Faculty of Psychotherapy

The Faculty of Psychotherapy represents those who practice psychotherapy within their psychiatric practice. The faculty aims to promote the development of psychotherapy services in Ireland, including the granting of specialist recognition to consultants with a special interest in psychotherapy. The Faculty is represented on a range of committees and responds to documents of importance such as those produced by the Mental Health Commission.

Executive Committee:

The Executive Committee of the Faculty currently consists of consultant and senior registrar members.

Chairman: Dr. Brendan McCormack Email: mccormackbenno@eircom.net
Hon Secretary: Dr. Angela Noonan Email: angenoonan@eircom.net

CPD Rep: Richard Blennerhassett richard.blennerhassett@mailc.hse.ie
Law sub-committee rep: Dr. Anne Jackson anne.jackson@nehb.ie

Aisling Campbell aisling.campbell@mailp.hse.ie
Aideen Moran moranama@eircom.net
Anthony McCarthy amccarthy@nmh.ie
Brian Fitzmaurice bpfitzmaurice@eircom.net
Doreen O'Rourke drdorourke@eircom.net
Dympna Gibbons dympnagibbons@hotmail.com
Evelyn McCabe ebflow@iol.ie
Michael McDonough mmcdonough@stpatsmail.com
Patricia Galligan medsec1@svhf.ie
Philip Dodd philip.dodd@smh.ie

The Executive meets approximately four times per year and meetings are held in the Irish College of Psychiatrists, St. Stephen’s Green.

If you would like to join the Executive please contact the Administration Office by telephone (01) 402-2346 or e-mail icpsych@eircom.net

Minutes of faculty meetings

• 16th January 2006  
• 27th February 2006  
• 24th April 2006  

Links to items of interest:

CR116 Psychotherapy and Learning disability

CR 68 Behavioural and Cognitive Treatments

Psychotherapy Services: A Strategy for Ireland- Submission to the Expert Group on Mental Health Policy  

Requirements for Psychotherapy Training as part of Basic Specialist Psychiatric Training - Executive Summary  

Mandatory psychotherapy training in Ireland

Useful websites:

• Irish council for Psychotherapy www.psychotherapy-ireland.ie
• Irish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy www.irish-counselling.ie
• The Association for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy in Ireland www.appi.ie
• The Psychological Society of Ireland www.psihq.ie

Upcoming Events:

Winter meeting of the Irish College of Psychiatrists November 9th and 10th 2006, Holiday Inn, Belfast

For Further information relation to the Winter Meeting, please contact Nora at the N. Ireland Divison
Tel: 028 9092 3763 ~ Fax: 028 90923764 ~ E-Mail: nmcnairney@nirelanddiv.rcpsych.ac.uk

Psychotherapy session will involve a presentation by:
Cormac Gallagher
School of Psychotherapy
Dept of Psychiatry
St. Vincent's University Hospital
Dublin 4