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The Mayo Branch is spearheading the Regional Seminar in the Ard Ri House Hotel Tuam, Co. Galway on 7th February, 2015.

The Seminar theme is Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorders and the main speaker is Dr. Kieran O’Malley who is well known for his work in this field.

The booking form is available for download here: Booking Form.

The following workshops have been organised for Five Rivers foster families for the months of January and February.

Saturday 31st January
The Foster Child in School (Galway) - Facilitated by Marie Delaney, Educational Psychotherapist

Original Article: http://www.tusla.ie/news/children-in-care-develop-storybook-and-guides-to-help-others-entering-care

The Cork Branch of Five Rivers Ireland have moved offices. Our new address and contact information is as follows:

The Munster End of Year Celebration took place on 16th November. Over 60 foster carers, children and staff  attended for a day of fun-filled activies, which included ziplinging, snowboarding, and the Leap of Faith. Five Rivers Ireland would like to thank the Glen Resource Centre for hosting the event and making the day enjoyable for all.

Tusla have started a Campaign to recruit Foster Carers in the North Dublin area. 

Find out more here: http://www.tusla.ie/services/alternative-care/foster-care/

Read Full Post from Tusla below....

A new Tusla campaign is encouraging Dubliners from all walks of life to consider opening their home to a child.  The campaign is launched today (11/11/14) by Minister for State for New Communities, Culture & Equality, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, TD.

After six months of soul searching and exploring questions and answers we finally received our date for panel, September 16th.  Our link worker asked us if we would like to attend on this day and we accepted because we felt it important to conclude the process by meeting face to face with the panel of people who had read our form F, which we had called our “this is your life” report.

We are delighted to have Marie Delaney facilitate an “Education Workshop” with carers and staff in Cork on Saturday 20/09/14. Marie is an Educational Psychotherapist,  MFL / EFL Teacher and Teacher Trainer and NLP Master Practitioner who has worked in a variety of education and academic settings. Her experience and insights promise to be particularly useful to understand the perspectives of young people and how our own emotional state can impact our interactions.      

Five Rivers Fostering had a stand set up stand at the 2014 International Fostering Care Organisation Conference in Waterford. Five Rivers staff also ran a ‘Keeping Siblings Connected’ workshop at the event, which focussed on the importance of maintaining links with members of a foster child's birth family.

If you would like more information in relation to fostering and becoming a foster carer with Five Rivers, please feel free to contact us at the Dublin office (01-8665291) or the Cork office (021-4250734).