Week of Events
Monday, February 10, 2025
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February 10, 2025 -Understanding and Supporting Recovery
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February 10, 2025 -Creating and Maintaining Healthy Personal Boundaries (Online)
Understanding and Supporting Recovery
This workshop explores what recovery means for individuals and strategies to support recovery for carers and the person they care for.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 workshop is designed specifically for people who care for a friend or family member with mental health needs.
Creating and Maintaining Healthy Personal Boundaries (Online)
We need boundaries to protect us, put us in charge of our own lives, promote health relationships, independence and reduce stress.In this workshop we will look at what boundaries are and how and when to practice steps to set personal boundaries.This information session is designed specifically for people who care for a friend or family member with mental health needs.
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
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February 11, 2025 -Motivational Interviewing for Supporters and Carers (Online)
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February 11, 2025 -Cairns Carer Support Group
Motivational Interviewing for Supporters and Carers (Online)
In this workshop, we will look at how skills adapted from motivational interviewing can support us in having supportive interactions.Communicating with our loved ones, supporting them through their struggles and on their recovery journey can be very challenging. Motivational interviewing is a communication strategy used by health professional to support people in making healthy changes. In this workshop, we will look at skills adapted from motivational interviewing that we can use to support our loved ones on their journey.This information session is designed specifically for people who care for a friend or family member with mental health needs.
Cairns Carer Support Group
Our Cairns Carer Support Groups 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.
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
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February 12, 2025 -Logan Carer Support Group
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February 12, 2025 -Murrumba Downs Coffee Connect
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February 12, 2025 -Financial Info for Carers (Online)
Logan Carer Support Group
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.
Murrumba Downs Coffee Connect
Join us for Coffee Connect on the second Wednesday of the month in Murrumba Downs. Drop in, have a chat and catch up with Arafmi and other carers.
All mental health carers supporting family members, kin or friends experiencing mental ill-health are welcome.
Financial Info for Carers (Online)
Financial Info for Carers session is designed specifically for people who care for a friend or family member with mental health needs.This practical Financial Info for Carers session will provide details about a range of financial resources available for carers now and potentially in the future.
Thursday, February 13, 2025
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February 13, 2025 -Self-Care
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February 13, 2025 -Communicating with the Person you Support (Online)
Self-Care
The workshop will help you gain a greater understanding of what self-care is for you and develop your own self-care plan.
Communicating with the Person you Support (Online)
The workshop provides carers with communication skills to build a strong and respectful relationship with the person they support.The workshop provides carers with an opportunity to increase their awareness of how people communicate and what skills are needed at different times to build a strong and respectful relationship with the person they support. 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 workshop is based on the L.E.A.P. communication strategy.
Friday, February 14, 2025
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February 14, 2025 -Chermside Carer Support Group
Chermside Carer Support Group
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.
Saturday, February 15, 2025
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February 15, 2025 -Bayside Carer Support Group
Bayside Carer Support Group
Our Bayside 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.
Sunday, February 16, 2025
No events on this day.