Caring for a loved one with a Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) can bring with it some unique challenges. This support group has been created specifically to support the carers of those with a BPD and is a result of recent feedback from our carers.
Practical Tools for Carers workshop provides carers with practical resources and information to assist people at different points in their caring journey.
Arafmi Morning Book Club - My Grandmother Sends Her Regards & Apologises
The Complaints about a Health Services session will explore the avenue service users, carers, family members and friends have at their disposal.
Connecting with Community Support workshop provides carers with an opportunity to increase their awareness of how people communicate and what skills are needed at different times with the person you care for. A range of communication strategies will be explored to build carers confidence and skills and assist them to improve relationships now and in the future.
Arafmi Evening Book Club - The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot
Connecting with Community Support workshop provides carers with an opportunity to increase their awareness of how people communicate and what skills are needed at different times with the person you care for. A range of communication strategies will be explored to build carers confidence and skills and assist them to improve relationships now and in the future.
Developing a Carer Statement session will cover useful information to include in a carer statement and different formats that can used.
Financial Info for Carers session is designed specifically for people who care for a friend or family member with mental health needs.
This Understanding and Supporting Recovery workshop explores what recovery means for individuals and strategies to support recovery for carers and the person they care for.
This Developing a Safety Plan session will explore the purpose of developing a safety plan with the person you support, when to do this and how.
This Understanding the NDIS session is designed to assist carers to understand what the NDIS is, who is eligible to apply and how to apply for an NDIS package.
Arafmi acknowledges Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Nations peoples of Australia and recognises their continuing connection to country, waters, kin, and communities. We pay our respect to Elders past, present and future and are committed to ensuring that Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples voices are heard and respected across Queensland.
