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St.Michael's House E-zine 2019
Our E-zine at a Glimpse.....
  • Bring a Book, Buy a Book
  • Women on Walls
  • Nurse Recruitment Drive
  • Independent Review Group Report
  • QQI Graduation 2018
  • Children's Corner
  • Anti-Bullying Awareness Day
 
  • St. Michael's House Board
  • Leisureplex Partnership  
  • Operation Transformation
  • Clever Strokes
  • Brushmyteeth.ie
  • Health & Social Care Professional Day
  • Your Career with Us
Games of Thrones
star, Liam Cunningham
supports
Bring a Book, Buy a Book campaign

We are asking people of participating companies, schools & clubs to bring second-hand books from their homes and buy donated books from their colleagues at a cost of just €2.

The campaign has since enjoyed success with over 200 locations taking part each year. Event hosts have reported their event as boosting staff morale and team building.

The event can work;

  • A Corporate CSR project- boosting staff morale
  • School Literacy Strategy Activity- Go Techno!
  • Community club coffee morning and book swap
  • Anywhere that can Swap Books !
This can be set up in a common area over a morning/day/evening and work on a trust basis or be manned by a staff /club member.
Each location receives a starter pack consisting of: Promotional Posters, Bookmarks, Stickers & Donation Boxes.

 90,000 books were exchanged in 2018 raising over €30,000 for services for intellectual disability.

Our Pop Up Shops 
Irish Rail Connelly and Heuston Stations 
11am - 6pm
March 4th - 8th
All books €2.00

Read on, Read up, Sign up

Game of Thrones Star, Liam Cunningham supports Bring a Book , Buy a Book 2019
Bring a book , Buy a Book Sign up
One of St. Michael's House founding members
portrait unveiled in
Women on Walls Exhibition 2019

Dr.Barbara Stokes is one of eight portraits unveiled female historical leaders  in Healthcare commissioned by Women on Walls at the RCSI in partnership with Accenture.

Women on Walls is a campaign that seeks to make women leaders visible through a series of commissioned portraits that will create a lasting cultural legacy for Ireland.

Dr. Barbara Maive Stokes (1922-2009) was a paediatrician and pioneering disability campaigner. She was one of the founding members of St. Michael's House services for people with Intellectual Disabilities  in 1955. Stokes first involvement , was as a part-time volunteer; later she managed the entire organisation. A tireless advocate, Stokes served on many boards, notably the National Rehabilitation Board and Inclusion Ireland.

"We rushed in where many would fear to venture. The one essential was to meet and help parents who came to us not so much for a diagnosis, but for advice about what they should or could do to help their child with a disability."
Dr Barbara Stokes, first Medical Director.

The official unveiling will take place on Tuesday, March 5th in the College Hall and Board Room, 123 St. Stephens Green.
Invitation only. Our CEO, Anna Shakespeare, and senior team will be in attendance.

Open to the Public
There will also be additional viewings and guided tours on Saturday, March 9th from 10 - 4 pm. Tours will start at 10 and run every hour, on the hour (last tour commences at 3 pm).

You can read the founding story of St. Michael's House on our website.
St. Michael's House
Nurse Recruitment  
 #SMHNurseCareers

We are seeking Nurses or fourth year RNID Student Nurses interested in talking to us about  Nurse career opportunities in Dublin.

 Our Nurse Recruitment  2019 location and dates.

Letterkenny - March 4th
Sligo - March 5th
Galway - March 6th
Limerick - March 11th
Cork - March 12th
Waterford - March 13th

No need to register just come along to meet us.
View our Location Posters - Date and Times
Updates on facebook and Twitter
Watch our videos
St. Michael’s House welcomes the publication of the much anticipated and important;

Report of the Independent Review Group established to examine the role of voluntary organisations in publicly funded health and personal social services.

The voluntary sector provides two thirds of publicly funded disability services.

The review group report sets out a series of challenging but important  recommendations that will seek to re-establish a relationship of mutual respect and value between the state and the non-statutory sector.

The reports states clearly the added value that the voluntary sector provides through leadership, flexibility, responsiveness, and local community involvement; a long tradition of advocacy and a capacity to make decisions close to the service provided and involving volunteers who give their time and expertise freely for the benefit of fellow citizens.

The report challenges the statutory and voluntary sectors to work closely in the shared interests of benefitting citizens. It makes essential recommendations about developing a charter to officially recognize the voluntary sector; reviewing governance structures, agreeing essential services and providing full cost funding for those services; reducing bureaucracy and reviewing the service agreement and compliance approaches.

It also importantly records the current challenges in funding, recommending multi-annual funding and the need for measures to address the deficits that many organisations presently experience.
 
St. Michael's House
QQI Graduation Celebrations
 
St. Michael's House had 42 learners  graduate in December 2018 and there are a further 36 learners graduating  this March 2019 in QQI , Quality and Qualification Ireland, courses .
The  below modules were awarded to adults some of which attend Day services  in Raheny Hub, Castle, Northbrook, Santry Hall and Artane Hub.
  
Modules
  • Looking Good
  • Personal Decision Making
  • Listening and Speaking   
  • Get Active Get Fit
  • Healthy Eating 
Graduation took place in the Hilton Hotel, Dublin on December 2018. There were 42 learners graduating with Level 2 Award on the National Framework of Qualifications
  •  five  graduates received two awards 
  • three graduates received a Major Awards at Level 2 in General Learning
This is a huge achievement  as the graduates needed to complete a minimum of six modules to achieve a Major Award. 
 
