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Assisted Decision Making Skills Teaching Programs

For the last 18 months, Dublin South East have been delivering skills teaching programs in Assisted Decision Making to the people we support. Co-facilitated by Paula MacNamara and colleagues from Day Services, these programs focus on capacity building with the goal of empowering learners to believe they have the capacity to make decisions, big and […]

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Ireland Rugby Star, Joe McCarthy, takes time out to present awards to his brother Andrew McCarthy and participants in Saint John of God Research Project

A celebration was held for the participants in a key research project which seeks to apply successful therapies used with dementia sufferers to assist people with intellectual disabilities to boost memory and overall quality of life. The research undertaken saw 11 participants take part in Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) to determine if it could improve

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Person Centred Planning – HSE Information for families

The HSE have published some information for families and circles of support to inform them about person centred planning. The documents cover what it is, why it is needed and provides more information about personal plans and their development. Short Guide to The National Framework for Person Centred Planning. The Role of Families in Person-Centred

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