21 August 2009
Do you look after, support or help out a lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender friend, partner or relative? Or are you lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender? If so, Caring with Confidence can help you make a positive difference to your life and that of the person you care for or who cares for you.
The GMI Partnership with the London Borough of Hounslow, have been funded to provide free local group sessions across London for carers. Maybe you help with housework, shopping, getting to appointments, driving, taking a friend out socially, cooking meals - all of these are caring roles and don’t have to be done daily.
Do you know someone who does these things for you who might find some support, sharing with others and practical tips useful?
We are offer the following sessions:
- Finding your way: to look at what matters to you and decide which other sessions you might want to do
- Caring and me: to look at ways of how to be fit for life and caring. Discussion and planning for your own health and wellbeing.
- Caring and coping: time and space to look at the emotional side of caring – what strategies you use, what you could do to cope more effectively
- Caring day to day: the essentials of caring on a day to day basis – from medication to emergencies at home.
- Caring and resources: how to maximise your income and access other resources which save you money as a carer
- Caring and life: how to take time out to think about how you juggle competing demands and how your caring role fits with other aspects of your life
- Caring and communicating: uses real-life caring situations to help you get the best from communicating with professionals and service providers.
If you are interested in building on your strengths as a carer, sharing experiences with others, gaining useful information and tips and would like to attend a session(s), please contact us for information about how to register. Sessions will be run throughout the year across London.
The next sessions are:
- Saturday 22 August - 2-5pm at Vauxhall
- Wednesday 26 August - 2-5pm at Stepney Green
- Friday 4 September - 5-8pm at Vauxhall
- Thursday 10 September - 2-5pm at Stepney Green
- Monday 14 September - 5-8pm at Hounslow
- Wednesday 16 September - 5-8pm at Stepney Green
- Saturday 26 September - 2-5pm at Vauxhall
- Thursday 1 October - 5-8pm at Hounslow
- Thursday 8 October 2-5pm at Stepney Green
- Saturday 17 October - 2-5pm at Vauxhall
- Wednesday 21 October - 5-8pm at Hounslow
- Friday 30 October - 5-8pm at Vauxhall
Contact us
Call us on 020 8583 6677 to book a place or for more information visit the www.caringwithconfidence.net website.