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18 May 2022

Practice Placement at ICHAS, Interview with John Hickey and Dolores McMahon

In episode two of the ICHAS Podcast, we interview John Hickey and Dolores McMahon. They are part of the practice placement team at the college. They talk about what’s involved with practice placement at ICHAS and give useful tips to students. You can hear the full interview below and on

03 May 2022

Interview with Dr. James Kinane of MyMove Counselling

Recently we chatted with Dr. James Kinane of MyMove Counselling. MyMove Counselling provides professional and private counselling, psychotherapy and addiction services as well as clinical and academic supervision. During the interview we discussed: About MyMove Counselling? Main areas that

14 Apr 2022

ICHAS Free Spring Talks

ICHAS is pleased to announce the schedule for our FREE, online, Spring Talks series. These accessible talks will cover a range of topical Mental Health issues, and will be presented by professionals with a wealth of experience in the relevant areas.

31 Mar 2022

Developing Qualities of Self, from Trust to Acceptance to a quick Kindness Meditation

Recently ICHAS lecturer Christine Beekman focused in detail on the qualities of self in relationships that we are really trying to develop in order to get past those buttons that are being triggered. She also has a short kindness meditation that you can practice today. Qualities of Self

24 Mar 2022

Gambling Addiction, The Hidden Addiction of our Time

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

04 Mar 2022

Counselling and Psychotherapy, What’s the Difference Between Them and Where they can Lead You?

During a workshop at the end of last year, ICHAS lecturer John Hickey had an in-depth discussion about counselling and psychotherapy. He focused on what’s the difference between the two, the careers you can develop and what recent legislative changes mean for all involved in the

03 Mar 2022

World Book Day Mental Health Book Recommendations

As part of World Book Day, we’ve asked some of the lecturers at ICHAS for their recommendations on books for mental health. Here are a couple of their suggestions plus you can also get these books from O’Mahonys Bookstore. Book One: Man’s Search for Meaning This book was written in

25 Feb 2022

Mindfulness, from having a Beginners Mind to Showing Gratitude

In this mindfulness feature, Christine Beekman focuses on staying in the present, a beginner’s mindset, and also showing gratitude and gratefulness. As part of this, she also highlighted mindfulness exercises that you can do to help develop these skills and traits. Suffering

22 Feb 2022

ICHAS Offering a 20% Discount to Frontline Workers for our Certificate in Clinical Supervision

The Irish College of Humanities and Applied Sciences would like to express our gratitude to all frontline workers and the amazing work they have done and continue to do. The college would like to offer a 20% discount on our newly validated Level 9 Certificate in Clinical Supervision in

08 Feb 2022

Dr. Mou Sultana Appointed as the Associate Editor of the Journal ‘Counselling Psychology Review’

Dr Mou Sultana who is a lecturer here at ICHAS has been appointed as the Associate Editor of the Journal ‘Counselling Psychology Review’, from the British Psychological Society. She will also be presenting at the 17th European Congress of Psychology in July 2022 which is a wonderful

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