Protection as a Human Fundamental Need: Re-Conceiving Signs of Safety for Social Work in the Republic of Ireland

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Flynn
Keyword(s):  
Child Protection ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
Radical Change ◽  
Life Course Perspective ◽  
Development Theory ◽  
Republic Of Ireland ◽  
Human Scale ◽  
Signs Of Safety ◽  
The Republic

Abstract Large-scale reform of statutory child protective services in the Republic of Ireland is underway, prompted by adoption of the national strengths-based and safety-organised practice approach, known as ‘Signs of Safety’ (SoS). Despite the radical change it impels, critical commentary from the academy on the conventions of SoS remains conspicuous by its absence. One reading of the ecological systems approach is that to appreciate implications of SoS for children and families at risk, we must surpass a sequestered concern with child protection and welfare alone. To substantiate this, and embed a reconceived Signs of Safety, human scale development theory is critically deployed through an augmented, rather than exclusive focus, on the axis of protection needs within the typology of fundamental human needs. To aid this, critical application of theory is partially reworked and appropriated through a life course perspective, to better account for lifespan positioning. Overall, the sustaining proposition of the paper is that academic interrogation of SoS is both a practical and ethical imperative, and a necessary complement to large-scale organisational change underway.

Analysis of Emergency Health Care Workforce and Service Readiness for a Mass Casualty Event in the Republic of Ireland

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (02) ◽  
pp. 243-255 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tener Goodwin Veenema ◽  
Fiona Boland ◽  
Declan Patton ◽  
Tom O’Connor ◽  
Zena Moore ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Emergency Response ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Mass Casualty ◽  
Republic Of Ireland ◽  
Emergency Responders ◽  
Mass Casualty Event ◽  
Service Readiness ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Professional Disciplines

ABSTRACTObjectiveUltimately, a country’s capacity for a large-scale major emergency response will be directly related to the competence of its health care provider (HCP) workforce and communication between emergency responders and hospitals. The purpose of this study was to assess HCP preparedness and service readiness for a major emergency involving mass casualties (mass casualty event or MCE) in Ireland.MethodsA cross-sectional study using a 53-item survey was administered to a purposive sample of emergency responders and HCPs in the Republic of Ireland. Data collection was achieved using the Qualtrics® Research Suite. Descriptive statistics and appropriate tests of comparison between professional disciplines were conducted using Stata 13.ResultsA total of 385 respondents, registered nurses (43.4%), paramedics (37.9%), medical doctors (10.1%), and administrators/managers (8.6%), participated in the study. In general, a level of knowledge of MCEs and knowledge of clinical response activities and self-assessed clinical competence varied drastically across many aspects of the survey. Knowledge and confidence also varied across professional disciplines (P<0.05) with nurses, in general, reporting the least knowledge and/or confidence.ConclusionsThe results demonstrate that serious deficits exist in HCP knowledge, skills, and self-perceived abilities to participate in a large-scale MCE. Results also suggest a poor knowledge base of existing major emergency response plans. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2019;13:243–255)

scholarly journals DairyWater: striving for sustainability within the dairy processing industry in the Republic of Ireland

2018 ◽  
Vol 85 (3) ◽  
pp. 366-374 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Finnegan ◽  
Eoghan Clifford ◽  
Jamie Goggins ◽  
Niall O'Leary ◽  
Alan Dobson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Rainwater Harvesting ◽  
Batch Reactor ◽  
Dairy Wastewater ◽  
Processing Industry ◽  
Republic Of Ireland ◽  
Dairy Processing ◽  
The Republic

This Review describes the objectives and methodology of the DairyWater project as it aims to aid the Irish dairy processing industry in achieving sustainability as it expands. With the abolition of European milk quotas in March 2015, the Republic of Ireland saw a surge in milk production. The DairyWater project was established in anticipation of this expansion of the Irish dairy sector in order to develop innovative solutions for the efficient management of water consumption, wastewater treatment and the resulting energy use within the country's dairy processing industry. Therefore, the project can be divided into three main thematic areas: dairy wastewater treatment technologies and microbial analysis, water re-use and rainwater harvesting and environmental assessment. In order to ensure the project remains as relevant as possible to the industry, a project advisory board containing key industry stakeholders has been established. To date, a number of large scale studies, using data obtained directly from the Irish dairy industry, have been performed. Additionally, pilot-scale wastewater treatment (intermittently aerated sequencing batch reactor) and tertiary treatment (flow-through pulsed ultraviolet system) technologies have been demonstrated within the project. Further details on selected aspects of the project are discussed in greater detail in the subsequent cluster of research communications.

