• Familiar with all aspects of family legislation and policy throughout Ireland.
   

• Committed to promoting children's rights and experienced in lobbying government and statutory bodies on children’s issues.
   

• A specialist in risk assessment and in recommending remedial action in complex situations through audits, inspections, case management reviews, and the investigation of complaints.
   

• An excellent oral and written communicator and her skills include report writing, delivering presentations, handling the media, chairing inter-agency committees/conferences and consulting with a range of stakeholders including families and children.
   

• A skilled mediator with extensive experience of achieving negotiated outcomes in a wide range of situations, including inspections, audits of child care practice, complaints resolution, contract negotiations, recruitment and selection scenarios.
   

• Experienced in needs assessment,and in supporting agencies to develop services for a range of client groups.
   

• An accomplished trainer/facilitator in team building and business planning with multi-agency groups.
   

• A Certified Practitioner in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) Hypnotherapy and Temporal Dynamics.
   

• A senior leader with the Tony Robbins organisation based in San Diego, California which specialises in helping individuals maximise their performance and outcomes in all areas of their life.

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