All posts from January 2012

Baby Massage course up and running
Posted on: Tuesday January 31st, 2012

Our Active Parenting Service has begun its spring baby massage course. The programme began on 30th January and will be held every Monday morning for the next five weeks. The group currently meet in Mater Christi School, Cappagh. At present, there are eight babies on board and they’re enjoying every minute.

Some benefits of Infant Massage

Helps relieve common ailments such as colic and gas in newborns.
Eases other discomforts experienced throughout infancy, such as teething and sleeping difficulties.
Relaxes and soothes your baby and is a pleasurable experience for both parent and child.
Loving touch lessens tension, fussiness and irritability.
Massage helps with development of motor skills and coordination.
It has also been shown to help new mothers in recovery from post-natal depression.

For further information about our baby massage courses, please contact either Niamh or Breffene at 01 884 5228, or by e-mailing act@congresscentres.net.

Posted in Baby Massage, Parenting

Welcome to our Benefit 3 Trainees
Posted on: Monday January 30th, 2012

A huge welcome to our first Benefit 3 Computer Training group. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Announcements, Courses

Upcoming Parenting Programme
Posted on: Monday January 30th, 2012

Our Active Parenting Service’s first parenting programme of 2012 will begin soon.

The programme is aimed at parents of children aged from 6 to 12. Beginning on 22nd February, the course will run every Wednesday from 10am to 12:30pm for seven weeks and will be held in The Fingal Centre.

Subjects the course will deal with include:

Communication skills
Stress management
Understanding and managing difficult behaviour
Health and nutrition

For further details, please contact Niamh or Breffne at 01 884 5228, by calling into The Fingal Centre at 5 Cardiffsbridge Road, Finglas, Dublin 11, or by e-mailing act@congresscentres.net.

Posted in Parenting

Lir “Living in a Diverse Society” Certificate Presentation
Posted on: Thursday January 26th, 2012

Staff from The Fingal Centre recently completed Lir Training’s “Living in a Diverse Society” course. The 5 week course promotes the development of the personal qualities of mutual tolerance and acceptance and was delivered by Alice Davis.

Certificates for completion of the course were awarded on Tuesday 24th January in The Wisdom Centre, Cork Street, Dublin. Below are some photos of the presentation. Click on a thumbnail to enlarge the photos or start a slideshow.

Congratulations to all those who completed this course.

Posted in Gallery, News

Living Skills in Coláiste Eoin
Posted on: Thursday January 26th, 2012

The Fingal Centre is currently delivering its Living Skills programme to the students of Coláiste Eoin in Finglas. Living Skills is a planned programme of education on alcohol and drug awareness and sexual health education. The programme is designed to be interactive, energetic and fun, encouraging discussion and participation in the group.

Further information on the Living Skills programme can be found on the Living Skills page.

Posted in Living Skills, News

Free Computer Training
Posted on: Tuesday January 24th, 2012

The Fingal Centre is pleased to announce that we are now offering Benefit 3 Computer Training. Benefit 3 is aimed at those who have little to no experience with computers, those over 55, the unemployed, those who may have little formal education and those who may be disadvantaged (for instance, those with a disability or those living alone).

It is free to take part in this course. Topics covered include:

Computer basics: hardware and software, switching on the computer.
Web browsing and e-mail.
Social networks (Facebook/Twitter).
Shopping and banking online.

This is a three to four day course (depending on participants’ previous experience) and will be held in The Fingal Centre’s training room from 10am to 12:30pm. Places in each course are limited. Those interested should get in touch with Nicola or Bernie at The Fingal Centre, 5 Cardiffsbridge Road, Finglas, Dublin 11 (phone: 01 884 5228). Courses will be held subject to demand.

Posted in Courses, News

2012 Self-Injury Conference
Posted on: Monday January 16th, 2012

Kreative Interventions are to hold a one-day conference into self-injury and effective intervention. The conference will be held on 2nd March in Trinity College. Staff from The Fingal Centre have attended in previous years and found it to be essential training/information for family members, friends, colleagues and frontline workers working with people experiencing self-injury.

Further information about the conference can be found on the Kreative Interventions website.

Posted in News

From the Local News: “Fury at Finglas CE Cuts”
Posted on: Monday January 16th, 2012

Below is an article reproduced from the 12th January 2012 edition of the Local News. The article is by Catherine Blake and details The Fingal Centre’s reaction to cuts made in the Budget to Community Employment funding and the effects these cuts will have on the Centre.

Click the image to view it in full size.

Posted in News

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