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Training schedule 2008
Caring for someone with a heart condition
Thursdays, 10 April - 29 May, 1pm - 3.30pm, VOCAL Carers Centre
A course for carers of someone with a heart condition. Sessions include the role of the heart in the body, treatments, diet and nutrition, support available and changing relationships.
Download an information leaflet for the course.
Caring for someone and looking after yourself
Wednesdays, 7 May - 11 June, 10am to 1pm, VOCAL Carers Centre
Focusing on the needs of the carer, this course looks at diet and nutrition, stress management, body M.O.T. and an active lifestyle.
Download an information leaflet for the course.
Do you care for someone with mobility problems?
This organised tour of the SMART Centre (formally Lothian Disabled Living Centre) looks at the work of the centre and the wide range of equipment available to make life easier for someone with disabilities. The equipment includes large items such as chairs and beds through to smaller items such as kettle tippers and cutlery.
Monday, 2 June, 10.30am - 12pm
Download an information leaflet for the course.
Looking to the future with someone with a learning disability
Thursdays, 5 June - 24 July, 10am - 1pm, VOCAL Carers Centre
For carers of someone with a learning disability who have questions and concerns about the future. The course looks at living in the community, support available, communication, decision making and money matters.
Download an information leaflet for the course.
What Follows School for Children with Additional Needs?
Tuesdays, 27 May - 24 June, 10am to 1pm, VOCAL Carers Centre
This five week course answers many of the questions that parents of children with additional needs have as their child moves into adulthood. The course is designed specifically for parents of children aged between fourteen and sixteen who are making the transition in the next couple of years.
Download an information leaflet for the course.
Caring for a Child with Additional Needs
Tuesdays, 2 September - 14 October, 10am - 1pm, VOCAL Carers Centre
A seven week course for people caring for a child with additional support needs. The course looks at diet, medicine, support from social services, the education system, communication and affects of caring. The final session focuses on the ways carers can look after themselves, dealing with stress and learning about different ways to relax.
Download an information leaflet for the course.
Caring for someone who has had a stroke
Wednesdays, 3 September - 22 October, 10am - 12.30pm, VOCAL Carers Centre
This eight week course deals with secondary stroke prevention, medication and lifestyle management, communication problems, behaviour and mood changes, physical problems, support in the community and changing relationships. The final session focuses on the ways carers can help themselves, dealing with stress and learning about ways to relax.
Download an information leaflet for the course.
Foot care seminar
Thursday, 4 September, 10.30am – 12.00pm, VOCAL Carers Centre
For carers who help someone with foot care and do things like washing their feet or cutting their toenails. Someone from the Podiatry Team will talk about how you can help someone else to have healthy feet and suggest techniques to make things easier for you.
Download an information leaflet for the course.
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
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