Drop In Services / Events / Training

Drop In Services / Events / Training

People who care for others now have access to more help and support from a new service. Colebrook Housing Society in partnership with Age Concern have launched a new service called Carers Champions Plymouth. If you are an adult carer of another adult, this service can provide advice and information about issues that affect you, practical support and help you to get services that you need for yourself or the person you care for.

We are also offering you a number of Drop in sessions in city wide locations, Outreach in the community, Up to date information, Opportunities for training and peer support.

Many people take on a caring role as part of their commitment to family and friends and may not consider themselves as carers. These people are entitled to help and support from our service.

Upcoming Events

Drop In Opportunities: Come along for a chance to meet other carers, to share news and experiences, get information and advice and find out about training opportunities.

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Every Wednesday - DROP IN

Cozy Corner Drop In at Colebrook Housing Society, 3 Woodland Terrace, Greenbank. 11.00 am to 2.00 pm. Some free street parking available local to the office.

5th December 2008 - Carers Rights Day

Details of events to follow


Carers Awareness Workshops (For professionals)

Our Carers Awareness Workshops are proving very popular. They are held every month in the HQ building on Union St, and cover such topics as: Facts About Carers, The Law and Carers Rights and the always popular A Carers Experience.

A wide variety of health & social care professionals have attended our workshops.
The dates for the next few months sessions are below:

Wednesday 16 July                   9.30 - 1pm
Wednesday 13 August            9.30 - 1pm
Wednesday 17 September    9.30 - 1pm
Wednesday 15 October         9.30 - 1pm
Wednesday 12 November      9.30 - 1pm
Wednesday 10 December      9.30 - 1pm

All sessions are held at the HQ Building in Union St. Please contact Carers Champions on 211348 to book your place.

 

Call us on 01752 211348 for more details on any of the above events

Training Opportunities for Carers

Information on a wide range of training courses available to carers. Places are often free so take advantage of what’s on offer or tell us about courses that would be useful to you!

The following courses are run as part of a rolling programme, so if you are unable to make the coming dates listed don’t worry! They will be happening again soon, you only have to contact us and we can give you future dates, get you on the waiting list

Behaviour which Challenges Services - A two day course to raise understanding about issues related to challenging behaviour, such as behaviour as a way of communicating, underlying factors and triggers, a proactive approach and understanding what is functional behaviour.

Epilepsy - A two day course looking at what epilepsy is, some causes, assessment and recording, how to manage epilepsy and recognising and managing seizures.

Mental Health Awareness & Learning Disabilities - This two day course looks at defining mental health issues, attitudes to mental health, the signs and effects of mental health and how to get help and advice.

Total Communication - A two day course for people caring for someone with a severe learning disability, looking at how to improve communication.

Dementia in Adults with a Learning Disability - A one day course looking at what is dementia, spotting the early signs, diagnosis and assessment.

Learning For Living is a recognised city in guilds qualification developed for carers by carers. It is a qualification in ‘Personal Development and Learning for Unpaid Carers’. You can do as much or as little of the programme as suits your situation. The course and resources to help you are all accessed at www.learning-for-living.co.uk. Carers Champions can support you to get involved in this course, just give us a call. There are many other courses available which we do not currently have dates for but can find out more information for you

  • Managing Continence – Defining continence and incontinence, how to record and manage incontinence, potential exercises and aids.
  • Emergency First Aid – Covers resuscitation, what to do in an emergency, use of first aid equipment.
  • Safer Moving and Handling Techniques – How to prevent and reduce the risk of injury to yourself, principles of safe moving.
  • Exploring Mental Health – What are common problems, treatments and how to work with people.
  • Understanding Eating Disorders – What are the symptoms, and how to support someone with an eating disorder.
  • Understanding Self Harm – A basic understanding of self harm and how to respond to it.

Carers Champions is committed to supporting carers, please tell us about all your needs, training or otherwise!

We would like to be able to signpost and help carers resource any training they think they need. So if you have any ideas for future courses or feel you need more information in any area please tell us what they are.

There are several ways you can let us know –

  • Contact us via the details available in the contact us section
  • Or why not pop into one of our Drop in sessions at our office, every Wednesday between 11 and 2pm.

We look forward to discussing your training needs and helping you to access these or any other support that may be useful.