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2022 Liam McCarthy Scholarship Winner
We are delighted to announce the winner of this year’s Liam McCarthy Scholarship is Aaron Smith from the Kilkenny venue. The award is given in honour of Liam McCarthy, who passionately believed in the power of personal development and that continuing, adult education could be a central element in the development process for many people. […]
Being Humbled by Cultural Humility
The work of therapy requires, at its most basic core, unconditional positive regard, empathy and congruence. We are committed to walking alongside the other, without judgement while maintaining an openness that embodies humility in the human condition. Most of us would pride ourselves in our ability to look beyond presenting issues and straight through to […]
Addiction Problems: A Moving Target
Addiction problems are always changing and evolving in unpredictable ways, as society changes and evolves. A hundred years ago, the nature of alcoholism as an addiction problem was just beginning to be teased out (and widespread acceptance of the idea was still a long way away). The reality of addiction to heroin and other narcotics […]
My Dad, Liam McCarthy, co-founder of PCI College.
Long before PCI began, while teaching at the primary school and secondary school level, Dad (Liam) was always involved in setting up programmes for adult learning. 30 years ago this year he had a vision, a plan to bring to fruition his own dream. His vision was what we now know as PCI College. Liam […]
Former student Aideen McCarthy Cudmore on her journey into Counselling after PCI College
Prior to the PCI College opening in Kilkenny, I was involved in participating and completing the online original version of the certificate course as were some of my siblings. We would discuss what it was like for us and Dad (Co-Founder Liam McCarthy) would use the feedback in his designing of modules. In those days […]
International Women’s Day
Inspiring Inclusion: A Counselling and Psychotherapy Perspective on International Women’s Day 2024 In a world where there seems to be a holiday for almost every occasion, I am sure there are many that would question the significance of International Women’s Day. In today’s modernized society you might be forgiven for thinking that women have achieved […]
Mind Craft – Recognising The Embodied Mind
As yet I’m unsure but following some serious consideration of Putnam et al’s. (2016) article on “optimising learning in college” and some personal reflection in terms of metacognition, I’m hoping I’ll find it (Putnam et al., 2016). A key component surprised me at first but having given it some reflection I’ve discovered again that there […]
Listening versus Hearing
Listening is something that most of us participate in daily. Whether in the office with colleagues, at the shops, chatting with friends or listening to the radio, it’s an ongoing effort. However, many people feel that they are not heard. The person listening may have the ability to recite something back to you about the […]