and ILMI are inviting people to celebrate the occasion with an online event that evening, from 7pm. They will host a number of guests including Baroness Jane Campbell, Seònaid Ó Murchadha , Blessing Dada, Cathy Reay and Emilie Conway.
This year, along with organisations across the world, ILMI will be exploring the International Women’s Day theme of #BreakTheBias. Together they want to forge women’s equality. To register for this event, email edelmcginley@ilmi.ie or audreywilson@ilmi.ie.
On March 15th meanwhile ILMI will host a drama and theatre workshop, with any disabled person from around the country who has an interest, or even an acting curiosity, can sign-up for the fun workshop by emailing Peter Kearns at info@ilmi.ie.
ILMI upcoming venture into disability equality dramatic arts with The Half Made-Up Drama Collective will make the invisible visible, and spark new, open discussions around what being a disabled actor, writer, director and activist means to each individual ILMI audience member and supporter.
ILMI look forward to the collective’s actors/writers making effective contacts with the wider Irish drama and theatre community through a social media based 200-Second short collection of drama pieces. As part of the process they hope to attract to interest of mainstream drama courses to work in partnership with ILMI’s Half Made-Up Drama Collective series of workshops delivered by ILMI disabled dramatists Peter Kearns, Paula Soraghan and Mark McCollum.
The Half Made-Up Drama Collective will explore forms of realism, absurd and surreal with future complete productions and standalone drama which will explore themes/issues touched upon, but not exclusive, in the narrative and stories coming from the Irish disability movement.
The ILMI are a Carmichael resident organisation. They are a campaigning, national representative Disabled Persons Organisation (DPO) that promotes the philosophy of independent living and works to build an inclusive society. If you wish to get involved with ILMI, you can check out this page on their website. Finally, you can check the ILMI on Facebook and Twitter.
The Association for Criminal Justice Research and Development (ACJRD) are seeking to promote an upcoming event “Effecting Change: Learning from the experience of Oberstown“.
Event Details:
Set to take place on March 3rd from 2-3.30pm, this forthcoming event will centre on Oberstown Children Detention Campus, looking at key learnings from recent studies on the campus and in relation to the wider view of the Irish justice system.
This event sees the ACJRD collaborate with Professor Ursula Kilkelly, Chairperson of the Board of Management, Oberstown Children Detention Campus, and Pat Bergin, former Director of Oberstown Children Detention Campus, and current Head of Service, National Forensic Mental Health Service, to deliver the online seminar “Effecting Change: Learning from the experience of Oberstown”.
Professor Kilkelly and Pat Bergin will present the key messages from the work documented in their recent publication “Advancing the rights of children in detention; A model for international reform”, and will discuss with participants how this model might be replicated elsewhere in Ireland’s criminal justice system.
Who are the ACJRD?
The ACJRD, a resident Carmichael organisation seeks to promote reform, development and effective operation of the criminal justice system. We have featured many of their events in the past, much to huge success thanks to their passion and hard work.
They do so primarily by ‘providing a forum where experienced personnel can discuss ways of working in an informal setting’, as well as by ‘promoting study and research in the field of criminal justice and by promoting the highest standards of practice by professionals associated with criminal justice’.
Booking & Contact Details:
This seminar will be chaired by Dr. Mary Rogan, Associate Professor in Law, Trinity College Dublin. Book your free place for this event here. You can keep up to date with all news from ACJRD on their website here. Also, they’re on social media too; find their Twitter here, and LinkedIn here.
The Hospital Saturday Fund is a registered charity and the parent company of HSF health plan. For over 140 years, they have been providing assistance through charitable funds in the UK and Republic of Ireland.
All profits made by HSF health plan are channelled to its parent charity. This allows them to support medically-associated charities and individuals in the form of grants
Their aims are to provide assistance for registered health charities, hospices, medical organisations and individuals with a medical condition or disability. They can provide grants for medical projects, care, research or support of medical training within the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. For individuals, they can provide help with the purchase of specialised equipment or forms of treatment.
Who Can Apply?
