The Launch!
What an absolutely amazing launch day with Tabor Group in Cork!
Many thanks to everyone who made it happen, especially to Collette Kelleher (CEO Tabor) who very kindly facilitated the launch and to Dr. Sharon Lambert (UCC) who did the introductions on the day
Colette Kelleher, is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Tabor group in Cork. The Tabor group which is composed of two residential addiction treatment centres as well as other support facilities around the city that offers invaluable help to those battling alcohol and other drugs in the Cork area. It's a privilege for us to be collaborating with such an established and well known service.
Originally from Macroom in Cork, Colette Kelleher is known to have extensive knowledge, experience, reputation, and leadership skills and we are absolutely honoured and delighted to launch the audio of 'Grace Saved A Wretch Like Me' Colette, is also a former Independent politician who served as an Irish Senator for a time. She has always been to the forefront of her community in a very positive and proactive way. She has chaired the Cork Local Drugs and Alcohol Task Force, she has led the Cork Simon Community for several years, she has worked extensively with the COPE Foundation and she has also served as CEO of the Alzheimer's Society of Ireland.
Dr Sharon Lambert joined the teaching staff in the School of Applied Psychology in 2015 following a number of years working within community based settings that provided supports to socially excluded groups. Sharon’s research interests revolve primarily around the impact of psychological trauma on development, its link with homelessness, substance dependence and mental health, and consequent considerations for service design and delivery. Sharon is interested in trauma at individual and systemic levels, for example, the social determinants of health such as poverty, homelessness, ethnicity and how social exclusion such as low SES (socioeconomic status) or experiences of discrimination are a toxic stressors with the potential to be experienced as a trauma. Sharon has particular academic and applied expertise with trauma aware, trauma sensitive and trauma informed service design projects. Sharon regularly provides guidance to national and international organisations on designing and delivering trauma aware services, policies and practices.