Persistent stigma despite social change: experiences of stigma among single women who were pregnant or mothers in the Republic of Ireland 1996–2010

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ciara Bradley ◽  
Michelle Millar
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Single Women ◽  
Republic Of Ireland ◽  
Social Lives ◽  
Symbolic Resources ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Interpretive Method

‘Single’ women continue to experience stigma during pregnancy and mothering in the Republic of Ireland. This article explores the experiences of stigma of single women who were pregnant and mothering in Ireland between 1996 and 2010. The biographic narrative interpretive method (BNIM) was used to elicit biographical narratives. Analysis on both the lived experience of the women and the social context of the time created a ‘situated subjectivity’ in a sociocultural context. This article argues that despite large-scale positive social change before and during this period, single women’s pregnancy and motherhood continued to be to be stigmatised in Ireland. Women experienced this stigma in their everyday interactions. They negotiated stigma in their personal and social lives, employing strategies that drew on material and symbolic resources available to them. Social class, ethnicity and time were among factors that mediate the experience, but can also intersected in particular social locations to create a more stigmatised identity.

scholarly journals A National Survey of attitudes to COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing in the Republic of Ireland

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Edmund O'Callaghan ◽  
Jim Buckley ◽  
Brian Fitzgerald ◽  
Kevin Johnson ◽  
John Laffey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
National Survey ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Contact Tracing ◽  
Republic Of Ireland ◽  
Software Applications ◽  
Adult Participants ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Government

Abstract Background: Contact tracing remains a critical part of controlling the spread of COVID-19. Many countries have developed novel software applications (Apps) in an effort to augment traditional contact tracing methods. Aim: To conduct a national survey of the Irish population to examine barriers and levers to the use of a contact tracing App.Methods: Adult participants were invited to respond via an online survey weblink sent via email and messaging Apps and posted on our university website and on popular social media platforms. Results: A total of 8,088 responses were received, with all 26 counties of the Republic of Ireland represented. 54% of respondents said they would definitely download a contact tracing App, while 30% said they would probably download a contact tracing App. 95% of respondents identified at least one reason for them to download the App, with the most common reasons being the potential for the App to help family members and friends and a sense of responsibility to the wider community. 59% identified at least one reason not to download the App, with the most common reasons being fear that technology companies or the government might use the App technology for greater surveillance after the pandemic.Conclusion: Irish citizens surveyed express high levels of willingness to download a public health-backed App to augment contact tracing. Concerns raised regarding privacy and data security will be critical if the App is to achieve the large-scale adoption and ongoing use required for its effective operation.

scholarly journals Finding the Gap: Immigrant Integration Outcomes and Settlement Service Provision in the Republic of Ireland

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Gilmartin ◽  
Jennifer Dagg
Keyword(s):  
Language Proficiency ◽  
Service Provision ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Immigrant Integration ◽  
Structural Barriers ◽  
Republic Of Ireland ◽  
Settlement Services ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractImmigrant integration is increasingly assessed through integration outcomes, which assess the degree of convergence of the experiences of immigrants and non-immigrants within a country. Integration processes – for example, settlement services in key areas such as employment, education and social inclusion – help to enhance integration outcomes. In this paper, we use the example of the Republic of Ireland to show that the relationship between desired integration outcomes and the provision of settlement services needs considerably more attention. We present immigrant integration outcomes for specific regions and groups of immigrants derived from existing large-scale data sets. We then use publicly available data on existing settlement services to assess the extent to which settlement services address key areas of immigrant integration outcomes. We demonstrate that there are considerable gaps in the provision of appropriate settlement services that could support the enhancement of key integration outcomes, such as the quality of work, language proficiency and housing. If immigrant integration outcomes are to be improved, the relationship between outcomes and settlement service provision has to be better coordinated and targeted to address the structural barriers faced by particular groups of immigrants and by immigrants living in particular regions.

Old and new religious minorities: Examining the changing religious profile of the Republic of Ireland

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 324-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antje Röder
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Census Data ◽  
Religious Affiliation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Religious Minorities ◽  
Republic Of Ireland ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Republic

The religious profile of Ireland has changed substantially in recent decades, mainly driven by large scale migration. Alongside the continued dominance of Catholicism a new diversity of religious affiliation now exists, together with a growing proportion of people no longer affiliated with any religion. Census data shows that this is especially the case amongst the younger cohorts pointing towards significant changes in the future. A recovery of the numbers of the Protestant minority that occurred at the same time, on the other hand, may not be sustainable.

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