Issue 4 Nov 2017

of Charity Technology and Research into
Daughters
(DOCTRID) held their biennial conference at
Disability
University of Limerick in April 2017. The conference
the
high quality research and it provided a
highlighted
opportunity to connect with other researchers
great
are committed to improving the lives of people
who
disabilities. The UNESCO Chair was well
with
by Catherine Carty, Project Manager as
represented
presented on Inclusive Physical Education,
she
Activity and Sport in the Sustainable
Physical
Agenda- A Goal for Everyone during a
Development
discussion on Lifestyle and Connected Health.
panel
comments about the tremendous
Catherine’s
to use inclusive physical activity as a
opportunities
to achieve health and well-being, within the
way
of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
context
Leo, Postdoctoral Researcher, presented a
Jennifer
titled, Enhancing Social Wellbeing of Youth
poster
UNESCO Chair was delighted to present at the
The
‘Rediscovering Empathy’ conference at the
recent
University of Ireland, Galway. The conference
National
on national and international expertise to explore
drew
concepts of empathy and relationship based
the
as they relate to policy and practice with
working
in direct relationship-based working is
empathy
recognised as a cornerstone of good
increasingly
in work with children, young people and their
practice
while for society, there is an urgent need for
families,
informed policy and action to address
empathy
inequalities and disparities.” The UNESCO
structural
and without Disabilities: Pilot Study of an Inclusive
with
Media Program. The findings from this study led
Social
discussion about the role of social media tools to
to
social inclusion for youth with disabilities and
improve
we can improve access to these tools by offering
how
that teach the related skills through
programs
learning experiences. We look forward to
hands-on
connected with DOCTRID as they are
staying
to supporting high quality research that
committed
the lives of people with disabilities.
improves
presented iPEPAS, inclusivizing Physical Education,
Chair
Activity and Sport, a train-the-trainer resource
Physical
being developed by the Chair that aims to
currently
the capacity of physical education, physical
increase
and sport (PEPAS) practitioners to inclusivize
activity
practice for all. iPEPAS takes a transformational
their
approach founded on Carl Rogers core
learning
of person-centred practice which include:
conditions
respect and realness, and learners will be
empathy,
to reflexively and reflectively explore their
guided
and professional beliefs, behaviour and practice,
personal
their capacity to be inclusive rather than simply
building
C O N F E R E N C E S
D O C T R I D C O N F E R E N C E
(SDGs), were very well received! Additionally, Dr.
R E D I S C O V E R I N G E M P A T H Y
children, youth and families. “For practitioners,
know about inclusion.
Click here for a video of the conference highlights
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