Alchemism Institute for Social Psychology

It came to me in a deep sleep as it often does.

The purpose of the Alchemism Foundation is to develop and give away scholarships to community activists who are continuously bullied by professionals who believe they are better than they are.

However, while they are often unpaid, these community activists are the real heroes in the development of any country and the Celtic Tiger has more or less abandoned them - instead running after the shiny people, creating wealth only for themselves.

This subliminal bullying really came home to me as I was claiming my disability benefit during my clinical depression.

Many professionals treated me like I was stupid and the amount of forms that I had to complete now fill up a full lever arch file.

Over the next two years, the foundation will start to build out the structures and the quality asurance to devise and deliver a unique degree course which will focus on psychology, coaching, burnout prevention & recovery, cognitive behavioural therapy and other solutions based approaches.

Every module that we create will add value to our social psychology degree and I look forward to seeing the first students claim their awards in years to come

Paul