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Caring can be challenging and time consuming and often we find some day to day tasks we run out of time for or we are no longer able to complete. Many carers are juggling more than one home and garden which can make things particularly difficult. Duration: 1 week Who is this course for? Carers who are interested in getting some help to manage their homes and gardens. Weekly Breakdown The session will explore: What tasks we are juggling in…

This course aims to improve knowledge and confidence of parents/carers when accessing support and knowing what your rights/entitlements are. Duration: 1 week Who is this course for? Midlothian parents/carers who care for a disabled child (any age) or a child with additional support needs. Weekly Breakdown If you would like to improve your knowledge on your rights as a parent/carer, increase your ability to self-advocate and learn more about how to complain if you rights aren’t met then come along…

This workshop is being offered to help carers who are juggling employment and a caring role to understand their rights. The seminar will cover a range of topics including:- Flexible working, rights to time off, the rights of discrimination legislation. We are offering it in the evening to increase accessibility for carers who work. Duration: 1 week Who is this course for? Carers who are working and caring or those looking to return to work and would like to know…

VOCAL Midlothian and The Lothian Centre for Inclusive Living (LCIL) are jointly hosting a group for parents and carers of disabled children and young people living in Midlothian. Duration: 1 week Who is this course for? Parents and carers of disabled children and young people with additional support needs living in Midlothian. Weekly Breakdown At the meeting you will: Have the opportunity to share experiences, suggest future topics and guest speakers. Meet other parents and carers. Explore ideas and opportunities…

This course aims to improve knowledge and confidence of parents/carers around having good conversations. Duration: 1 week Who is this course for? Midlothian parents/carers who care for a disabled children, a child with additional support needs or with long term conditions. Weekly Breakdown Come along and learn more on empowering conversations to give yourself the best chance of getting what your child needs, learn about how to challenge decisions affecting you and your child and meet with parents/carers in similar…

The Social Care (Self Directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 became law on the 1st April 2014, we will explain to you how you can access this with the local authority. Duration: 1 week Who is this course for? Carers who are supporting someone who receives a package of care/services to help them live at home and carers who would like to access a package of care. Weekly Breakdown Would you like more or different support for yourself or the person…

As a carer we can sometimes struggle to make ourselves heard to professionals or family members which can both be frustrating and make it difficult to move forward as we would like. Duration: 1 week Wjo is this course for? This course is for anyone who would like to improve their communication skills. Weekly Breakdown We will explore why, as carers, we have to be a self advocate and what this looks like. We will discuss barriers to effective communication…

Becoming a carer can be a sharp learning curve for many of us. We can find ourselves in the position where we want/need to learn about lots of new things. This one day event helps carers answer some of their key questions. Duration: 1 week Who is this course for? This day is ideal for carers at the beginning of their caring journey or thinking about accessing support for the first time or carers who are new to Edinburgh. Weekly…

Do you find the following challenging? Dealing with difficult conversations around your child’s disability, impairment or support needs? Understanding your own and others’ motivations in certain situations? Knowing how to turn the conversation around to educate/change attitudes? Say what you need with confidence and inform others of your child’s support needs. Duration: 1 week Who is this course for? This course is for parent carers of a disabled child (any age) or a child with additional support needs. Weekly Breakdown…

It can be hard to know who can provide carers or the people they care for with appropriate support. We will look at how can health and social care support carers and people with health problems to live well in their own homes. Duration: 1 week Who is this course for? This session is ideal for carers at the beginning of their caring journey or thinking about accessing support for the first time. Weekly Breakdown The session will have explore:…