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Self-Injury Awareness Event 2010
March 2nd saw the second self-injury awareness event organised by Dr Kay Inckle and held in Trinity College Dublin. The theme of this year’s event was “There is No Shame in Self-Injury” which was chosen in order to raise awareness and improve dialogue between service-providers, service-users, educators and the public around self-injury and how to understand and respond to it. The theme also tied in with Minister John Moloney’s – minister of equality, disability and mental health – campaign to eradicate stigma around mental illness. The minister was to launch the event, but due to unforeseen circumstances was replaced by the director of his department Bairbre Nic Aonghusa. Ms Aohghusa not only launched the day but also stayed to participate in the first part of the seminar. The day included a screening of the documentary Visible Memories: A Film About Self-Injury and contributions from speakers, Karl Tooher and Joan Freeman alongside Dr Inckle. There were lively contributions and discussions from the audience which filled the Emmet theatre to capacity.
Diploma in Addiction Studies 2010/11
The closing date for applications for the Diploma in Addiction Studies 2010/11 is 16 April 2010. Read more...
School Reserachers Launch a New Study on Immigrant Adolescents’ Experience of Ireland
A new report on immigrant teenagers’ experience of Ireland by Trinity College Dublin researchers was presented on February 2nd last to the Minister of State for Integration, John Curran. The event took place in Presentation College, Warrenmount in the Liberties, Dublin with school pupils who took part in the study in attendance, together with their parents and teachers. Read more...
New Director of The National Institute for Intellectual Disability (NIID) Announced
The National Institute for Intellectual Disability and the School of Social Work and Social Policy are delighted to announce the appointment of Joan Murphy, PhD, MSc, Dip. Stats, RCN as its new Director.
Dr Murphy is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin where she has worked as a Lecturer in the Department of Paediatrics for 13 years. She brings to the NIID her wide experience of working with people with Down syndrome through her specialist role at the Adelaide, Meath and National Children’s Hospital (AMNCH) where the unit she managed served 900 people and their families. Dr Murphy has been to the forefront in developing user friendly services at the AMNCH including the first medical management guidelines in Ireland for people with Down syndrome.
Dr Murphy has a strong research track record on health and quality of life issues for people with intellectual disabilities and their families. She has published studies in collaboration with Irish and international partners. She has also contributed greatly to the work of Down Syndrome Ireland as Health Manager and Co-ordinator. As a member of the Scientific Committee, she played a leading role in organising the 10th World Down Syndrome Congress in Dublin in 2009.
NIID 'All We Want To Say' Project launches DVD and Executive Summary
On Monday, 14th December 2009, the co-researchers and supporters who have been working on the 'All We Want To Say' project launched their findings in 2 formats: A DVD produced with the help of DCTV, and in the form of an accessible summary. Read more....
Top Ranked Article: Elsevier Child Abuse and Neglect Journal website
The School of Social Work and Social Policy congratulates their staff members, Stephanie Holt, Helen Buckley and Sadhbh Whelan, on the achievement of their article ‘The impact of exposure to domestic violence on children and young people: A review of the literature’, Child Abuse & Neglect, Volume 32, Issue 8, August 2008, Pages 797-810, being ranked top of the ten most downloaded articles from the Elsevier Child Abuse and Neglect Journal website in the second and third quarter of 2009.
'Growing Up in Ireland' Launches First Major Report on Lives of Children in Ireland
The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Mr. Barry Andrews T.D., launched the first major report from Growing Up in Ireland, the national longitudinal study of children tracking the lives of over 8,500 nine-year-olds. The report was launched at the Study's inaugural research conference held in Dublin Castle.More information is available on www.growingup.ie
7 December 2009
A New Report on Grandparents' Role in Divorced and Separated Families Launched:
The Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Mary Hanafin, launched a new report on November 23rd on grandparents' role in divorced and separated families. The report was written by Virpi Timonen, Martha Doyle and Ciara O'Dwyer of the Social Policy and Ageing Research Centre, School of Social Work and Social Policy.
25 November 2009
A report on a project commissioned by the Children Acts Advisory Board and authored by Helen Buckley and Sadhbh Whelan entitled: Putting Research Evidence to Work: Key issues in research utilisation in the Irish child welfare sector' was launched in the Gresham Hotel on 13th November. A podcast of the launch may be viewed at www.caab.ie and the report may be downloaded from the site.
13 November 2009
National Institute for Intellectual Disability Summer School
The National Institute for Intellectual Disability hosted their first Summer
school on Monday 27 th – Wednesday 29 th July 9.30am – 4.30pm. The Summer School
provided an opportunity to take part in one of several workshops and to share
and increase knowledge in a selected area. International Presenters included
Professors Rud and Ann Turnbull from the Beach Centre, University of Kansas,
Professor Mary Falvey and Dr Richard Rosenberg, California State University Los
Angeles, Professor Susan Ryan, University of Vermont, Dr. Deborah Espiner,
University of Auckland. The facilitators of the workshops have extensive experience
in their respective fields and each workshop is aligned with one or more aspects
of the mission of the NIID: Inclusion through education, research and advocacy.
An article on the Life Stories project is availalbe to download here (link to Word Document).
23rd July 2009