ICHAS Podcast

On our most recent episode John Hickey, Practice Placement Director at ICHAS interviewed Ravind Jeawon, psychotherapist & clinical supervisor at Talk Therapy about the role of clinical supervision.They talk about clinical supervision from both the supervisor's and supervisees perspective and Ravind also chats about his own background and how the idea of Talk Therapy came about. Talk Therapy is an inclusive psychotherapy service providing a variety of counselling supports for those experiencing distress or with mental health concerns. You can learn more on their website today.

Rita O'Brien, a clinical midwife specialist in bereavement and loss recently chatted with Roisin Taaffe about the topic. She chatted about her role and what inspired her to pursue a career in this specific area as well as some of the common misconceptions or stigmas surrounding pregnancy loss/stillbirth.

September is Green Ribbon Month and Amanda Clifford recently joined us to chat about the events taking place over the next couple of weeks. There are some terrific events and some great talks lined up. To get full details check out the ABC for Mental Health Facebook Page.

In this episode, we are joined by Sara Cassidy, head of clinical services at Aiseiri. She talked about the organisation as it celebrates its 40th anniversary, the services they provide and how addiction has changed in recent years. Aiséirí provides community and residential services to help young people, adults, and families overcome addiction and lead meaningful lives in recovery. They also provide education and information services with outreach to individuals, communities, schools, and businesses who may need to know more about the complexities of addiction.

Moira Geary is a former student here at ICHAS and is a self-help change leader who set up her own business in 2009. Moira is also the host of the Positive Project Podcast.

Mou Sultana, lecturer and supervisor here at ICHAS recently chatted with us about perinatal counselling. We discussed what it involves, how it can help individuals and couples prepare for pregnancy, childbirth, and early parenthood and also how it is a relatively new area in the field of counselling.