This is a personal development course for carers in Wales. It will help you to identify and reflect on your experiences, interests, skills and your future aspirations. You will also have the opportunity to develop a personal action plan to take forward beyond the course. Developed by The Open University in Wales and Carers Trust Wales, it is embedded with case studies from real carers sharing their experiences and reflections.
Overview
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Why might this course be useful to me?
- Learning outcomes
- What’s in the course and how do I use it?
- My Reflection Log
- Using the course
- Acknowledgements
- section1Session 1: Defining myself and how I feel about my present situation
- What is reflection?
- Case studies
- Your reflection
- Summary
- Acknowledgements
- section2Session 2: Learning by looking at my life over time
- Introduction
- Experiences over time
- My timeline
- Learning from experience
- What I’ve learned from my past experience
- Looking backwards, looking forwards
- Summary
- Acknowledgements
- section3Session 3: Identifying my skills, qualities and abilities
- Introduction
- Carers’ skills and qualities
- Skills and qualities
- Summary
- Acknowledgements
- section4Session 4: Clarifying my goals and planning for the future
- Introduction
- Choosing a job profile
- Clarifying your goals
- Factors that can help or hinder you
- Overcoming difficulties
- Summary
- Acknowledgements
- section5Session 5: Identifying my next steps and where I can find information and support
- Introduction
- Your support and next steps
- Review your table
- Final activity
- Acknowledgements
- section6Find out more – Links resources and support
- Introduction
- Carers’ support organisations
- Education and training opportunities
- Acknowledgements
