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Over six thousand children live in state care in Ireland. International evidence strongly points to educational challenges facing children in care, challenges based on their experiences and on the failure by many educational systems to address the specific needs and difficulties facing children in public care. Commissioned by the Ombudsman for Children, the study was conducted under the auspices of the Economic and Social Research Institute and the Children's Research Centre, Trinity College Dublin. The study is the first to examine in such depth the education challenges and opportunities facing children in care in Ireland. Entitled 'Education of Children in Care in Ireland: An Exploratory Study', the publication is co-authored by Merike Darmody, Lean McMahon and Joanne Banks from the ESRI and Robbie Gilligan from the School of Social Work and Social Policy, Trinity College, Dublin.
Click here for link to the study
16 May 2013
Professor Marie Connolly, University of Melbourne, gave Public Lecture on Thursday 2nd May
The School of Social Work and Social Policy hosted a seminar by Professor Marie Connolly entitled 'Developing a national framework for child protection: putting the child at the centre', on Thursday 2nd May.
Click here to download the presentation
16 April 2013
The Social Policy and Ageing Research Centre, the School of Social Work and Social Policy, Trinity College Dublin, invites you to a lecture entitled: Is family influence declining? The impact of parents and grandparents over 35 years by Professor Vern Bengtson, University of Southern California. The lecture will take place in the Jonathan Swift Lecture Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin, on Thursday 16th of May, from 5.30 - 7pm. Read more.......
25 April 2013
Pregnancy loss in rural Ireland: an experience of disenfranchised grief, reports on an in-depth qualitative study of eight women’s experience of care in a rural Irish hospital following pregnancy loss. Their accounts are salutary in identifying the extent to which, for some women, a sense of loss is persistent and painful.
It is estimated that 15 - 20% of pregnancies ends in miscarriage or preterm loss. Pregnancy loss is a particular experience which research shows can have a profound impact on women and their partners. International research has highlighted the importance of the hospital experience in shaping women’s recovery from pregnancy loss. Yet no studies in the Republic of Ireland have dealt with this aspect of pregnancy loss. Read more........
13 May 2013
The 52-page issue contains seven commissioned articles, most of which are based on proceedings from the first Irish conference on ICT’s in Social Work, hosted by the TCD School of Social Work and Social Policy in November 2012. Read more...
8 May 2013
Dean of Student's Roll of Honour
We are delighted to announce that the following students from the School are recipients of the Dean of Student's Roll of Honour 2013.
- Josephine Cassidy - Social Studies (Social Work),
- Catherine Connaghan - Social Studies (Social Work),
- Sandra Dunne - Sociology and Social Policy,
- Nicole Jagusch - Sociology and Social Policy,
- Noor Kaulaid -Sociology and Social Policy,
- Gareth Lowndes -Social Studies (Social Work),
- Lynsey McClean - Sociology and Social Policy,
- Daniel McFadden - Social Studies (Social Work),
- Laura Morley - Sociology and Social Policy,
- Louise O'Toole - Social Studies (Social Work),
- Genevieve Ruiz O'Sullivan - MSc in Disability Studies
Congratulations to all of the Students. We are very proud of them!!
03 May 2013
Article by Dr Paula Mayock on Speaking Back to Dominant Constructions of LGBT Lives: Complexifying 'at riskness' for Self-harm and Suicidality among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender YouthCongratulations to Dr Paula Mayock whose artice on 'Speaking Back to Dominant Constructions of LGBT Lives: Complexifying 'at riskness' for Self-harm and Suicidality among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth' was recently included in the Irish Journal of Anthropology, Volume 15(2) 2012. A link to the full article is available here
03 May 2013
Dr. Virginia Morrow, University of Oxford, to give Public Lecture
The Structured PhD in Child and Youth Research in association with the Children's Research Centre, School of Social Work and Social Policy and Trinity International Development Initiative is pleased to host a Public Lecture by Dr. Virginia Morrow, Young Lives, Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford. The lecture entitled “Growing up with the Millennium Development Goals: a longitudinal study of children in four developing countries” will take place on Monday 29th April 2013, 4.30pm at the Neil Hoey Theatre, Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin. Read more....
