We are excited and proud to share our inspiring guest speakers for this year’s Reconnecting with the Heart of Frontline Practice conference at Nano Nagle Place in Cork and online on 30th May 9:30am to 4pm.
The theme of this year’s event is ‘Connecting with Compassion in Diverse and Complex Settings’ and each of the speakers will give their perspective on what lies at their heart of their work in frontline practice. They will share insight and experiences of how relating in a person-centred, compassionate way in work settings impacts positively on health and wellbeing outcomes for all.
Dr Tom A. Hutchinson, Professor, Department of Medicine and Department of Oncology and Director McGill Programs in Whole Person Care, Montreal and previously a Nephrologist and Palliative Care physician, will talk about ‘Healing Care’.
Dr Naomi Masheti and Fionnuala O’Connell from Cork Migrant Centre will explore ‘Diversity & Inclusion: Breaking Down Barriers Towards Empowering Real Change.’ Dr Masheti is Programme Coordinator with Cork Migrant Centre. She completed her PhD in 2015 specialising in the Psychosocial Wellbeing of Sub-Saharan African Migrant Children. Fionnuala O’ Connell is Youth Coordinator with Cork Migrant Centre, an artist, board member of INAR, and she holds a graduate honours degree in International Development and Food Policy.
Marianne Adams, a senior art therapist and senior lecturer in MTU’s Art Psychotherapy Department in Cork, will explore ‘Cultivating Change’.
The conference is open to all frontline practitioners working in health, social care, social work and education. This one-day event has been given CPD approval by the Royal College of Physicians Ireland (RCPI) and it will include interactive plenary sessions and facilitated break-out spaces.
The subsidised fee for this immersive one-day conference is €50 per person via Eventbrite or by emailing robyn.pinkham@relationshipsinpractice.ie