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Carers who got involved in training sessions brave a chilly February day to have their picture taken outside our Carers Centre for our quarterly newsletter.

VOCAL runs training courses offering information and support to carers. The courses aim to meet the needs of carers through weekly sessions with expert speakers and professionals. All courses are free, with travel and care costs reimbursed to enable as many carers as possible to attend. A free lunch or supper is provided for all courses to help carers benefit from this peer support.

Training Winter 2010



Carers Information Day
28 January, 10.00am - 3pm, VOCAL Carers Centre
A one day event providing information on key areas including money matters, rights and entitlements, services and support available through VOCAL.
Download a course leaflet.



Looking to the future with someone with dementia
3 February - 24 March, 10am - 12.30pm, VOCAL Carers Centre
Practical information about supporting someone with dementia, services and support as well as looking to the future sessions on long term care, Power of Attorney and Guardianship.
Download a course leaflet.



Caring for someone
9 February - 16 March, 10am - 12.30pm, VOCAL Carers Centre
Open to all carers supporting an adult regardless of their disability or health issues. Looking at how the body works, understanding medicine, money matters, support in the community, and looking after yourself.
Download a course leaflet.



What follow school for a child with additional needs?
11 February - 25 March, 10am - 12.30pm, VOCAL Carers Centre
When a child with additional needs is nearing the end of their school years many parents have questions about what happens next. This course designed for parents of children with additional needs aged 13-18 focuses on this important transition and has sessions about services and assessments, education and employment options, money matters and decision making.
Download a course leaflet.



Planning for emergencies
22 February – 8 March, 10am - 12.30pm, VOCAL Carers Centre
Many carers are concerned about what would happen if they were suddenly taken ill or if their house flooded. How would the person they support be kept safe and well. This short course provides information and helps carers to develop a personalised action plan for emergencies.
Download a course leaflet.



Are you worried about someone’s drug use?
9 - 30 March, 6.30 - 8.30pm at Libertus, Gracemount Drive, VOCAL Carers Centre
This course helps family members and friends to understand drug use and addiction as well as to develop strategies to deal with the impact of someone else’s drug use on their own lives.
Download a course leaflet.



Are you worried about falls?
15 and 22 March, 10am - 12.30pm, VOCAL Carers Centre
This two part course provides practical advice about falls prevention and what to do if someone has a fall. The sessions will include advice on how to help someone who is on the ground as well as providing practical suggestions about changes to home and equipment that can help prevent falls.
Download a course leaflet.



A tool kit for carers
15, 22 & 29 March, 10.30am - 1pm, VOCAL Carers Centre
Many carers find the mental and emotional demands of caring challenging. This short course helps carers to develop their own personalised tool kit aiding them to improve and maintain their well-being.



Caring for someone with a lung condition
18 March – 15 April, 12.00 - 1.30pm, VOCAL Carers Centre
This course provides information on how lung function is affected by different conditions, how conditions are treated, services and supports for carers and the people they support. Practical advice is provided on how to manage an exacerbation and how to use inhalers and other aids effectively.
Download a course leaflet.



Telecare team
24 March (Wednesday), VOCAL Carers Centre
Do you have concerns about leaving the person you care for on their own? Do you worry about the person you care for’s safety? Edinburgh Council’s Telecare Team provide a range of equipment and adaptations to help carers with concerns about the person they care for’s safety at home including wander alarms, bed sensors and pill dispensers. This seminar is open to all carers and is particularly recommended to those supporting someone with learning difficulties, dementia and other cognitive impairments.
Download a course leaflet.



Continence Management Seminar
31 March, 10am - 12.30pm, VOCAL Carers Centre
Practical advice from a Continence Nurse Specialist about continence management and an opportunity to find out more about how to access and use aids.
Download a course leaflet.



There is also information available for professionals on the Expert Caring Programme

For more information on our training programme, or to book a place on an advertised course, contact Jane Greenacre at VOCAL on 0131 622 6666 or email jgreenacre@vocal.org.uk

 VOCAL is the voice of carers across Lothian.

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