25 April 2013
Public Lecture by Professor Vern Bengtson, University of Southern California, Thursday 16th of May
The Social Policy and Ageing Research Centre, the School of Social Work and Social Policy, Trinity College Dublin, invites you to a lecture entitled: Is family influence declining? The impact of parents and grandparents over 35 years by Professor Vern Bengtson, University of Southern California. The lecture will take place in the Jonathan Swift Lecture Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin, on Thursday 16th of May, from 5.30 - 7pm. Read more.......
25 April 2013
M.Sc. in Disability Studies presents a Seminar and a Workshop, Thursday 16th May 2013
Seminar:
“So you want to get published!!!: A dozen guaranteed ways to irritate your editor” by Professor Seamus Hegarty at 2.30pm in the Mháirtín Uí Chadhain Theatre, Arts Building, TCD
Workshop:
“Is your Thesis in a drawer? Publication process in academic journals, professional magazines and journalistic publications” by Professor Seamus Hegarty, Stephen Kealy, Editor Frontline Magazine, and Bryan Collins, Journalist at 4.30pm in the Mháirtín Uí Chadhain Theatre, Arts Building, TCD
25 April 2013
Assistant Professor Maeve Foreman presents at the 3rd ENSACT Joint European Conference in Istanbul
Maeve Foreman, Assistant Professor in Social Work, presented a paper entitled 'HIV and Lifespan Issues 30 Years on - Current Psychosocial Issues in HIV Care' at the 3rd ENSACT Joint European Conference on Social Action which was held in Istanbul from 16th to 19th April 2013. Her paper was based on research conducted with Neans Ni Rathaille, Senior Social Worker in the GUIDE Clinic in St. James's Hospital involving service user organisations for people living with HIV in Ireland, and members of the HIV Counsellors' group. The theme of the conference was 'Social Actions in Europe, Towards Inclusive Policies and Practices'. ENSACT, the European Network for Social Action, is a network of professional associations, faculties of social work and social education and national councils of social welfare. The conference was attended by over 700 academics, social workers and service users from throughout Europe and addressed the question of how to foster inclusiveness and solidarity with vulnerable groups in times of economic and political uncertainty.
25 April 2013
Women's Homelessness in Europe Network
A third meeting of the Women's Homelessness in Europe Network (WHEN) took place in Trinity College Dublin on April 12th, 2013. WHEN was established in March 2012 by Dr. Paula Mayock, School of Social Work and Social Policy, Trinity College Dublin, with the support of funding from the Irish Research Council's 'New Ideas' Award. It has since received funding from the University of York and the Dublin Region Homeless Executive. The Network aims to promote the development of international comparative perspectives on women's homelessness and currently has a membership of sixteen academics representing twelve European countries, including Belgium, England, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Slovenia, Sweden. It is now jointly co-ordinated by Dr. Paula Mayock, School of Social Work and Social Policy, Trinity College Dublin and Nicholas Pleace and Joanne Bretherton, Centre for Housing Policy, University of York.
25 April 2013
Students of the MSc in Applied Social Research Course Graduate
Congratulations to fourteen students - Annette Burns, Georgina Condell, Andrew Darley, Sarah Fox, Anita Harris, Anne Hennessy, John Horgan, Rebekah Maguire, Louise Maloney, Michelle O’Donnell, Marie O’Shea, Simone Tappert, Neisha Tomkins, and Lucy Whiston - who were awarded the MSc in Applied Social Research at a ceremony in the Public Theatre, Trinity College Dublin, on Friday, 19 April 2013. Read more.....
25 April 2013
Intergenerational Bond Keeping Families Afloat During the Recession - New Report Finds
Family networks and a strong bond between young and old are keeping many Irish people afloat during the recession, according to new research on intergenerational relations launched Wednesday, April 17th, 2013.
The Changing Generations study, carried out by Trinity College's Social Policy and Ageing Research Centre (SPARC) and the Irish Centre for Social Gerontology in NUI Galway, involved interviews with 100 men and women aged between 18 and 102 living in Ireland as well as interviews with 20 leaders from the public, private and civil society sectors. Read more.....
Click here for a copy of the Changing Generation report
Click to here listen to the 'Today with Pat Kenny' podcast
22 April 2013
Joint UCD / TCD Introduction to Practice Teaching Workshop
Each year TCD and UCD host joint introductory workshops on practice teaching. The first of these workshops will be held on 13th, 14th & 15th May in the Agnes McGuire Social Work Building, UCD. The same workshop will be held again in late September in TCD. Read more........
