Date of Birth: 16/07/1958
Nationality: Irish
Undergraduate Qualification: B. Social Science (National University College, Cork 1982)
Bachelor of Social Studies (Trinity College, Dublin, 1987)
Postgraduate Qualification: Certificate of Qualification in Social Work (Central Council for Education & Training of Social Workers, U.K. 1987);
Masters in Social Research, 1st class (UCD, Dublin, 1998)
Current Appointment: Director of Bereavement and Family Support Services, Marymount University Hospital and Hospice with responsibility for overseeing pre and post death services to families, supervision of social work team and educational role.
Employment History:
24/04/99 – to date Marymount Hospice, Cork.
01/07/98 – 24/04/99 Employee Assistance Programme, Irish Army, Collins Barracks, Cork.
01/06/95 – 30/06/98 Principal Social Worker, National Maternity Hospital, Holles St., Dublin 2.
01/09/88 – 30/05/95 Medical Social Worker, Coombe-Lying-Hospital, Dublin 8.
30/08/87 – 30/08/88 Addiction Counselor, Arbour House Drug Treatment Service, St. Finbar’s Hospital, Cork
01/07/82 – 30/09/85 Project Worker, Coolmine Addiction Centre, Blanchardstown, Co. Dublin
Awards / Prizes:
· College Scholarship, University College Cork. 1980
· Lynch Prize for written work, Trinity College, Dublin 1987
Other Areas of Professional Involvement
Member of Area Consultative Committee for Palliative Care, Southern Health Board, 2004 - 2007
Member of Area Consultative Committee for Palliative Care, Health Service Executive, South, 2007 - 2010
Founding member of the Hospice & Palliative Care Social Workers Group, Ireland, 2000 - date
Chairperson of Hospice & Palliative Care Social Workers Group 2008 - date
Member of Examinations Board, Postgraduate Diploma and M.Sc in Bereavement Studies, Irish Hospice Foundation & Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland. 2010 - 2011
Member of Irish Association of Social Workers, Pearse Street, Dublin 2 1987 - date
Member of Irish Association of Palliative Care, 2006 - date
Member Board of Directors EAPC
Co-Chair of EAPC Task Force on Bereavement
Member of the EAPC Social Media Team