Carer Awareness Education:

 

Carer Support staff are available to provide education, training and support on Carer issues. We are able to cover a broad range of areas that relate to Carers and their interaction with the Health Service.

We can help plan and run programs from a short introductory inservice on Carer Awareness, problem solving strategies for staff or units, through to workshopping any carer issues that may have been identified.
Some areas that we can cover include:

The Caring Role
Who is a carer and what do they do?

The Importance of Looking after the Carer
Carer Health & Wellbeing

Emergency Planning
What if?

Resources and contacts in the community

• Carer Kits
• Support Groups & Services Directory
• Carer Respite Centre
• Carers NSW
• Working Carers Gateway
• Commonwealth Carelink
  

How to ask for what you want
Communicating effectively with community & health care professionals"

Future Planning Legal & Financial Issues
Legal Issues Unravelled 

Grief & Loss
Recognising and acknowledging feelings of grief & loss

Other Issues to consider

If you would like to discuss any Carer Awareness Training with us please contact us on 4320 5556.