SPEAKING UP, ADVOCACY AND JUGGLING - a course for family carers

SPEAKING UP, ADVOCACY AND JUGGLING - a course for family carers CIT Skills
for Carers is presenting 3 sessions for family carers on advocacy,
assertiveness, conflict, relationships and wellbeing.

Topics covered:

* Speaking Up and Advocacy: why is it an issue? What is it all about?
* Managing conflict, juggling people: deciding how to respond to
conflict and which people you need on side
* Speaking up assertively: putting your words and yourself together
* Looking after yourself and trying out new approaches

Facilitator: Annette Matheson is a Community Educator with both professional
and personal experience in the disability sector. Annette has worked for
many years with families in Future Planning and Family Governance and has a
particular interest in Advocacy. She is currently a program coordinator
with CIT Skills for Carers and teaches in the CIT Disability Studies
courses.


Dates: 3 sessions on Tuesdays - 22, 29 October, 5 November

Time: 10am-12 noon
Venue: Alzheimer's Australia ACT, 159 Maribyrnong Ave, Kaleen
Cost: free

To Register: 6207 3628 or
CarerSkills@cit.edu.au<mailto:CarerSkills@cit.act.edu.au>

Note: By family carers we mean family and friends of a frail older person,
or a person with a disability, chronic illness or mental health issues. Paid
support/care workers are not eligible to attend.