South East Regional Committee

Present a workshop entitled:

\"Understanding Child Protection - A Panel Discussion with Q&A\'s\"

Professor Mairtin O\' Fathaigh PHD, BA., H. DIP ED, M ED, PH. D., was Professor of Adult Continuing Education in UCC and currently is an Organisational Learning & Development Consultant with a keen academic and technical knowledge of Child Protection issues.

Dr. Gerard O\' Neill, MIACP, MIAHIP Director of the HSE\'s National Counselling Service - South.

Ms. Deirdre Kenny - a representative from \'One in Four\', the organisation that IACP has contacted to assist our members regarding the reporting of abuse. We hope also to have a member of the HSE Children First Guidance Training Department attending.

Ms. Claire Murphy- The Training Unit, HSE

Outline: Each of the presenters will give a brief presentation from their point of view on current and forthcoming legislation with Child Protection and the implications for counsellors and psychotherapists. This will be followed by a question and answer session from the audience with presenters. We would welcome questions you may have in advance of the workshop and these can be emailed to southeasternregion@iacp.ie for the presenters. This workshop will follow the South East Regional Members and Committee AGM.

Training Level: All Levels. 

Before the workshop the IACP South East Regional Members AGM will begin at 10.am. Refreshments will be at 11.15am  followed promptly at 11.40am by the Workshop until 2pm approx.

Registration from 9.30am for both AGM/Workshop or 11.15am -11.30am for Workshop only.