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Support for you as you support others

A Carer’s Journey can help you gain confidence caring for someone at home, support you to balance your life with your caring role, and assist you with the practical and emotional challenges of caring or being an ex-carer.

Workshops you can do from home

We know it’s not always possible to leave the house to make time for you; that’s why we offer many of our Carer courses online.

A Carer’s Journey has three phases, and each phase has been designed to give you support and hopefully help you feel a little less isolated when life gets challenging. All our workshops are free and available to those aged 19 or over; you can attend the whole programme, or just the workshops that feel most relevant to you. No matter which stage you join, you’ll learn tips and tools to help you build your own personal toolkit for when times get tough.

A three stage approach

A Carer's Journey offers a three stage approach to helping you care for a loved one, whilst ensuring you care for yourself as you do so.

Phase one teaches practical caring at home, you can gain skills and knowledge in safer moving and handling, individual care at home and basic first aid.

Phase two focuses on balancing life and caring, across the five workshops you’ll be taught how to build resilience, emotional literacy, mindfulness and you can even have a go at Yoga for relaxation and aromatherapy and massage.

In the final third phase, reclaiming me, you’ll be supported through the physical and emotional challenges associated with change and life after caring.

Whether you’re facing the loss of someone you love or the difficult decision to move someone into a care environment, our workshops can help support you with the change.

Part Time A Carer's Journey courses

A Carer's Journey - Art for Relaxation

Part Time UPZV131P

This online course provides an opportunity for carers to explore the beneficial health effects of creating and observing art. For centuries, people used creativity to deal with stress, cope with trauma and improve self-awareness and self-esteem. The ...

30th Oct 2023 - 4th Dec 2023

Monday

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A Carer's Journey - Art for Relaxation II

Part Time UPZV132P

This online course provides an opportunity for carers to explore the beneficial health effects of creating and observing art. For centuries, people used creativity to deal with stress, cope with trauma and improve self-awareness and self-esteem. This...

13th May 2024 - 24th Jun 2024

Monday

A Carer’s Journey

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A Carer's Journey - Creative Writing Fiction Part 1

Part Time UPZV111P

In this series of creative writing courses, the emphasis is on getting everyone to have a go at writing in every session. The focus is on developing your confidence and abilities, as well as providing opportunities to connect with others in a safe an...

21st Sep 2023 - 30th Nov 2023

Thursday

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A Carer's Journey - Creative Writing Fiction Part 2

Part Time UPZV112P

In this series of creative writing courses, the emphasis is on getting everyone to have a go at writing in every session. The focus is on developing your confidence and abilities, as well as providing opportunities to connect with others in a safe an...

11th Jan 2024 - 21st Mar 2024

Thursday

A Carer’s Journey

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A Carer's Journey - Creative Writing Non-Fiction

Part Time UPZV113P

In this series of creative writing courses, the emphasis is on getting everyone to have a go at writing in every session. The focus is on developing your confidence and abilities, as well as providing opportunities to connect with others in a safe an...

18th Apr 2024 - 27th Jun 2024

Thursday

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A Carer's Journey - Exploring your options: work, volunteering or further training

Part Time UCZU007P

A short course that offers an opportunity to explore next steps. Whether you want to retrain, go back to work or consider volunteering, there is a chance to identify what you want to do.This course is delivered Online using Zoom....

23rd Feb 2024 - 22nd Mar 2024

Friday

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A Carer's Journey - Far Eastern Philosophy and Wellbeing Course

Part Time UPZV003P

This online course provides an opportunity for carers to explore a sense of wellbeing through ideals and concepts from Far Eastern Philosophies. You will learn experiential exercises, for example, simple meditation techniques, simple reflexology, fro...

8th Jan 2024 - 5th Feb 2024

Monday

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A Carer's Journey - Learning how to self-massage using essential oils

Part Time UPZV001P

This online course provides an opportunity to learn how to give a simple self-massage that can help bring us back into balance, whatever we are experiencing. It increases circulation, stimulates organ function, helps our body detox and improves self....

18th Sep 2023 - 16th Oct 2023

Monday

A Carer’s Journey

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A Carer's Journey - Learning how to self-massage using essential oils 2

Part Time UPZV002P

This online course provides an opportunity to continue to find out more about the benefits of a simple self-massage that can help bring us back into balance, whatever we are experiencing. It increases circulation, stimulates organ function, helps our...

19th Feb 2024 - 25th Mar 2024

Monday

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A Carer's Journey - Managing Meltdowns!

Part Time UCZU008P

A short online course that offers a toolkit of ideas for parents/carers looking after children with additional needs.This course will be delivered Online using Zoom....

17th Apr 2024 - 15th May 2024

Wednesday

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A Carer's Journey - Managing your own needs when caring for others

Part Time UCZU006P

As a carer we can face difficult emotions managing the needs of our loved one. It can be exhausting with little time for you, the carer, but you matter too! This short online course offers a chance to explore how to manage these difficult feelings an...

23rd Feb 2024 - 22nd Mar 2024

Friday

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A Carer's Journey - Mindfulness for Carers

Part Time UCZU150P

Do you often find yourself feeling anxious, stressed out, or exhausted? Want to learn how to worry less and be a bit kinder to yourself, even when life is feeling tough? Mindfulness is an evidence-based approach which combines ancient wisdom with mod...

20th Sep 2023 - 29th Nov 2023

Wednesday

A Carer’s Journey

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A Carer's Journey - Mindfulness for Carers

Part Time UCZU152P

Do you often find yourself feeling anxious, stressed out, or exhausted? Want to learn how to worry less and be a bit kinder to yourself, even when life is feeling tough? Mindfulness is an evidence-based approach which combines ancient wisdom with mod...

17th Apr 2024 - 26th Jun 2024

Wednesday

A Carer’s Journey

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A Carer's Journey - Mindfulness for Carers

Part Time UCZU151P

Do you often find yourself feeling anxious, stressed out, or exhausted? Want to learn how to worry less and be a bit kinder to yourself, even when life is feeling tough? Mindfulness is an evidence-based approach which combines ancient wisdom with mod...

10th Jan 2024 - 20th Mar 2024

Wednesday

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A Carer's Journey - Reclaiming Me - Life after caring

Part Time UCZU009P

This short course aims to offer support to someone who is managing the practical and emotional challenges associated with change and life after caring. This course will be delivered Online using Zoom....

19th Apr 2024 - 24th May 2024

Friday

A Carer’s Journey

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A Carer's Journey - Yoga for Relaxation

Part Time UCZU142P

The purpose of these one-hour, online, yoga sessions is to provide some time-out from daily lives to focus on your own health and wellbeing. Uplifting classes that are fun and engaging, offering a light-hearted approach to practicing yoga and relaxat...

16th Apr 2024 - 25th Jun 2024

Tuesday

A Carer’s Journey

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A Carer's Journey - Yoga for Relaxation

Part Time UPZV004P

The purpose of these one-hour, online, yoga sessions is to provide some time-out from daily lives to focus on your own health and wellbeing.Uplifting classes that are fun and engaging, offering a light-hearted approach to practicing yoga and relaxati...

19th Sep 2023 - 28th Nov 2023

Tuesday

A Carer’s Journey

Online

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A Carer's Journey - Yoga for Relaxation

Part Time UCZU141P

The purpose of these one-hour, online, yoga sessions is to provide some time-out from daily lives to focus on your own health and wellbeing. Uplifting classes that are fun and engaging, offering a light-hearted approach to practicing yoga and relaxat...

16th Jan 2024 - 26th Mar 2024

Tuesday

A Carer’s Journey

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