A Community-based Well-being and Development Project
Established in 1974, SHEP is an Irish, community-based, not-for-profit, training and development organisation dedicated to promoting personal, community and social well-being. We support a holistic approach to well-being, emphasising self-awareness, connecting with others for social justice, and care of the planet we share with others. Our key areas of work include: a unique Training Programme based on experiential group-work approaches; Low-cost Counselling; Advocacy; providing specialist supports to community organisations; earth awareness and International Partnership. The invitation is always there to get involved with us in some way. We hope you find this website helpful. Please feel free to contact us by phone (021) 4666180 or by email.
Training and Development
The main thing you need to train with SHEP is a willingness to draw on your own experience of life. SHEP’s unique core Training Programme comprises five main elements …
Low-cost Counselling
Would you like to avail of counselling but feel you can’t afford it? We can help. Counselling helps an individual to explore concerns and feelings in a safe and …
Cork Advocacy Service
Do you need extra support to access your rights and entitlements? SHEP’s Cork Advocacy Service may be able to assist you. Cork Advocacy Service (CAS) is an …
Short Courses
SHEP offers an extensive range of short courses in health and well-being. No special prior qualifications are needed and people from all sorts of backgrounds attend …
International Partnership
Evaluation Report 2016
In 2007 SHEP entered into a learning partnership with the Nepalese organisation Sahakarmi Samaj, a community development organisation that has worked …
Supporting Organisations
SHEP offers customised facilitation or specialised technical support to communities, organisations and groups, subject to resources being available …
SHEP Earth Aware
The Initiative is based on love for this beautiful planet of ours and on concern about how human actions, and especially our …
