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Caring with Confidence

Practical help and support for carers just when you need it most...

Caring with Confidence is a knowledge and skills based programme which aims to help carers make a positive difference to their life and that of the person they care for. Carers can mix and match how they further develop their knowledge and skills - by taking part in one or more free, local group sessions, by using self-study workbooks or by accessing online sessions.

Caring with Confidence is part of the Government's 'New Deal for Carers' - an initiative aimed at improving support for carers. It enhances the training already available and helps to provide learning opportunities where there is currently little available. It is not designed to replace existing provision.

Caring with Confidence sessions will:

help you build on your strengths as a carer
give you the opportunity to share experiences and learn from others in similar situations
give you useful information, ideas and tips about looking after someone
help you decide what you might like to change about your caring role
inform you on your rights as a carer and the services available to you

Sessions designed for general carers are covered on this page but if you care for someone nearing the end of life, click here.

The Sessions: (Sessions last 3 hours. Free refreshments will be available at all sessions)

Finding Your Way
This gives you an introduction to Caring with Confidence, a taste of the other sessions you can choose from, the opportunity to start exploring some of the essentials of caring and helps you to look at what matters to you.

Caring and Coping
Giving you time and space to look at the emotions involved in looking after someone. Caring and Coping will look at what strategies you use and what you could do to cope with stress more effectively.

Caring and Me
How to be fit for life and caring. Caring and Me involves discussion and planning for your own health and wellbeing.

Caring Day-to-Day
Exploring the essentials of looking after someone on a daily basis, Caring Day-to-Day, looks at the fundamentals of looking after someone each day, from medication to emergencies at home.

Caring and Resources
How you can maximise your income and access other resources, Caring and Resources helps you identify ways to save yourself money as a carer.

Caring and Life
Taking 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
Using real-life caring situations, Caring and Communicating helps you get the best from communicating with other people.

For more information and to register for the sessions, please contact:

Omega Carers' Helpdesk
Telephone: 0845 259 3163
Email: carers@omega.uk.net

You can view profiles of our session facilitators here.

Focus groups
To help Omega deliver what carers want in each area, we are looking to establish informal carers' focus groups. The feedback we gather from these groups will play an important role in shaping the programme we deliver in each area. Focus group involvement will not entail a heavy workload. If you are interested in taking part, please get in touch.

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