The Carers’ Workshop, due to happen on 20th April 2023 has been postponed.

New locations and dates will be announced soon

If you would like to attend a rescheduled workshop, please register your interest by emailing:

abisupport@headwayessex.org.uk

or call 01206 845945 Option 3

What will be provided:

The purpose of the workshop is to provide carers with information and support to help them in their caring role. In addition, it will offer therapeutic activities and gentle seated yoga to allow some quality time away from the caring role and an opportunity to recharge your batteries. The workshop also provides an opportunity to talk to other carers and receive peer support from people who are experiencing similar challenges in their daily lives.

During the day we will look at understanding brain injury, how everyone is managing their caring role and address the importance of self-care when being a carer. To support this, we will have various expert speakers running sessions alongside relaxation activities.

Speakers will include:

Rob Warren, a Clinical Specialist Neurological OT.

Dr Carleen Scott, Chartered Clinical Psychologist specialising in Brain Injury, Stroke & Neuropsychology who will talk about the needs for self-care when you become a carer.

Meryl Dear, Hands Above Massage, an organisation that works with carers, offering massage therapy.

Benefits for Carers:

• A better understanding of brain injury and its effects.
• Be better able to relate to and support the cared for.
• Learn techniques for self-care.
• An increased understanding about the causes of stress, and how to manage it better.
• Individual stress levels will have reduced.
• In addition to this we hope the relationship with the cared for will improve and the cared for will be encouraged to be more independent.

Here To Help

For more resources and information for carers of adults with acquired brain injury, please visit the carers section on our website