Martha Potter

Martha Potter

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  • About me

    Community Development Worker at Hospital Family Resource Centre

  • Education

    • University of Limerick

      1994 - 1995
      Research Doctorate Diploma in Quality Management
    • University College Cork

      2004 - 2006
      Diploma Women's Studies
    • University College Cork

      2001 - 2003
      Diploma Youth and Community Work
    • National University of Ireland, Galway

      2006 - 2010
      Bachelor's degree Community and Family Studies 8

      Theory of Family supportFamily Support practice toolsResearch SkillsEqualityFamily support, policies and practices

    • University College Cork

      2001 - 2002
      Certificate Community Development
  • Experience

    • Ballyhoura Development CLG

      Jun 2002 - Jun 2002
      Leader+ Adminstrator
    • Hospital Family Resource Centre

      Sept 2005 - now
      Community Development Worker

      COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WORKER: HOSPITAL FAMILY RESOURCE CENTREOlder Person’s Coordinator – • Supporting volunteers in the community to deliver social services to over two hundred older people across rural communities of east Limerick.• Coordinate activities for older people from delivering social supports, training opportunities, information provision, funding to enhance the health and well-being of older people in the community.• Working with different funders and agencies to provide coordinated services to older people in the community from transport, home and community supports and public & mental health.Disability Support • Facilitating services for community based disability group to advocate on behalf of this group and carers in the community to improve services, raise awareness of issues and lobby for change for this group within the community. • Organising open days, information events in the community to raise awareness of disability in the community.• Working in partnership with different agencies in the Mid/West to provided better services and supports for people with disabilities in the community. FAMILY SUPPORT WORKER• Co-ordinating the Strengthening Families Programme in East Limerick• Supporting families with teenagers to provided community and training to improve outcomes at home, school and community life.• Designing programmes and training for parents who require additional family supports to improve communication with their children, improve self-esteem, information impacts of drug and alcohol misuse and social media. • Working in partnership with different agencies to coordinator services, information provision, access funding to improve outcomes for parents and children in the community. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Human Resource Management

      Limerick College of Further Education (LCFE)
      May 2016
      View certificate certificate
    • QQI 6 Facilitation and Leadership Skills

      FETAC (Further Education and Training Awards Council)
    • Train the Trainer

      FETAC (Further Education and Training Awards Council)
      Nov 2011