Pracitcal skills
Do you want to learn some new practical skills or brush up on your current skills?
How to book a place:
To book your place on any of the workshops below you can press the book now button and fill in your details. You can also email your name and date of birth with the course title and date you’d like to attend to: workshops@devoncarers.org.uk
Please note: your place is not confirmed until you have received a confirmation email from the workshops team.
If you need any support to access Zoom we may be able to help, but this must be booked in advance of the course. Please contact our Helpline to request this assistance 03456 434 435, email info@devoncarers.org.uk or click on the ‘Ask’ button in the right-hand corner and chat online with our Helpline.
Please read our helpful tips and guidelines on using Zoom before attending any of our online sessions.
First aid Q&A (Online)
Learning basic first aid is essential for every day caring roles to give you the confidence to act in a practical and safe way, should a medical emergency arise.
TBC
Manual handling (Face-to-face)
Would you like to learn some hints, tips and strategies on ‘How to cope as a carer’?
TBC
Assertiveness with healthcare professionals (Online)
Good communication is an important part of good health care. Carers can find themselves in a difficult situation as they are often not the practitioner’s first concern.
TBC
Managing stress (Online)
Caring can be rewarding but also stressful at the same time. We will look at stress, its causes, symptoms, and a variety of ways of limiting its effect. We will use a variety of techniques to find methods that work for you.
Tuesday 20th January
10am to 12pm