You must be a registered charity with medical/health objectives.
The Hospital Saturday Fund will consider giving grants towards medical projects, capital projects, medical care or research, hospice/respite care and in support of medical training. The Hospital Saturday Fund will also consider grants for running costs.
Application Deadlines and Grant Amounts
The Hospital Saturday Fund has two grant categories: –
Standard grants of up to £2,000 or €3,000 OR – Large grants to up to £10,000 or €13,500 (please note this is the maximum sum that HSF will grant). Large grant applications should be towards specific projects, research or equipment rather than running costs. Organisations may make one application for a meeting and can apply for a standard or a large grant.
Not sure if you eligible for one of their grants? Have a look around the website to get an idea of the range of people and organisations we help. You will also find guidelines for Organisations/Individuals and Medical Electives, click on:
https://hospitalsaturdayfund.org/apply-for-a-grant/
Deadlines
The Grant Making Committee (GMC) meets quarterly. Applications should be submitted online by close of business on the following dates:
GMC 17 May 2022
Standard Grants of £2,000 or €3,000 – deadline 20 April 2022
Large Grants of up to max £10,000 or €13,500 – deadline 23 March 2022
GMC 9 August 2022
Standard Grants of £2,000 or €3,000 – deadline 13 July 2022
Large Grants of up to max £10,000 or €13,500 – deadline 15 June 2022
GMC 3 November 2022
Standard Grants of £2,000 or €3,000 – deadline 7 October 2022
Large Grants of up to max £10,000 or €13,500 – deadline 9 September 2022
GMC January 2023 (all dates for 2023 meetings to be confirmed in December 2022)
Standard Grants of £2,000 or €3,000 – deadline 4 January 2023
Large Grants of up to max £10,000 or €13,500 – deadline 1 December 2022
FirstLight – a Carmichael resident organisation – are a long established, national charity providing professional crisis intervention and counselling services to parents and families suddenly bereaved is seeking to recruit a Clinical Services Manager.
The Psychotherapist and Clinical Services Manager will be based in FirstLight’s Offices (Carmichael Centre, 4 North Brunswick Street, Dublin 2) and will contribute operationally to the overall success of the organisation as a key member of the clinical services team.
The Clinical Services Manager will report to the Clinical Services Director and deputise for him/her when appropriate.
A strong understanding of and empathy with FirstLight’s mission and objectives is essential as is a values driven approach to work based on integrity and service.
Essential Qualifications, skills and experience
Clinical Services Manager
Under the direction of and with the support of FirstLight’s Clinical Services Director, the successful candidate will provide crisis intervention and psychotherapy services to clients who have experienced the sudden loss of their child/sibling; support development of the organisation’s client services and monitor the delivery of services by the psychotherapists on FirstLight’s register of psychotherapists and counsellors with a view to ensuring high quality services to FirstLight’s clients.
Requirements and responsibilities
The successful candidate will
- Have, as a minimum, a qualification to degree level in counselling/psychotherapy.
- Be fully accredited for a minimum of 5 years with the IACP, IAHIP or other modalities of ICP.
- Have experience of/qualification in bereavement counselling.
- Demonstrate commitment to provision of a high quality, client centred bereavement support service and best practice in clinical governance.
- Promote and maintain the ethos of FirstLight and its values of compassion, empathy, respect and hope.
- Be able to demonstrate evidence of networking skills, and successful stakeholder engagement and interaction.
- Have a good working knowledge of child protection issues.
- Have an adaptable and flexible manner with a process improvement mind-set and be willing to work out of hours and travel when necessary.
- Carry out duties in line with the role as designated by the Clinical Services Director.
- Possess strong oral, aural and written communication skills.
- Be an effective team worker and maintain professional and personal boundaries.
- Be IT literate and
- Have a clean driving licence.
Desirable experience
- Previous management experience is desirable as also is experience of working in the not for profit sector.
Employment Terms and Remuneration
This is a full-time, permanent position.
- Salary: €50,000 p.a.
- Please note – an offer of employment is subject to Garda vetting and reference check.
