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– DEMENTIA TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR CARERS
This is an eight week programme and available for dementia carers. The course is free of charge.
This will be provided as a rolling programme throughout 2017.
Each session will last for 1 hour and the weekly sessions are as follows:
- Stress and wellbeing
- Reasons for behaviours
- Making a behaviour plan
- Behaviour strategies and unhelpful thoughts
- Communication styles
- Planning for the future
- Introduction to pleasant events and your mood
- Using your skills in the future
If you feel as a carer of a dementia patient that you would benefit from attending this group please contact the Halton Carers Centre or the surgery.