Andrea E. Buckley

PhD researcher at South East Technological University, Waterford, Faculty of Health Sciences, Dep. of Nursing and Healthcare

County Dublin, Ireland

About

I am a German social worker and social scientist, with the German state registration and Irish NQSW, a Master of Arts in European Social Policy Analysis and a Master of Arts in Health Promotion. I gained several years of professional and intercultural experience with a vast range of clientele in various areas: social work in practice and research, i.e. primary care social work, medical social work, geriatric-psychiatric work, administration and teaching German. I have lived and worked in Germany, Italy and Ireland and I am passionate about intercultural, inter-disciplinary, inter-agency work, lifelong learning and health promotion. I am a member of the Association for Health Promotion Ireland (AHPI) and the International Federation of Social Work (IFSW). See also https://research.wit.ie/en/persons/andrea-buckley Ich bin deutsche Sozialarbeiterin und Sozialwissenschaftlerin mit staatlicher Anerkennung in Deutschland und irischer NQSW-Qualifikation. Ich habe einen Master of Arts in Europäischer Sozialpolitikanalyse und einen Master of Arts in Gesundheitsförderung. Ich verfüge über langjährige Berufserfahrung und interkulturelle Kompetenz mit diversem Klientel in verschiedenen Bereichen: Sozialarbeit in Praxis und Forschung, z. B. in der Primärversorgung, der Krankenhaus - Sozialarbeit, der Gerontopsychiatrie, der Verwaltung und zusätzlich im Deutschunterricht. Ich habe in Deutschland, Italien und Irland gelebt und gearbeitet und engagiere mich für interkulturelle, interdisziplinäre und institutionenübergreifende Arbeit, lebenslanges Lernen und Gesundheitsförderung. Ich bin Mitglied der Association for Health Promotion Ireland (AHPI) und der International Federation of Social Work (IFSW). Siehe auch https://research.wit.ie/en/persons/andrea-buckley

Experience

  • Research scholarship at South East Technological University
    May 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 2 mos

  • Research scholarship at Waterford Institute of Technology
    Jul 2021 - May 2022 · 11 mos

    An examination of gender sensitive lifestyle psychiatry and guidance to support mental health services for enhanced future care

  • Volunteer at Age & Opportunity
    May 2021 - Oct 2021 · 6 mos

    Fitline Mentor, making regular phone calls to people who would like to become more physically active. A free initiative for over 50s, since 2021 expanding nationally, funded by Sport Ireland and HSE. FitLine offers phone based support to its participants, encouraging them to become more physically active

  • Volunteer at Aspire - The Autism Spectrum Association of Ireland
    Mar 2019 - May 2021 · 2 yrs 3 mos

    Work for Aspire Ireland, the Asperger Syndrome Association, as a volunteer in their community engagement programme. I received training in safeguarding vulnerable adults and am Garda vetted.

  • Master of Arts in Health Promotion at Waterford Institute of Technology
    Jan 2019 - Jun 2020 · 1 yr 6 mos