 Our personal development team has developed an innovative curriculum model of human capacity building for each of our undergraduate programs across three campus locations in Limerick, Thurlis and Ennis. This integrated model, rooted in a strengths-based approach in human psychology, fosters resilience, relationship skills and emotional intelligence. The aim is that our graduates will enable adults and children in a range of care, community and early childhood settings who are sometimes marginalised and vulnerable. Each week, our students participate in mandatory small group sessions where skill development, reflection and guided peer learning is enabled. There has been very positive feedback from a five-year evaluation of the curriculum. Graduates consistently report of profound positive outcomes in their self-esteem. Placement supervisors, external examiners and employers also note significant capacity in self-awareness, communication skills, conflict management, resilience, adaptability and group work skills. Further enhancement initiatives for our disciplinary team include the adoption of an evidence-based pedagogy of head, hand and heart. The use of active learning methodologies and authentic assessment linked to practice-based settings. Members of our disciplinary team play a lead role in promoting scholarship, publication and sharing best practice in teaching and learning. A further successful initiative has been the development of a social science research dynamic. This includes an annual undergraduate conference for students and the establishment of five dynamic research groups by faculty members under the umbrella of social science connections.