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Festival of Inclusion - Events Organised by Southside Partnership DLR and Living Well with Dementia
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As part of this year's dlr Festival Southside Partnership DLR including its Women's Programme, Southside Local Employment Service, Living Well with Dementia and other related projects are going to run a lot of events starting this Friday with "Pleasure of Art". The full list of events run by us is available of the Southside Partnership DLR website (please click here).
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Youth at Risk Network Event - 26th September 2019
Another very successful Youth at Risk Network (YAR) Event took place on September 26th 2019. The theme for the day was Collaboration and over 30 organisations and groups (supporting young people) from all over the DLR County came together to network, share information and work together to identify new and exciting ways to collaborate. Southside Partnership DLR and DLR Drug and Alcohol Task Force would like to thank everyone for giving their time and energy to this exciting and worthwhile morning. We look forward to our next YAR Network in November (28th November 2019 from 9.30am-1pm / venue to be confirmed).
Please contact our Youth Prevention Co-ordinator Barry Dempsey on 01 272 2020 or 087 361 1019 or email barry.dempsey@sspship.ie to find out more.
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dlr Festival of Inclusion - October 4th - October 12th 2019 - Celebrating Generations
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Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council are hosting this year's Festival of Inclusion, taking place between the 4th and 12th of October 2019. This year’s Festival theme is “Celebrating Generations”. As every year, the festival highlights the tremendous work of the various community groups and organisations in the county. Events include taster courses, open days, fashion shows, family events and much more. Southside Partnership DLR will be represented during the week with a variety of events organised by our various programmes and projects (please check the Festival Programme for more details).
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For example, the Southside Partnership Women's Programme EU WEMIN Project will be hosting a Multicultural Women's Breakfast on Wed Oct 9th 2019 from 10-1pm at the County Hall. The Living Well with Dementia Programme will also be hosting a wide range of activities. There will also be a Social Enterprise Information event and much more. Please click here for the full Festival Programme.
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Thank you to Tom Keating
We would like to take the opportunity to say a big thank you to Tom Keating who supported Southside Community Training Network over the last couple of months with our newsletter and who left Southside Partnership DLR recently. We wish him all the very best with his next steps.
The SCTN Team
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New Southside Community Training Network Courses this Autumn
In addition to the Intermediate Motivational Interviewing course which will be running on Oct 7th and 14th this autumn (see below), Southside Community Training Network will be running the following courses this autumn:
Manual Handling - 12th November 2019 9.30am-12.30pm / Venue TBC / Please click here for more information.
Addiction Specific First Aid - Date and Venue TBC / Times: 9.30am-12.30pm / Please click here for more information.
Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults - 28th November 2019 9.30am-12.30 / Venue TBC / Please click here for more information.
Group Work Skills with a focus on Facilitation Skills - Dates and Venue TBC / 2-day Training / Please click here for more information.
LGBT Awareness Training - Date and Venue TBC / Please click here for more information.
We are also currently looking at running another Introduction to Motivational Interviewing course. If you are interested in that, please get in touch to be added to our waiting list.
Our courses will be open to anyone working with a local community group or organisation in DLR which has a social inclusion focus or those who are interested in working in this field.
Please contact Marie Kavanagh at the SCTN to find out more details or to secure a place. Contact details: marie.kavanagh@sspship.ie or phone 01 706 0100.
We look forward to hearing from you.
The SCTN Team
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Intermediate Course in Motivational Interviewing - Oct 7th and 14th 2019
As part of its autumn programme Southside Community Training Network will be running an Intermediate Level course on Motivational Interviewing following our two successful Introductory courses facilitated by Brian Foley.
The dates for the Intermediate course are Oct 7th and 14th 2019, but at this moment the course is fully booked. However, if you are working for a community group with a social inclusion focus in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown and are interested in being added to the waiting list for this course or if you would like to find out more, please contact Lisa Sieger-Jamison at lisa.sieger@sspship.ie or phone 087 737 0372.
