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This podcast is a support for students and practitioners in social care. "The Open Training College is committed to offering staff in the disability, non-profit and related sectors, learning opportunities which are accredited, accessible and embody best practice." www.opentrainingcollege.com

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    Specialist Residential Services Placement Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2025 26:58


    Niav McEvoy is joined by Sinead O'Brien, chatting about Sinead's work in Colden care, a specialist residential services for unaccompanied minors.

    Dementia Services Placement Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2025 36:02


    Niav McEvoy is joined by Linda Fahy from Foxford Alzheimer Community Trust to discuss placement in dementia services.

    Student Placement Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2025 28:35


    Niav McEvoy is joined by recent graduate Ricky Flanagan in conversation about placement from a student perspective.

    Homeless Services Placement Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2025 34:36


    Niav McEvoy chats with Sam Rock of the NOVAS Homeless Service.

    Walk With Us Health and Wellbeing Reflectuon Guide for Week 26th Mar-2nd Apr

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 8:08


    Walk With Us Health and Wellbeing Reflectuon Guide for Week 26th Mar-2nd Apr

    Walk With Us Student Health and Reflection Guide for Week 19th -25th March

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2025 6:53


    Walk With Us Student Health and Reflection Guide for Week 19th -25th March

    Walk With Us Health and Wellbeing Reflection for Week 11th-17th March

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 7:34


    Walk With Us Health and Wellbeing Reflection for Week 11th-17th March

    Youth Services Placement Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2025 38:51


    Join Niav McEvoy as she chats with Clare Carey about what it's like to work in Youth Services.

    Introductory Podcast for Facilitating Learning

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2024 18:30


    Claire talks students through the module Facilitating Learning on the Open Training College's Certificate in Intellectual Disability Practice.

    Health and Wellbeing Reflection for 6th -12th May

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 7:39


    Health and Wellbeing Reflection for 6th -12th May

    Health and Wellbeing Reflection for Week 29th April -5th May

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024 7:26


    Health and Wellbeing Reflection for Week 29th April -5th May

    Walk With Us Health and Wellbeing Reflection Guide for Week 22nd -28th April

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 6:33


    Health and Wellbeing Reflection Guide for Week 22nd April -28th April

    Health and Wellbeing Reflection for Week 15th -21st April

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 7:22


    Health and Wellbeing Reflection for Week 15th -21st April

    Health and Wellbeing Student Reflection Guide for Week 8th-14th April --

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2024 8:07


    Health and Wellbeing Student Reflection Guide for Week 8th -14th April

    CASC Assessment Podcast April 24

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024 25:20


    In this podcast, Claire explains how to complete the remaining three assessments for this module, Creative Approaches in Social Care Settings. Session Plan 2D Art Piece (9 minutes) Reflection

    Walk With us Reflection for Week 24th March -6th April

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 5:54


    Walk With us Reflection for Week 24th March -6th April

    Walk With Us Student Reflection Guide for Week 10th -17th March

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2024 9:43


    Walk With Us Student Reflection Guide for Week 10th -17th March

    Walk With Us Student Reflection Guide for Week 4th-10th March

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 7:18


    Walk With us Reflection Guide for Week 4th -10th March

    Health and Wellbeing Student Reflection Guide for Week 19th -25th February

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2024 8:25


    Health and Wellbeing Student Reflection Guide for Week 19th-25th February

    Health and Wellbeing Student Guide Reflection for Week 12th -18th Feb

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2024 7:29


    Health and Wellbeing Guide Reflection for Week 12th -18th Feb

    Walk With Us Student Reflection for Week 5th -11th February

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2024 6:58


    Walk With Us Reflection for Week 5th -11th February

    Walk With Us Student Reflection for Week 29th Jan -4th Feb

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 7:55


    Walk With us Student Reflection for Week 29th Jan -4th Feb

    Walk With Us Health and Wellbeing Reflection Guide 22nd- 28th Jan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2024 7:04


    Spectrum Life - Student Assistance Programme (IDP Orientation)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2024 2:11


    Spectrum Life - Student Assistance Programme - An Overview for the IDP Orientation

    Overview of the role of the IDP Tutor by Jessica Tobin

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 1:57


    Overview of IDP Tutor by Jessica Tobin

    Introduction to Health and Wellbeing Services (IDP Orientation)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 2:11


    Introduction to Health and Wellbeing services by Co-ordinator Fiona Colcough

    Tutorial Benefits (IDPL5) Orientation

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2024 2:43


    IDP Tutor Jessica Tobin provides a brief overview of the benefits of tutorial support and how to make the most of this resource.

