2022 Visiting Professor Equality Diversity and Inclusion Series

	Dr Brendan J Dunlop, University of Manchester Dr Brendan J Dunlop (he/him) is a Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist in Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust and a Clinical Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at The University of Manchester. In his NHS role, Dr Dunlop works in low secure forensic services, and in his university role he teaches and supervises research on LGBTQ+ mental health. In addition to this, Dr Dunlop works in an independent capacity providing psychological therapy to young people, many of whom are from the LGBTQ+ community. Dr Dunlop’s debut book ‘The Queer Mental Health Workbook’ is the first-of-its-kind LGBTQ+ self-help resource and is published worldwide on 21st March 2022. You can find Dr Dunlop on Twitter: @BrendanJDunlop1
	The Impact of Systems, Structures and Stories on LGBTQ+ Mental Health: The Queer Mental Health Workbook Public Lecture: Thu, 31 March 2022, 17:00 – 18:00 Venue: JM Synge Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin Please register for this FREE event on Eventbrite. Drawing on his book, Brendan will speak about how various systems, structures and stories in a heteronormative society render maintaining good mental health for LGBTQ+ people challenging, and how might the queer community overcomes these barriers using methods underpinned by psychological theories. ‘The Queer Mental Health Workbook’ is a self-help queer mental health book suitable for both laypeople and practitioners. A limited number of copies will be available for purchase. The price is €20 per copy on the day and it's cash only.A 20% discount code for purchases on the JKP website will also be made available to event attendees.
	Clinical Formulation for Mental Health Challenges in Queer People This is a lunchtime queer mental health workshop for mental health practitioners in Trinity. Using various vignettes, Brendan will guide participants in learning how to support queer people in their mental health journey. Facilitated by Brendan, participants will learn and apply different models to numerous case studies. There will be opportunities for group learning, discussion and Q&A. Target Audience: Mental health practitioners in the Student Counselling Services and the wider Trinity community. Please contact the event organiser Aaron Koay at cheechek@tcd.ie if you would like to participate but is not a practitioner affiliated with Trinity. Date: Friday 1st April 2022, 13.00 - 14.30 Venue: Room 318, 3rd Floor (TCD Student Counselling Services), 7-9 South Leinster St. Preliminary Schedule: 1.00 to 1.05 pm - Opening remarks: Brendon Glon and Trish Murphy (Director Student Counselling Services) 1.05 to 1.20 pm - Presentation by Brendan - Key models for application in practice 1.20 to 1.40 pm - Breakout group discussions guided by vignettes 1.40 to 1.45 pm - Comfort break 1.45 to 2.15 pm - Group discussion, feedback and Q&A 2.15 to 2.30 pm - Informal chat with Brendan Registration: Free admission but registration via Eventbrite is required. There are limited spaces so register soon to avoid disappointment.
	Queering Mental Health: Resilience in Unsupportive Systems Brendan Dunlop and Nerilee Ceatha This is a student seminar on queer mental health open to students at Trinity. This is an informal session where Brendan and Nerilee will each give a brief presentation, followed by an informal discussion with the attendees about mental health issues that are more specific to the queer community. Brendan will present systems, structures and stories that can make living as an LGBTQ+ person really tricky to help people shift blame from themselves and their identities and cultivate a level of self-compassion. On the other hand, Nerilee will speak about how to move beyond framing queer identities and communities only from a deficit focus and bring some recognition to the huge strengths within queer communities. Student Seminar: Fri, 1st April, 17:00 – 18:30 Venue: Jonathan Swift Theatre, Arts Building, Trinity College Dublin Please register for this FREE event on Eventbrite. Biography of Nerilee: Nerilee Ceatha (she/they) is a SPHeRE PhD scholar at University College Dublin and is looking at protective factors that promote LGBTI+ youth wellbeing. She is passionate about ‘learning with’ young people. With a long-standing interest in wellbeing, her Master's research explored involvement in sporting, creative and social groups, set up by, and for, LGBTI+ communities. The findings highlight the strengths within our communities which enhance wellbeing and potentially contribute to destigmatising mental health. You can find Nerilee on Twitter: @NerileeCeatha