The course will be taking place at Mounttown Community Facility in Dun Laoghaire.
The SCTN Team
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Other Southside Partnership Courses and Events
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Creative Space Arts & Crafts Classes
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As part of its autumn programme the Southside Partnership DLR Women's Programme will be offering a number of art and crafts classes this term. Please click on the course flyer for more detailed information. Please email Rafika Kelly at rafika.kelly@sspship.ie for more information.
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Healthy Food Made Easy Programme
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Angela Lennon is our new Southside Partnership DLR Healthy Food Made Easy Coordinator. For more information on this community-based nutrition and cooking programme or to book a course in your local area, please contact Angela on 01 706 0100 or email angela.lennon@sspship.ie.
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A Perfect Global City Exhibition Launch at the next Multicultural Women's Breakfast
As part of the WEMIN Art Project the Southside Partnership DLR Women's Programme will be launching the A Perfect Global City Exhibition during Social Inclusion Week on Wednesday the 9th of October 2019. The event will coincide with the next Multicultural Women’s Breakfast from 10am to 1pm at the Assembly Hall in DLR County Council, Marine Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. Please contact Rafika at 01 4421004 or 087 720 3665 or email rafika.kelly@sspship.ie. And bring a dish, bring a friend!
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Start your own Business Bootcamp
Southside Partnership DLR will be running a Start your own Business Bootcamp this autumn. The date will be confirmed, but the session will take place at the Scouts Den in Coolevin, Ballybrack. For more information, please click on the flyer or contact Esther McGearty on 01 706 0100 or email esther.mcgearty@sspship.ie.
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September - December 2019 Women's Programme
The Southside Partnership Women's Programme have now released their latest programme. For more information or to register call Rafika on 01 442 1004 or 087 720 3665.
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WEMIN Job-Seeking Workshop
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As part of the WEMIN Programme the Southside Partnership DLR Women's Programme will be offering a 3-session long Job Seekers Course starting on Oct 3rd 2019. The course will be running at Furry Hill Community Centre. Please contact Rafika on 01 442 1004 or email rafika.kelly@sspship.ie to find out more.
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Courses & Events offered by other Organisations
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DLR Public Participation Network - Activities During Social Inclusion Week
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The DLR Public Participation Network is planning a lot of activities during the upcoming dlr Social Inclusion Week. Please check the flyer or their website for more details at www.dlrppn.ie.
The DLR PPN also has a number of training opportunities coming up this autumn (some in collaboration with Southside Partnership DLR) . For the full list of available training courses please click here.
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Balally Family Resource Centre - New Courses this Autumn
Balally Family Resource Centre have a great range of courses available this autumn, some of which have already started, but they may still accept new participants. The courses include Chair Yoga, Going Green Sustainably, International Cookery, Mindfulness & Self Care, Intermediate Art and a 'Get Creative' course.
For more information on these courses please contact Balally FRC on 01 295 2167 or email info@balallyfrc.ie.
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Understanding Self-Harm Workshops - HSE
As part of the Connecting for Life Strategy for Community Healthcare East the HSE will be offering two workshops on Understanding Self-Harm in December.
04 December 2019: Clonskeagh Hospital Conference Centre, Dublin 6
10 December 2019: Taylor Centre, Vevay Road, Bray, Co. Wicklow
The aim of this one-day awareness training programme is to develop participants' knowledge and understanding of self-harming behaviour.
The Workshop
The workshop provides opportunities to improve knowledge, awareness and understanding of self-harm. Participants consider how personal attitudes and experiences might affect their helping role with a person who self-harms. It aims to clarify what self-harm is, what leads people to engage in the behaviour and considers its relationship with suicide. The causes, reasons behind the behaviour, and the functions are discussed. Positive approaches to engaging with and caring for someone who self-harms are presented. Active participation is encouraged. It is stimulated by audio-visuals and working with others in small groups.