Application Process
- Interested candidates should send a cover letter and completed Application Form (see attached form) by Email to recruitment@firstlight.ie.
- The closing date for receipt of applications is 3 February, 2022 at 17h00.
- First round interviews will be held on 14 February, 2022.
- FirstLight welcomes applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
Psychotherapist and Clinical Services Manager Application Form 22
ADHD Ireland are set to hold a webinar titled ‘A Burnout by Any Other Name’, on February 24th. The resident Carmichael organisation have invited Dr Emma Kavanagh to speak for what will be a riveting talk.
Below is an excerpt from promotional material made for the event by Ken Kilbride, CEO of ADHD Ireland.
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What’s the Webinar About & Who’s Involved?
It seems that it is becoming ever harder to feel like yourself, that the past two years have pushed everyday stressors onto an entirely new plane. So many of us find ourselves suffering from exhaustion, feeling tearful or angry, like we just can’t seem to get on top of things.
Emma is a renowned author and a psychologist. For years Emma has specialised in police and military, in those people who live life in the most stressful of environments. Then the pandemic hit and the whole of the world became a stressful environment. And so, I would like to share some of what I know with you, in the hope that it will help.
Psychological Research:
For example, psychological researchers have studied those who over-winter in the Antarctic, cut off from friends and family, isolated in a hostile environment. And in doing so they found that almost everyone experienced what they termed as psychological hibernation – a sense of cognitive fatigue, difficulty in regulating emotions, a withdrawal from social interactions. What is interesting is that, had these workers been based in an office, they would likely have been diagnosed with burnout.
But what is even more interesting was the conclusions drawn by the researchers – that maybe we are looking at it the wrong way, thinking that these symptoms are a sign of our brain failing to operate. They suggested instead that perhaps when we are in a highly stressful situation, these burnout symptoms are in fact a sign of adaptation, our brain’s way of coping with an ongoing stressor.
The Brain During Stress:
this talk, we will look at what happens to your brain when you find yourself in an ongoing stressful situation, how our perceived failures can sometimes be our brain doing precisely what it is meant to do. We will look at how this can affect your behaviour, and what tools we can take from the cognitive and neuroscientific literature to help.
Dr Emma Kavanagh is a psychologist specialising in how people deal with the aftermath of disasters and is the author of ‘How to Be Broken’.
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Contact Details:
As mentioned earlier, ADHD Ireland a resident Carmichael organisation. ADHD Ireland are a dedicated non-profit in Ireland that look to provide up-to-date information, resources and networking opportunities to individuals with ADHD, parents of children with ADHD and the professionals who serve them.
To become a member of ADHD Ireland you can click here. Finally, if you wish to donate to ADHD Ireland you can click here.
The Independent Living Movement Ireland (ILMI) are looking to garner attention for their upcoming webinar titled Media + Me: Representation of Disabled People in the Media.
The webinar Media + Me: Representation of Disabled People in the Media will take place on February 2nd 2022 from7- 8pm. This webinar presents a unique opportunity to hear directly from disabled activists for the change that is needed in Irish media to reflect the diversity in society and make media inclusive of disabled people.
The webinar will feature a panel discussion with James LeBrecht (Oscar nominated film maker, director of Crip Camp and disabled activist), Selina Bonnie (ILMI Vice Chair), and Mik Scarlet (UK broadcaster and disabled activist).
Furthermore, Claire Kenny (ILMI member and participant on their Strategies for Change project) will give her own insights into how the absence of disabled people in the media impacted on her growing up and Páraic Kerrigan (Assistant Professor in the School of Information and Communication Studies at University College Dublin) will present some of his research on diversity in Irish media.
To reiterate, this webinar is important for anyone who is genuinely interested in making Ireland more inclusive. Sadly few policy makers, funders, politicians and community groups talk to or directly hear from disabled people on this issue.
The ILMI “Media + Me” event is a genuinely unique opportunity to spend an hour to hear about the practical change that is necessary to ensure disabled people are accurately represented in media and broadcasting in Ireland.