The completed application form should be returned as soon as possible to:
(or email rosemary.cunniffe@ucd.ie)
Rosemary Cunniffe
Lecturer/Fieldwork Organiser,
School of Applied Social Science,
Hanna Sheehy Skeffington Building,
UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4
DL: 01 - 716 8209
17 April 2013
Reflective and Reflexive Practice in Practice Teaching: A Workshop for Practice Teachers and Tutors
The School of Social Work and Social Policy, Trinity College would like to invite you to "Reflective and Reflexive Practice in Practice Teaching: A Workshop for Practice Teachers and Tutors" by Dr. Deena Mandell, Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Work, Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario, Canada. The workshop will take place on Wednesday April 24th from 10am - 1pm in the Jonathan Swift Theatre 2041A, Arts Building, Trinity College. Read more........
TO RESERVE A PLACE PLEASE EMAIL LAURA CUSACK, SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK & SOCIAL POLICY lcusack@tcd.ie
17 April 2013
Findings from New Research on Intergenerational Relations in Ireland
This report presents key findings from the Changing Generations study - a collaborative research project undertaken between 2011 and 2013 by the Social Policy and Ageing Research Centre (SPARC), Trinity College Dublin, and the Irish Centre for Social Gerontology (ICSG), NUI Galway.
Click here to download the report
15 April 2013
New Publication by School PhD graduate, Dr Sarah Donnelly
The School of Social Work and Social Policy is pleased to congratulate Dr Sarah Donnelly, School PhD graduate, who has recently had her first article based on her doctoral research published in Practice: Social Work in Action. The article is entitled "Multiprofessional Views on Older Patients' Participation in Care Planning Meetings in a Hospital Context" and is available to download here
Sarah's research was completed as part of the Care and Connect Project which is a shared Tallaght Hospital / Trinity College Dublin initiative: taking a fresh look at how the Multidisciplinary Team communicate with older people and their families.
15 April 2013
Launch of new research on Intergenerational Solidarity in Ireland
The Social Policy & Ageing Research Centre (SPARC), School of Social Work & Social Policy, Trinity College Dublin and The Irish Centre for Social Gerontology (ICSG), NUI Galway invite you to a launch of findings from their collaborative project Changing Generations - Towards a new national dialogue on intergenerational solidarity and justice in Ireland by Róisín Ingle, Irish Times columnist and writer.
Date: April 17th 2013 Time: 1.00 (Lunch served) - 4.00pm Venue: City Wall Space, Woodquay Venue, Dublin City Council Civic Offices, Dublin 8. Event is free but places are limited so please RSVP by April 10th to: Catherine Conlon, by email: conlonce@tcd.ie or telephone: 01-896 3363
Click here for more information
15 April 2013
Professor Marie Connolly, University of Melbourne, to give Public Lecture
The School of Social Work and Social Policy invites you to a seminar by Professor Marie Connolly entitled 'Developing a national framework for child protection: putting the child at the centre', Thursday 2nd May 2.30 - 4 p.m. in the Robert Emmet Theatre, Arts Building. Read more....
ALL WELCOME
For further information contact Dr. Helen Buckley hbuckley@tcd.ie 01 8962065 or Laura Cusack lcusack@tcd.ie 01 8963593
15 April 2013
School Seminar on Re-Designing Dementia Care
On Friday April 5th, a seminar titled "Re-Designing Dementia Care: Small-Scale, Home like Care Facilities" was hosted by the Living with Dementia programme (LiD), School of Social Work and Social Policy and took place in College. The event was made possible by a grant from College, through the "Visiting Professorship and Fellowship Benefaction Fund". It attracted an audience of some 140 architects, academics, practitioners, policy makers, service regulators (HIQA) and service planners. Read more....
10 April 2013
Sociology and Social Policy student awarded Foundation Scholarship 2013
The School is delighted to extend its congratulations to Mr Ryan Alberto O'Giobuin, Senior Freshman Bachelor in Sociology and Social Policy, who was announced as a new Scholar of the College. Read more......