Who should attend:
Individuals and people from agencies in the Community Healthcare East (CHO6) region, South Dublin, Dun
Laoghaire & Wicklow who work with young people, the homeless, those in the addiction services and those recovering from mental health issues. Also Gardai, teachers, residential care staff, people in caring professions, parents and concerned members of the public, who seek to understand more about self-harm, the reasons underlying self-harm behaviours and to improve responses to those people who self-harm.
Understanding Self-Harm Training is not suitable for those aged under 18.
The training is free but booking is essential.
To book, please email Michael Noble at michaeln@mentalhealthireland.ie. Please click here for the official course flyer.
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PRISM DLR's New Meeting Schedule
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HSE Workshop on Support for Those Bereaved Through Suicide
This new workshop consists of a one-day session on bereavement and grieving, particularly in the context of suicide. It will support participants to develop a greater understanding of the grieving process demonstrating the value of empathy, compassion and humanity and the importance of meeting people where they are at.
Workshop Dates:
Thursday Oct 11 2019 9am-5pm Conference Centre, Clonskeagh Hospital
Monday Dec 09 2019 9am-5pm Taylor Centre, Bray, Co.Wicklow
Workshop Requirements:
Be a professional or key contact person, over 18 years, working in Community Health Care East (CHO6) who, in the course of their work, comes into contact with those bereaved through suicide and who has completed the safeTALK* or ASIST* training.
For an application form please email michaeln@mentalhealthireland.ie.
Where courses are oversubscribed a waiting list for future courses will be set up.
*For safeTalk and ASIST training courses details email: asistcho6@gmail.com.
Please click here for the workshop flyer.
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The Wheel - FREE Online Training for Small Voluntary Groups
The Wheel will be offering FREE online training courses for small voluntary groups with only a few members of staff. For groups like that it can be a challenge to release staff to attend training courses and engage in capacity building.
The Wheel leads the SCOPE project, supported by ERASMUS+, aiming to address these challenges through the development of online learning content for the identified core needs of their members. They create an online platform which will house The Wheel's training content. Small voluntary groups can participate in their pilot programme and can sign up here.
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safeTALK Suicide First Aid Workshop
The HSE will be offering a FREE safeTALK Suicide First Aid Workshop on Thursday October 10th 2019 in the Taylor Centre in Bray, Co. Wicklow.
Please contact Michael Noble at michaeln@mentalhealthireland.ie for more information.
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Purple House Cancer Support Information Talk & Stanford Cancer Thriving and Surviving Programme
As part of Dún Laoghaire Festival of Inclusion Purple House Cancer Support will be giving a free talk on Cancer Support in the Community on Monday 7th October at 11am in The Lexicon Library, Dun Laoghaire. Please check their website for further information. Please check their website for information on the services they provide.
Purple House Cancer Support will also be running the Stanford Cancer Thriving & Surviving Programme from January 2020 for 6 weeks. This is a self management programme for Cancer survivors with the aim of improving their quality of life to better manage their daily health.
Please contact 01 286 6966 or email info@purplehouse.ie to find out more or to book a place. Click here for more information on the programme.
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SAVE THE DATE 17-23 NOVEMBER 2019
How to get involved in college awareness week
- host an event in your organization
- Visit schools in your local area
Benefits of College week
- Supports an increase in the number of students who progress to college
- Creates a college -going culture in your community
This is an excellent opportunity to understand and get involved in life changing potential. Please contact Kathleen O' Toole- Brennan on 01-896 3596 or email info@collegaware.ie.
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SAOR Screening and Brief Intervention for Problem Alcohol & Substance Use - FREE One-Day Course
VENUE: Education Centre, Phlebotomy Building, St Michael’s Hospital, Dun Laoghaire.
DATE: Nov 14th 2019.
TIME: 9.30am to 4.30pm
Overview: This course aims to prepare professionals to implement SAOR Screening and Brief Interventions (SBI) for problem substance use.
How to Apply: Please contact karen@ndublinrdtf.ie by email only to register.
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