Catherine Walsh
mayomsw.bsky.social
Catherine Walsh
@mayomsw.bsky.social
West of Ireland Principal Medical Social worker, views my own.
Working together to promote children’s safety at Mayo University Hospital. # Children First
September 17, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Children First Awareness Week at Mayo University Hospital
September 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Reposted by Catherine Walsh
National Children First Awareness Week runs 15–21 Sept, reminding everyone of their role in safeguarding children. The Garda National Protective Services Bureau will engage at the Ploughing Championships and online resources are available at garda.ie.

More on #VMNews
September 15, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Reposted by Catherine Walsh
#Social#orkers are on the front lines of climate change, helping families cope & access resources. Here’s how you can help: www.socialworkblog.org/advocacy/202... #SocialWork #ClimateChange #DisasterPreparedness #NASW
September 12, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Reposted by Catherine Walsh
Article in vol 22 1-2: Using the generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbots of Perplexity and ChatGPT as a teaching and learning tool for practice teachers and students within social work placement, by Marguerita McGovern journals.whitingbirch.net/index.php/JP...
March 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Reposted by Catherine Walsh
What if every garden looked like this?

#NoMowMay is fast approaching and this year you can give #PowerToTheFlowers!🌸

Whether you’re in a city, town or the countryside, pack away your lawnmower and allow wildflowers to bloom freely, starting this May🌱

Join the No Mow Movement 👉 t.co/yPZrFcC9qy
April 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Reposted by Catherine Walsh
If we were to dare do safeguarding ethically, the states failure to respect the autonomy of people with health or care needs would be the singular, most significant type of adult abuse.
March 31, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Reposted by Catherine Walsh
The value of using a storybook to protect the psychological health of children during COVID-19 in resource-limited communities by Maude Mthembu Tanisha Raniga
Michael Boecker journals.whitingbirch.net/index.php/SW...
An African perspective on the effects of Covid on child mental health
March 24, 2025 at 8:36 PM