Epilepsy Awareness for Teachers and SNAs

Community Resource Officer with Epilepsy Ireland, Catherine Caffrey, will speak about epilepsy related issues in school, including types of seizures, seizure safety, triggers, activities and considerations for your school.
Topics covered during the session.
- What is epilepsy and understanding what happens during a seizure
- Seizure Types and Seizure First Aid
- Understanding common triggers
- Causes of epilepsy
- Treatment of epilepsy
- When to call an ambulance
- Risk associated with activities within school and risk assessing
- What schools should consider – policy, care plans, resource, and protocols
Facilitator Bio - Catherine Caffrey is a community resource officer with epilepsy Ireland. She has worked with Epilepsy
Ireland since 2022 and has worked in the Social Care sector for over 15 years.
Book online at www.donegaledcentre.ie and a webinar link will be emailed to you on the morning of the webinar. Please check your SPAM folder if you do not receive the link in your inbox.
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This webinar is hosted by Carrick on Shannon Education Support Centre, shared with Donegal, Mayo & Monaghan Education Support Centre. The information you provide when registering will be shared with the host centre and the centre through which you booked and can be used and shared by them in accordance with their Terms and Privacy Policy, which is available on their website.
Course Details
Start Date | 06-02-2025 6:30 pm |
End Date | 06-02-2025 8:00 pm |
Cut off date | 06-02-2025 3:00 pm |
Individual Price | Free |
Speaker | Catherine Caffrey - Community Resource Officer | Epilepsy Ireland |
Number Hours | 1.5 |
Location | Online |