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.
Understanding the NDIS session is designed to assist carers to understand what the NDIS is and how to apply for a NDIS package.
This Understanding the NDIS, Carer Coach 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.
In this Creating and Maintaining Healthy Personal Boundaries workshop we will look at what boundaries are and how and when to practice steps to set personal boundaries. We need boundaries to protect us, put us in charge of our own lives, promote health relationships, independence and reduce stress.
We are trialling a new initiative - Coffee Connect. You will be able to drop in, have a chat and catch up with other carers.
10am last Saturday of each month. Our Inner Brisbane Carer Support Group offers a supportive environment where people have the opportunity to talk about their feelings, help explore alternative ways of coping, offer support to other group members, or to simply listen and observe. Support groups are also a valuable means of informing carers of Arafmi services and resources that are available to assist their caring role.
Our Online Carer Support Group offer a supportive environment where people have the opportunity to talk about their experiences, help explore alternative ways of coping, offer support to other group members, or to simply listen and observe.
Our Carindale Carer Support Group offers a supportive environment where people have the opportunity to talk about their experiences, help explore alternative ways of coping, offer support to other group members, or to simply listen and observe.
Welcome to the October Arafmi Book Club! Each month we choose a book to read and then discuss via Zoom. It's a great way to connect with others and also read some books that you may or may not have considered before. The next book we will be reading is The Rosie Project by Australian author, Graeme Simsion. Written in 2013, the book is an international bestseller with over 3 million copies sold worldwide. Simsion has followed this up with two more instalments – The Rosie Effect and The Rosie Result. Don Tillman is getting married. He just doesn’t know who to yet. But he has designed the Wife Project, using a sixteen-page questionnaire to help him find the perfect partner. She will most definitely not be a barmaid, a smoker, a drinker, or a late-arriver. Rosie Jarman is all these things. She is also fiery and intelligent and beautiful. And on a quest of her own to find her biological father—a search that Don, a professor of genetics, might just be able to help her with. The Wife Project teaches Don some unexpected things. Why earlobe length is an inadequate predictor of sexual attraction. Why quick-dry clothes aren’t...
Communicating with the Person you Support workshop provides carers with communication skills to build a strong and respectful relationship with the person they support.
Communicating with the Person you Support workshop provides carers with communication skills to build a strong and respectful relationship with the person they support.
Join us for a coffee catch-up each Thursday at The Coffee Club in West End. One of our awesome carer support team members will be available from 8am – 10am at a dedicated Arafmi table in the cafe where you can drop in, have a chat and catch up with us and other carers. There's no need to RSVP but you're welcome to contact us at carersupport@arafmi.com.au if you have any questions.
Our Indooroopilly Carer Support Group offers a supportive environment where people have the opportunity to talk about their feelings, help explore alternative ways of coping, offer support to other group members, or to simply listen and observe. Support groups are also a valuable means of informing carers of Arafmi services and resources that are available to assist their caring role.
Our Support Groups offer a supportive environment where people have the opportunity to talk about their feelings, help explore alternative ways of coping, offer support to other group members, or to simply listen and observe. Support groups are also a valuable means of informing carers of Arafmi services and resources that are available to assist their caring role.
Our Support Groups offer a supportive environment where people have the opportunity to talk about their feelings, help explore alternative ways of coping, offer support to other group members, or to simply listen and observe. Support groups are also a valuable means of informing carers of Arafmi services and resources that are available to assist their caring role.
In this Developing a Stay Well Plan and Committee session you will explore what a Stay Well Plan and Committee are, the benefits of developing one for you and the person you support.
Caring for a spouse or partner with a mental health illness is a different experience to caring for an adult child or other family member or friend. This support group has been created in response to feedback our carers and will be an online space where carers can connect and support each other.
2nd Tuesday of the month, 1:30pm – 3:30pm. Our Cairns Carer Support Groups offers a supportive environment where people have the opportunity to talk about their feelings, help explore alternative ways of coping, offer support to other group members, or to simply listen and observe. Support groups are also a valuable means of informing carers of Arafmi services and resources that are available to assist their caring role.
10am Second Wednesday of each month. Our Logan Carer Support Group offers a supportive environment where people have the opportunity to talk about their feelings, help explore alternative ways of coping, offer support to other group members, or to simply listen and observe. Support groups are also a valuable means of informing carers of Arafmi services and resources that are available to assist their caring role.
Understanding and Supporting Recovery workshop explores what recovery means for individuals and strategies to support recovery for carers and the person they care for.
Join us for a coffee catch-up each Thursday at The Coffee Club in West End. One of our awesome carer support team members will be available from 8am – 10am at a dedicated Arafmi table in the cafe where you can drop in, have a chat and catch up with us and other carers. There's no need to RSVP but you're welcome to contact us at carersupport@arafmi.com.au if you have any questions.
Understanding and Supporting Recovery workshop explores what recovery means for individuals and strategies to support recovery for carers and the person they care for.
