Caring for Dementia Carers

Two-day course | 10:00am – 3.30pm

Would you like to learn about communicating with somebody with dementia? As well as techniques to manage your caring role?

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 explore how to prevent isolation and loneliness by connecting you into all of the community activities that are currently available.

Together, we’ll look at:

Symptoms of Dementia
Communication techniques (how dementia impacts on communication, perception and relationships)
Understanding and learning healthy coping strategies when caring for someone living with dementia
Understanding how to respond in a positive way to someone living with dementia
Understanding the grief process

Adjusting and understanding new behaviours associated with people experiencing dementia
Relating to people experiencing dementia in different ways
Stress and conflict management
Contingency planning and asking for help
Accessing local resources

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.

Please see our privacy notice on how your information is being used and stored along with your rights regarding this.

We fully appreciate that unforeseen circumstances can arise which may force you to withdraw your placement from the course or activities. However, please be aware that cancellations, especially last-minute ones, may result in the course/activity no longer running. Not only does this negatively impact other carers but it also has a financial cost to us. Therefore, we ask that all carers take this booking seriously.

Available Courses

Book a place below or download and return our application form.

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February20Tuesday
Caring for Dementia Carers

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10:00 am → 3:30 pmTruro Community Library, Union Pl, Truro TR1 1EP, UK
This course will take place over 2 days

Tuesday 20th and Wednesday 21st February 2024
Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th March 2024
Tuesday 15th and Wednesday 16th October 2024

Participants should bring their own lunch and Promas CIC will refund them £2.50 per day.

Please see our privacy notice on how your information is being used and stored along with your rights regarding this.
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March06Wednesday
Caring for Dementia Carers

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10:00 am → 3:30 pmSainsbury's, Eastern Green, Penzance TR18 3AP, UK
This course will take place over 2 days

Tuesday 20th and Wednesday 21st February 2024
Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th March 2024
Tuesday 15th and Wednesday 16th October 2024

Participants should bring their own lunch and Promas CIC will refund them £2.50 per day.

Please see our privacy notice on how your information is being used and stored along with your rights regarding this.
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October15Tuesday
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10:00 am → 3:30 pmSt Austell Rugby Club, Tregorrick, Saint Austell PL26 7FH, UK
This course will take place over 2 days

Tuesday 20th and Wednesday 21st February 2024
Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th March 2024
Tuesday 15th and Wednesday 16th October 2024

Participants should bring their own lunch and Promas CIC will refund them £2.50 per day.

Please see our privacy notice on how your information is being used and stored along with your rights regarding this.
Book now

Caring for Dementia Carers

Available Courses

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