10 April 2013
M.Sc. in Child Protection and Welfare
The School of Social Work and Social Policy are now taking applications for the M.Sc. in Child Protection and Welfare. Students interested in registering for the M.Sc. programme must initially register for the Postgraduate Diploma. Admission to the second year of this two-year part-time in-service M.Sc. programme is confined to candidates who achieve an upper second-class grade in the Postgraduate Diploma and whose research proposal for their M.Sc. dissertation is accepted.
For more information on the course, see here
To apply click here
3 April 2013
Dr. Virginia Morrow, University of Oxford, to give Public Lecture
The Structured PhD in Child and Youth Research in association with the Children's Research Centre, School of Social Work and Social Policy and Trinity International Development Initiative is pleased to host a Public Lecture by Dr. Virginia Morrow, Young Lives, Oxford Department of International Development, University of Oxford. The lecture entitled “Growing up with the Millennium Development Goals: a longitudinal study of children in four developing countries” will take place on Monday 29th April 2013, 4pm at the Neil Hoey Theatre, Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin. Read more....
20 March 2013
School Research Team’s Be Fair - Say No To Racism trials children’s workbooks in Dublin Primary Schools
The Be Fair - Say No To Racism Project is currently distributing children’s workbooks in a pilot sample of Dublin primary schools as part of a project to support schools in promoting a school climate that cultivates respect for all children regardless of their background. Teachers in every primary school in the country have also received copies of a fact sheet Children and Racism: What Can Your School Do? on combating racism from the School’s Children, Migration and Diversity Research Team co-led by Dr. Philip Curry and Professor Robbie GIlligan.
Be Fair - Say No To Racism is an IRCHSS funded research dissemination initiative developed in response to the findings of research published in 2011 on inter-ethnic relations among school children in inner city Dublin (Curry, P., Gilligan, R., Garratt, L., Scholtz, J., Where to From Here? Inter-ethnic Relations among Children in Ireland, Dublin, Liffey Press, 2011, xv + 208).
For further information, click here
20 March 2013
PhD in Child and Youth Research
Applicants are invited for the next intake of the cross-institutional, structured PhD in Child and Youth Research programme scheduled to commence in September, 2013. This is a four year, full-time PhD delivered as part of a collaboration between NUI Galway and Trinity College Dublin. Unlike traditional, thesis-only PhDs, this programme incorporates a suite of taught modules in key areas of child and youth research. These taught courses, undertaken in years one and two, provide course participants with the opportunity to widen their knowledge and skill base as well as feeding into the development of their dissertation, which they will begin in year one and will focus exclusively on in years three and four.
The PhD programme aims to:
- prepare programme participants to conduct high quality policy and practice-relevant research and programme evaluation with children and young people
- develop programme participants' knowledge and skills in key theoretical, methodological, policy and practice areas relating to children
- provide graduates with the set of generic work-skills to facilitate their successful entry into the full range of employment settings
Entrants will be expected to have an upper second class honours degree in a social science. If applicants do not have a degree of that kind, they must have demonstrated high ability by some other means (e.g. through publications or achievement in a higher degree). Applications are welcome from individuals with strong policy and practice experience in relation to children.
Full details on the programme and information on how to apply are available on our website: www.childandyouthresearch.ie.
Closing date for receipt of completed applications is Tuesday 30th April 2013
If you have any further questions, please contact us:
Trinity College Dublin: Dr. Lorraine Swords: swordsl@tcd.ie
NUI Galway: Ms Nuala Donohue: nuala.donohue@nuigalway.ie
8 March 2013
Open Evening: Masters in Applied Social Research
School of Social Work and Social Policy, TCD
Monday March 25th, 2013 at 5-6.30 p.m.
Room 3080, Arts Block
This Masters programme, which can be completed on a one year, full-time or two year, part-time basis, is designed for graduates in the social sciences who want to develop their research skills and gain employment in the area of research. It is equally suited to those who want to build research skills for application in other work environments. The course also provides a strong foundation for further post-graduate study, particularly for PhD research.
A core aims of the course to equip students with practical and analytic skills in quantitative and qualitative research. This is achieved through training in devising, conducting, analysing and communicating research. All students complete a work placement as part of the course and this gives them the opportunity to work alongside experienced researchers in some of Ireland’s most reputable research institutes.
