Carers Training, Breaks and Events

All activities are for Unpaid Carers registered with Derbyshire Carers Association only.

For more information and to book a place please contact Katie Matkin on 07773 173 416 or email Katie.Matkin@derbyshirecarers.co.uk   

Workshop descriptions are shown below the table below.

 A MONTHLY VIRTUAL MEMORY LOSS CARERS SUPPORT GROUP

Our support group is for carers who are caring for someone with memory loss. No diagnosis needed and our group is made up of a mixture of carers, those who are new to their caring role and those who have been doing it for many years. Along the way, we will be inviting speakers, delivering movement and art workshops and also supporting one another through a good ol’ chin wag & a cuppa! This group is about you as a carer and what you would like to get from it, but also to meet other carers in a similar situation to yourselves. Due to COVID we are running this via ZOOM.

Group 1 - 3rd Thursday of every month 2pm - 3.30pm

A MONTHLY VIRTUAL MENTAL HEALTH CARERS SUPPORT GROUP

Are you caring for someone who has a mental health illness? If so, you might like to join our virtual Mental Health Carer Support Group via Zoom.

1st Wednesday of the month @2pm   To register your interest, please email Heather

Fortnightly Learning Disability Carers Only Meeting

These meetings are a chance for you as a learning disability carer to speak to each other and to share common difficulties, experiences and solutions.
They are held on Microsoft Teams, if you are unfamiliar with this we can talk you through it.
Occurs fortnightly on Thursdays 4.00pm – 5.15 pm approx.

The dates are as follows: Thurs 29^th July, Thurs 12^th Aug, Thurs 26^th Aug, Thurs 09 September

For more information contact  Peter Dawson

Limited Workshops

 Candle Making - Monday 16th August - 1pm - 2pm, Wednesday 1^st September – 11am – 12noon - via zoom

Join our Candle Making class and learn step by step how to make a candle.
Make sure to book your place in advance to receive your pack prior to the class.

Falls Awareness Traning - Wednesday 18th August - 6.30pm, Thursday 2nd September - 3pm - via zoom
Falls Awareness Training, is open to all and especially relevant for carers, peers or family members of anyone who may be at risk of falling.

• Learn about the causes of falls and ways to address these.

• Equip yourself with knowledge and information about falls pathways, and feel more confident sharing this with others.

• Receive a certificate of attendance and a ‘Falls Friends’ badge if you make a pledge to act.

Learn to Meditate Workshop - Wednesday 21st July - 1.30pm - via zoom
In our modern world the word Meditation is often used inaccurately. Some people use the word Meditate when they mean thinking or contemplating, whilst others use it to refer to daydreaming or fantasizing. Meditation is none of these.
Meditation is an ancient and precise technique for bringing the scattered, distracted, and anxious mind into balance enabling the mind to rest and develop stability. Meditation is a process and practice of understanding of how the minds work and teaches us how to recognise and work with a variety of mind states such as anxiety, depression, and agitation.
Meditation is not part of any religion, it is a Science, which means it follows defined processes and produces results that can be verified. Meditation is a Science of the Mind. This workshop will give you guidance of how to practise meditation in its true sense.

Lip Balm Making - Thursday 29th July -11am - 12noon, Monday 13^th September – 2pm – 3pm - via zoom
Join our Lip Balm Making class and learn step by step how to make lip balm.
Make sure to book your place in advance to receive your pack prior to the class.

Self-Care Workshop - Wednesday 28th July - 1.30pm - via zoom
The most important relationship we have is the relationship we have with ourselves. How we respond to ourselves and the internal narrative we have with ourselves can either support us or defeat us.
Self-care is about recognising the relationship we have with ourselves, changing the narrative or behaviour if necessary, and prioritising it. Self-care is looking after yourself in a special way, it is an act of kindness, it is intentional and needs effort to sustain it.
This workshop will explore what self-care means, challenges the idea of self-care = selfish and will provide a short, guided relaxation practice.

Self-Management for Arthritis with Arthritis Action - 1pm - Thursday 19th August - via zoom
Ruth, from the UK charity Arthritis Action, will join us to explore what self-management is and how it can help people living with or caring for people with arthritis.
Topics covered will include keeping active, mental wellbeing, and pain management.

Regular Workshops

Book Club – 1pm - Monthly - via zoom
Join our Book Club and receive a range of books to read. The group virtually meets up fortnightly for a cuppa and a chance to discuss the chapters read with fellow carers.
Make sure to book your place in advance to receive your books prior to the events.

Chair Based Yoga - 1.30pm – 2.15pm – Alternate Tuesdays - via zoom
Sessions for all abilities - something to get you moving around and having fun!
Take things at your own pace and exercise in the comfort and safety of your own home, along with other Carers online

Cuppa and Chat Session - 11.30am – 12.30pm – Alternate Tuesdays - via zoom
Join our social group that meets virtually to have a friendly conversation and discussion around how we are coping and a chance to hear about the different hobbies, groups and activities we can get involved in.
Pop the kettle on, put your feet up and enjoy a conversation with likeminded Carers.

Exercise Class – 1.30pm – 2.15pm – Alternate Fridays - via zoom
Sessions for all abilities - something to get you moving around and having fun!
Take things at your own pace and exercise in the comfort and safety of your own home, along with other Carers online

Gardening Group – Online - 11am – Alternate Mondays - via zoom
We will be running an online gardening group and will have a couple of sessions where other gardeners will come on to show you different activities – we will be sending the packs out for these sessions so advance booking will be required. You will be able to ask questions and be shown and taught how to make items to go in your gardens, for example seed balls.

Gardening Group – Outdoors – Fridays for 10 weeks - in person
Accessible outdoor wellbeing and growing activities ranging from gentle garden tasks to woodland wilderness wellbeing sessions.
These are all based around the 5 ways to wellbeing including ‘be active’ and could include activities such as: gardening, mindful walking, conservation tasks and craft activities.
This is a 10 week course for carers and the cared for, starting on Friday 13th August. Each session will last for 2 hours, with the choice of a morning or afternoon slot.
The sessions will be held at:
Butterley Station
Ripley
Derbyshire
DE5 3QZ

Shared Reading Group – 1pm – 2pm - Alternate Wednesdays - via zoom
In a Shared Reading group, poems, articles and stories are read aloud and then we share our thoughts:
what we liked / didn’t like, what we’re reminded of, how a story or poem makes us feel...
The aim is to relax and enjoy the readings and conversations that follow. These groups are welcoming and informal and there is no pressure to participate in any particular way. You can read, listen, talk, ask questions or just observe.
Since 2017, the Shared Reading groups have taken place in different settings such as libraries, Derby College, supported housing and the Royal Derby Hospital.
The group will meet every other Wednesday 1-2pm starting 7th July until 29th September.

Some of our past training, breaks and events

For a list of what we have done in 2019 click here

For a list of what we did in 2018 click here