Other Workshops
Suffolk Family Carers regularly updates and changes its workshops based on the funding available. We are sorry that the below are not currently available, but if you would like to signup to our Workshops Newsletter we will let you know when we are able to offer them again.
Feeling Stronger to Care and Connect
Would you like to make new links to support you in your caring role?
Following the personal and societal effects and changes during the Covid-19 pandemic, this 4 session workshop has been devised to enable you to feel more confident in your caring role, improve your wellbeing, give you information about local services, inform you of your rights as family carers and provide peer support from other group members.
What's Next For Me?
Is your Family Caring role changing? Would you like to explore and prepare for starting or returning to paid employment?
If so and you are over 18, this 4 session workshop aims to help you:
- Identify strengths and skills, acquired in your caring role, transferrable to and valued by learning volunteering and employment sectors
- Develop learning, volunteering or employment readiness skills like cv writing, job search and interview skills
- Consider Health and Social care as an accessible sector and one that will value their experience, skills and knowledge.
- Meet volunteering opportunity and training providers and potential employers
- Identify and plan for potential barriers and understand key relevant ‘carers in employment’ legislation
- Explore personal next steps and plan appropriate action
Caring and Trauma
Have you or someone you care for experienced trauma?
The effects of trauma can make family caring feel like we’re riding a driverless bus blindfolded! This workshop aims to increase understanding of what trauma is and how it occurs, raise awareness of Post Traumatic Stress disorder and Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, understand how they impact those who experience them and signpost some possible coping strategies.
Who's in Charge?
Do you care for a child who is violent and defiant? Would you like to re-gain control in your home?
This 8 week workshop, which is run 2 sessions a week online and 1 session a week face to face, is for parents/carers of young people (up to the age of 18) who experience child to parent/carer violence and/or abuse. Participants must have parental responsibility or the approval of the person/organisation with parental responsibility (e.g. local authority/social services) to attend.
For family carers caring for a young person under 18 years.
- Reducing isolation
- Challenging feelings of guilt
- Reinforcing belief in the possibility of change
- Clarifying boundaries
- Examining strategies for creating meaningful and practical consequences for unacceptable behaviour
- Parent/carer self care
Armed Forces Family Carers Connected
This 4 session workshop is for people connected with the UK Armed Forces who have an unpaid caring role. The sessions aim to help you feel more confident in your caring role, improve your wellbeing, give you information about local services, inform you of your rights as family carers and provide connection with and peer support from other group members.
Subjects include:
- Explore the impact of stress on you in your caring role, identify and choose strategies to build resilience.
- Explore self-help and resources to improve your physical and mental health
- Increase awareness of Family Carer rights, sources of support and resources
- Explore ways to connect with communities, resources and support
