Name Contact Details Description of relevant experience Charge per hour I have worked with children and families in child protective services for sixteen years as a social 75 per hour aoife@mindsinmind.ie care worker, manager, social worker and team leader. I have completed the Tusla Supervisors Ph. 083 375 7227 training and have supervised social work and social care staff in my role as Team Leader. Aoife Bairéad BSS (Social Work) CORU Nº: SW003777 I have completed my post grad training in the areas of attachment and trauma and have used this perspective to support staff working in difficult and stressful environments. Kieran McGrath BCL, CQSW, M.Soc Sc (Social Work) CORU Nº: SW019416 kmacg@eircom.net Ph. 01-4429144. I am based in Dublin but can provide a service via Zoom or Skype if required 20+ years experience as Principal Social Worker with both EHB and Temple Street Children's University Hospital; specialist in the area of Child Sexual Abuse (victims & offenders). Since 2006 has had his own independent child welfare consultancy practice, including provision of Risk Assessments of both adults and adolescents, as well as independent Court Reports. Also holds a degree in Law. Former member of Psychological Society of Ireland s Professional Practice Committee. 90.00 per hour Accredited trainer of Tony Morrison s Supervision Course, based on his well-known work: Staff Supervision in Social Care - Making a Real Difference for Staff & Service Users. Pavilion Publishing Can offer supervision via Skype/Zoom to staff, regardless of location. Mary O'Shea CQSW. Dip Addiction (TCD) M.Sc Drug and Alcohol Policy (TCD) MA in Supervision (DCU) SW003928 Ph: 087/1685468 maryoshea99 @eircom.net Dublin Based Extensive experience as a practitioner, manager and supervisor in the statutory and voluntary sector. Independant consultant since 2011. Former Director: Dublin AIDS Alliance Former Assistant Director: Merchants Quay Ireland Former Head Social Worker: Drug Treatment Centre, Pearse Street. Dublin Former Senior Probation Officer :Dublin and Tipperary South Region in court and Prison Settings. Practice Tutor UCD (Current) Supervisory Experience Social Workers/Managers/ Addiction Counsellors Practice Tutor MSW/UCD Negotiable. Page 1 of 12
MA in Supervision (2013) Trained in individual/group and cross professional supervision Areas of Expertise Criminal Justice Addiction Family Law Managmennt /Training HIV/Sexual Health Supervision Mediation Fostering Assessments Membership Details Registered with CORU Accrediated counsellor and supervisor ACI (Addiction Counsellors of Ireland) Accrediated MINT Trainer (Motivational Interviewing) Certified Mediator: Mediation Institute of Ireland (MII) Keith O Reilly SW002449 Keith.oreilly@cuh.ie Ph. 01 8784345 Ph. 087 2340443 DUBLIN based Employed as a Principal Social Worker in a hospital based service for child sexual abuse assessment and therapy since 2007. Previously employed in the agency as a Senior Social Worker. Previously worked as Social Worker and Team Leader in child protection. Qualified as a Social Worker in 1994. Twelve years experience of supervising Social Workers. Completed Social Work management training within the HSE and have completed practice teaching training. Have completed Family Therapy training. 70.00 per hour Blathnaid McCabe SW005622 beemccabe@hotmail.com Ph. 087 2847787 LOUTH based Currently employed as a Senior Social Worker, in St. Clare's Unit, CUH, Dublin 1, 12 years experience of working with children and families, (child protection/abuse, assessment, therapy), 2 years experience of working with the National Counselling Service as a Therapist and as a tutor on the BSS (TCD) Social Work Course. Further qualifications include Msc in Child and adolescent Psychotherapy. Provided training to HSE professionals and SW courses in the area of child sexual abuse, experience of acting up as Principal SW and supervising social workers. 70.00 per hour Page 2 of 12
Tony Carlin Principal Social Worker CQSW MA (Social Work) M.Sc. (Drug and Alcohol Policy) BA (Hons) Psychology DUBLIN based P. Cert CBT SW001769 Ph. 085 1775007 tonycarlin7@gmail.com Practice experience: Medical Social Work - Oncology, Palliative Care, Bereavement and Loss Child Protection and Welfare, children at risk, children in care. Addiction Probation - prison and community settings, Young Person s Probation, Family Conferencing, therapeutic work with young offenders, substance misusers, sex offenders, and life sentence prisoners. Court work - court preparation and report writing. Placement Practice Tutor: Trinity College Dublin since 2006 Practice Teacher: Since 1993 Supervisory experience: Social Work Manager since 2000. Extensive supervisory experience of social workers in a variety of settings. Model used Tony Morrison model 80.00 per hour Joe McCarthy SW004778 E mail: Joe.McCarthy@hse.ie Ph: 086-467046 CORK BASED Principal Social Worker in child protection for the past ten years. Providing regular supervision to team leaders and social workers. For three years I provided clinical supervision to social workers in the voluntary section. I worked as a tutor for two years on the B.S.W. course in U.C.C. I have completed various training days including a course on Supervision provided directly by Tony Morrison. 50 per hour. Terry Madden CQSW (UCD) M. Social Science (Social Work) UCD MPhil Race & Ethnicity (TCD) Advanced Dip. (Level 9) Practice Teaching, Supervision & Management (NUIG) Ph: 086-2486599 terry.j.madden@gmail.com Dublin Based Will travel outside Dublin area Independent Social Worker & External Practice Supervisor Extensive experience as a practitioner, supervisor and section manager. External Social Work Practice Supervisor since 2011. Former Head of Social Work Section, Dublin City Council Former Principle Social Worker Dublin City Council Member of the Panel of Assessors, CORU Social Work Registration Board Practice Tutor MSW UCD (Current) Supervisory Experience Negotiable Page 3 of 12
