DATE:       Thursdays - 26th of November, 3rd December, 10th December and 17th December 2020
TIME:        7pm to 8pm 
VENUE:    Online via Zoom

This Webinar is suitable for Primary or Post Primary Teachers, Special Needs Assistants, Principals and Deputy Principals.

This webinar Series will focus on in depth exploration of CBT techniques to help with stress, low-mood, anxieties and unhelpful thinking styles.

Topic areas

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Mental Health
• Wellbeing
• Neuroscience of Stress
• CBT techniques

Primary Discussion Topics

Week One: Cognitive Techniques. Exploring unhelpful thinking styles, cognitive restructuring and other cognitive strategies to change negative thinking to more rational thinking.

Week Two: Behavioural Techniques. Exploring behavioural techniques to improve mood, enhance quality of life and change thinking patterns.

Week Three: The Mind Body Link -Relaxation and grounding exercises. Exploring the science behind the mind body link.

Week Four: Problem Solving strategies.

Learning Objectives

• Examine CBT Skills in more detail.
• Apply CBT Skills into daily lives.
• Examine the efficacy of CBT to reduce stress and improve mood.

Bio Nicola Culloty B.Ed. M.A CBT

Nicola Culloty is a primary educator with twenty years experience working with disadvantaged communities. As Home School Community Liaison she formed an authentic and lasting partnership with parents from one of the most deprived areas in Ireland. Nicola has researched the Mental Health Needs of Traveller women and is passionate about helping others to gain a greater understanding of the barriers preventing engagement.

Nicola completed a Masters in CBT and is currently practising as a CBT therapist.  She is very experienced on the impact of trauma on both adults and children and is proficient in the techniques used to overcome and assist those living with mental health issues.

As a primary school teacher Nicola is very aware of the importance of caring for our teachers and indeed, teacher’s own self care. Nicola founded Full Circle CBT in 2020. She provides webinar and on site training to teachers, service providers and agencies. She is passionate about supporting teachers in how to mind
themselves in a profession where they are faced daily with children and indeed parents who are dealing with trauma. Nicola has a particular interest in teacher wellbeing and is very aware of the impact of stress on teachers in Ireland. 

Nicola has facilitated parenting groups and worked closely with parents of children who have experienced trauma in her roles as teacher, therapist and HSCL.

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Do you know the contribution you want to make to the world?

Making poor College choices can leave young people and their families feeling devastated. Hearing how other students made their decisions and coped can make an essential difference.

StudyandCareers.ie marks College Awareness Week with a stimulating panel discussion with 4 hopeful young people (20-24 yrs). Hear their fascinating stories, their ups, their downs, and ultimately how they made College choices that fulfil them and excite them about the contribution they want to make to the world.

Who will you meet:
1. Evan (23) - 4th year Medicine student, NUIG
2. Orla (20) - 3rd year Global Business student, DCU
3. Laura (24) - post grad student, Primary Teaching (PME), Hibernia College
4. Liam (24) - recent graduate from NUI, Maynooth, with degree in Music & French, working in new job as a Content Analyst.

Who will this panel discussion benefit
• 2nd level students, especially Leaving cert students about to complete their CAO applications.
• Young people re-evaluating their choices
• Career Guidance Counsellors
• TY Coordinators
• Parents
• Teachers and educators concerned about young people’s futures

‘He who has a why to live can bear almost any how’
Nietzsche

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Leading in Challenging Times

Focus:  This session will focus on understanding and addressing the challenges that leaders face in these unprecedent times. It aims to assist leaders in developing a nurturing perspective that will support their resilience in the weeks and months ahead.

Facilitator: Dr Joe O’ Connell

Joe O’ Connell has held a number of leadership roles in education in Ireland, he is a former director of Limerick Education Centre, he was a post-primary school principal and was the founding Director of St Senan’s Education Office which served the Catholic Dioceses of Kerry, Limerick and Killaloe. Joe currently supports various management bodies as well as the Centre for School Leadership and is an independent expert in relation to school leadership for the Directorate General Reform of the European Commission. 

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Dyslexia and how it affects the student at second level
Screening and Identification,
Understanding the assessment report
Dyslexia friendly school and classroom strategies
Resources including subject specific resources for mainstream teachers.

Biography

Wyn McCormack worked as guidance counsellor and special education teacher in St. David’s, Greystones. She is also the parent of three sons with dyslexia as well as having some dyslexic traits herself. She has designed and presented courses on dyslexia for teachers, parents and students since 1996. She is the author of the Factsheets on Dyslexia at Second Level (2014) updated annually, Lost for Words 3rd Ed. 2007, and co-author of Dyslexia, an Irish Perspective 2nd Ed 2010.

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