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Care Day 2018

16th February 2018

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‘Care Day is an opportunity to unite in celebrating the rights of care experienced children and young people, their stories and their achievements’ How to get involved… Take a selfie with the downloadable Placard, and on the 16th of February post it on social media using the hashtag #CareDay18 – If you’re not okay with posting a…

Sligo IT Career Day

18th October 2017

Emma O'Connor

career, career day, ireland, residential care, residential social care, sligo IT, social care, social work, tusla

Thanks to everyone who came and talked to us at the Sligo IT Career Open Day 2017! Our team members Sarah and Orla were fantastic and gave a great presentation explaining what is really involved in working in Residential Social Care. For more information on working with Positive Care click here!

Careers Fair at Sligo IT

6th February 2017

Emma O'Connor

career day, Positive Care, residential care, residential childcare, residential social care, sligo IT, social care

February 2017 Career Fair at Sligo IT We were delighted to visit IT Sligo last week where we showcased for their graduate employment opportunities at the Institute’s Careers Fair 2017. Two members of our management team, Shauna and Sarah gave a fantastic presentation on what is involved in the role of a social care worker. They spoke about…

What does Effective Children’s Social Care Look like?

13th January 2017

Emma O'Connor

ofsted, Positive Care, residential childcare, residential social care, social care

How can we measure the service we provide? This report featured by Care Knowledge sets out the findings of a feasibility study that aimed to understand how to define ‘good’ children’s social care services and how to assess whether they have improved. Eleven child outcome variables were selected from DFE’s Looked after Children in England…

Our Christmas Celebrations

23rd December 2016

Emma O'Connor

childcare, christmas, christmas party, ireland, Positive Care, residential childcare, residential social care, social care, tusla

The Glitz, The Glam, The Christmas Party! Written by Positive Care Social Care Worker, Matthew Hughes With success, comes celebrations – and what better way to meet the new staff on board and celebrate with your regulars than to partake in some festive fun. On December 2nd, the staff of Positive Care took to the…

Welcome to Positive Care!

21st December 2016

Emma O'Connor

childcare, residential childcare, residential social care, social care, tusla

Positive Care Team Update This year we focused largely on developing specialised services for under 12’s whom we hope to return to foster care after a period of time. With our expansion of our care services, we’re delighted to welcome Dr. Ciaran Jennings and Nicola Connor to our Clinical Team. The new services and their teams have…

Abstracts Requested for Social Care Ireland Conference 2017

7th December 2016

Emma O'Connor

childcare, ireland, Positive Care, residential childcare, residential social care, social care, social care ireland, tusla

2017 Conference Theme: The Changing Face of Social Care The Social Care Ireland Conference 2017 entitled: The Changing Face of Social Care will take place on March 22nd and 23rd at the Radisson Hotel, Galway. The theme of the Conference aims to capture the changing nature of social care practice, management and education, as well as the…

Attachment Theory

16th November 2016

Emma O'Connor

care, childcare, ireland, residential social care, social care, social work, tusla

Can Attachment Theory Explain All Our Relationships? The most important parenting you’ll ever do happens before your child turns one — and may affect her for the rest of her life. One mother’s journey through the science of attachment. Read more here.

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