Caring for carers
(3 day course)
Three-day course | 10:00am – 3.30pm
Caring for carers
Would you like to understand yourself better, learn new skills in your caring role and ways to stay healthy?
This course introduces tools to help you to improve your own wellbeing and quality of life.
You will also explore strategies to help you cope and manage proactively in your caring role
You will meet other carers and have the opportunity to share experiences and emotions in a safe space. We’ll also help prevent isolation and loneliness by connecting you into all of the community activities that are currently available.
Together, we’ll explore:
- The concept of caring
- Identifying what type of carer you are
- The impact of caring
- An Introduction to Coping Strategies
- Coping strategies
- Creating strategies for calm living
- An introduction to being aware of our individual needs and listening to ourselves
- An introduction to asking for what you need
- Some techniques for assertiveness and boundary setting
- An introduction to taking care of ourselves and the skills needed to do this effectively
- Looking at a typical day and identifying ways of reducing stressors
Our courses are FREE and include all materials and travel expenses.
For more information visit our course FAQs and if you can’t find what you need please don’t hesitate to get in touch
If your commitments mean that you are unable to attend our three-day course please consider our shorter one-day version.
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Course dates and locations
- Penzance – 21st, 22nd, 23rd April 2020
Book a place below or download and return our application form.