Actualise Psychological Services

17/01/2022

Well before Covid hit two years ago, anxiety in children and adolescents was skyrocketing - presentations to Psychologists and GPs were increasing at an unprecedented pace. GPs can feel ill-equipped to deal with this at the best of time, and even more so now when face-to-face time at the surgery is at a premium. To try to address this in the short-term, and along with our Medical colleagues Dr. Colm Keane and Dr. Brian King, at Actualise Academy we have just published a ICGP-approved CPD course for GPs on "Anxiety in Children".

The course aims to give GPs quick tools to help children, parents and caregivers to manage anxiety, and to screen for other related issues. It can be done online at your own pace, and is approved by the Irish College of General Practitioners for 4 CPD points.

The course can be found at: https://www.actualiseacademy.com/p/gp-cpd-anxiety

What is normal and pathological anxiety, what and how to treat at Primary Care, when to refer on, and where to refer. Plus quick screening tools for autism.

03/05/2021

Our Actualise Academy EPV courses are now open for 2021, and members can avail of a 25% discount this weekend. Check your email for the code and head to www.actualiseacademy.com to get your courses. The offer expires tomorrow night!

Sometimes, our brain tells us to act now and think later. Our brain can go from helping us during an exam one minute, to making us believe we’re going to fail the next and telling us to sweat and say something silly and untrue like, “I am useless”.

27/02/2021

We've mapped a lot of brains over the years, but this is a brand new experience for us - Michael will be mapping the brain changes and following the journey of four amazing people who are about to start their journeys towards a full marathon 9 months from now.

Welcome to Marathon Mind
Marathon Mind will be bringing four individuals, each with their own unique challenges in life, on a nine-month journey to complete one of the most testing of all endurance events ‘The Marathon’.
Our aim is to train the mind to make the body strong, not the other way around.
The race itself is not the key here. It is what our four individuals learn along the way. And Niall 'Bressie' Breslin will be with them for every step, including the marathon itself.
An incredible team of focused and driven individuals which consists of Olympians and world champions has been compiled to support our individuals in every way and get them over the finish line.
Follow full training programs online (coming soon) and listen to the monthly Marathon Mind episode of the podcast.
We are also delighted to have on board supporting the participants and coaches on their journey.

19/08/2020

We have added to the list of Psychological Assessments we can carry out at Actualise. Once you get in touch, we aim to speak to you within two working days ⏰
We can now carry out full psychological assessments for
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (adult and child)
- ADHD/ADD (adult and child)
- Dyslexia
- Dyscalculia
- Global Developmental Delay
- Intellectual Disability

We know waiting lists are long, and there's a lot of uncertainty about schools reopening. We'll make sure you can speak to someone very quickly to help you with your query.

08/07/2020

Our Actualise Academy EPV courses for Primary Teachers are now live on www.actualiseacademy.com - you can get 15% off all courses and bundles by using the coupon "15OFF" until 10pm on July 31st. Please feel free to share this code with friends!

EPV Approved Courses in Understanding and Changing Human Behaviour

15/05/2020

Hi everyone, thanks for all the messages about our EPV courses - we are very happy to announce that all our courses are open for booking now, and are approved for EPV Days for Primary Teachers. You can view the list of courses and prebook a place at www.actualiseacademy.com

20/04/2020

We are offering free phone/skype consultations for health care workers. Whether it's trying to understand how to manage the kids, to trying to manage stress, we can chat to you for free to help make a plan. Just pop onto our online calendar to book: https://calendly.com/andreanapulcrano

06/04/2020

A nice ten minute video from HSE colleagues talking about understanding emotions at this time and a skill for managing emotion. Part of a series over five days this week - worth a look 👍

The impact of Covid-19 isn't just about the restrictions we face, there's an emotional impact as well. This practical video is the first of the Five Ways in ...

03/04/2020

Like so many other services, we've closed our office for the forseeable future. However, we have put most of our services online, including counselling, psychotherapy, family therapy and support services for families with children with anxiety, behavioural problems or ASD.

You can read about what we can help with, and book sessions with the team on https://www.actualise.ie/clinical-psychology. Our Psychology Team are available over the phone or via teleconference to help you and your family.