Course code: UCZU006P
Subject area: A Carer’s Journey
Study level: Part Time
Course level: U
Course time:
12:00pm - 1:00pm
Days of week:
Friday
Course date:
23rd Feb 2024 - 22nd Mar 2024
Course location:
OnlineThis course is delivered Online using Zoom.
Any unpaid carer who is looking after someone with a long-term illness, special need or impairment is invited to join this online course.
What the course will cover:
We can often berate ourselves and tell ourselves we should do more or that we should have done things differently. However, if someone else was saying similar things to us we are likely to show compassion toward them and encourage them to accept they did their best.
When we cultivate self-compassion, we learn to be less self-critical and we are more likely to accept that no one is perfect. With self-compassion, when we feel responsible for something not working out the way we wanted, we can respond with kindness and compassion rather than constantly judging ourselves negatively and being self-critical.
This course will explore ways to cultivate self-compassion, manage your emotions and challenge negative thoughts that contribute to negative feelings.
Course Outcomes
By participating in this course participants will have the opportunity to:
• identify ways to be less self-critical
• recognise ways to challenge negative thinking
• explore the benefits of mindfulness
Abingdon and Witney College is subject to Ofsted regulation and is required to work with all its students to make sure they understand Government initiatives around Safeguarding, Prevent and Fundamental British Values. Information on these matters will be shared with you during your course.
You will also be asked to complete monitoring paperwork, which helps us to deliver course content to the highest quality.
Courses can fill fast, so please enrol early to avoid disappointment. Decisions on whether a course is to run are made two weeks prior to the start date - an email will be sent to you should there be changes to your course or if it is cancelled. Please check your inbox leading up to your course, including the junk folders. For anyone without an email account, our Admissions team will phone you instead.
For the first week of the course you will need to bring a valid form of identification; this includes passport, driving licence, debit/credit card, Birth Certificate or National Insurance card.
Please note - you should be 19 years old or over at 31st August 2023 prior to starting the course.
Before starting a course, the College is required to check you meet conditions relating to that funding, e.g. age, residency status within the UK/EEA, prior qualification level and employment status. In some circumstances (such as with online enrolments), these checks can only be completed after you have enrolled and paid.
If you are unable to pay in full for this course at the time of enrolment, and the course tuition fee is £300 or more, an instalment plan is available. If this is your preference, please do not enrol online but rather call the Admissions Team on 01235 216400 to enrol.
Once enrolled, Admissions will take the first instalment payment from you and pass on your details to the Finance team who will email you to set-up your payment plan. Please return a fully completed instalment plan to Finance as failure to do so could result in being withdrawn from your course.
The rules on fee reduction are complicated, we would encourage you to talk to our Admissions Team on 01235 216400 to discuss these options. You can find more information on our Fees and Bursaries page - search "Fees and Bursaries" at the top of the page.
19+ Fee:
Tuition Fee: £0.00
Exam Fee: £0.00
Total Cost: £0.00
19+ Reduced Fee:
Tuition Fee: £0.00
Exam Fee: £0.00
Total Cost: £0.00
As this is a non-accredited course, there is no formal qualification. However, you will be required to measure your progress by completing a RARPA form which represents the Recognition and Recording of your Progress and Achievement.