Jimmy Smyth Email & Phone Number

County Down

Commit yourself to learning the skills of mindfulness and you will see the benefits that surround this practice: Relaxation - Health - Performance - Awareness Mindfulness will change the way you think, focus your attention on the present and potentially change your life. Mindfulness is about living in the present moment, rather than being stuck in the past or the future. Mindfulness is for people who want: - to be more fully aware - to improve their overall quality of life - to live life to the full.

Newcastle, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Jimmy SmythTherapist/CounsellorPersonal StatementGoing to a Therapist/Counsellor, when you need help or when you are feeling Sad, Depressed, Unhappy, Overwhelmed. or you have Issues or Problems that are causing you Distress and Disruption in your life, should be as normal as going to your Doctor when you have a physical ailment. Equally, it is of the utmost importance that you find the right person who can help you and whom you feel you can trust. I offer two free 15-minute consultations. The reason being, I want you to be as sure as you possibly can be, that I am the right person for you to work with, in order to give yourself the best chance of getting the help you need.I have four professional qualifications and over thirty years experience. The most significant part of my career has been in the mental health field, working with children, teens, and all ages of adults. I use a mindfulness therapy model, not dredging over the past but focusing on the present and the future. 'A Great Future Doesn't Require A Great Past'.

With a little knowledge and direction you can greatly influence the quality and standard of service and treatment you and your family receive from the NHS. Most people take their health for granted until it is too late; in spite of knowing of a family member, or a friend who died as a result of misdiagnosis, the wrong treatment or poor quality care. We rarely learn from these experiences; indeed we continue blindly, leaving our health in the lap of the Gods or Doctors. A big mistake! We need to become more involved, more proactive and put our health and the health of our families at the top of our agenda. There are around 4,000 deaths in the UK each year as a result of Road Traffic Accidents. There are over 40,000 deaths in the UK each year as a result of Medical Mistakes in the NHS. The Government spend millions of pounds on advertising campaigns and education to help reduce the 4,000 deaths caused by road traffic accidents. Do you know how much the Government spends on similar campaigns to help reduce the 40,000 avoidable deaths in the NHS? Do you even know of the existence of any such campaigns? Interviewed on BBC Radio Ulster's Talkback Programme.Feature Articles in Northern Ireland's two leading newspapers: The Belfast Telegraph and The NewsletterAuthor: 'Don't Let The Health Service Kill You'

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I have written in the region of twenty children's books and the first one 'The Leprechaun' is in the process of being published. The Leprechaun and a number of other books are stories about my grandson, Lucas and my mother's two Jack Russell dogs, Jake and Amber and adventures they have in Ireland. Some of the other books are about a boy called Kearney. His mother is a fairy princess and his father is a leprechaun. He has a very exciting life. Other books I have written are about Dolly the Dolphin and her many friends.Interviewed on BBC Radio Ulster's Your Place or Mine Programme.

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I was on the Board of Usel, as a Non-Executive Director for six years. Ulster Supported Employment Limited (USEL) was established in 1962 with the aim of providing supported paid employment for people with disabilities and became the largest supporter of people with disabilities into open employment within Northern Ireland.Usel's vision is to be the best at assisting people with disabilities and to meet their employee aspirations. Each year Usel supports over 1600 people with disabilities in more than 700 companies to enter and sustain economic employment through their various employment programmes. USEL is a not for profit organisation having non-departmental public body and charitable status. It is supported and partially funded by the Department for Employment and Learning (DEL) and managed through the sponsoring branch the Disability Employment Service (DES)

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I spent eight years on the Board of the Northern Ireland Social Care Council as a Non-Executive Directive. The Council is the regulatory body for the social care workforce in Northern Ireland and its aim is to increase the protection of those using social care services, their carers and the public by improving and regulating standards of conduct, training and practice in the social care workforce. It also strengthen public protection through registration of the social care workforce It ensures that social care staff, supported by employers, meet agreed standards of conduct and practice It strengthen and supports the professionalism of the social care workforce It improve the quality of social care through the development, promotion and regulation of education and training It delivers a service that meets the needs of the sector by working in partnership with users of social care services, their carers and key stakeholders

I managed a team of mental health social workers and I was responsible for providing and delivering a mental health social work service to clients and their families. I also have experience managing nurses and occupational therapists. Qualified Social WorkerApproved Social WorkerRegistered Psychiatric NurseRegistered General Nurse

Approved Social Work, Mental Health Social Work

Social Work, Social Work

O Levels, General Subjects, A'S To C'S

Activities and Societies: Football. Very little social activity or any opportunities back then.