You will have the opportunity at Open Evening to hear more about this Masters and to speak directly to the teaching team and graduates of the programme
http://www.socialwork-socialpolicy.tcd.ie/postgraduate/progs/ma-applied-social.php
Refreshments Served
ALL WELCOME!
6 March 2013
Open Evening: M.Sc. in Disability Studies
School of Social Work and Social Policy, TCD
Thursday, March 21st from 16.30 to 18.30
Room 2026, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin
(Entrance via Nassau Street)
The M.Sc. in Disability Studies at Trinity College Dublin is now taking applications for the 2013 intake.
This M.Sc. programme, which can be completed on a one year, full-time or a two year, part-time basis, is an innovative programme that provides students with a deep understanding of disability from social, historical, cultural, economic, and political perspectives.
Graduates of the M.Sc. are equipped with the knowledge, analytical skills and perspectives to translate rights into reality in the field of disability.
You will have the opportunity at our Open Evening to hear more about this M.Sc. and to speak directly to the teaching team and graduates of the programme.
For more information on the programme, see http://www.socialwork-socialpolicy.tcd.ie/postgraduate/progs/msc-disability.php.
Apply here: http://www.tcd.ie/courses/postgraduate/az/course.php?id=DPTSW-DISS-1F09
ALL WELCOME!
4 March 2013Prof. Lennard Davis, University of Illinois Chicago, to give Public Lecture
The M.Sc. in Disability Studies in collaboration with the Centre for Deaf Studies and the School of English are delighted to announce a public lecture by Prof. Lennard Davis, University of Illinois Chicago on “Disability and Diversity: Identity and Neoliberalism”. The lecture will take place on Wednesday 8th May 2013, 4.00 - 5.30pm at the Neil Hoey Theatre, Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin, and it will be introduced by Prof. Juergen Barkhoff.
In this Disability Studies public lecture, Prof. Davis explores how “Normal” seems to be ending its tyrannical reign over bodies, particularly identities. Instead, it has been replaced by “diversity.” Yet the one area that “normal” reigns supreme is in the realm of disability. This lecture explores these issues and tries to account for this discrepancy by considering aspects of life under neoliberalism.
All are welcome!
Lennard J. Davis is Professor in the English Department in the School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he had also served as Head. In addition, he is Professor of Disability and Human Development in the School of Applied Health Sciences of the University of Illinois at Chicago, as well as Professor of Medical Education in the College of Medicine. Read more....
Please RSVP to Laura Cusack at lcusack@tcd.ie. There will be ISL interpretation at the lecture. Please indicate if you require access accommodations when you RSVP.
4 March 2013
Job Vacancy - Assistant Professorship in Social Work (Ageing/Disability/Migration)
The School is pleased to announce that we are recruiting an Assistant Professor in Social Work (Ageing/Disability/Migration).
Applicants can view further particulars of the role at http://jobs.tcd.ie
26 February 2013
PhD Studentship Opportunities - School of Social Work and Social Policy
| Post Title | PhD Studentship Opportunities |
| Department/Faculty | School of Social Work and Social Policy |
| Closing Date | 12 Noon on Friday, April 5, 2013 |
Applications are invited for PhD studentships (2) in the School of Social Work and Social Policy. These studentships are open to new entrants as well as continuing students on the full-time Ph.D. Register, for entry in September 2013 or March 2014. The postgraduate studentship fully covers EU or non-EU fees and an annual maintenance of €8,000 for three years. Read more...........
25 February 2013
We are delighted to invite you to a public lecture for social work practitioners on ‘Cultural Competence, multiculturalism or anti-oppressive practice’ on Tuesday 5th March 2013 from 5.30 pm until 7.00 pm. The lecture will take place in Room 0.09, Aras an Phiarsaigh, Trinity College. Read more.......
25 February 2013
On 13 February 2013 three research reports from the Children's Research Centre (CRC) were launched by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Frances Fitzgerald at large public event that took place at the National College of Ireland.
These reports were the culmination of a two-year baseline evaluation of the Early Learning Initiative (ELI) at the National College of Ireland (2009-2011). The study was funded by Pobal and was led by Dr Michelle Share, Acting Director and Senior Research Fellow, Children's Research Centre, Trinity College Dublin in collaboration with Professor Sheila Greene and Ms Sandra McCarthy of the CRC. Read more.....
