IIMHN AGM 2016: Agenda Items Request
The IIMHN has issued a call to all members for agenda items for the Annual General Meeting, which will take place in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Rm. 1.29 on 21st September 2016 at 4pm. Items for inclusion should be sent to secretary@iimhn.ie for Monday, 19th September 2016. New Members are welcome.
Columbine… Lessons learned – Frank DeAngelis in conversation with Jigsaw’s Tony Bates
Jigsaw (The National Centre for Youth Mental Health) are running an event on the 14th September 2016 in the Mansion House. 
The event features Frank DeAngelis, the former principal of Columbine High School in conversation with Jigsaw’s Dr Tony Bates. After 35 years as an educator Frank has many lessons for parents and anyone concerned about or working with young people. In a wide-ranging talk he will cover topics such as:
– The importance of being present and staying involved as parents, even when adolescents tell us we’re not needed
– Staying in touch with the role of social media in young people’s lives
– How to spot a young person in distress
– The role of self-care for those working on behalf of young people
Tickets are €25 and can be booked online through Eventbrite.com and all funds raised will support Jigsaw’s work with young people’s mental health in Ireland. For additional details click here.
IIMHN Annual General Meeting: 21st September 2016, 4pm
Dear Members
Please note that the IIMHN AGM will take place:
Date: 21st September 2016
Time: 16.00 hrs
Venue: Room 1.29, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, 24 D’Olier Street, Dublin 2
#IIMHNTraumaConf2016: 19th & 20th May 2016 – Keynote presentations uploaded!
Following on from the successful IIMHN conference on Trauma Informed Care in May, we are pleased to post the presentations from our keynote speakers, Prof John Read, Mr Peter Bullimore, Mr Chris Tandy and Mr Geoff Brennan.
Geoff Brennan: The Irish Masterclass
John Read: TRAUMA AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS: A Research Update
Pete Bullimore: Identifying the trauma to make sense of paranoia
Chris Tandy: From Curriculum to Practice: Working through Mental Health Trauma
Break the Silence – Young people who hear voices, their families & supporters: 28th April 2016
1 in 12 young people hear voices. One of the great problems is that nobody talks about it. To help open a dialogue, the Irish Institute of Mental Health Nursing, in conjunction with the UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health Systems are holding an evening for young people who hear voices, their families & supporters. The evening will offer people an opportunity to meet other young people who hear voices or see visions. People can find out how people can learn to cope with difficult voices and visions, and hear from people who have recovered.
The evening offers an opportunity to challenge the stigma around voices and visions – the time has come to break the taboo!
Attendees will be able to take part in creative activities – and learn more about the Voice Collective project in the UK and tell us what extra support is needed over here.
Parents, family members, friends & youth workers are welcome at this event. Come along and you’ll have the chance to share your experiences, gain support and pick up some new tips or ideas.
The evening will be facilitated by Rai Waddingham who set up an innovative project supporting young people who hear voices/see visions, and their families. Rai has personal experience of hearing voices and seeing visions since her youth, but now has found ways of dealing with them.
Date: 28th April 2016
Time: 6.00 – 7.30 pm
Venue: UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health Systems, University College Dublin
MORE INFORMATION, OR TO BOOK YOUR PLACE, CONTACT: Ann Sheridan,
Email: ann.sheridan@ucd.ie | Phone: 01 7166427
For more information click here
IIMHN announces Workshop Programme for 2016 (Hearing Voices, Paranoia, Trauma, Dissociation and Voice Dialogue)
The IIMHN is pleased to announce its programme for practice development for 2016 in association with the Office of Nursing and Midwifery Services Development. This year we plan to offer an even wider range of workshops, and in addition to our developments on hearing voices for both adults and younger people, we are pleased to add new workshops on working with paranoia, trauma and dissociation and voice dialogue. The workshops will be facilitated by Jacqui Dillon, Peter Bullimore, Rachel Waddingham, Elisabeth Svanholmer & Rufus May, who are leaders in these areas.
The workshops will be held nationwide with the support of the Schools of Nursing in DCU, UCD, TCD, UCC and NUIG. These workshops will encompass novice, intermediate and advanced level techniques in facilitation of the processes involved. To book a place on one of these workshops please email or phone the designated contact person for the workshop in the list below.
Hearing Voices
This year in addition to the workshops delivered previously by Jacqui Dillon in voices awareness training, hearing voices group facilitation and advanced facilitation techniques,the IIIHN is pleased to welcome Elisabeth Svanholmer & Rufus May who will deliver workshops in Dublin, Cork and Galway on voice dialogue. We are also pleased to welcome back Rachel Waddingham who once again will deliver a series of workshops on working with younger people who hear voices.
Trauma and Dissociation
In a new development and following emerging trends in mental health, Jacqui Dillon will deliver a series of workshops on trauma and dissociation. these workshops will deal with the areas of responsiveness and awareness for supporting survivors of trauma and abuse and seek to increase knowledge of working therapeutically with dissociative experiences and use of the DES-II. It is hoped that the series of workshops will lead to the development of a greater understanding of the clinical relevance of dissociation and help participants increase their awareness of effective short and long-term strategies for reducing distress and gaining control.
