Resources for Carers

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25 Oct

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24 Oct

‘Just breathe’ with our free online Mindfulness workshop on Monday, 25 October at 10am. Follow the link to book your place: https://tinyurl.com/ad9smchv

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23 Oct

If you find you are shopping online more as the nights draw in, why not consider supporting RB Mind at the same time? You can sign up at https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk and https://smile.amazon.co.uk and raise money for us every time you shop at thousands of online retailers.

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22 Oct

We are currently looking for a Therapies Service Manager (Clinical Lead) - ideally registered with one of the accreditation bodies (UKCP, BACP, BCP or BPS) - to provide leadership of our Psychotherapy and Counselling service. Find out more and apply: https://tinyurl.com/yh5fzdw6

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21 Oct

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20 Oct

Next Peer Group Network Wellbeing Walk is Duke of Northumberland's River Walk on Thursday, 21 October, 10.30am-12.30pm. This is a linear river walk - meeting at Kneller Gardens, Meadway, Twickenham TW2 6PH. More details: https://tinyurl.com/47du3d5c or [email protected]

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19 Oct

Our Coping with Caring workshops are back. If you are supporting someone with mental health problems this is the workshop for you. The first session for adults supporting adults is on Tuesday, 26 October, 6-8pm. To find out more and register visit: https://tinyurl.com/e4mjf2b8

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18 Oct

Join our Chatty Minds group on Friday, 22 October, 3.30-4.30pm. This discussion group is open to everyone on Zoom. For details on how to join please contact: [email protected]

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17 Oct

Get your week off to a relaxing start by joining our free online Mind and Body Mindfulness workshop on Monday, 18 October at 10am. You can sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/tjhj8n7k

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Resources for Carers

If you are supporting someone with severe mental health problems you may need different kinds of information, advice and guidance at different times.

Sometimes the mental health system itself can be very confusing – it can be called the ‘Mental Health Maze’ and trying to access the correct services can be confusing.

You need to learn about the illness. I had to learn through trial and error before I got some support. The more carers can understand as early as possible, the better it is for both the service user and the carer – I wanted to do the right thing but just didn’t know what to do on my own.

We believe it is very important for families and friends to have access to effective tools, tips and strategies to support them in their role. Sometimes the most effective ways of responding are not the most obvious and it is important you have access to specialist advice and guidance.

RB Mind worked in partnership with the NHS to create the Mental Health Carers Handbook, designed to help meet these particular challenges of being a mental health carer. Our ‘Coping with Caring’ workshops are based on this material.

The Mental Health Carers Handbook

This handbook covers a wide range of topics that can be helpful for families and friends. It was developed with local carers, service providers and commissioners to ensure that you have access to good quality information relevant to your caring role. Please contact us to arrange getting a hard copy of the handbook, unfortunately we are unable to post them.

The handbook can be downloaded as individual PDFs below.

Indroduction

Mental Health Disorders, Getting Help And Possible Treatments

Responding To Difficult Behaviour Symptoms

The Recovery Approach

Whole Family Recovery

Improving Family Communication

The Mental Health Maze – Working With Mental Health Professionals

Jargon Buster

For further resources please visit the central Mind website

References

Coping with Caring Workshops

This series of workshops aims to compliment the Mental Health Carers Handbook and looks at some key topics to support you in your role. The workshops run at least twice a year, depending on demand. You can find details of all our support groups and workshops here.

Carers in Mind Newsletter

This is a regular newsletter, which gives you information on local and national topics that will help keep you up to date on the current news and developments that are relevant for people supporting someone with severe mental health problems.

The newsletter goes out to our registered carers. If you’re a carer whose not registered with Carers in Mind, and would like some support please contact the team on 020 8940 7384 or email [email protected]

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Latest News

15th October 2021
Peer Group Network Wellbeing Walks – new route every month

Our next Peer Group Network Wellbeing Walk is Duke of Northumberland’s River Walk on Thursday, 21 October, 10.30am-12.30pm. This is a linear river walk and we will be meeting at Kneller Gardens, Meadway, Twickenham TW2 6PH. You can find details of all our monthly walks here

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4th October 2021
World Mental Health Day – join The Ultimate Resilience Toolkit workshop

Do one thing for your mental health this week to celebrate World Mental Health Day. We invite you to join The Ultimate Resilience Toolkit workshop, giving you a variety of exercises and resources that can be used in everyday life to build resilience during challenging times. Book your space here:

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2 days ago

If you are caring for someone with a mental health problem, you may like to join other carers over lunch. Our next lunch is on Friday, 29 October, 12-3pm, at Hampton Inspired Hub. There will also be a presentation from Missing People. To book please email [email protected]

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3 days ago

‘Just breathe’ with our free online Mindfulness workshop on Monday, 25 October at 10am. Follow the link to book your place: tinyurl.com/ad9smchv

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4 days ago

If you find you are shopping online more as the nights draw in, why not consider supporting RB Mind at the same time?
You can sign up at www.easyfundraising.org.uk and smile.amazon.co.uk and raise money for us every time you shop at thousands of online retailers including Amazon, Argos and eBay.

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5 days ago

RB Mind has a vacancy for a Therapies Service Manager (Clinical Lead). This is an exciting opportunity to provide clinical leadership and supervision to a number of therapeutic services within our charity.

We are looking for a skilled and qualified counselling supervisor, ideally registered with one of the accreditation bodies (UKCP, BACP, BCP or BPS) and with experience of working with complex cases, to provide clinical supervision, leadership, management and service development of our Psychotherapy and Counselling service.

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6 days ago

A recent survey reports more than two-thirds of us have pretended to be ‘fine’ rather than admit to having a mental health problem. Here’s 8 reasons why it can help to talk to someone if we are struggling: tinyurl.com/4zcv3z2k

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7 days ago

Our next Peer Group Network Wellbeing Walk is Duke of Northumberland's River Walk on Thursday, 21 October, 10.30am-12.30pm. This is a linear river walk and we will be meeting at Kneller Gardens, Meadway, Twickenham TW2 6PH. You can find details of all our monthly walks here: tinyurl.com/47du3d5c For more information please contact: [email protected]

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1 week ago

Our Coping with Caring workshops are back. If you are supporting someone with mental health problems and you would like help navigating the 'mental health maze' and to learn new skills that will aid you in your caring role, this is the workshop for you. The first session for adults supporting adults is on Tuesday, 26 October, 6-8pm. Find out more and register for our Carers in Mind service here: tinyurl.com/e4mjf2b8

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1 week ago

Join our Chatty Minds group on Friday, 22 October, 3.30-4.30pm. This discussion group is open to everyone on Zoom. For details on how to join please contact: [email protected]

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1 week ago

Get your week off to a relaxing start by joining our free online Mind and Body Mindfulness workshop on Monday, 18 October at 10am. You can sign up here: tinyurl.com/tjhj8n7k

#mind #mentalhealth #londonboroughofrichmonduponthames #richmond #twickenham #RBMind #Localmind #richmondboroughmind #support ... See MoreSee Less