The ILMI are a Carmichael resident organisation. They are a campaigning, national representative Disabled Persons Organisation (DPO) that promotes the philosophy of independent living and works to build an inclusive society. If you wish to get involved with ILMI, you can check out this page on their website. Finally, you can check the ILMI on Facebook and Twitter.
The Rape Crisis Network Ireland (RCNI) are partnering with a number of organisations this Christmas for a vital information campaign ‘Still Here’, regarding domestic abuse.
Still Here, a Collaborative Campaign of Support
The RCNI are a Carmichael resident organisation, and together with The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, Safe Ireland, Men’s Development Network, Women’s Aid the National Women’s Council of Ireland they are making an extra push this Christmas to inform those in need of supports, at a time when traditionally domestic abuse rates skyrocket.
All the aforementioned organisations are working with the Department of Justice this Christmas for the campaign. While the public are being asked to stay at home, this may not be the safest place for those at risk of domestic abuse and sexual violence.
With that, the supports available to those in need must be made as widely known and readily available as possible. Still Here is the slogan for the campaign, reinforcing that the swathe of supports available will remain open to all in need throughout the Christmas period and beyond.
Words of Support
Minister for Justice Helen McEntee was clear in her support for the information campaign in a recent government message: “Irrespective of what restrictions are in place, perpetrators should know too that there will be no let-up in our efforts to tackle domestic and sexual violence”.
If you are in immediate danger remember that An Gardai Siochana are the first point of call. You can contact them by ringing 999 or 112. The Gardai Commissioner Drew Harris was also clear in his support of the campaign, saying:
“The COVID-19 crisis has not diminished our service. An Garda Síochána is committed to your protection and to the pursuit of perpetrators of domestic violence and abuse. If you are a victim of abuse or you know someone who is, that information is important to us”.
Key Component of Still Here
Still Here promotes the making of a Safety Plan. With Covid-19 restrictions means people may have to spend more time at home than they would feel safe to, a plan is key. Read all about the Safety Plan here. There are other factors in the Still Here which make for vital reading.
For example, being aware of digital and online safety. The campaign states that you may ’it is important to be mindful of what you search and look at on computers and devices that others may have access to’, as ‘computers and personal devices track and store information about what you look at on the Internet, the emails you send’.
Contact Details for the RCNI
As previously mentioned, the RCNI are a resident Carmichael and as ever we are delighted to promote awareness campaigns like this. To learn more about their work, simply visit their website here. Finally, make sure to follow their social media account: their Facebook here, and their Twitter here.
Below is a bog from our friends and resident organisation The Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association (IMNDA), which we have reproduced on their behalf. For more information on their fantastic work visit their website here.
AliMay (7), Saorlaith (6), Fiadh (4) and Maurice Grimes (1), better known as the Sparkly Angels are the next generation entrepreneurs! These kids did a course back in Spring 2020 called Financial Freedom which taught them how to set up small businesses such as Car washing and bread making. It also taught them about giving back to society and supporting good causes. One cause was near and dear to their hearts and that was IMNDA.
Eugene Loftus has been a close friend to our family for years and was a standout member to the Community through Football, Tennis, the Arts Society, Farming and gardening. He was so passionate about all of these and appreciated the essence in everything. The Sparkly Angels were huge fans of his and when he passed away 2 years ago, we were all deeply sadden, especially when he had so much more to give, and we had so much more to learn from him.
Picture from L to R: Eugene, Saorlaith, Maeve (Mummy), Fiadh, Mairead (Granny) and AliMay.
November 2020 the kids had an idea to make timber reindeers and snowmen (with the help of Mummy and Daddy) and to give half of the money to IMNDA, they raised €300, and we were all thrilled. It created great awareness of this magnificent cause and the kids learned how exciting it is to raise money for others.
A year older and wiser the kids wanted to repeat this success. They had been making Birthday cards and Thank You cards during the year and they got the idea to make Christmas Cards. The sparkly Angels were very busy designing and making Christmas cards. This time all proceeds went to IMNDA. Daddy contacted INMDA where we received great support, Jackie designed a poster with the Christmas Cards and sent us out T-shirts and a collection box and gave us great advice to set up an iDonate page. From there we set up an iDonate page and within 4 days almost €500 was raised, already exceeding last year’s fundraiser.
