Trinity College, formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, is the sole constituent college of the University of Dublin in Ireland.
Learn how to identify addiction, manage recovery, and lead changeOn this course, you’ll receive an overview of approaches to addiction treatment, from detoxification to harm reduction and addiction recovery.Learning from real life examples, you’ll hear from experienced practitioners around the globe and be introduced to addiction assessment tools. You’ll also learn how to conduct screening and brief interventions, and administer naloxone in the case of an overdose.This course focuses on approaches to drug and alcohol addiction treatment for nurses and other healthcare professionals.It is suitable for those with some knowledge, as well as those with no prior knowledge or qualifications in addiction.Improve addiction treatment provision in your practiceThe addiction treatment approaches and tools in this course cover the whole lifespan, from expectant mothers to older people. You’ll discover how to safeguard the health and wellbeing of people using substances and explore the role of family members.Ultimately, you will be able to enhance your own service provision with regard to addiction treatment. You’ll discuss the practicalities of providing specific services and consider the role of leadership in implementing new policies and practices in addiction treatment and recovery.Learn from leading experts in addiction treatmentThis course is delivered by global experts in addiction from Trinity College Dublin, practising addiction nurse and midwife experts, and harm reduction specialists.Your course creators are pioneers of a new Healthy Addiction Treatment (HAT) recovery model, and you’ll learn more about HAT during the course.The intention of this course is to improve knowledge of addiction treatment approaches in healthcare, and in the longer term, create more addiction specialists.This addiction treatment course is aimed at nurses, midwives, and allied health and social care professionals.No prior experience or qualifications in addiction are required. The course aims to widen understanding of addiction recovery in the sector.
##How do people experience war and revolution? How does political change, violence, total war, affect life in its most basic ways? Looking at Ireland through war and revolution, this course considers these and other questions about Irish life between 1912 and 1923.The course looks beyond the familiar names and the famous faces. It explores how the events that shaped the nature of modern Ireland - the Great War, the Easter Rising, the Irish war of independence and civil war - were experienced by the people who lived through them or in spite of them.A basic interest in Irish and modern European history as well as a curiosity about how conflict shapes civil society.No prior knowledge or expertise is required.You can find out more about what to expect from this course in Ciarán Wallace’s post for the FutureLearn blog: “Do you know what’s going to happen tomorrow?”Join this course as we begin to consider these and other questions.No software or tools are required.
This is a free 14-week online lecture series about the making of modern Ireland looking at the period 1782 to 1916 and beyond. Beginning with the winning of legislative independence, and exploring the competing forces of constitutional nationalism and radicalism, it looks at the forces which led to the creation of the independent Irish state.
Explore the history of Ireland using the remarkable Book of KellsThe Book of Kells manuscript, housed at Trinity College Dublin is world famous - it attracts almost one million visitors a year. But what can this book tell us about Irish history? And what significance is the manuscript in today’s world?On this course you will use the Book of Kells as a window through which to explore the landscape, history, faith, theology, and politics of early medieval Ireland. You will also consider how the manuscript was made, its extended biography and how it has affected different areas of the contemporary world.The course is for anyone with an interest in Ireland, medieval studies, history, art, religion and/or popular culture.
Discover how books were made, sold and read between 1450 and 1800The early modern period was an exciting time for invention and innovation. On this course, you’ll explore book production using examples from Trinity College Dublin and the Edward Worth Library, Dublin.You’ll discover how books were made, bound and illustrated, and will study rare treasures including the engravings of Anthony Van Dyck, and early editions of Aesop’s Fables.You’ll also consider how books were read and how the invention of printing impacted on religion, medicine, science and politics.This course is for anyone interested in bookselling, book history and book design.This may include collectors, dealers, artists, or anyone with a passion for reading and learning.This course uses a large number of images and image databases for learners to explore. We have included text descriptions for these images to make the course as accessible as possible.
