On behalf of Imelda Noone (on Term Time) Company Secretary IIMHN:
Notification is served of the Irish Institute of Mental Health Nursing, Annual General Meeting for Wednesday 17th October at 14.30 pm. in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin. Room 0.30.
The timetable for the IIMHN/COMMUNE Project Conference in DCU on the 17th and 18th May 2018 has been released.
| 17th May 2018 | |||||||||||
| Morning session
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Chair: Mary Farrelly
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| 09.00 – 09.00
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Registration and Coffee
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| 09.30 – 09.45 | Chair’s Opening Address: Mary Farrelly | ||||||||||
| 09.45 – 11.15
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Keynote: “Singing from the same songsheet? Managing differing perspectives in co-produced mental health nursing education”. Speakers: Brenda Happel and Julia Bocking
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| 11.15 – 11.45
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Coffee
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| 11.45-13.00
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Concurrent sessions – Chairs: Louise Doyle and Imelda Noone
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| 13.00-14.00
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Lunch and poster viewing
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| Afternoon session | Chair: Christina Larkin | ||||||||||
| 14.00-15.00
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“Experiences of co-produced education for Mental Health Nurses”. Speakers: Siobhan Russell, Martha Griffin, Catherine Stanton, Niamh Daly and Liam MacGabhann
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| 15.00-16.00
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49 North Street – Creating/Facilitating Alchemy in the Mental Health Services:
Our ethos is to create a space, a melting pot whereby learning, therapy alongside diversity flourish. It’s about taking risks, building on peoples’ strengths and sharing the load/power which is now seeing a recovery community thrive. The Claddagh Rogues are an example of this and will play live on the day! James O Flynn, Declan McCarthy, Kevin Shanahan, Tony Cotter, Peter Kearney and Susan Mc Menamin |
| 18th May 2018
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COMMUNE Workshop
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| 09.30 – 09.45
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Introduction to the day: Chair: Liam MacGabhann
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| 09.45-10.30
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Keynote: “Doing co-production like it says on the tin” Speakers: Dublin North, North East Recovery College
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| 10.30 – 10.50
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“COMMUNE – Embedding expertise by experience teaching into undergraduate nursing programmes” Speakers: Iceland & Finland
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| 10.50-11.20
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“What Service Users can contribute to mental health teaching on undergraduate nursing programmes” Speakers: Ireland UCC/DCU
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| 11.20-11.50
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Coffee
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| 11.50-12.20
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“Experts by Experience teaching on undergraduate nursing programmes” Speakers: EBE members
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| 12.20-12.50
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“Best Practice Guidelines for Co-Producing Course Content and Teaching on Undergraduate Nursing Programmes” Speakers: Norway & Netherlands |
| 12.50-13.20
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“Impact of experts by experience teaching into undergraduate nursing programmes: international findings” Speakers: Australia
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| 13.20 – 13.30
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Poster prizes close of conference
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| Lunch |
The IIMHN is please to announce two workshops to be delivered by Peter Bullimore due to take place in May 2018 in Cork (UCC):
Applications are now invited. Please contact Harry Gijbels re attendance.
Download the application form for the Maastricht Interview workshop flyer and application 2 and 3 May 2018 UCC.
Download the application form for Working through Paranoia & Making Sense of Unusual Beliefs – flyer and application form for Cork 4-5-18.
These are free workshops.
Please note these workshops are targeted primarily at mental health nurses, whose applications will be prioritised. However, applications are also open to other mental health workers and people who experience voices, visions and paranoia, pending availability of places.
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The Irish Institute of Mental Health Nursing is please to invite abstracts for its 2018 conference which will be held jointly with the COMMUNE (Co-produced Mental Health Nurse Education) project. Conference booking is now open.
The theme of the conference is: ‘Informing mental health nursing practice, education, and research through co production’.
There has been growing interest in co-production in the past decade, particularly in the context of promoting partnerships between governments, services, service users and communities in the commissioning and development of health and community services. A co-production approach sees service users /consumers involved in, or leading, defining the problem, designing and delivering the solution, and evaluating the outcome, either with professionals or independently (Roper, Grey & Cadogan 2018).
Attendance at the conference is free.
Confirmed keynote speakers:
Prof Brenda Happell
Julia Bocking
Abstracts are invited from all groups on areas related to the conference theme. The closing date for abstract submission is 20th April 2018. You can download the abstract submission form here.
The conference is supported by Nursing & Midwifery Planning & Development, Quality & Clinical Care Directorate, Health Service Executive, Dublin North.
The conference will take place May 17th and 18th, 2018, in the:
School of Nursing and Human Sciences
Dublin City University
Collins Avenue Extension
Dublin 9
D09 W6Y4
Ireland
The dates for Irish Institute of Mental Health Nursing/School of Nursing and Midwifery, NUIG workshops on supporting young people in distress have been rescheduled.
Facilitated by Rai Waddingham, the workshops will now proceed on:
• 22 November 2017: Working with Young People who Self-Harm
• 11 January 2018: Supporting Young People who have Distressing Beliefs & Paranoia
• 12 January 2018: Talking with Young People about the Voices they Hear
To book a place for the revised schedule please contact Siobhan Smyth at siobhan.smyth@nuigalway.ie
Nominations are being sought for the International Care Ethics Observatory (ICE) Human Rights and Nursing Awards 2018. Dr Harry Gijbels, executive member of the IIMHN is a past recipient of the international award. The Human Rights and Nursing Award is presented to any nurse in recognition of an outstanding commitment to human rights and exemplifying the essence of nursing’s philosophy of humanity to further their work. The Directors and Local Management Team review all nominations for the Human Rights Award annually.
