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 Carindale Carer Support Group provides a safe and supportive environment where participants can share their experiences, explore alternative coping strategies, support other group members, or simply listen and observe.
The workshop provides carers with an opportunity to increase their awareness of how people communicate and what skills are needed. 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. This information session is designed specifically for people who care for a friend or family member with mental health needs. Register via Eventbrite here
Our Indooroopilly Carer Support Group provides a safe and supportive environment where participants can share their experiences, explore alternative coping strategies, support other group members, or simply listen and observe.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Our Logan Carer Support Group provides a safe and supportive environment where participants can share their experiences, explore alternative coping strategies, support other group members, or simply listen and observe.
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.
Our Chermside Carer Support Group provides a safe and supportive environment where participants can share their experiences, explore alternative coping strategies, support other group members, or simply listen and observe.
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 Caloundra Carer Support Group provides a safe and supportive environment where participants can share their experiences, explore alternative coping strategies, support other group members, or simply listen and observe.
Arafmi Carers of Youth (Online) Support Group is for families caring for youth experiencing mental health illness.
This support group provides peer support to people who care for their loved ones experiencing mental illness.
This Preparing for the Planning Meeting session is designed to assist carers to understand and prepare for the NDIS planning meeting with the NDIS planner.
This Preparing for the Planning Meeting session is designed to assist carers to understand and prepare for the NDIS planning meeting with the NDIS planner.
The Communicating with the Person you Support workshop provides carers with communication skills to build a strong and respectful relationship with the person they support.
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.
The Communicating with the Person you Support workshop provides carers with communication skills to build a strong and respectful relationship with the person they support.
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.
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.
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.
This Developing a Portable Summary information session is designed specifically for people who care for a friend or family member with mental health needs.
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.
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.
In this Motivational Interviewing for Supporters and Carers workshop, we will look at how skills adapted from motivational interviewing can support us in having supportive interactions.
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.
Our Indooroopilly Carer Support Group provides a safe and supportive environment where participants can share their experiences, explore alternative coping strategies, support other group members, or simply listen and observe.
When applying for NDIS funding, a statement from a carer can provide valuable information to assist someone to successfully gain access. When applying for NDIS funding, a statement from a carer can provide valuable information to assist someone to successfully gain access. Developing a Carer Statement session will cover useful information to include in a carer statement and different formats that can used. This information session is designed specifically for people who care for a friend or family member with mental health needs.
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.