Dip. Essential Trainer Skills (NUIG) SW002309 NAGALRO ID: 1583 - The Professional Association for Children s Guardians, Family Court Advisers & Independent Social Workers Northern Ireland Social Care Council Registered: No.6027000 Social Workers Team Leaders Principle Social Workers. Managers Students (External Practice Teacher) Areas of Expertise Mental Health Local Authority & Social Housing Supervision Management/Training Traveller Community Domestic Violence Family Law Assessor Fostering Assessments Parenting & SGO Assessments (UK) Case review & assessment Page 4 of 12
Mary Casey Qualifications: B.Soc.Sc.Hons (NUI)., CQSW (UCC)., Adv.Diploma in Practice Teaching( UCC)., Professional Certificate in Children and Loss ( RCSI / IHF)., Post Grad. Diploma in Clinical Supervision (TCD). Additional and ongoing psycho social training in a wide variety of practice areas including Gestalt. Counselling and Bereavement Support. Stress Management and Overcoming Trauma B.A. in Counselling and Psychotherapy mcaseym@gmail.com Ph: 087 9733496 SLIGO BASED Presently employed (permanent part time basis with HSE West) in the ongoing development and provision of a psycho social support service to the Oncology / Haematology Services at Sligo Regional Hospital. 25 years fulfilling experience as a Practitioner, Manager (Team Leader and Principal Social Worker) and Supervisor in a wide variety of health care settings. Has worked with children and families in the voluntary and statutory services in both rural and urban settings. Social Work practice experience includes Hospital/Medical / Child Protection and Welfare /Child sexual abuse assessment / Bereavement Support/Counselling. Has 5 year s experience of working as an approved Guardian ad Litem. Broad experience of providing formal and informal supervision/mentoring to social work practitioners/students and other professionals. Completed Staff Support and Supervision training provided directly by the late Tony Morrisson and use his model for in conjunction with other approaches including the Seven Eyed Model (Hawkins and Shohet ) and the Cyclical Model ( Page and Wosket) Additional formal Training and accreditation in clinical supervision--p. Grad. Diploma in Clinical Supervision (TCD). Negotiable SW005126 Ann Keating SW003225 Ph: 0860429835 any time of the day. annkeating6155@gmail.co m By snail post: 208 Castletown Estate, Leixlip Co. Kildare. KILDARE BASED Had been employed as a principal medical social worker in a Dublin based Hospice for 21 years. Supervised a team of 8-10 social workers. Have over 20 year s experience of supervising social workers, social work students and Volunteers in the area of loss and bereavement; end of life care/palliative care; care of older persons; and rheumatology rehabilitation. Undertaken supervision training HSE/T. Crawford 6-day module using Morrison method. Have additional qualifications include diploma in counselling and mediation. Also have experience in lecturing in social work and bereavement. Did pilot study for CPD folder for IASW. Hold a Masters in Social Work (2004). Currently retired since June 2011 so am available during the day or evening. 80.00 per hour and will give invoice and or receipts for each session if required. Page 5 of 12
Anne Lennon SW002561 Kenneth Burns B.Soc.Sc. N.Q.S.W., M.S.W., Ph.D. SW003803 Ph: 086-1741461 Anne.lennon2@gmail.com LOUTH BASED: NORTHEAST CATCHMENT Ph: 086-3218128 School of Applied Social Studies, University College Cork, Crossleigh House, Donovan s Road, Cork, Ireland Map to find Crossleigh: http://goo.gl/maps/8lr4r k.burns@ucc.ie CORK BASED Qualifications: CQSW & Diploma in Social Work Master of Science in Psychological Trauma Management Critical Incident Stress Management: Individual and Group interventions Staff Supervision training c/o HSE Child & Family Training Team Practice Teacher Training c/o UCC 2012 Experience : Manager in adolescent residential unit Basic grade: Medical Social Worker (12 years) Principal Medical Social Worker (14 years) Training to Emergency Services in Critical Incident Stress Management Delivered both group and individual critical incident interventions to staff following traumatic events Provision of Supervision to Medical Social Work team within the Louth/Meath Hospital group inclusive of: Maternity MSW s Paediatric MSW s Emergency Department MSW General Medical MSW s Oncology & Haematology MSW s Acute Stroke & Step-Down Units MSW s Senior MSW s Students on practice placement in MSW department I have worked as a college lecturer at University College Cork since 2001. Previous to this post, I worked as social worker and social work team leader in child protection and welfare from 1997-2001. I supervised social workers in child protection during that period, I have been supervising social workers privately since 2011 and I supervise students every year on the MSW. I published one of the first study of social workers' supervision in child protection in 2012 and I was the peer-reviewed for the revised HSE supervision policy and training course in 2013. 85 per hour and will give invoice and or receipts for each session if required. 50 an hour Page 6 of 12