19 February 2013
Professor Robbie Gilligan appointed to Editorial Board of leading journal Child Abuse and Neglect
Professor Robbie Gilligan has been appointed to the Editorial Board of the leading journal Child Abuse and Neglect. In 2011, Child Abuse and Neglect was ranked 3rd of 41 journals for impact in the field of Social Work, and 3rd of 38 in the field of Family Studies. The journal is published by Elsevier on behalf of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. For further details about the journal, see here
19 February 2013
REMINDER: 'Registration into Practice' Seminar Series
The School of Social Work and Social Policy are still taking bookings for the Seminar Series. The second seminar will be held on Wednesday 20th February.
This eight session seminar series will provide participants with an opportunity to consider practice issues relevant to registration. The programme will run for eight consecutive Wednesdays from 6.00-8.00pm in Trinity College Dublin and will be facilitated by expert speakers. A detailed programme can be downloaded here
To sign up for the remainder of the series, or to book an individual seminar, please contact Laura Cusack, lcusack@tcd.ie for further information.
19 February 2013
InvitationFocus Ireland and the School of Social Work and Social Policy (Trinity College Dublin) are hosting Monthly Lunchtime Talks in 2013. These talks will be held on the last Thursday of each month.We would like to invite you to our February Lunchtime Talks |
Invitation to a Seminar
Hosted by
The Living with Dementia (LiD) Programme,
School of Social Work and Social Policy, Trinity College Dublin, &
The Dementia Services Information and Development Centre
St James’s Hospital, Dublin 8
Topic: Redesigning Dementia Care: Small-scale, Homelike Care Facilities
Date and Time: Friday 5th April 2013 at 2.00pm
Venue: Room 2.57 School of Nursing and Midwifery, ‘The Gas Building’, 24 D’Olier Street, Dublin 2
For bookings, contact Vanessa Moore (Tel: 01-8962914; Email moorev@tcd.ie).
As places are limited you are advised to book early.
Dr. Edurne Garcia Iriarte, Director of the M.Sc. in Disability Studies, participated in a panel on the monitoring of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) at the 2013 Special Olympics Winter Games Global Scholars Meeting in Pyeong- Chang, South Korea. Read more......
5 February 2013
Journal Article featuring Dr Patricia Walsh, Dr Maeve Foreman and Dr Philip Curry
Dr Walsh, Dr Foreman and Dr Curry are the co-authors on of a joural article entitled "A Whole-Hospital Approach? Some Staff Views of a Hospital Bereavement Care Service". Details and the full article can be found here
04 February 2013
Research Paper by Dr Shane Butler
A Research paper by Shane Butler, based on research carried out during 2011 on the pilot drug court programme in Dublin, appeared in early online version of the journal Drugs: education, prevention and policy in December 2012. The paper ‘The symbolic politics of the Dublin drug court: The complexities of policy transfer’ has now been listed on this journal’s website as one of the most frequently read during January 2013.
31 January 2013
Presentation by Catherine Conlon on 'Women through the Ages'
Dr Catherine Conlon made a presentation to Cross-Border Group on Friday 11 January at Cleenish Centre Bellanaleck Co Fermanagh. An invited paper drawing on Changing Generations was presented at an event to mark Nollaig na mBan entitled 'Women Through the Ages' organised by Monaghan and Fermanagh Rural Enablers. See here
To download a copy of the presentation please click here
31 January 2013
UPDATE: Applicants for the Masters in Social Work (M.S.W) 2013/14 intake
The School has received a number of queries in relation to the interviews for the Masters in Social Work programmes 2013/14 intake. The interviews will take place on February 26 & 27, 2013. Candidates selected for interview will be notified by February 8, 2013. If you have any queries in relation to this please contact Mairead Pascoe at social.studies@tcd.ie
28th January 2013
Professor Robbie Gilligan presents at Seminar in School of Education, University of Oxford
Professor Robbie Gilligan was one of three presenters at a Seminar entitled 'What are We Trying to Achieve in Foster Care?' hosted by the Rees Centre for Research in Fostering and Education, School of Education, University of Oxford on Wednesday 16th January. The other presenters were Professor Ian Sinclair, Emeritus Professor of Social Work, University of York and Consultant to the Rees Centre, and Shirley Trundle, Families Group, Department for Education (central government department). The seminar was the second in a series of Public Seminars on the Theme of 'Improving Outcomes for Fostered Children and Young People'. A video of the event is to be available soon. For further information on the event see here
21st January 2013
Leading US Child Welfare Scholar, Dr Peter Pecora to give Public Lecture at School
Dr Peter Pecora will deliver a lecture entitle "Predictors of success as adults for youth placed in out of home care - recent evidence from the US" on February 21st at 6pm in the Long Room Hub. Dr. Pecora holds a joint appointment as the Managing Director of Research Services for Casey Family Programs (a major child welfare NGO in the US), and Professor, School of Social Work, University of Washington. He has a distinguished record of research and publications in the field of child welfare.
