Help for carers
I look after someone - how will your programme help and support me?
Caring with Confidence will help you expand your caring experience and skills with each session you do. It will:
- help you build on your strengths as a carer
- give you the opportunity to share experiences and learn from others in similar situations
- give you useful information, ideas and tips about looking after someone
- help you decide what you might like to change about your caring role
Caring with Confidence is not a ‘training course’ in the conventional sense and you are not marked or tested in any way. It’s about providing you with the right kind of environment and support to develop your skills and knowledge to improve your own health and wellbeing and that of the person you care for.
How can I improve my caring skills and knowledge?
There are three ways you can get involved with Caring with Confidence which are all free to carers aged 18 and over in England:
or a combination of all three. You can choose to mix and match from the three options and dip in and out of the programme when it suits you.
Click on the links above for further information about how to get involved.
How long are the sessions?
Each local group session lasts three hours and includes a refreshment break.
The self-study workbooks and online sessions are designed to take a similar amount of time. The only difference being that they can be completed in smaller bitesize chunks and at a time convenient to you. This can help you fit Caring with Confidence around both your caring responsibilites and other commitments.
What will I get from the programme for carers?
To get started, sign up to the introductory session Caring with Confidence - Finding Your Way. This will help you look at what matters to you and which other sessions you might want to do.
You can then choose to take part in one or more of the sessions below:
Gives you time and space to look at the emotions involved in looking after someone. What strategies you use and what you could do to cope with stress more effectively.
How to be fit for life and caring. Discussion and planning around your own health and wellbeing.
Looks at the essentials of looking after someone day-to-day, from medication to emergencies at home.
How you can maximise your income and access other resources which save you money as a carer.
Invites you to take time out and think about how you juggle competing demands and how your caring role fits with other aspects of your life.
Uses real-life caring situations to help you get the best from communicating with other people.
If local group sessions are not running in your area, why not try self-study workbooks or online sessions?