Training Courses:

Introduction to the Problem of Suicide Bereavement (Mc Quaid, 2022). Online training course for counsellors, psychotherapists, and mental health professionals about the issue of suicide bereavement. Available on Therapy Academy: https://www.therapyacademy.ie/provider/my_workshop/1132

Talks & Presentations:

Surviving the Trauma of a Suicide: Perspectives from Those Bereaved (Mc Quaid, 2023). Presentation at the UK Complex Trauma Institute, University of York, and US Family Trauma Institute's 5th International Complex Trauma Conference, September 2023.

Understanding the Importance of your Mental Health (Mc Quaid, 2023). Talk at the Living Joy Wellness Festival, Glaslough, Monaghan, 4th June 2023.

Mental Health Stigma and its Negative Impact on Seeking Help, Maintaining Coping Skills, and Recovery (Mc Quaid, 2021).  Presentation at the DePaul University, University of Holy Cross, and IACP Conference on Counselling, Recovery and Professional Growth, 21^st August 2021.

The Lived Experiences of Those Bereaved by Suicide – A Qualitative Descriptive Study (Mc Quaid, 2019). Paper presented at the Trinity Health and Education Research Conference, Trinity College, Dublin, 4^th March 2020.  

Responding to the Problem of Adolescent Substance Misuse (Mc Quaid, 2018). Presentation to teaching staff at Piper’s Hill School, Naas, Co. Kildare, 24th January 2018.