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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
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