How we can help
Group training sessions
Beacon South Yorkshire have developed two group training sessions aimed at helping carers work through the different challenges they will face.
Stepping Stones is a one day course in a group setting. This course will allow the carer to explore and identify areas of their own lives that can be improved. Through this programme we will be exploring:
- Understanding influences and relationships
- Communication styles
- Taking time out
- Help available
- Goal setting
On completion of the one day course there is an opportunity to work with a trained support worker on a one-to-one basis.
Next Steps – this programme is to help prepare carers who wish to move on into volunteering, further education or return to paid work. We look at supporting former carers to integrate back into their community and touch on issues such as
- Boundaries and safeguarding
- Assertiveness and communication
- Preparation for working life
- CV writing and completing application forms
- Interview skills
This course would require a commitment of a morning or afternoon per week, over 4 weeks. Dates and times to be confirmed.
One to one support sessions
All support sessions are confidential, one to one sessions with one of our trained support workers. We provide a quiet, comfortable room where the support worker will give you the chance to discussed issues of concern and help you deal with some of the challenges you face. These can be accessed anytime, just contact our office to book an appointment.
If you feel you need more in depth support, we can deliver our Stepping Stones programme on a one-to-one basis, providing you with a more defined support structure over a period of weeks. You will be given a named support worker throughout, with meetings scheduled at times and dates suitable to both parties.
Coffee mornings
Coffee mornings are a chance for carers to meet with like-minded people, who are going through similar issues, to share experiences and talk to one another. Why not pop in and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee with light refreshments, in a relaxed and comfortable environment. As well as a chance to talk, you will get to find out what’s happening within BeaconSY and any other agencies you can access for support.
Holistic and beauty therapy
Hot stone massage is a speciality massage where the therapist uses smooth, heated stones as an extension of their own hands, or by placing them on the body. The heat can be both deeply relaxing and help warm up tight or aching muscles, allowing the therapist to work more deeply and have a quicker impact.
Reiki is a hands-on natural healing treatment, allowing energy to flow through the therapist to the patient to activate the natural healing processes of the patient’s body and restore physical and emotional well-being.
Beauty treatments are either facial or nail and are offered as part of our holistic approach to carer welfare.