FAMILY INFORMATION SHARING DAY
9th September 2010
10:00-12:30pm
BAWA, 589 Southmead Rd, Bristol BS34 7RG
The National Autistic Society is running a FREE information day to talk to carers and families of people on the autism spectrum about changes in adult social care.
Refresments & lunch provided.
For more info & to book a place please contact Carly Hinton on 07554 115222
Are you a Parent Caring for a Child
With Additional Needs?
Carers Support Centre’s across Wiltshire offer FREE advice, information and support to Carers. Each Centre has a dedicated Support Worker for Parents who care for children above and beyond usual parenting.
Each Centre can provide:
Emotional Support – by providing opportunities for Carers to talk through their concerns, both individually and in group sessions, with staff, and other Carers, who understand their situation, helping to alleviate isolation and stress.
Information and advice – about all issues affecting Parent Carers, this may include benefits, statements, transition, sign posting to other relevant agencies and other services you may be entitled to.
Community consultation – carers need a unified voice in any locality to ensure that they have an impact on decision-making. By working with other agencies and consulting Carers, Carers Centre’s can have a strong influence on local policy, planning procedures and outcomes. They can also ensure that the local carers’ voice can be linked in to the regional and national decision-making bodies.
Carers Centre’s develop other services in response to identified needs within their area of Wiltshire. They are proactive, acting as an agent for change, identifying gaps in services and providing directly, or supporting other agencies to develop services in response to clearly identified needs. Such services might include:
Practical help – befriending, breaks, transport to activities, counselling. Training and education – in skills often needed by Carers such as moving and handling, behaviour difficulties, first aid and to improve Carers’ well-being such as stress management, relaxation techniques and assertiveness; and training and education for professionals on Carer-related issues.
The aim of our work is to help ensure that no Carer has to reach crisis point before they get the support they need. In short, to make it easier for Carers to cope.
For more information about the support available to you contact:
