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Inequality and Covid-19 Webinars

Covid & Inequality – Wednesday 23rd September 2020

Presentations:

Age Related Inequalities and Covid19 by Dr Sarah Donnelly, Assistant Professor of Social Work, School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice, University College Dublin

The COVID-19 pandemic, inequality and mental health by Gavin Davidson, Professor of Social Care; and Claire McCartan, Research Fellow, School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work

Responding to Coronavirus and Poverty with Compassion and Justice by Luke Henrion, Strategic Communications Manager



Covid & Poverty – Wednesday 7th October 2020

Presentations:

Poverty in the Early Years by Laura Feeney, Save the Children

Food Banks, Poverty and Covid -A Community View by Sinead McKinley, North Belfast Advice Partnership Co-ordinator 

Community Wealth Building by Mary Mcmanus, East Belfast Advice Centre

Poverty webinar by Brian Pelan, editor of VIEW, the Social Affairs Magazine



Covid and Gender Inequality Webinar – Wednesday 21st October 2020

Presentations:

– Domestic Violence Against Women and Children During Covid by Edel Fox, Omaghs Woman’s Aid

– Covid and Gender Inequalities – implications for Social Work by Goretti Horgan, Lecturer in Social Policy, UU

Understanding the Experience of and Supporting LGBTQ+ Community During COVID by Dr. Danielle Mackle, Lecturer in Social Work, UU

– Caring Through Covid: How do we Meaningfully Support Carers Experiencing Further Exclusion and Increased Caring? by Carers’ Forum

Some of these presentations are not available for download at the moment.



The Impact of Covid on Ethnic Minority Groups – Wednesday 4th November 2020

Presentations:

COVID-19 & The Irish Traveller Community by Ann Friel, Donegal Travellers Primary Health Care Coordinator

The Role of Social Work in Supporting Unaccompanied Minors in Northern Ireland During COVID-19 by Natasha Palmer and Kevin Lunny, Barnardo’s

Developing Culturally Appropriate and Inclusive Counselling and Mental Health Services for Travellers by Thomas Mcann, Traveller Counselling Service

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Due to scheduled maintenance on our online services ‘My Portal’ – anyone who wishes to start, progress or submit an application for registration will not be able to. These services will resume Wednesday 16 October 2024. Thank you for your patience.