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Our latest podcast is another "office banter". This time the topic is spring and we chat about the season and also about spring cleaning. The chat carried on after the recording ended, and I'm sure you'll be pleased to hear that Jon has removed the melted plastic from his hob with a window scraper. The oldest tin we've found at the back of a cupboard so far is a tin of millennium spaghetti rings - can you beat that?![]()
Listen at carerslink.org.uk/whats-on/podcasts/
Carer support is a key focus of the #CarersManifesto for #SP21. Carers need support so that they can sustain their caring role as well as having a fulfilling life alongside caring. This includes:![]()
• Additional investment in social care, expanding access to social care support and investing in prevention![]()
• A right to respite, with the development of a range of options for respite and short break services![]()
• Human rights at the heart of social care![]()
• Existing and future legislation, including the Carers Act, fully resourced and implemented, bridging the gap between promise and reality.![]()
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You can ask your candidates to pledge their support at tinyurl.com/writetoyourcandidatesSP21 and send the message that #CarersVotesCount
Have you voted to choose our new logo? Carers Link is updating our website as part of the development of a Wellbeing App for carers, and we are taking the opportunity to refresh our logo. We are down to two choices, but need your help to make the final decision. Please let us know which you prefer in our (very) short survey at www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/newlogo/.
We have received an invitation from Glasgow East End Community Carers for carers who are 50+ to join their Introduction to Plant-based Cooking drop in sessions at 10.30am on Wednesday mornings until the 19th May. ![]()
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Chef Claire Bannerman will show you how to introduce more healthy plant-based meals to your diet without compromising on taste. She’ll be cooking ‘live’ and talking though each stage. ![]()
Sessions will be informal and you’ll get the chance to interact & ask questions. All produce is easy to source. ![]()
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Join Claire on Zoom using the link us02web.zoom.us/j/81317063084
There are still places on the Trauma Informed Parenting workshop for parents caring for a child(ren) with challenging behaviours due to trauma or ASN needs. Previous participants have seen a shift in perspective that can make a big difference to managing these behaviours, and attendees often report a marked improvement just days after attending a workshop.![]()
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The workshops are being delivered by the charity Trauma Informed Parenting, and the presenter has many years of lived experience living with children that have extreme behaviours and talks about her own experience in applying this model and the changes it made in her own home.![]()
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The workshop is running over 2 sessions, from 6 – 8pm on Tuesday 20th April and Tuesday 27th April, and you need to attend both sessions. Book through our website at carerslink.org.uk/events/trauma-informed-parenting-workshop/
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