    Health and Wellbeing Reflection for Week 15th -22nd January 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 6:24


    Topic Today: Remembering You're Not Alone

    Walk With Us Guide for Christmas -New Year 2023-2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 5:36


    Walk With us Student Reflection Guide for Christmas -New Year 2023-2024

    CIDP Quality Summary for Module 1 IDS

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 2:21


    Jessica provides a summary of the importance of quality and the role of the practitioner.

    CIDP IDS Module 1 Unit 3 Intro Audio by Jessica Tobin, Tutor

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2023 2:04


    CIDP IDS Module 1 Unit 3 Intro Audio by Jessica Tobin, Tutor

    CIDP Module 1 IDS Unit 2 Intro by Jessica Tobin, Tutor

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2023 1:50


    CIDP Module 1 IDS Unit 2 Intro by Jessica Tobin, Tutor

    Walk With Us Reflection Guide for Week 11th -17th December

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2023 6:54


    Health and Wellbeing Guide Reflection for Week 11th -17th December 2023

    Walk With Us Reflection for Week 4th -11th November

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023 8:36


    Walk With Us Health and Wellbeing Guide

    Walk With us Health and Wellbeing Guide Reflection for 27th Nov -3rd Dec

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2023 5:47


    Weekly Reflection for 27th November-3rd December

    Walk With Me Reflection for Week 20th -26th November

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2023 7:32


    Health and Wellbeing Educational Series- Believe in Yourself

    PBS Programme - Challenging Behaviour Assessment

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023 23:42


    The assessment for the PBS programme is in 2 parts: person-centred focus and challenging behaviour. In this podcast, Fatima talks you through the assessment looking at each part. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact your tutor. Below is the podcast breakdown with the times of the specific assessment areas being covered. Challenging Behaviour Module – PBS Podcast Breakdown   Welcome and open your guidelines on page 5 Time: 0.00-0.31 Assessment structure 0.32 – 1.11 Assessment Part 2 Qu 1 1.12 – 3.13 Qu 2 3.14 – 7.13 Assessment Part 3 (page 6 of your guidelines) Qu. 1 7.14-10.59 Qu. 2 11.00 – 14.02 Project (On page 7 of your guidelines) Part 1 14.03 – 15.22 Part 2 15.23 – 23.34

    Getting started on Project Part B 'Art Piece' for Creative Approaches

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2022 12:01


    In this podcast, Claire will explain how to start Project Part B with your initial plan. You will use the thinking tool of Mindmapping to identify one aspect of your chosen topic upon which you will create your art piece. Please review the guidelines to understand what is expected in this plan.

    Person Centred Focus to Disability QQI Level 5 Module Assessments

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2022 28:20


    In this podcast, Claire will explain how to complete the Assessments for the QQI Level 5 Module, Person Centred Focus to Disability. Have the Assessment Guidelines to hand to make notes.

    PHDAL Assessment

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2020 11:02


    The assessment for Psychology and Human Development Across the Lifespan module.

    ERSS Exam Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 12:28


    The course director, Dr Noelin Fox, and course tutor Michele Power, discuss the ERSS exam

    LPF2 Assessment Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 8:59


    Niav McEvoy outlines the assessment for the BASC Year 2 LPF2 module

    Creating Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2020 9:04


    Vincent talks to Noelin about employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

    Creative Studies Webinar 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2020 66:23


    Claire Hopkins discusses Creative Studies

    Creative Arts Session Plan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2020 9:49


    Niav McEvoy outlines the requirements for the Creative Arts Session Plan.

    Active Inclusion Webinar

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2020 51:59


    Derek Bryan and Brendan Collins discuss Active Inclusion.

    Creative Studies Assessment Webinar Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2020 57:43


    Claire Hopkins talks through the Creative Studies assessment for year 1 BASC students.

    PL2 Webinar

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 73:40


    Dr. Ray Lynch presents the PL2 webinar

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    SILAS Webinar

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 46:25


    Alacoque McCauley Savage and Dr Noelin Fox discuss SILAS

    Refugee & Asylum Seeker Sector

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 50:24


    Niav McEvoy talks to Lauren Brenna, a volunteer in a direct provision centre.

    Contemporary Issues - Addiction Services

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2020 54:29


    Niav talks to Anthony from Turas about addiction services.

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