Pg. 4 15 QQI/ Fetac Level 5 in Community Donegal 16 Addiction Studies Booking forms are at the end of this document. Training Calendar: West Regional Drug & Alcohol Task Force (NWRDATF) in partnership with Donegal Education & Training Board (Donegal ETB) recently conducted a Training Needs Analysis to ascertain the training needs of the North West Region. The purpose of this work was to determine the training needs of the region, and to develop a calendar of training that would address those needs where possible. The training calendar offers a range of courses on offer. There is also the option of requesting tailored in-service’ “ training for services and organisations, requests will be accommodated to the best of our ability, where possible. The recruitment, design and delivery of the suit of courses have been drawn up in partnership with NWRDATF, Donegal ETB, Alcohol Forum & HSE West (Donegal). Trainer Profile: Christina Murray-McELeney completed her BSc Hons Degree with University of Ulster as part of that she studied addictions; she is an educational specialist in the field of alcohol & other drugs having completed her Post Graduate Specialist Diploma in Teaching Learning & Scholarship with University of Limerick. Christina has been voluntarily undertaking courses herself annually for the last 17 years. She has lectured & guest lectured for seven years in various third level institutions namely University of Limerick, North West Regional College, Letterkenny IT and Sligo IT. Christina designs, develops and delivers a range of education & training in the field of alcohol & other drugs and has written third level modules. She works in partnership for the last seven years with the Alcohol Forum and HSE West (Donegal) on specific projects and to ensure the continuance of alcohol & other drugs training & education in the region. She is employed by Donegal Education & Board and is funded by North West Regional Drug & Alcohol Task Force (NWRDATF). Christina was pivotal in the design and delivery of the Midwives handbook & toolkit for the pilot initiative Prescription for a Healthy “A Pregnancy” in Letterkenny General Hospital 2014. Christina is a member of the National Addiction Training Board (NATP), the Alcohol Forum Training & Education Chair of the Prevention & Education Sub-group of NWRDATF and a member of Donegal Education & Training Board Education Pillar. Christina is responsible for coordinating alcohol & other drug education & training in the North West Region. Other trainers may also engage in the delivery of training in the region.
15 QQI/ Fetac Level 5 in Community Addiction Studies Donegal 16 Pg. 4 Booking forms are at the end of this document. Training Calendar: West Regional Drug & Alcohol Task Force (NWRDATF) in partnership with Donegal Education & Training Board (Donegal ETB) recently conducted a Training Needs Analysis to ascertain the training needs of the North West Region. The purpose of this work was to determine the training needs of the region, and to develop a calendar of training that would address those needs where possible. The training calendar offers a range of courses on offer. There is also the option of requesting tailored “ in-service’ training for services and organisations, requests will be accommodated to the best of our ability, where possible. The recruitment, design and delivery of the suit of courses have been drawn up in partnership with NWRDATF, Donegal ETB, Alcohol Forum & HSE West (Donegal). Trainer Profile: Christina Murray-McELeney completed her BSc Hons Degree with University of Ulster as part of that she studied addictions; she is an educational specialist in the field of alcohol & other drugs having completed her Post Graduate Specialist Diploma in Teaching Learning & Scholarship with University of Limerick. Christina has been voluntarily undertaking courses herself annually for the last 17 years. She has lectured & guest lectured for seven years in various third level institutions namely University of Limerick, North West Regional College, Letterkenny IT and Sligo IT. Christina designs, develops and delivers a range of education & training in the field of alcohol & other drugs and has written third level modules. She works in partnership for the last seven years with the Alcohol Forum and HSE West (Donegal) on specific projects and to ensure the continuance of alcohol & other drugs training & education in the region. She is employed by Donegal Education & Board and is funded by North West Regional Drug & Alcohol Task Force (NWRDATF). Christina was pivotal in the design and delivery of the Midwives handbook & toolkit for the pilot initiative “A Prescription for a Healthy Pregnancy” in Letterkenny General Hospital 2014. Christina is a member of the National Addiction Training Board (NATP), the Alcohol Forum Training & Education Chair of the Prevention & Education Sub-group of NWRDATF and a member of Donegal Education & Training Board Education Pillar. Christina is responsible for coordinating alcohol & other drug education & training in the North West Region. Other trainers may also engage in the delivery of training in the region.
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