Kieran Buckley SW001171 Ph: 087 1320003 kbbuckley2002@yahoo.co. uk. I qualified as a Professional Social Worker in the United Kingdom in 1983. I have worked in various hospitals for the past 32 years. Up to recently I have been a Principal Social Worker in St Vincent s University Hospital for 13 years. I managed and supervised a staff complement of 25 professionals. I previously worked as a Senior Social Worker in St Vincent s and Beaumont Hospital. I have provided a service to most clinical areas including Oncology, General Surgery, Endocrinology, Respiratory Medicine and the Liver Unit. I have a great interest in bereavement work and set up the service in Beaumont Hospital and St Vincent s University Hospital. I also have a particular interest in Mindfulness and have done several courses on the topic in the past year or so. I have completed the Tony Morrison model of supervision with Teresa Crawford. Majella Hickey Ph: 086 1087794 Current employment: Probation Officer 50.00 per hour SW003746 jemcmahon@eircom.net Based: Kildare & Dublin Accredited Counsellor (Addiction Counsellors of Ireland) Practice Teacher UCC and Trinity College Provided training in Addiction and Suicide Awareness to External Agencies Completed Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Fieldwork Practice and Supervision UCC Area of experience and Interest: Addiction, Trauma, Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Bereavement and Loss, Anxiety, Stress Management, Domestic Violence, Child Abuse, Individual, Couple and Family work Page 7 of 12
Bernadette Casey BSSc MSc SW005215 Ph: 086 3059649 bcaseyconsultancy@gm ail.com Bernadette Casey has over thirty years experience working in the healthcare sector, including hospital, hospice palliative care, primary care and various private medical settings. She qualified (BSSc 2.1) in social work as a mature student in TCD in 2001, has a MSc in Equality Studies in 2006, UCD, and Diploma in Coaching 2015. Bernadette also a strong occupational health background working in one of the largest public service nationally to promote and protect wellbeing in the workplace. She is a HSE trained supervisor, and has supervision training using a neuroscience perspective with the ICPPD Ireland. She has supervised (PQSW and TLSWs) in Safeguarding, Primary Care, Older Person s Services and Disability, Social Care Division, HSE, and hospital setting, and is currently Principal Medical Social Work Manager in the Royal Hospital, Donnybrook, Dublin 4. Negotiable Mary Henihan 000191 Ph: 086/8079317 mollhenihan@yahoo.ie Based: Limerick Qualifications: 1. Certificate in Quality Management (UL) 2. Certificate in Integrative Clinical Supervision and Advanced Reflective Practice 3. Masters in Social Work (UCC) 4. Higher Diploma in Youth and Community Work (NUI Maynooth) 5. Diploma in Personnel Management (UL) Experience: 1. 12 years experience in community and voluntary sector at management/supervisory level 2. 6 years at regional management level and experienced in a Youth Justice Organisation taking referrals from Young Persons Probation and Juvenile Liaison Officers 3. Youth and Community Work. 4. Staff support and supervision 5. Accredited Facilitator with Parents Plus and trained in Incredible Years, Restorative Parenting and Non-Violence Resistance 6. Master trainer in Restorative Practices. 7. Child Protection and Designated Liaison Person Experience. 8. Strategic planning and management of services 9. Volunteer and staff management 10. Conflict resolution 11. Victim offender mediation and restorative justice 12. Reflective practice 70 per hour and will provide invoice and or receipt if required Page 8 of 12
Rohana Reading 003553 Ph: 087 0505315 rohana.reading@gmail.com Based: Wexford Experience Diploma in Group Work Practice awarded by the School of Psychotherapy, St. Vincent s University Hospital. Experience in facilitating staff support groups. Current role European Quality Assurance Manager with Core Assets (independent Fostering Agency) Former Assistant Director, Fostering First Ireland (part of Core Assets). Guardian ad litem (UK) Front line Social Worker in Child Protection and Fostering. Formerly on Board of Directors of IFCA Extensive experience of supervising staff, both front line and managers. Qualified Practice Teacher (Cork University) and experience of supervising students. Trained in and worked with Tony Morrison s model of staff supervision in Social Care. Solution Focussed Brief Therapy, Modules 1 and 2. Brief Therapy Group, Chelmsford House, Ranelagh. Undertaken a course on Facilitative Leadership, run by the Interaction Institute for Social Change. Fee: 65 for individual supervision 120 for a 90- minute Group Session (inclusive of travel and other expenses) I have a particular interest in facilitating staff support groups that encourage reflective practice and have a Diploma in Group Work Practice. I am insured to work with groups and have access to clinical supervision for this role. Page 9 of 12
