New Horizons - CarersAustralia VIC

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This specialist three-day program is for bereaved carers and is facilitated by a Carers Victoria counsellor. It offers an opportunity to explore issues of loss and grief in a safe and supportive environment.

This is a closed group and numbers are kept small. 

Attendance at each session is important.

Topics may include:

  • Acknowledging the carer journey

  • Understanding grief

  • Strategies for managing loss

  • Strategies for self-care

  • New horizons – hopes and aspirations. 

Date/Time

Monday 29 April 2019                  10.00am – 3.00pm

Monday 6 May 2019                    10.00am – 3.00pm

Monday 20 May 2019                  10.00am – 3.00pm

Venue - Carers Victoria

Level 1 / 37 Albert Street,

Footscray 3011

Low cost parking available at K-Mart nearby

Tea/Coffee and light lunch provided

For further information and to register your interest, please contact:

Mary O’Mara, Counsellor on 1800 242 636

A Jewish support group for family carers of a person with dementia.

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 LIVING WITH DEMENTIA, A Jewish support group for family carers of a person with dementia.

Members of the Jewish community are warmly invited to attend our Carers Support Group. This group, hosted by Temple Beth Israel, offers support and information to family members and friends caring for someone with dementia.

The group is facilitated by Denise Same, Alana Szylit, and Mark Silver, providing useful resources to support you in your role as family carer.

We meet at Temple Beth Israel, 76-82 Alma Road, St. Kilda.

Dates and times are as follows:

THURSDAY         7 FEBRUARY    7.30 PM – 9.00 PM

THURSDAY       28 MARCH          7.30 PM – 9.00 PM

THURSDAY       16 MAY               7.30 PM – 9.00 PM

THURSDAY       27 JUNE              7.30 PM – 9.00 PM

THURSDAY       1 AUGUST         7.30 PM – 9.00 PM

THURSDAY       19 SEPTEMBER 7.30 PM -  9.00 PM

THURSDAY       31 OCTOBER     7.30 PM – 9.00 PM

THURSDAY       12 DECEMBER  7.30 PM – 9.00 PM                 

For more information, or if transport is a problem, please phone Dot via the TBI Office on 9510 1488

‘Living with Dementia Support Group’ is an initiative of the Caring Community Group

Have a look at the courses available at Discovery College

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Discovery College is the ‘education programs’ arm of Headspace. https://headspace.org.au/headspace-centres/bentleigh/#more-info

The courses are created by people with varied experiences in mental health, who share their knowledge of what works. Every course is developed and delivered equally by both people with lived experience of mental health issues and health experts, and participants also have their say about what they want to learn. People from all sorts of backgrounds take part, like young people, clinicians and learning specialists.

In 2019 Discovery College will deliver two of their courses at our Frankston site – a 4-week Mindfulness course from Wed 27th Feb and a Nutrition session in April. There are also many other course topics being delivered across various sites in the southern region.

Caring for your own mental health is important for all carers

If you are interested in learning more about the courses available at headspace Discovery College you can view the course guide here.