Click here for more information on Dr. Pecora
14th January 2013
'Registration into Practice' Seminar Series
The School of Social Work and Social Policy are delighted to announce their new Seminar Series commencing on the 13th of February.
This eight session seminar series will provide participants with an opportunity to consider practice issues relevant to registration. The programme will run for eight consecutive Wednesdays from 6.00-8.00pm in Trinity College Dublin and will be facilitated by expert speakers. A detailed programme can be downloaded here
Please contact Laura Cusack, lcusack@tcd.ie for further information.
14th January 2013
Assistant Professor Paula Mayock joins the Editorial Board of the International Journal Addiction
In May 2012, Assistant Professor Paula Mayock was invited to join the Editorial Board of the international journal Addiction. She, along with Professor Joanne Neale, Senior Editor, and other Assistant Editors, have published an Editorial in Addiction entitled, ‘Addiction journal is committed to publishing qualitative research’. Read more......
9th January 2013
Growing Up in Ireland Data Workshop
Growing Up in Ireland will host a Data Workshop to promote and support the use of both the Child Cohort and Infant Cohort datasets on Tuesday 11th December 2012 from 10am to 1pm at the offices of the Economic and Social Research Institute in Dublin. Read more.......
30 November 2012
LiD and TrinityHaus granted NDA Award for the Development of Design Guidelines for Dementia
Trinity College Dublin is pleased to announce a new award from the Centre for Excellence in Universal Design (CEUD) at the National Disability Authorities (NDA) to the Living with Dementia programme (School of Social Work and Social Policy) and TrinityHaus (School of Engineering) to undertake a collaborative study which will result in the development of national guidelines for ‘Designing new homes/retro-fitting homes for people living with dementia through a Universal Design Approach’. Read more....
28 November 2012
Assistant Professor Tony McCashin Publishes Journal Article on Welfare State Change
Assistant Professor Tony McCashin has had an article published recently in Policy and Politics: Social security expenditures in Ireland, 1981-2007: an analysis of Welfare State Change. To view the article click here
21 November 2012
Care and Connect, Wednesday 28th November 2012
The School of Social Work and Social Policy is pleased to announce the details of the forthcoming 'Care and Connect' event. This Study Day for Health and Social Care, Psychology, Nursing and Medical Professionals is a collaborative initiative between the School and Tallaght Hospital.
For further details see here
14 November 2012
Dovile Vildaite, School PhD student, wins IRCHSS post graduate award
Congratulations to Dovile Vildaite who has been awarded an Irish Research Council on Humanities and Social Sciences PhD Fellowship for her doctoral study 'Living 'In-between': Exploring Transnational Social Relations of the 1.5 Generation Lithuanian Migrants in Ireland'. Dovile is a student on the Structured PhD programme in Child and Youth Research.
Her study is being supervised by Professor Robbie Gilligan, who with Dr Philip Curry, manages the Children, Migration and Diversity Research Programme which is co-hosted by the School of Social Work and Social Policy and the Children's Research Centre. The School of Social Work and Social Policy would like to welcome you to attend our Postgraduate Seminar Series. See here for the list of seminars.
13 November 2012
Pioneering students' day of joy at Trinity
Students graduate with Certificates in Contemporary Living. For the full article click here
9 November 2012
The School of Social Work and Social Policy would like to welcome you to attend our Postgraduate Seminar Series. See here for the list of seminars.
7 November 2012
The School of Social Work and Social Policy will host a one day conference for Health & Social Care Professionals on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT's) in Health and Social Care: theory, practice and research. Read more...
