Places will be limited to 50
Bookings will close Thursday 8th Feb 24
WRC - Mirroring Authentic Self-Care to our Clients - An experiential and science based insight into authentic practical, Care Awareness in our professional practice
Presenter's Bio:
Jim, first trained as a youth worker in 1975 (CYC/Health Education Bureau) and as a counsellor in 1979 for couples and groups dealing with alcohol addiction (Stanhope Street Alcohol Treatment Centre, Dublin). He has spent 22 years as a centre advocate and life skills teacher with Youthreach, the state agency for second chance education before retiring in that role in 2021. During his time at Youthreach, his further educational training included a diploma in counselling (Maynooth NUI) and an honours degree in counselling and psychotherapy (DBS). He is also a qualified literacy teacher (NALA).
Jim runs a private practice in counselling, psychotherapy and educational training with a focus on relationships , addiction, care-awareness, and LGBTQI+ issues. His client portfolio in Care Awareness includes IACP, BelonG To LGBTQI+ Youth Services, Crosscare, SOAR, Insight Matters and The Irish Defence Forces. He is a former editor, broadcast journalist and media lecturer.
Guest's Speaker Bio:
Dr. Manish Tomar graduated with a Ph.D. in Neuroscience as a scholarship student at Cologne University, Germany in 2020. He has a Masters in Neuroscience from Jiwali University, Gwalior, India and a BA in Biotechnology from Amity University, Uttar Pradesh, India. Manish is a native of New Delhi, India and is a technical research scientist for Abbott Laboratories. His specialist areas include immunochemistry, bioassays, molecular biology, microbiology and genetics.
He has been involved with multiple agencies across both internet media platforms and in situ presentations for the advancement of scientific community outreach programmes including coordinating facilitator and speaker at the United Nations Conference of Youth for Climate Change at the COY Conference in Bonn, Germany in 2017. He is an advocate and practitioner of yoga and meditation.
CPD Certs will be emailed to participants after attendance at the Event