I am experienced in encouraging compliant, safe practice and have expertise in supervising professionals working with groups both client groups and within professional teams. In relation to case/practice management my area of expertise is largely within the fostering and child protection field. Cahal McHale CORU No: SW 000427 cahalmchale@gmail.com Ph: 076 6896881 Qualifications: B.A. Hons., CQSW, M.Phil Completed professional Social Work training in Liverpool in 1979 Completed M.Phil research on Access Arrangements for Children in Care 2007 Fee: Negotiable Based: Donegal During my career I have worked in most areas of social work including services for Older persons, Disability, Mental Health, Probation, Adoption and Child Protection & Welfare. However, the majority of my working life has been devoted to children s services where I have managed a range of Social Work Services; participating in investigations and court proceedings in respect of child welfare cases, supervised and managed Children s placements - both residential and foster care and developed therapeutic services for children in care. I have trained in Systemic Family Therapy, Direct Work with Children, Facilitation skills, Conflict management, Staff Supervision, Courtroom skills, Risk Management. Interview panel training and have completed a number of staff management training programmes. Since retiring as Principal Social Worker for Alternative Care, Donegal in 2012, I have provided consultation and supervision in voluntary and private sector settings and have undertaken Workshop presentations and training events, nationally and internationally, principally in the area of my research interest which is related to contact and access arrangements for children in care. I am currently Chairperson of the IASW Special Interest Group of Social Workers involved in Foster Care. and I am on the list of Authorised Persons for the Adoption Authority of Ireland. Page 10 of 12
Denis Cullen CQSW(Manchester) Dip Forensic Behavioural Science. Dip. Counselling MA Counselling Studies (Liverpool) SW004134 T. 0044 151 722 8171 M. 07974020592 dencullen@live.co.uk Liverpool based willing to travel Extensive experience as a practitioner, supervisor and manager at a senior level in the statutory sector since 1989. Current: Strategic Head of Social Care with Mersey Care NHS Trust www.merseycare.nhs.uk Former Head of Operations - Mersey Care NHS Trust, Secure Forensic Service Former Service Development Manager Mersey Care NHS Trust Former Manager of Prison Mental Health Services Merseyside Former Integrated Commissioning Manager for Offender Health Former Social Work Manager: Forensic Mental Health Services St Helens Council Former Senior Social Worker (Community Mental Health) Halton Council Fees: Negotiable (willing to travel throughout Ireland) HCPC (UK) No. SW SW22397 Registered member of Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT) Supervisory Experience: Social work practitioners at all levels Managers up to senior level Individual, group and multi-disciplinary groupings and settings. Areas of Expertise: Management & Leadership Individual Supervision and Coaching Assessment & Planning Change Management Service Development Group facilitation Effective Communication & Mediation Training / Consultancy Adult Mental Health -(Community and Forensic including Prison) Page 11 of 12
Patricia Reynolds CQSW/MA. PG Dip.CBT. Dip.Couns/Psych. CORU No. 005310 trishareynolds@eircom.net Tel: 0852738992 Extensive experience as a manager, practitioner and supervisor. Practice teacher UCD/TCD. Director of therapeutic family centre for school age children and families for over 20yrs. Experience in long term children s team and duty teams. Fostering assessments (form Fs) Supervised multi-disciplinary teams. Experienced in Governance, HR and policy development. Areas of interest: Therapeutic work with children and adults, Family support, team development and training. Fee: 50.00 Orla Ni Ghabhlain Orla1@live.co.uk Qualification Fee: 60.00 Coru no 002697 Tel: 0860400704 CQSW Professional Cert in Children and loss RCSI Cert in Family Mediation Trained in Morrison Model supervision (HSE) Certificate in Clinical supervision (MRCS) Brief solution focus therapy Incredible years Experience Can do Skype consultation And evening and weekend availability Principal Social worker 22 years in all areas of disability from Autism intellectual and physical and sensory Disability services. Direct Supervision of Social work staff along with other professional disciplines in MDT. Group supervision Crisis management Designated Liaison person Ongoing Clinical caseload Previous experience in Medical social work and child protection social work Page 12 of 12