The
SENAP AGM will be held in The Parkway Hotel,
Dunmanway on Tuesday 13th May 2008 at 9pm sharp
Guest speaker will be Kathleen Lowney, Acting director and ICT
advisor of the West Cork Education Centre, Speaking on the supports
and services available within the educational system for children
with Special Educational Needs.
All are welcome.
As we need to have some idea of attendance we would be obliged if
you could contact one of us and put your name down if interested.
Lana Hurley Pro (086 3509458)
Catherine McCarthy Chairperson (086 8320813)
SENAP Public Information Meeting -
April 10th 2008
The next Public Information
meeting will be held in The Parkway Hotel,
Dunmanway on Thursday 10th April at 8pm sharp,
kindly sponsored by Derry O' Connell, Eurospar, Dunmanway .
This Public Information Evening will
be on Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, Neuro Developmental
Therapy (Laura Hatton) and Occupational Therapist HSE
(Charlotte Sullivan).
All are welcome to attend.
Further information is available by emailing Catherine Mc Carthy at
info@senap.org.
SENAP Public Information Meeting -
February 7th 2008
A Public Information
meeting will be held in The Parkway Hotel,
Dunmanway on Thursday 7th Feb at 8pm sharp. All
are welcome to attend. Click here to read more.
Further information is available by emailing
Catherine Mc Carthy at
info@senap.org.
Fashion Show - November 8th 2007
SENAP will hold a fashion show in the Parkway Hotel, Dunmanway on Thursday night, November 8th at 8:00pm.
Everyone is welcome to attend.
Further information is available by contacting Catherine Mc Carthy at info@senap.org or by contacting Mags O' Donoghue at 028 31411.
Offical Launch of SENAP - October 13th 2007The
official launch of SENAP will take
place in the Westlodge Hotel, Bantry on Saturday night, October 13th at
8:30pm.
SENAP will also make available on the
night, Booklets on advice and support for parents of pre-school children.
This promises to be a very entertaining
night. Further information and / or tickets are available by contacting
Catherine Mc Carthy at
info@senap.org or by contacting Mags O' Donoghue at 028 31411.
(Tickets are Limited).
Evening Echo Mini Marathon -
September 23rd 2007
Mags O' Donoghue will take part in the
Evening Echo Mini Marathon on Sunday, September 23rd as a fund raising
venture. Sponsorship is appreciated.
Annual General Meeting
Wednesday 16th May, 8.30pm, Parkway Hotel, Dunmanway.
Public
Meeting - The Disability Bill. - Wed, April 25th, Parkway Hotel.
Kieran Kennedy of the IPAA will explain the Disability Bill and its impact
on our children. Everybody Welcome. Main sponsor: Derry O'Connell, Eurospar,
Dunmanway.
Public Meeting - "How
far have we come?”- February 9th 2007
P at Curtin, National Council for Special Education, will inform us on
how the Submission put forward to the Minister for Education was accepted
and what we can hope to achieve from this. Fidelma Brady, Education Officer
with Down Syndrome Ireland, will give a presentation on how she feels
we have progressed. At present we are in negotiation with the NEPS office,
hoping to get a psychologist from their Dept. also.
Public Meeting - Inclusion
of Pupils with Special Education Needs in Mainstream School. -
October 12th.
William Kinsella, MA in Education Psychology,
Lecturer in Education. William is giving a presentation on research he
has done with the Equality Authority on “Inclusion of pupils with
special education needs in mainstream school”. Also speaking will
be: Martin Clancy, a principal in St. Colmans boys NS
who has done tremendous work in inclusion and integration; Caroline
Dwyer, a mother of two children, ADD and ADHD, who has had a
constant battle with getting provisions for her children; and Seamus
Greene, National Parents and Siblings Alliance, on what steps
need to be taken in achieving an inclusive education for all.
Speech and Language
Workshop - November 12th.
A workshop with Speech and Language Therapist Isolda O’Connor. Isolda
has been practising as a Speech and Language Therapist for 20 years. She
trained in Trinity College and her additional qualifications include Specific
Learning Disability, Hearing Difficulty, Lámh, Oralmotor Therapy
and Psychotherapy. Her topic on the night is “Setting Language
and Communication Goals for our child”.
Isolda will be
accompanied with Anne Healy, a play therapist. Anne trained as a play
therapist at the University of York. She came from a background in residential
care. Her work is well known as she currently practises play therapy in
a self-employed capacity in West Cork. Her particular interests are in
attachments and children with special needs.
Public Meeting - Inclusion.
Thursday 12th Oct. at 8.00pm in the Parkway Hotel, Dunmanway, Co. Cork.
See details.
Public Meeting - EPSEN
ACT 2004.
Thursday
28th Sept. at 8.00pm in the Parkway Hotel, Dunmanway, Co. Cork. See details .
Development of 5 -
12 year olds.
Conference with guest speaker Prof. Vincent Maloney.
Friday 12th May, Parkway Hotel, Dunmanway, from 10.00am - 3.00pm. See
Details.
Annual General Meeting,
Tuesday 8th November, 9.00pm, Co-Action House, Dunmanway.
Changes in Special
Educational Needs. - 22nd September
Meeting with guest speakers, The Parkway Hotel
Dunmanway, at 8.00pm. See Press
Release . Also see Southern Star report of meeting .
Monthly Meetings.
Third Tuesday of each month at the
Co-Action House, Dunmanway, 8.30pm.
Planned for the future –
workshops for teachers, SNAs and parents. Dates to be announced.