On behalf of the Sparkly Angels and Grimes family we want to sincerely thank everyone who donated so generously.
https://www.idonate.ie/ChristmasCardsSparklyAngels
Picture L to R: Fiadh, Saorlaith and Maurice
Carmichael are delighted to present their Board Effectiveness Review Service. Reviewing how the Board of your charity operates and making necessary improvements is an important part of good governance. It is also a requirement of the Charities Governance Code. Carmichael has conducted several reviews this year with great results for client organisations. Such a review can include an assessment of:
- the effectiveness, knowledge and experience of the Board as a whole, office holders and individual charity trustees;
- adherence to the board code of conduct;
- the structure, size, membership and terms of reference of any subcommittees
- training and recruitment plans, and
- a skills audit of charity trustees.
Boards of non-profit organisations which are not registered charities can also avail of this service.
For more details and a quote on the Carmichael Board Effectiveness Review Service contact andrew@carmichaelireland.ie
The ACJRD are delighted to present the upcoming webinar “The Garda Síochána and Child Mental Health: An investigation of pathways to crisis mental health care’.
The resident Carmichael organisation are working on this seminar with the Policing Authority, will take place online from 5.30 pm to 7.00 pm on Wednesday, 1st December, 2021.
The seminar will be chaired by Helen Hall, CEO of the Policing Authority. Meanwhile, Dr. Louise Rooney from the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in the UCD School of Medicine, will present on the recent Policing Authority publication ‘The Garda Síochána and Child Mental Health: An investigation of pathways to crisis mental health care’.
Indeed, Dr. Rooney co-authored the recent policing report, along with Professor Fiona Mc’Nicholas, the Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in UCD, and Dr Deirdre Healy, from the UCD Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Sutherland School of Law.
This small scale qualitative study examines the current care pathways of children experiencing a crisis mental health event, from first contact with the Garda Síochána through to mental health assessment and care.
The research identifies the opportunities and challenges associated with the pathways to child and adolescent psychiatric care via the criminal justice system from the perspective of Garda members, medical staff and social workers.
Helen Hall is the inaugural Chief Executive of the Policing Authority, which was established in January 2016 to oversee the performance of the Garda Síochána in delivering policing services. She has over 30 years of experience in oversight and audit roles including with the UN and the World Bank in Malawi, as a partner with Deloitte Southern Africa, and with the UN World Food Programme in Rome.
Dr Louise Rooney is a mixed-methods researcher with experience in conducting evidence-based research in both the criminal justice and health sector. She currently works as a research coordinator at Jigsaw: The National Centre for Youth Mental Health.
The Principal Investigator, Prof Fiona Mc Nicholas, is Chair of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in University College Dublin and Consultant Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist in Lucena CAMHS and CHI Crumlin. She is a seasoned clinician and researcher with a track record of successful grant applications and publications nationally and internationally.
She is passionate about ensuring equitable access to evidence based treatment and support for children and families with mental health difficulties. Over the years, she has worked with many support organisations, teachers, HSE and advocated for improved resources and dissemination of knowledge.
Dr Deirdre Healy is Director of the UCD Institute of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Associate Professor at the Sutherland School of Law. Deirdre’s teaching and research interests include desistance from crime, community sanctions, criminological theory, and victimisation. She has published extensively in international and Irish journals, contributed book chapters to edited volumes, and authored a series of books.
As ever for ACJRD seminars, they are free for members, and €5 for non-members. Also worth noting that as usual the Chatham House Rules will be in effect for this seminar, in order to guarantee necessary privacy. For more information on the Chatham House Rules see here.
The ACJRD, a Carmichael resident organisation, are an organisation which seeks to promote reform, development and effective operation of the criminal justice system.
You can keep up to date with all news from ACJRD on their website here. Also, they’re on social media too; find their Twitter here, and LinkedIn here.