About the programme
Every year, 100 students from across Ireland take part in the TY Programme, with 20 students participating in a week-long placement at a time.
Students engage in approximately five sessions each day, focusing on various aspects of mental health. They also get to take part in a mock multidisciplinary team (MDT) meeting.
Each May, we mark the graduation of students who have completed the programme, hearing from special guest speakers and giving out graduation certificates to each of the students, who leave the programme empowered to act as mental health ambassadors in both their schools and local communities.
2020/21 programme
Our next TY Programme takes place across the 2020/21 academic year. Following the outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, and with everyone’s safety in mind, we will run the upcoming programme online so that students can complete it remotely by attending a diverse timetable of virtual sessions throughout their dedicated week. Applications for the 2020/21 programme are now closed.
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What does the programme cover?
Although the programme will not be taking place onsite in St Patrick’s University Hospital, as in earlier years, students will be brought on a virtual tour of the hospital at the beginning of their week.
The online programme then includes numerous interactive elements and activities, including the mock MDT meeting, adapted for online delivery. Students will also take part in project work to develop mental health presentations, which they will then deliver online during the programme itself and, later, in their schools when they return to class after it finishes.
Every session in the programme is imagined and designed with a virtual audience in mind to ensure students get a full, engaging and beneficial experience which builds their mental health awareness and gives them firsthand insight into the delivery of mental health care and treatment.
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When does the programme run?
Our 2020/21 TY Programme will be held remotely over five weeks. Moving online means that we can increase the capacity for the programme to 25 students during each week.
The five weeks of the next TY Programme will run across:
- 19-23 October 2020
- 9-13 November 2020
- 16-20 November 2020
- 18-22 January 2021
- 15-19 February 2021.
Applications for the 2020/21 programme are now closed.
Look back at our 2019/20 TY Graduation
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