Training for unpaid carers
We work in partnership with Durham County Carers Support to provide training courses and events for unpaid carers.
This is a great way for you to gain knowledge and to meet other carers in a relaxed environment.
Courses range from practical help with caring such as Managing Medication, Infection Prevention and Control through to digital skills and areas that focus on your own wellbeing and development.
Durham County Carers Support
Durham County Carers Support also offer a variety of different services to local carers including: Durham County Carers Support
- specialist advice and information
- home visits or meet in a venue more suitable to the carer giving time to talk through the challenges and find solutions
- practical help with completing forms, gaining benefits, grants and other funding
- a listening ear, telephone, email and social media support plus counselling
- support in meetings, referrals to specialist services, find ways through the maze of services
- training, workshops and events promoting opportunities for peer support, gaining skills and knowledge
- ensuring carers have a voice shaping services
Courses for unpaid family carers from Durham County Carers Support
This course is suitable for unpaid, family carers either living in County Durham or caring for someone living in County Durham.
The aim of the course
Is to help reduce the risk of infection whilst caring for someone with an illness or disability at home or that of the cared for person.
The aim of this Infection Control Awareness course is to greater increase Carer's knowledge of infection, how it spreads, preventing spread, personal hygiene, and the relevant legislation. Infection prevention is crucial to saving lives and is vitally important for anyone caring for a relative or friend at home.
How and when it be delivered
Please contact us to register on any of these courses.
- Infection Control -The Four Clocks Bishop Auckland 12 October 2022 9.30 to 1.00 pm
- Infection Control- Willowburn Hospice, Lanchester 25 January 2023 9.30 to 12.30 pm
This course is suitable for unpaid, family carers either living in County Durham or caring for someone living in County Durham.
The aim of the course
A four-hour course to prepare and demonstrate how Carers can protect their backs within their caring role.
- What is moving and positioning / What are the benefits?
- Practical techniques
- Basic (visual) risk assessment
- Posture, anatomy & common Injuries
- The benefits of (appropriate) exercise
- Principles of safer handling and practical scenarios (suggested by carers themselves on the day)
To show Carers the benefits of lifting correctly. To enable viewing and trying a range of small handling equipment.
How and when it be delivered
Please contact us to register on any of these courses.
- Moving & Assisting course - Seaham Town Hall 8 August 2022 9.30 to 1.30 pm
- Moving & Assisting course - The Four Clocks Bishop Auckland 6 September 2022 9.30 to 1.30 pm
This course is suitable for unpaid, family carers either living in County Durham or caring for someone living in County Durham.
The aim of the course
- To help carers to be more aware of the medication they are administering and managing.
- To advise carers on how to store medication safely.
- To dispel myths and fears especially around strong pain medicines.
- To provide carers with the confidence to approach pharmacy teams with any concerns
- and questions they may have
- To make sure Carers feel part of the 'cared for' Medication review.
How and when it be delivered
Please contact us to register on any of these courses.
- Managing Medication - Willowburn Hospice, Lanchester 23 November 2022 9.30am to 1.00pm
- Managing Medication - Seaham Town Hall 5 October 2022 9.30am to 1.30pm
- Managing Medication - The Four Clocks Bishop Auckland, 18 January 2023 9.30am to 1.00pm
Who the course is for
This course is for home carers and family carers and those working in the care profession.
Learning methods
The course is delivered face to face by St Cuthbert's Hospice facilitator.
It consists of two sessions of five hours each. You will watch a short video and participate in group discussions. Resources and books will be provided.
Benefits
This course will help carers understand the impact of anticipatory grief and loss and to identify strategies to help them through this difficult time. It will provide knowledge of managing your own grief, focusing on your own needs, and finding a way forward.
What you will learn:
- identifying what anticipatory grief is
- seeing how it affects you
- talking about its challenges
- coping with change
- validating the past, adjusting to the present, redefining the future
- support services available
How and when it be delivered
Day one
- Willow Burn Hospice, Howden Bank, Lanchester, Durham, DH7 0QS
- 30 June 2022, 10.00am to 3.00pm
Day two
- Willow Burn Hospice, Howden Bank, Lanchester, Durham, DH7 0QS
- 21 July 2022, 10.00am to 3.00pm
Please contact us to register your interest in courses. Lunch will be provided.
The aim of the course
This full day course will cover the most common accidents and medical emergencies and will give carers the knowledge to be able to prioritise injuries, establish if something is seriously wrong and give immediate first aid. Prompt and appropriate first aid, saves lives, can prevent a minor injury becoming a major one as well as reducing pain. It also makes everyone more risk aware giving carers and those they are caring for peace of mind that they can help in a medical emergency.
How and when it be delivered
| Location | Date | Time | Other information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willowburn Hospice, Lanchester | 7 September 2022 | 9.30am to 3.30 pm | lunch included |
| The Four Clocks Bishop Auckland | 19 October 2022 | 9.30am to 3.30 pm | lunch included |
Contact us to register on any of these courses.
- County Durham Care Academy
- careacademy@durham.gov.uk
- 03000 260 222
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Our address is:
- Durham County Council
- County Hall
- Durham
- County Durham
- United Kingdom
- DH1 5UQ
