05 Feb 2019
Christina Finn Counsellor registration board to be announced, bringing ‘rogue’ unplanned pregnancy agency regulations one step closer HEALTH MINISTER SIMON Harris is expected to announce the appointees to the new Counsellors and Psychotherapist Registration Board, bringing the
07 Sep 2021
Recently Kayla Cooley and Caitriona McMahon of CCRT have launched a new organisation called Driving Change which provides suicide intervention training & education for groups, teams, and organisations. We recently chatted with them about how Driving Change came about and how things have
26 Aug 2021
This September sees a series of events taking place as part of Green Ribbon Month. The Green Ribbon campaign aims to get as many people as possible talking about mental health to help end stigma and discrimination. By wearing the Green Ribbon you show you are committed to influencing positive
10 Aug 2021
The Irish College of Humanities and Applied Sciences (ICHAS) is seeking Academic Supervisors for Masters in Counselling and Psychotherapy related programmes. In part fulfilment of the requirements for the award of a Masters, students on Master’s programmes at the College are expected to
05 Aug 2021
Recently Dr Susan Lawlor completed her dissertation investigating adolescent Gaelic footballers’ experiences of mental health within the GAA. Here is a breakdown of her research, the methods she used, key findings plus discussion. Aims of the Research This research aims to
27 Jul 2021
In the final part of her mindfulness and relationships workshop, Christine Beekman focused on staying in the present, a beginner’s mind, and also showing gratitude and gratefulness. As part of this, she also highlighted some exercises that you can do to help develop these skills and
15 Jul 2021
ICHAS Student Marguerita O’Neill recently completed her dissertation on the lived experience of spiritual aspects of addiction recovery. For this research, Marguerita interviewed people who had completed the Cuan Mhuire residential treatment programme for addiction. The dissertation was
06 Jul 2021
During her mindfulness and relationship workshop, Christine Beekman focused in detail on the qualities of self that we are really trying to develop in order to get past those buttons that are being triggered. She also had the participants take part in a short meditation focusing on one aspect
29 Jun 2021
ICHAS Student Dr. Hazel Fernandes recently completed her dissertation on evidence-based CBT in child and adolescent mental health services. Her main focus was through the lens of therapeutic alliance and the current trends and future challenges in this area. Here are some of her key findings.
17 Jun 2021
Gambling addiction has been on the news a lot recently. From the discussions around sponsorship to recent court cases of firms not really caring about problem gamblers, there has been a bigger focus on this area of addiction. But what is being done to help tackle this addiction? We talked
10 Jun 2021
During her recent workshop on mindfulness and relationships, Christine Beekman discussed how the last 18 months have impacted our relationships with others. She also discussed the Big Lie and how this childhood experience has a huge impact on our relationships with people throughout our lives.