Our Chermside Carer Support Group offers a supportive environment where people have the opportunity to talk about their experiences, help explore alternative ways of coping, offer support to other group members, or to simply listen and observe. Support groups are also a valuable means of informing carers of Arafmi services and resources that are available to assist their caring role.
During Queensland Mental Health Week, we invite you to join the circus with Arafmi and Flipside Circus!
Our friends at Flipside Circus will take young carers through a workshop focused on circus activities including trapeze, trampolining and juggling. Join us for an afternoon/morning of circus fun by registering your details below.
Financial Info for Carers session is designed specifically for people who care for a friend or family member with mental health needs.
Arafmi Morning Book Club - This month we will be reading The Rosie Project, Graeme Simsion
Join us for our monthly carer book club and discuss the book of the month!
You are invited to the annual Arafmi Mental Health Carer Forum. The theme of this year’s conference is 45 Years of Arafmi.
Making the most out of a NDIS plan workshop, we discuss how we can support the person with an NDIS plan to make the most of it and how to prepare for a plan review.
In this Making the most out of an NDIS plan workshop, we discuss how we can support the person with an NDIS plan to make the most of it and how to prepare for a plan review.
Connecting with Community Support workshop provides carers with an opportunity to increase their awareness of how people communicate and what skills are needed. 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.
Join us for a coffee catch-up each Thursday at The Coffee Club in West End. One of our awesome carer support team members will be available from 8am – 10am at a dedicated Arafmi table in the cafe where you can drop in, have a chat and catch up with us and other carers. There's no need to RSVP but you're welcome to contact us at carersupport@arafmi.com.au if you have any questions.
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.
Third Friday of each month from 10am. Our Redcliffe Carer Support Group offers a supportive environment where people have the opportunity to talk about their feelings, help explore alternative ways of coping, offer support to other group members, or to simply listen and observe. Support groups are also a valuable means of informing carers of Arafmi services and resources that are available to assist their caring role.
Developing a Carer Statement session will cover useful information to include in a carer statement and different formats that can be used when applying for NDIS funding, a statement from a carer can provide valuable information to assist someone to successfully gain access.
Preparing for the Planning Meeting session is designed to assist carers to understand and prepare for the NDIS planning meeting with the NDIS planner.
Preparing for the Planning Meeting session is designed to assist carers to understand and prepare for the NDIS planning meeting with the NDIS planner.
Communicating with the Person you Support workshop provides carers with communication skills to build a strong and respectful relationship with the person they support.
Join us for a coffee catch-up each Thursday at The Coffee Club in West End. One of our awesome carer support team members will be available from 8am – 10am at a dedicated Arafmi table in the cafe where you can drop in, have a chat and catch up with us and other carers. There's no need to RSVP but you're welcome to contact us at carersupport@arafmi.com.au if you have any questions.
4th Friday of the month 10am -12noon. Our Ipswich Carer Support Group offers a supportive environment where people have the opportunity to talk about their feelings, help explore alternative ways of coping, offer support to other group members, or to simply listen and observe. Support groups are also a valuable means of informing carers of Arafmi services and resources that are available to assist their caring role.
10am last Saturday of each month. Our Inner Brisbane Carer Support Group offers a supportive environment where people have the opportunity to talk about their feelings, help explore alternative ways of coping, offer support to other group members, or to simply listen and observe. Support groups are also a valuable means of informing carers of Arafmi services and resources that are available to assist their caring role.
Developing a Portable Summary session you will be provided with a template to use to collate relevant details that can be needed by clinicians, service providers and yourself. Recording information centrally can save retelling information over and over and ensure accurate details about a person’s history, needs and supports are maintained.
Our Carindale Carer Support Group offers a supportive environment where people have the opportunity to talk about their experiences, help explore alternative ways of coping, offer support to other group members, or to simply listen and observe.
Creating and Maintaining Healthy Personal Boundaries workshop we will look at what boundaries are and how and when to practice steps to set personal boundaries.
In this Creating and Maintaining Healthy Personal Boundaries workshop we will look at what boundaries are and how and when to practice steps to set personal boundaries.
Join us for a coffee catch-up each Thursday at The Coffee Club in West End. One of our awesome carer support team members will be available from 8am – 10am at a dedicated Arafmi table in the cafe where you can drop in, have a chat and catch up with us and other carers. There's no need to RSVP but you're welcome to contact us at carersupport@arafmi.com.au if you have any questions.
Our Indooroopilly Carer Support Group offers a supportive environment where people have the opportunity to talk about their feelings, help explore alternative ways of coping, offer support to other group members, or to simply listen and observe. Support groups are also a valuable means of informing carers of Arafmi services and resources that are available to assist their caring role.
Our Support Groups offer a supportive environment where people have the opportunity to talk about their feelings, help explore alternative ways of coping, offer support to other group members, or to simply listen and observe. Support groups are also a valuable means of informing carers of Arafmi services and resources that are available to assist their caring role.
Our Support Groups offer a supportive environment where people have the opportunity to talk about their feelings, help explore alternative ways of coping, offer support to other group members, or to simply listen and observe. Support groups are also a valuable means of informing carers of Arafmi services and resources that are available to assist their caring role.
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.
