Believe & Achieve:
Life-Skills For Young People with Multiple
Sclerosis
Saturday 11th May 2013 | The Davenport Hotel, Dublin 2 | 10.30am—
5pm
Speakers
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Margaret Forde
Margaret Forde is a registered counselling psychologist, organisational psychologist
and accredited psychotherapist, practicing in Dublin since 1986. “ Positive
Psychology is not all about “being happy-clappy” or trying to force yourself to “think
positively” while actually feeling down, but about maximizing your strengths,
discovering and working with your passions, finding flow, engagement, meaning,
enhancing your positive emotions, expressing gratitude, savouring the good things,
living in the present moment, developing resilience, cultivating your relationships
and spirituality.” http://www.margaretforde.com
Noeline Blackwell
Noeline Blackwell is Director General of FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres), an
independent non-governmental organisation that campaigns for equal access to
justice. FLAC informs people about their rights, Irish law and how to navigate issues
they have. To this end it campaigns on a range of legal issues but also offers some
basic, free legal services to the public. FLAC currently concentrates its work on four
main areas: Legal Aid, Social Welfare, Credit & Debt and Public Interest Law.
http://www.flac.ie
Dr. Rhonda Wynne
Rhonda Wynne completed her doctoral thesis in 2010 on how the civic role of
universities is understood and practiced. Her interest in this area was sparked by
involvement in a number of European Grundtvig projects on Active Citizenship.
Rhonda is presently Programme Development Manager in the Adult Education
Centre at University College Dublin (UCD), where she develops an annual Open
Learning programme. These unaccredited courses aim to make the rich intellectual
resources of the university available to adult learners irrespective of educational
background. Rhonda has taught widely on professional development programmes
for adult education practitioners and on study skills initiatives.
http://www.ucd.ie/adulted
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Liz Carroll
Liz Carroll is the Development Manager for the Citizen Information Centres located
in Dublin 2, 4 and 6. Citizen Information service provides information advice and
advocacy on a wide range of issues. It is a free confidential and impartial service and
are supported and funded by the Citizens Information Board.
http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/
Natalie Hodgess
Natalie Hodgess is the Manager of the Vodafone Ireland Foundation (VIF). Since the
launch in 2007 the World of Difference Programme has facilitated four people each
year to work for the charity of their choice. Embodying the VIF ethos, “You make a
difference, we make it easier”, WOD aims to support individuals, organisations, and
projects which seek to positively impact their communities.
http://www.vodafone.ie/foundation/world-of-difference/
Anne Twohig
Anne Twohig, completed her professional training in Mindfulness Based Stress
Reduction (MBSR) at the Centre for Mindfulness, (CFM) University of Massachusetts
Medical School. She brings a wealth of experience to her work as a Mindfulness
Teacher and an in-depth understanding of the importance and benefits of
Mindfulness as a holistic self-care tool.
http://www.ananda.ie/
Conor Devine
Conor Devine is a proud dad, entrepreneur, property expert and passionate MS
awareness campaigner. He is an author and recently released ‘Attitude is Everything’
Conor says, “Life is great, I look forward to each and every day and am very gracious
for all that I have.”
http://www.conordevine.com/index.html
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