Paranoia Workshops
Following on from the success of the hearing voices workshops this year the IIMHN are embarking on a series of workshops on working with paranoia, delivered by Peter Bullimore founder of the Paranoia Network UK. these workshops will be delivered in NUIG, TCD and UCC.
Schedule for Hearing Voices related workshops for 2016
Hearing Voices Group Facilitation (3-Day Workshop) |
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20th, 21st & 22nd September 2016 | Venue: School of Nursing and Midwifery NUIG | Contact: Siobhan Smyth at Siobhan.smyth@nuigalway.ie
Tel: 091 492832 |
| 10th, 11th & 12th October 2016 | Venue: School of Nursing & Human Sciences, Dublin City University | Fully Booked | |
| 5th, 6th & 7th December 2016 | Venue: Room 1.21, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Brookfield Health Sciences Building, University College Cork |
Contact: Harry Gijbels at h.gijbels@ucc.ie Tel: 021 4901551 |
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Hearing Voices Advanced Facilitation (1-Day workshop) |
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23rd September 2016 | Venue: School of Nursing and Midwifery NUIG | Contact: Siobhan Smyth at Siobhan.smyth@nuigalway.ie
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| 13th October 2016 | Venue: School of Nursing & Human Sciences, Dublin City University | Contact: Mary Farrelly at mary.farrelly@dcu.ie
Tel: 01 7007913 |
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| 11th November 2016 | Venue: Room 1.21, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Brookfield Health Sciences Building, University College Cork | Contact: Harry Gijbels at h.gijbels@ucc.ie
Tel: 021 4901551 |
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Hearing Voices Group Facilitation – Young people (2-Day Workshop) |
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28th & 29th April 2016 | Venue: UCD School Of Nursing, Midwifery & Health Systems, Health Sciences Centre, University College Dublin | Closed |
| 2nd & 3rd June 2016 | Venue: Education Centre, Merlin Park Hospital, Galway | Closed | |
| 9th & 10th June 2016 | Venue: Room 1.21, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Brookfield Health Sciences Building, University College Cork | Contact: Harry Gijbels at h.gijbels@ucc.ie
Tel: 021 4901551 |
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Trauma and Dissociation (2-Day Workshop) |
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4th & 5th April 2016 | Venue: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, 24 D’Olier Street, Dublin 2 | Closed |
| 19th & 20th April 2016 | Venue: Education Centre, Merlin Park Hospital, Galway | Contact: Siobhan Smyth at Siobhan.smyth@nuigalway.ie
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| 28th & 29th June 2016 | Venue: Room 1.21, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Brookfield Health Sciences Building, University College Cork |
Contact: Harry Gijbels at h.gijbels@ucc.ie Tel: 021 4901551
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Working with Paranoia (2-Day Workshop) |
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28th & 29th June 2016 | Venue: School of Nursing and Midwifery NUIG |
Contact: Siobhan Smyth at Siobhan.smyth@nuigalway.ie Tel: 091 492832 |
| 5th & 6th September 2016 | Venue: School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, 24 D’Olier Street, Dublin 2 | Fully Booked | |
| 19th & 20th October 2016 | Venue: Room 1.21, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Brookfield Health Sciences Building, University College Cork | Contact: Harry Gijbels at h.gijbels@ucc.ie
Tel: 021 4901551 |
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Voice Dialogue (2-Day Workshop) |
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6th and 7th October 2016 | Venue: Room 1.21, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Brookfield Health Sciences Building, University College Cork | Contact: Harry Gijbels at h.gijbels@ucc.ie
Tel: 021 4901551 |
| 22nd & 23rd September 2016 | Venue: School of Nursing & Human Sciences, Dublin City University | Fully Booked | |
| 26th & 27th September 2016 | Venue: School of Nursing and Midwifery NUIG |
Contact: Siobhan Smyth at Siobhan.smyth@nuigalway.ie Tel: 091 492832 |
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Facilitator: Peter Bullimore
IIMHN Member to receive International Human Rights and Nursing Award
The IIMHN would like to congratulate Dr Harry Gijbels of UCC on being nominated by the International Care Ethics (ICE) Observatory at the University of Surrey UK, to receive one of the two Human Rights and Nursing Awards given by the ICE Observatory every year. Harry will receive this Award at the ICE Observatory conference at the University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, Brazil, on 14-15 September 2016. We are very proud to see the recognition of Harry’s work in this way; as a founder member of the Institute, in his work developing Hearing Voices Network Ireland and the Critical Voices Network Ireland, Harry has given an example for mental health nurses to aspire.
Well done Harry!
NMBI launch new ‘Standards and Requirements for Nursing’ education
The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI), launched two new Standards and Requirements Document to support the education of nurses and midwives in Ireland on Tuesday 09.02.2016. The revised Standards and Requirements are designed to support the continuous development of professional undergraduate education programmes in Ireland. You can download the nursing document from here.
