| Qualifications: | BSc (Hons) Psychology, Postgraduate Diploma in Disability Needs Assessment: PhD in Sociolinguistics; MA in Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy and Play Therapy (CTC) and PG Certs in CBT (TCD) and systemic psychotherapy (Clanwilliam Institute) |
| Role: | Lecturer |
Dr Rachel Hoare is a lecturer in the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies in Trinity College where she is the Director of the Centre for Forced Migration Studies and has been actively involved for a number of years with University of Sanctuary activities, including most recently, volunteer-led English conversation classes for refugees organised by her colleague Dr Bronagh Ćatibušić and herself. Rachel is also an expressive arts psychotherapist working on a part-time basis with unaccompanied refugee minors on behalf of Tusla, the Irish Child and Family agency. Rachel’s research focuses on trauma-informed practice, the impact of friendships on the coping and resilience of refugee youth as well as the benefits of expressive arts practice.
Rachel has delivered numerous trainings on how to work in a trauma-informed way with refugees including to the UNHCR in Dublin, the European Migration Network, government agencies, NGO’s, charities, schools, libraries, youth organisations, social workers, foster careers and other support staff. She has also delivered a public lecture on this topic as part of the Long Room Hub `Behind the Headlines' series. Rachel has also written in the print media about the ways in which expressive arts therapies can help to heal the trauma of refugees and she has delivered keynotes and other conference papers on this and other topics related to her research, advocacy and clinical practice supporting refugee youth.
