HSE Foundation Programme in Sexual Health Promotion

The aim of the course is to enhance participants’ capacity to incorporate sexual health promotion into their work through the development of their confidence, knowledge and skills in relation to sexual health.

This course is unique in an Irish context in terms of its content, length and approach to sexual health promotion. It is also unique in its blend of participant professions, including front line clinicians, teachers, counsellors, social workers, psychologists, community and youth workers and representatives from the physical and intellectual disability sectors, to name but a few.

Topics covered in the Foundation Programme in Sexual Health Promotion includean introduction to sexual health promotion, sexual rights and inequalities, a life course approach to sexual health, sexual health promotion within the Irish context, gender, sexual orientation, healthy and unhealthy relationships, intimacy and sexual pleasure, consent and the law, physical sexual health, the role of sexual health promotion policy and raising the issue of sexual health with clients.

Following Covid 19 restrictions, we are working towards a resumption of training.

New courses will be advertised here as soon as they are scheduled.

See the regional contact details below:

CHO 1 - Donegal, Leitrim, Cavan and Monaghan

Donegal

FPSHP currently suspended

Facilitators

Lisa O’Hagan, Health Promotion Officer

Further information

Lisa O’Hagan, Health Promotion Officer, Health Promotion & Improvement, Health & Wellbeing Division, HSE West, County Clinic (First Floor), St. Conal’s, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal

Email: lisa.ohagan@hse.ie
Phone: 074 910 4693 or 074 910 9114

North west

Training venue

Sligo

Course dates

14 and 15 September
12 and 13 October
16 and 17 November

Facilitators

Lisa O Hagan

Further information

Closing date for applications is 3 June 2022. Telephone interviews will be scheduled week of 13 June.

For more information on this course or to request an application form or to be added to a mailing list for future courses, contact: lisa.ohagan@hse.ie

CHO 2 - Galway, Roscommon and Mayo

Training venue

Mayo Education Centre, Westport Rd, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, F23 HX48.

Facilitator

Vivienne Fitzmaurice, Health Promotion & Improvement Officer.

Course dates

21 and 22 February 2023
22 and 23 March 2023
18 and 19 April 2023

Further information

Closing date for applications is 20 January 2023.

Email:vivienne.fitzmaurice@hse.ie
Phone: 087 4445895

CHO 3 - Clare, Limerick and North Tipperary

Training venue

Venue to be confirmed.

Facilitators

Aine Montgomery and Grainne Woulfe

Course dates

3 and 4 October 2022
14 and 15 November 2022
5 and 6 December 2022

All places for the 2022 FPSHP have been allocated. To be added to the waiting list for Autumn 2023, email Áine Montgomery.

Further information

Áine Montgomery: Health Promotion Officer, Health Promotion and Improvement, Sláinte Office, Museum House, Francis Street, Ennis, Co. Clare V95 HA29

Email: aine.montgomery@hse.ie

CHO 4 - Cork and Kerry

Cork

Training venue

Midleton Park Hotel (Co Cork)

Course dates

17 and 18 May
7 and 8 June
14 and 15 June

Facilitators

Catherine Byrne (HP&I)

Further information

The closing sate for receipt of completed applications is Friday 15 April.

Contact Mary Lawless to request an application form and course flyer. Return completed application to Mary.

Email: maryc.lawless@hse.ie

For general course enquiries, contact the course facilitator Catherine Byrne.

Email: catherine.byrne2@hse.ie

Kerry

FPSHP currently suspended

Training venue

Killarney, Co. Kerry

Facilitators

Facilitators to be confirmed.

Further information

Contact anna.foley@hse.ieto request an application form.

CHO 5 - South Tipperary, Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford and Wexford

Training venue

Waterford City

Facilitators

Tracy Tobin and Sarah Fitzpatrick

Course dates

25 and 26 January
22 and 23 February
22 and 23 March

Further information

Contact Sarah Fitzpatrick to request an application form or for further queries.

Email: sarah.fitzpatrick9@hse.ie

CHO 6 - Wicklow, Dún Laoghaire, Dublin South East

Training venue

Training venue to be confirmed.

Facilitators

Facilitators to be confirmed.

Further information

Emer Morahan
Senior Health Promotion and Improvement Officer,
Civic Centre, Bray, Co. Wicklow, A98 X329,

Email: emer.morahan@hse.ie

CHO 7 - Kildare, West Wicklow, Dublin South City, Dublin West and Dublin South West

Training venue

Dublin West Education Centre,
Old Blessington Rd,
Tallaght,
Dublin 24

Course dates

21 and 22 March
18 and 19 April
3 and 4 May

Facilitators

Aoife O'Brien and Louise Monaghan

Further information

Application closing date is 27 January.

Aoife O'Brien
Health Promotion and Improvement Officer.
2nd Floor, Vista Primary Care Centre, Ballymore Eustace Road, Naas, Co. Kildare W91 DX53

Email: Aoife.obrien7@hse.ie

Phone: 087 1420249

CHO 8 - Laois, Offaly, Longford, Westmeath, Louth and Meath

Louth

Training venue

R.E.C, St Bridgid's Hospital Complex, Ardee, Co. Louth

Course dates

8 and 9 March
19 and 20 April
24 and 25 May

Facilitators

Olivia Mc Geough & David Mc Sweeney

Further information

To request an application form and course flyer contact geralyn.nolan@hse.ie

Closing date for receipt of application is 30 January.

For general course enquiries, contact the course facilitator david.mcsweeney@hse.ie

Midlands

Training venue

Springfield Centre
St Loman's Campus Delvin Rd,
Mullingar,
Westmeath

Course dates

25 and 26 April
30 and 31 May
27 and 28 June

Facilitators

Fiona Gallagher Health Promotion & Improvement HSE Midlands

Further information

Contact Kathleen Pardy to request an application form.

Email: kathleen.pardy@hse.ie
Phone: 057 93 57800

Contact Fiona Gallagher for further queries.

Email: fiona.gallagher@hse.ie
Phone: 086 3801163

CHO 9 - Dublin North City and County

Training venue

St. Mary’s Hospital, Phoenix Park, Chapelizod, Dublin

Facilitator

Ben Lindsay, Health Promotion Officer and Nuala Cody, Health Promotion Officer

Course dates

18 and 19 January
21 and 22 February
21 and 22 March

Further information

To request an application form and course flyer contact ben.lindsay@hse.ie

The closing date for receipt of applications is 25 November.

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