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Sharing Expertise

Delivered by Anima Ganguly

Employee coaching is now widely understood to be a tool for growth, achievement, and accelerating performance as well as for finding balance, alignment, and greater life satisfaction.

In this interactive session participants will learn and practice two coaching skills:

  • Active Listening
  • GROW (Goal, Reality, Options, Will) Model

Delivered by Joanne Kearney

 

Growing scientific evidence indicates the mind and the body are not two separate entities - although they are often treated that way. Physical health and emotional health are intimately intertwined in what is known as the mid-body connection. Our chemistry and biology impact our mood and emotions as well as thoughts and beliefs. With all of these factors combined, they play a major role in influencing our stress and physical health. if you've ever felt your stomach tighten up when you were anxious, you've experience the mind-body connection.

 

This short workshop for staff looks at the Domestic Violence Act 2023 with a particular focus on new additions to existing legislation such as psychological and economical violence. This is a workshop for staff members which highlights the changes to the legislation and where TU Dublin supports and resources for domestic violence may be found. There is also a section on practical response to a disclosure of domestic violence.
Learning Objectives
• What is the Domestic Violence Act 2023?
• What are the forms of domestic violence covered by the 2023 Act?
• Practical response to a report of Domestic Violence.
• TU Dublin supports and resources for domestic violence.

Delivered by Melody Chinenyanga

The purpose of this workshop is to foster an understanding of the impact of race-based interactions in our daily lives. Participants will engage in experiential activities aimed at recognizing societal and cultural structures influenced by perceived race or ethnicity. By the end of the workshop, participants will gain practical tools to navigate these interactions with greater awareness and sensitivity.

Delivered by Jennifer Flynn

Graphic Recording is a way of capturing information using a combination of single words, bullet points, doodles and directional arrows.

This is an experiential workshop on Graphic Recording. It will take place in-person and will involve a combination of short lectures with solo and group activities. 

At the end of the workshop, participants will have: 

  • An understanding of what Graphic Recording is 
  • Experience in using some basic techniques 
  • Suggestions for how this practice may be incorporated into their exisitng teaching practices to support student learning. 

Jennifer has recently published a piece with RTE Brainstorm on graphic recording which can be access here.

The workshop is a practical guide to the financial supports available to current and former international protection applicants and other migrants who want to attend university. By the end of the session participants will be able to:
• Define relevant immigration terminology
• Describe how a person’s immigration status can impact on their entitlement to financial supports to attend university
• List the financial supports available to this cohort of students
• Solve sample case studies reflecting real life situations

Delivered by Melody Chinenyanga
This workshop is tailored to the specific interpersonal challenges faced by support staff. It focuses on self-awareness, communication skills, setting boundaries, and managing workplace conflicts, with an emphasis on applying these skills to a variety of work settings, both in-person and online. The content is designed to be practical and directly applicable to daily tasks and interactions.
Learning Outcomes:
By the end of the workshop, participants will:
• Gain self-awareness and learn how emotional triggers can impact their work relationships.
• Improve communication skills for both face-to-face and online interactions.
• Develop strategies to set and maintain boundaries with students, colleagues, and faculty.
• Learn how to manage conflicts effectively using emotional intelligence.
• Apply practical relationship-building techniques in their daily support roles.

Delivered by Garry Toner, TU Dublin Autism Coordinator.
Academic/ Support Staff Dealing with Students:

This session offers a foundational understanding of Autism, including its characteristics, diverse individual experiences, and relevant statistics. We’ll explore common autistic behaviors, the impact of sensory overload, and practical strategies for creating inclusive lectures.

Guidance will also be provided on managing challenging behaviors, classroom do’s and don’ts, and the supports available through the DSS.

The session concludes with a Q&A to address your queries.

Delivered by Paul McManus

‘Imposter syndrome’ - that phenomenon that whispers in your ear “you don’t belong” or that shouts “you are not good enough", is thought to affect up to 80% of the population, causing ‘action paralysis’ and stopping you from accomplishing your goals and fulfilling your potential.

Join Paul McManus, Workplace & Life Coach for this interactive online workshop, providing novel techniques through narrative engagement that will enable you to simply look at life a little bit differently and face self-doubt head on.

Workshop Learning Outcomes:

  • Reduce your sense of anxiety and self-doubt

  • Learn to reframe how you look at your reality

  • Increase your sense of achievement

  • Improve self-belief and bring back the awe in your life

TBC

Learning Objectives
• What is attachment trauma?
• What are the signs and symptoms of attachment trauma?
• Triggers for attachment trauma.
• Signposting students to resources and TU Dublin Support Services when triggered on work placement.

This is a short, solution focused course designed to identify the signs of anxiety and short circuit anxiety in stressful situations such as exams and presenting to a group.
Learning Objectives:
• To identify the physical, emotional and psychological symptoms of anxiety.
• To understand the adrenalin cycle and its impact on the physical, emotional and psychological symptoms of anxiety.
• Practical strategies for managing anxiety in high stress situations.

This short workshop has a particular focus on self- care
Learning Objectives
• What is self-care?
• Micro and macro self -care strategies

This a brief workshop for staff which looks at the nature of grief and loss and signposts to TU Dublin resources and supports.
Learning Objectives
• What is grief?
• How do we grieve? Physical, emotional and psychological aspects of grief.
• What can I do to work through grief and loss? Practical strategies for living with grief and loss.
• TU Dublin resources and supports for grief and loss.