FOSTERING MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS & COMMUNITY IN CHALLENGING TIMES VIRTUAL • INTERACTIVE • LIVE • ON DEMAND CONNACHT ULSTER LEINSTER MUNSTER IRELAND FINLAND BRITAIN AMERICA IGC NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2021 17th April 2021 • www.igc.ie Main Sponsor TU Dublin Table of CONTENTS Welcome & Thank you from the IGC President 3 Conference Programme 9 Workshop Sessions 11 IGC Conference Speakers 13 President’s Address & Reports 21 Infinite Possibilities at TU Dublin 46 A Guide to Accessing the IGC Virtual Conference 54 Exciting Times at IT Sligo 60 Sponsor Acknowledgment 65 List of Sponsors and Exhibitors 67 ATTENDING VIRTUAL CONFERENCE 1 Complete Pre Conference Log-in Check by Monday 12th April 2 Browse Conference Platform & Book Exhibitor Chats from 8am Monday 12th April 3 Attend Conference from 8am Saturday 17th April or on demand to Sunday 16th May. 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Our first ever virtual conference! The National Executive and I are very excited about this unique conference, as it will offer you a blend of Virtual, Interactive, Live and On-Demand cutting edge guidance counselling content. Once again I wish to acknowledge our main sponsors TU Dublin, our supporting sponsors IT Sligo and our minor sponsors, Careers Portal, LYIT and Maynooth University. Their collegiality and generosity are much appreciated in the challenging times and uncharted water we are currently navigating. The theme for Conference 2021 is Fostering Meaningful Connections & Community in Challenging Times. With a pandemic still raging across the globe for a full calendar year now, never was a conference theme more apt or more needed. As you know, this year in particular, I am encouraging you to practice self-care. We are all mindful that in the virtual world of work that we are currently navigating, that care must extend to include caring for our community of colleagues both within and outside of the IGC. Like a gorgeous tapestry made up of many different colours, textures, patterns and strength of threads, working together with stakeholders and education partners we are more colourful, more resilient and more relevant. Without a sense of community we would wear out, unravel and eventually cease to be. 3 () $# % & ! # ' !! $ % $ & '!"$"$ % ( # ) * + % $ ,, ,,$,$ * * ! " # !"## !" # $ Welcome & Thank you “We are all a thread in the talent tapestry. A snapshot in the cosmic, collective collage.” Michelle Jennae Since March 2020, we have been tested in challenging times beyond anything most of us have experienced in our working lives. We have learnt new skills, upped our game with regard to IT, adapted continuously to new challenges and threats. Over 12 months later we have reinvented ourselves to continue to deliver a first class guidance service to the learners across the lifespan in our care. Take a bow. You are an impressive bunch, guidance counsellors of Ireland! At the conference launch I cautioned you to please fasten your seatbelts for a high tech, interactive, international event that will set you up for the rest of the academic year. Please have your oatmeal on the morning of the conference so that you can keep up with the pace! This year, in the context that we are hosting an online conference and we can benefit from our swish hi-tech online platform, we have taken the opportunity to invite not one, but two, international keynote speakers to address delegates at our annual conference. This is a rare treat and one of those situations when COVID-19 does you a favour. Both of these speakers are luminaries in our field. Dr. Raimo Vuorinen works as Project manager at the Finnish Institute for Educational Research. • His research interest is on evidence based lifelong guidance policy development and the use of ICT in guidance. • He has also held the position of Co-ordinator of the European Lifelong Guidance Policy Network. Dr. Spencer Niles serves as professor of counsellor education for William & Mary College. In addition, Dr Niles is: • Current president of the National Career Development Association. • Has co-authored over 120 publications • Both of our speakers serve on the International Centre for Career Development and Public Policy Executive Board. 5 Cycle Against Suicide's evidence- based secondary schools' programme creates a caring, respectful and safe learning environment that supports mental health in schools, building hope and resilience and fostering a sense of belonging among students. Full details are available at: http://www.cycleagainstsuicide.com/secondary-schools/ cycleagainstsuicide.com Welcome & Thank you La Pièce de resistance - the 16 workshops on offer on the day will be available to you to view and experience from the comfort of your own home for 30 days post conference. This high quality CPD will sustain you through the twilight of COVID-19. We know a virtual conference is not the same as a physical conference where you can meet all of your 3 dimensional colleagues! So we have subvented the cost of the conference to support your ability to attend and participate, members will pay €30, retired and student members will pay €20. And if that is not enough, attending your annual conference is also worth 4.5 CPD hours. Your National Executive and I very much look forward to welcoming you all to the 2021 IGC conference and will catch up with you in our virtual meeting rooms. We hope you thoroughly enjoy and benefit from this once a year CPD and community experience. Beatrice Dooley, President of the Institute of Guidance Counsellors. 7 MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY PUTS YOU FIRST Maynooth University Virtual Open Day Saturday 24th April Visit mu.ie/opendays Conference PROGRAMME From Monday 12th April From Pre conference browsing Get to Know Your Virtual Surroundings 8.00am experience and Book Chats with Exhibitors. Saturday 17th April 8.00am Meet other delegates and Head over to the Main Conference Chatroom 9.00am Visit Exhibitor Booths to meet other delegates, book chats with exhibitors and view resources. 9.00am - Welcome Addresses & A Ms Beatrice Dooley, President, Institute 9.10am Guide to Conference of Guidance Counsellors Dr Mary Meaney, Registrar and Deputy President, TU Dublin Mr Justin McGree, Vice President, Institute of Guidance Counsellors 9.10am – Workshop Sessions 1 See page 11 for full list of Workshops 9.55am (8 workshops) presented at this time. 9.55am – Networking & Coffee Break Grab a coffee join the chat, and visit the 10:35am exhibitors in the exhibition hall. 10:35am – Keynote Presentations 1 Ms Norma Foley, TD, Minister for Education 11:45am Ms Beatrice Dooley, President, Institute of Guidance Counsellors Professor David Fitzpatrick, President, TU Dublin Dr Raimo Vuorinen, Project Manager at the Finish Institute for Educational Research, at the University of Jvyäskylä 11:45am – Workshop Sessions 2 See page 11 for full list of Workshops 12:30pm (8 workshops) presented at this time. 12.30pm – Networking & Lunch Break Grab your lunch, join the chat, and visit 1:10pm the exhibitors in the exhibition hall. 1.10pm – Keynote Presentations 2 Ms Beatrice Dooley, President, Institute of 1:50pm Guidance Counsellors Mr Simon Harris, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science Dr Brendan McCormack, President, IT Sligo Professor Spencer Niles, Counsellor Education Programme, University of William and Mary 1.50pm – Closing Address Ms Beatrice Dooley, President, 2.00pm Institute of Guidance Counsellors 9 #Study At UL ul.ie Workshop SESSIONS WORKSHOP SESSION 1 A The Impact of Injustice: Supporting Students Dr Damien Sweeney Experiencing Race-Based Stress and Trauma B A workshop presented by the Logistics and Supply Lorcan Sheehan, Chain Skills Group established following the EGFSN Dr Alan Power and publication “Addressing the Skills Needs Arising from Dr Jane M O’Keeffe the Potential Trade Implications of Brexit” C Responding to Critical Incidents During COVID-19 David Carroll and Deirdre Folan D 12 Step Addition Recovery for Adolescents: Aiseiri Aislinn Dr Sophia Keane E Languages: a Powerful Asset! Sandrine Pac-Kenny F Digitalised Guidance Inspectorate Team and NCGE team G Resources for Newly Qualified Guidance Counsellors Brian Wall & a Refresher Course on Resources for Experienced Guidance Counsellors H Using Design