Online  - WRC Legislation, Notetaking and Reporting on Sexual Violence and Child Protection for Counsellors and Psychotherapists

Presenter's Bio:

Clodagh is a client centered counsellor, sensorimotor psychotherapist and organisational psychologist. She trained as a nurse in St James' s Hospital during the AIDS epidemic.  In recent years she has completed the Post.Graduate  Certificate in the Psychotherapy of Rape and Sexual Violence from Dublin Rape Crisis Center. She has a Post Graduate Diploma in Family Law from the Law Society of Ireland.  She Is presently completing a post graduate in Employment Law from the Law Society of Ireland. She is passionate about supporting those who have experienced rape and sexual violence and has a particular interest in the move to trauma informed evidence in rape and sexual violence cases within the Irish court system. Her other interests include professional ethics and supporting individuals and families navigating the Family Court system.  She has a strong history of advocacy originating in the AIDS Movement and developing from that point lo sexual violence, domestic violence, access to health care and support during family law proceedings.  She works In Higher Education.

Event Outline:

Legislalion, Note taking and  reporting on Sexual Violence and child protection for counsellors and psychotherpists.

• Sexual Violence
• Criminal Law Rape and (Amendent) ACT 1990 Sectlon 4 Rape
• Criminal Law Rape and (Amendent) ACT 1990 Sectlon 2 sexual assult
• Reporting a Sexual offence
• Counselling Records
• Consent to release Counselling Records

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  Questions
• Child Protection
• The Children First Act
• Tha McGrath Case (2022) and the McGrath Appeal (2023) Implication for Practice
• Reportin of Child Protection Issues

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