Families, foster families, partners, friends and carers who support someone aged from 12 to 100 years: Staying Connected When Emotions Run High – For Carers is for you.

This free workshop will provide attendees with additional communication skills to support someone aged 12 years and up who experiences any of the following:

• relationship difficulties
• demonstrates changing emotions and strong overwhelming feelings that can make communication difficult
• sometimes behaves in a way that makes them a danger to themselves or others.

These symptoms can be experienced in those with mental health issues, drug and alcohol dependence, developmental and learning disorders. This workshop aims to empower families and carers with relationship skills, understanding and hope.

Child, adolescent and family psychiatrist Dr Annemaree Bickerton and Family and Carer Mental Health Program clinical coordinator for the Illawarra Shoalhaven LHD Toni Garretty bring their expertise to facilitate.

This workshop is free to attend, courtesy of sponsorship by CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes. Registrations are essential, and close on Monday February 17, 2025.

To RSVP phone 02 6883 4600 or email rmcanally@ccwf.org.au

Morning tea and lunch provided, please advise of any dietary requirements.

For further information contact:

Belinda Byrne

Phone: 0409 334 191

Email: belinda.byrne@health.nsw.gov.au

Or

Kelly Leonard

Phone: 0419 869 961

Email: kelly.leonard@health.nsw.gov.au

Families, foster families, partners, friends and carers who support someone aged from 12 to 100 years: Staying Connected When Emotions Run High – For Carers is for you.

This free workshop will provide attendees with additional communication skills to support someone aged 12 years and up who experiences any of the following:

• relationship difficulties
• demonstrates changing emotions and strong overwhelming feelings that can make communication difficult
• sometimes behaves in a way that makes them a danger to themselves or others.

These symptoms can be experienced in those with mental health issues, drug and alcohol dependence, developmental and learning disorders. This workshop aims to empower families and carers with relationship skills, understanding and hope.

Child, adolescent and family psychiatrist Dr Annemaree Bickerton and Family and Carer Mental Health Program clinical coordinator for the Illawarra Shoalhaven LHD Toni Garretty bring their expertise to facilitate.

This workshop is free to attend, courtesy of sponsorship by CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes. Registrations are essential, and close on Monday January 20, 2025.

To RSVP phone 02 6883 4600 or email rmcanally@ccwf.org.au

Morning tea and lunch provided, please advise of any dietary requirements.

For further information contact:

Belinda Byrne

Phone: 0409 334 191

Email: belinda.byrne@health.nsw.gov.au

Or

Kelly Leonard

Phone: 0419 869 961

Email: kelly.leonard@health.nsw.gov.au

Staying Connected When Emotions Run High – for Professionals is a learning opportunity not to be missed. Child, adolescent and family psychiatrist Dr Annemaree Bickerton and Family and Carer Mental Health Program clinical coordinator for the Illawarra Shoalhaven LHD Toni Garretty bring their expertise to facilitate.

This free workshop is based on the highly successful intervention for families and carers and introduces professionals to frameworks and relationship strategies that can become a resource to people aged 12 to 100 years who:

• have changeable and overwhelming emotions
• who display impulsive and destructive behaviour OR
• have a diagnosis of marked emotion dysregulation

Learning Outcomes:

• Increased understanding of emotional distress and dysregulation
• Identify the “four carer dances” and their role in emotion dysregulation
• Knowledge of the “five key relationship strategies” to become a helpful resource to someone in distress
• Understanding “relationship triangles” – Karpman’s Model
• Introducing the concept of safety planning “like a fire drill” to promote safety when distress or risk escalates

Who should attend? Those working in private and public sectors across health, education, disability, community services, child protection and emergency services.

A workbook is provided to professional participants and certificate recording 6.5 hours is available at the completion of training.

This workshop is free to attend, courtesy of sponsorship by CatholicCare Wilcannia-Forbes. Registrations are essential, and close on Monday February 17, 2025.

To RSVP phone 02 6883 4600 or email rmcanally@ccwf.org.au

Morning tea and lunch provided, please advise of any dietary requirements.

For further information contact:

Belinda Byrne

Phone: 0409 334 191

Email: belinda.byrne@health.nsw.gov.au

Or

Kelly Leonard

Phone: 0419 869 961

Email: kelly.leonard@health.nsw.gov.au