Face to Face Carers Skills Workshops
How will face-to-face workshops benefit me?
As a carer you will want to provide the best support for the person you care for. Specific face to face workshops may help you better understand the needs of the person you are caring for and how you can best support them. Devon Carers have face to face workshop opportunities to help you with your caring role.
The courses enable carers to develop new skills and knowledge that they need to be more confident in their caring role, and meet other carers and be able to share similar experiences. Increasing your skills will help you grow in confidence and reduce your stress levels.
All Carer Skills Workshop courses are free to adult carers of adults, and in some cases travel and care costs may be available.
Please ensure that you give us a minimum of one week’s notice when self referring for a course.
Carers Skills Workshops
We run a wide range of face to face courses which are free to adult carers of adults registered with Devon Carers.
If you are referred for a course after a Carers Assessment, our workshop team will contact you to discuss available dates. If you would like to self-refer for a course please contact the team via workshops@devoncarers.org.uk or call our Helpline 03456 434 435 to leave a message for them. It is essential to book your place on a course. No booking is guaranteed until you have received confirmation from our training team. Please ensure that you give us a minimum of one week’s notice when self referring for a course.
Caring for someone can be a worry if the person you care for suddenly becomes ill or has an accident. This practical and interactive session will focus on life threatening conditions.
In this face-to-face session we will:
- Inform you of how to safely approach a scene
- Complete a casualty assessment, place someone in the recovery position and understand why we do it
- Perform CPR and treat a choking casualty safely and effectively
- Discuss common injuries; bleeds, fractures and burns
- Give you time to ask Q&A’s
Dates, times & locations
Day/Date: Thursday 25th April
Time: 10am to 12.30pm
Location: Exeter Community Centre, 17 St. Davids Hill, Exeter, EX4 3RG
It is important to look after your own health when looking after someone.
In this face-to-face session we will:
- Discuss how to protect yourself in terms of back injuries
- Assess the risks involved when manual handling in your care role
- Look at falls, getting in and out of cars etc
- Pick up particular individual manual handling issues that carers might have
Dates, times & locations
Day/Date: Thursday 11th July
Time: 10am to 12pm
Location: Exeter Community Centre, 17 St. Davids Hill, Exeter, EX4 3RG
Would you like to enjoy the beauty of nature whilst learning relaxation and mindfulness techniques?
In this face-to-face session we will:
- Include a guided meditation
- Give you strategies to help you let go of your worries and find peace and joy in the moment
- Offer you time to reflect and share your experience with others
Dates, times & locations
Day/Date: Tuesday 21st May
Time: 2pm to 4pm
Location: Simmons Park, Okehampton, EX20 1EA