Make your hospital design as accessible and dementia-friendly as possibleUniversal design involves creating a built environment that is accessible to all, regardless of age, disability, or other factors. Applying these principles to hospital design, to ensure proper care for individuals with dementia, presents unique challenges.This three-week course from Trinity College Dublin will equip you with all you need to know about dementia-friendly hospital design. By the end, you’ll be ready to create spaces that foster excellent quality of life.Apply universal principles to every aspect of hospital designThis course starts with an overview of the principles that should be applied to a built environment intended for dementia care before looking at detailed guidance for specific areas of a hospital.You’ll also learn more about dementia symptoms, related impairments, and how these impact the way someone experiences a care setting. With these insights. you’ll make better design decisions.Explore key universal design issuesAs the course progresses you’ll look more closely at the design issues that have the most impact on dementia care, including hospital layout and scale.You’ll see that collaborating with people who have dementia is absolutely imperative, and you’ll be guided on creating helpful environments in key areas across a hospital.Learn from universal and hospital design expertsThis course is based on the Dementia Friendly Hospitals from a Universal Design Approach – Design Guidelines 2018, which were written by Trinity College Dublin and other stakeholders, and co-authored by the lead educator of this course.With such a strong understanding of how the built environment affects dementia symptoms, you can trust the College to deliver material that will engage and show you how to make a real difference in people’s lives.This course is designed for hospital groups, architects, design professionals, patient advocates, advisory groups, and anyone else interested in improving dementia care through universal design. No prior experience or qualifications are required.
Make your birthing experience as safe and comfortable as possibleGiving birth is one of the most normal events in life, but many women don’t have trustworthy, evidence-based information to rely on.On this course, you’ll be guided through the latest stages of pregnancy to the birth itself so that you can lower your stress-levels and anxiousness around labour.You’ll learn how to detect the early stages of labour and learn coping strategies to manage through to advanced labour without undue stress.You’ll also be advised on diet and exercise prior to giving birth as you learn the importance of preparing your body and mind for the birthing process.This course is designed for pregnant women, particularly those who are expecting their first baby. The course will also be useful for partners of pregnant women or women who are planning a pregnancy.
Discover why exercise is important in treating and preventing diseasesOver recent years, the full health benefits of exercise have become well established. Perceptions within the healthcare sector of exercise and its prescription as a treatment have also changed dramatically.On this course from Trinity College Dublin, you’ll explore the evolution of exercise prescription. You’ll learn about the role of exercise in the treatment of a variety of clinical populations including those with cardiovascular disease, paediatric conditions and cancer.You’ll also consider the connection between exercise and mental health improvements.This course is designed for healthcare professionals who wish to broaden their understanding of exercise prescription and physical activity as a tool to prevent and treat disease.No previous experience or qualifications are required.
Understand how radiation therapy is used to treat cancerRadiation therapy is one of the key treatments for cancer. On this course you will learn from healthcare experts about how it works, the various benefits, and myths surrounding radiation therapy. You will also learn about the treatment pathway if you’re prescribed a course of radiaton therapy.Throughout the course you will find clear, straightforward information on radiation therapy as a cancer treatment. Finally you will look at the exciting new radiation therapy treatments being developed as a system of ‘personalised medicine’.The course content is available in English, French, Spanish, Russian, German, Portugese and Italian.This course is for cancer patients who are likely to undergo radiation therapy as part of their cancer management plan. It will also be of interest for carers, family members and health professionals who may work with cancer patients (for instance physiotherapists, dieticians, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, dentists, nurses and general practitioner or family doctors).
Consider the impact that UN Sustainable Development Goals could haveGovernments of the world have signed up to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a UN initiative for international development. They are targets for improving the world by 2030, including: health, environment, education, and security. But will they have an impact on the lives of people?On this course you will critically consider key SDGs including peace, healthcare, sustainable cities, and water and sanitation. You will examine the ways in which development really can be sustainable, its impact on communities, and how it can make a difference to real lives.This course is for anyone interested in the future of our world, and how we can improve it. It might be of specific interest to students all over the world who are planning to live and work in developing countries, and to development stakeholders including people in NGOs, governments and communities.