Criteria for the Human Rights and Nursing Award
Nominations
Nominations can be made by anyone and at any time, with or without the knowledge of the nominee. Two Awards are given each year. Nominations will be reviewed in January in each calendar year for Awards to be given at the ICNE Conference in that year. Nominations forms are available from the International Care Ethics Observatory (ICE) in the University of Surrey:
https://www.surrey.ac.uk/international-care-ethics-observatory/human-rights-and-nursing-awards
The nominee will be contacted by a member of ICNE in due course. The nominee will be expected to travel to the conference organised by ICNE and held yearly in different locations. The travel and accommodation costs are covered by the Award. The nominees will also receive a personal monetary award, the amount of which may vary.
Update ***Additional places now available***
The School of Nursing and Midwifery will be hosting an Open Public Lecture with Professor Richard Bentall, Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Sheffield on “MENTAL HEALTH IS IN THE WORLD, NOT A DEFECT OF THE PERSON”. 
Professor Richard Bentall is a psychologist and researcher. He is the author of “Madness explained: Psychosis and human nature”. He has studied the cognitive and emotional mechanisms involved in psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations, paranoid delusions and manic states. Most recently, his research has focused on why social risk factors provoke the cognitive and emotional changes that lead to these symptoms.
Date: Monday, November 20th, 2017
Time: 5.15 pm – 6.15pm,
Venue: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, 24 D’Olier Street, Dublin 2
Places can be reserved through Eventbrite, click on the link below:
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/mental-health-in-the-world-and-the-environment-as-distinct-from-in-the-person-tickets-38416410518
http://www.nursing-midwifery.tcd.ie/
The School of Nursing and Midwifery will be hosting a MASTERCLASS WITH PROFESSOR RICHARD BENTALL, PROFESSOR OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD on “Current understandings of psychosis with emphasis on psychotic symptoms”.
Professor Richard Bentall is a psychologist and researcher. He is the author of “Madness explained: Psychosis and human nature” . He has studied the cognitive and emotional mechanisms involved in psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations, paranoid delusions and manic states. Most recently, his research has focused on why social risk factors provoke the cognitive and emotional changes that lead to these symptoms.
Date: Tuesday, November 21st, 2017
Time: 1 pm – 4pm,
Venue: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, 24 D’Olier Street, Dublin 2
Places will be limited, to book a place contact: monahanm@tcd.ie
http://www.nursing-midwifery.tcd.ie/
The Irish Institute of Mental Health Nursing are offering a series of free 1-day workshops in Dubiln on supporting young people in distress. The workshops are funded by the Nursing and Midwifery Planning Development Unit, Health Services Executive – North. They will be facilitated by Rai Waddingham, an international trainer that combines personal and professional expertise, these interactive workshops will provide you with a fresh understanding of young people in distress and equip them with essential skills to enhance their practice. The workshops will take place on: 
• 13 December: Working with Young People who Self-Harm
• 14 December: Supporting Young People who have Distressing Beliefs & Paranoia
• 15 December: Talking with Young People about the Voices they Hear
Time: 10.00am – 4.30pm
Venue: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, 24 D’Olier Street, Dublin 2
These workshops are open to anyone interested in developing peer support groups for young people, including: nurses, OTs, social workers, psychiatrists, peer support workers, youth workers, counsellors, therapists mentors, CAMHS/EIS and substance misuse workers. However, applications from nurses prioritised.
To book a place place, please contact Mark Monahan at monahanm@tcd.ie
You can download a copy of the application form here: 2017 Dublin Youth Workshops form2
The IIMHN is pleased to announce a 2 day workshop on facilitating peer support groups for young people to be delivered by Rachel Waddingham. The workshops are funded by the Nursing and Midwifery Planning Development Unit, Health Services Executive – North. This 2 day course will provide participants with the understanding, skills and confidence necessary to launch, facilitate and sustain a peer support group for young people in distress. The contents of the workshop includes:
• Understanding youth peer support, its history and practice
• Strategies to enhance participation and involvement
• Exploring examples of a range of peer support groups, suited to different topics and settings
• Planning and promoting peer support groups in your setting (suited for different age groups & issues)
• Launching groups, and managing common initial challenges
• Navigating your role as an adult facilitator with/without lived experience
• Skills for facilitating groups at different stages of development
• Dealing with difficult issues and managing safety within a peer support group context
Date: 18 & 19 December 2017
Time: 10.00am – 4.30pm
Venue: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, 24 D’Olier Street, Dublin 2
These workshops are open to anyone interested in developing peer support groups for young people, including: nurses, OTs, social workers, psychiatrists, peer support workers, youth workers, counsellors, therapists mentors, CAMHS/EIS and substance misuse workers. However, applications from nurses prioritised.
To book a place place, please contact Mark Monahan at monahanm@tcd.ie
You can download a copy of the application form here 2017 Dublin Youth Facilitation_form