5 November 2012
Professor Robbie Gilligan delivered a lecture entitled 'De-Institutionalisation in Child Welfare - Global Trends and Lessons From The Irish Case' at the School of Social Service Administration in the University of Chicago on Wednesday 31st October. Read more...
2 November 2012
Prof Virpi Timonen Presents at the Finnish Social Policy Association's Annual Conference
Prof Virpi Timonen delivered the keynote address at the Finnish Social Policy Association's annual conference, 25-26 October 2012. The Finnish Social Policy Association is the oldest social policy organisation in the world, established in 1908. The conference attracted an audience of 300 this year. The Conference theme was 'Gender and generations in contemporary social policy' and the meeting was hosted by the University of Jyvaskyla in Central Finland. Prof Timonen's keynote was entitled Intergenerational solidarity and justice: public and private constructions of fairness between generations and it can be accessed here
Growing Up in Ireland Annual Conference 2012
The Growing Up in Ireland Research Conference 2012 will take place on Thursday 29th November 2012 at the Ballsbridge Hotel, Pembroke Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.
The conference will be opened by Ms Frances Fitzgerald T.D., Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, who will launch the latest in a series of Growing Up in Ireland Key Findings. These will be based on data collected from 13 year olds and their families between August 2011 and March 2012. Read more...
18 October 2012
Recruitment of Social Work Practice Teachers
The School's Fieldwork unit is currently recruiting Social Work Practice Teachers to provide professional social work placements for Masters in Social Work Students.
Please see http://www.socialwork-socialpolicy.tcd.ie/undergraduate/fieldwork-unit.php for further information.
09 October 2012
Professor Robbie Gilligan delivers plenary presentations at conferences in Belgium and Spain
Professor Robbie Gilligan made a plenary presentation entitled 'How young people may find transformative growth opportunities following radical displacement' at the International Conference on Peace Studies: 'The Many Faces of Trauma, Resilience and Transformation' hosted recently by KUL University of Leuven (Belgium) and the Leuven Centre for Irish Studies. The two day inter-disciplinary conference drew a range of academics from the humanities and social sciences.
He also delivered the opening plenary presentation entitled 'Principles and Challenges of Child Protection' at a national conference in Spain on the theme of 'Innovations in Psychosocial Intervention with Families at Risk of Social Exclusion' hosted by the Universidad Pontificia Comillas de Madrid on September 13th.
09 October 2012
Disability through the Life Course Lecture Podcast and Slides
Prof. Tamar Heller opened the M.Sc. in Disability Studies Public Lecture Series of the academic year 2012-2013 yesterday, October 4th, at the Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin. Over 30 people including academics, professionals, students, self-advocates and researchers from the public sector attended Prof. Heller’s talk on 'Disability through the Life Course'.
You can listen to the presentation here.
To download a copy of the presentation please click here.
08 October 2012
Disability through the Life Course
A public lecture by Dr. Tamar Heller, University of Illinois at Chicago on Thursday 4th October 2012, 5.30pm, Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin.
In this Disability Studies public lecture, Dr Heller explores how disability interacts with social determinants (e.g., culture and socioeconomic status) and environmental aspects (e.g., services and supports) across the life course, resulting in differing outcomes for people with disabilities. Dr. Heller's talk will focus on changes in health, families, community participation and self-determination throughout the life course. All are welcome. To book a place contact: lcusack@tcd.ie
04 October 2012
2012 Promotions
Congratulations to Virpi Timonen who was recently promoted to Professor by the Academic Promotions Committee.
Professor Timonen is a graduate of the University of Durham (BA, 1995), and the University of Oxford (MPhil, 1997 and DPhil, 2001). She was first appointed to Trinity in 2003, and established the Social Policy and Ageing Research Centre (SPARC) in 2005. Read more...
01 October 2012
The School of Social Work and Social Policy will host a one day conference for Health & Social Care Professionals on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT's) in Health and Social Care: theory, practice and research. Read more...
27 September 2012
Early years literacy: why is it crucial?
The Children's Research Centre will host a public talk by Professor Gail Jordan of Bethel University, St Paul, Minnesota on early years literacy. The talk, on Wednesday 17 October 2012, is organised by the Children's Research Centre, Trinity College Dublin and supported by the TCD Visiting Professorships & Fellowships Benefaction Fund. Read more...
26 September 2012
