Who will be speaking?
Founder's
Day, held to mark the birthday of our founder Jonathan Swift, brings
together national and international academics, clinicians, service
users and carers.
Former United Nations (UN) Special
Rapporteur on the Right to Health, Dainius Puras, will join us as a
keynote speaker. Other confirmed speakers include:
- Mary
Butler TD, Minister for Mental Health and Older People
- John
Farrelly, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Mental
Health Commission
- Fiona
Coyle, CEO of Mental Health Reform
- William
Flannery, President of the College of Psychiatrists of
Ireland
- Mary
Favier, Immediate Past President of the Irish College of
General Practitioners (ICGP)
- Joseph
Duffy, CEO of Jigsaw
- Mark
Smyth, Senior Clinical Psychologist with Child and Adolescent
Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and President of the
Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI)
- Martha
Griffin, Chair of the Peer Support in Mental Health Programme
in Dublin City University and a peer educator with
the Recovery College.
Further
speakers and contributors will be confirmed in the coming weeks.
The conference will highlight a comprehensive range of
perspectives, with each speaker presenting a short 10-minute talk
that concentrates on what they feel are the key areas for
consideration in mental health services.
How can I take part?
This half-day conference takes place from 9.15am -
1.30pm on the day. Due to COVID-19 public health restrictions,
it will take place online. Registration is free, but essential,
as a link to join the online event will be sent to everyone
who registers ahead of its scheduled time.
Marking a major event in the Irish Continuing Professional
Development (CPD) calendar, you can also avail of CPD points by
attending the conference. Details of CPD points will be
confirmed shortly, but will be available from the ICGP,
the PSI and the Irish Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy.
If you have any questions about
the event, please email communications@stpatsmail.com.
|