Our graduates were joined in their celebration by family and friends.  Some family members travelled over from England to join in the celebration and success of the evening.
 
This is St. Michael's House most successful year to date with  increased numbers of learners achieving QQI certification .There are 50 new   QQI trainers  in 2019 as the demand for the courses
continues to grow.
Congratulations
  to the graduates and indeed  the QQI trainers on all their achievements.
Children's Corner

There our pages on our new St. Michael's House website dedicated to Children Services. Information and updates are posted in this section of the website to support families of children with disabilities.

There is a Parent and Family Information section.
We have produced a quick guide for you on Entitlement Information for Carers
 
Our  Book of the month 
For many children with special needs social stories are a very helpful tool to use to prepare your child for future events and activities such as going to the Doctor, trip to the shopping centre, going on holidays, trip to the zoo etc.... 

This book provides parents and staff with an understanding of how to create social stories and how best to use them to support your child. 

St. Michael's House Family Library and Resource Centre have books like this one .

As a response to the feedback from the 2018 organisational wide staff survey "Your opinion Counts", the HSE has established an Anti-Bullying Task Force and were pleased to launch its first Anti-Bullying Awareness Day on 28th February, 2019.

St Michael's House was delighted to take part in and promote this day.

For our Employees

Under the "Dignity at Work Policy" St. Michael's House recognises the right of all employees to be treated with Dignity and Respect and is committed to ensuring that all employees are provided with a safe working environment, which is free from all forms of bullying, sexual harassment and harassment.

Peer Support

As part of the "Dignity at Work Policy" St Michael's House has recruited and trained a panel of "Support Contact Persons". The role of the Support Contact Person is to provide information, and emotional support to any employee who feels that he/she is being bullied/harassed or against whom a complaint of bullying/harassment has been made.

This is one of many HR Policies that value all employees place of work.

Supported staff , supported services.
Meet St. Michael's House Board Members

St. Michael’s House is governed by a voluntary Board of Directors four of whom are parents of a person with an intellectual disability. Board members work on a voluntary basis and do not receive any remuneration. The Board meets ten times a year.
How are we structured ? View our Organisation Charts
Your Childs Party in Leisureplex helps
support Respite Care in our Services  
  The management and staff of Leisureplex support St. Michael's House services through fundraising, bowling activities and our highly anticipated annual Christmas Bowl over the last number of years. 
We are very grateful for Leisureplex next fundraising initiative for our services. Leisureplex are facilitating customers to make a €2 donation to every children's party booked  in their four Leisureplex Locations- Stillorgan , Tallaght, Coolock and Blanchardstown. 
All donations support our Respite services.
You may consider your next  Children's party in Leisureplex and support Respite services. 
Rest in Peace

It is with great sadness that we have recently mourned the loss of
some wonderful people who have used  and worked in our services.

Tony Martin  resided in Cheeverstown House and attended Goatstown Services.
Raymond  Smith  resided in Baldoyle and attended Belcamp Day Services 
Saoirse Diem O'Donoghue,  a past pupil  in Raheny DDC and Baldoyle School.
Patrick ( Patsy ) Barden  former staff member from Transport department.

Our sympathies to their loved ones
Congratulations
Operation Transformation participants
#SMHActive

St. Michael's House are focused on promoting healthy active lifestyles and our staff and service users are embracing the task.

Lead by Lynn Conroy, this is an example of the monthly sessions completed by the Operation Transformation group;

  • 144 swims
  • 26 Aqua Aerobics
  • 14 Boxercise
  • 13 Zumba
  • 38 took on circuit training
Read about our in house St. Michael's House leaders:
Lynn Conroy and Dean McLoughlin

Our Operation Transformation team in Northbrook joined the last RTE Operation Transformation  5k run in Pheonix Park on Saturday 23rd February and met some of the OT RTE stars.

Our  Active video highlights some of the motivated participants getting active #SMHActive.
We are continuing our Health kick to 2019 as we are not just looking better but feeling better.
Clever Strokes,
 Brian and Kevin  
Our Entrepreneurial  Adults in Northbrook services have started their own painting trade for friends and family .
Brian and Kevin are restoring and up cycling old tired furniture to bring it back to life. Sanding , painting and polishing, this duo are not shy of hard work.
The mild spring is good for trade as people want their garden furniture on display .
Well done on the initiative and we wish the painting duo every success.
 

Teeth Whitening

St. Michael's House are delighted to get their 'teeth' into this project.

St. Michael's House nursing staff  and adult service users participated  with Assistant Professor Kev Mac Giolla Phadraig from Trinity College Dublin on developing  resources to make tooth brushing easier for people with Disabilities.
 

View this website and support Healthy teeth and gums for all.

 

We would acknowledge the work of Annmarie Reid and ACE communication. Thank you also to the St Michael's House Nursing department .




 

St. Michael's House celebrated 
Health & Social Care Professionals Day 
on February 1st 2019.

Connections, Confidence, Collaboration

St.Michael's House celebrated  the HSE National initiative, HSCP day by capturing our Health and Social care Professionals on camera. 
Our teams collaborated and braved the camera to highlight their skills of their daily work . It was an inspiration for all to hear the daily duties of our teams.

The teams preformed with such confidence their ability to explain their role in the multi-disciplinary context of the St. Michael's House service.
One of our many  HSCP Day video clips from our St. Michael's House staff teams. More videos
Your Career with Us
A few careers to consider and share
IT Helpdesk Administrator
Social Care Workers
Nursing staff

St. Michael's House publish six E-zines a year to keep the community informed of our organisation,
services and service user activities.
Your feedback is welcome communications@smh.ie 
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