respite provision for carers
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Presentation from Carers Northern Ireland's Innovation in Respite conference, February 2012TRANSCRIPT
Sharing the learning
Maire Grattan
Chief Executive of CAUSE
Respite provision for carers working with CAUSE
CAUSE - Who we are
Our mission:
CAUSE provides peer-ledemotional and practical support tocarers and families of people withserious mental illness across NI.
Uniquely CAUSE is apeer-led organisation
CAUSE - What we do
Helpline service
Training provision to carers and
professionals
Respite for carers
Carer advocacy one to one carer support
Representing carers views /
lobbying
Regional support groups
CAUSE advocacy
model
Carers and mental i l lnessSome points of note when thinking about respite
• Attitudes to mental illness – stigma is still an issue
• Lack of knowledge about mental illness• Complexity of carers’ relationships with
loved ones• Cycles, crisis and supporting recovery
Our experience of respite provision working with Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Collaborative working relationship
Annual allocated respite budget
Regular monitoring meetings
Real flexibility in the working relationship to respond to carers’ needs
Benefits of respite activit ies in groups Our experience
Respite weekend in Derrynoid Programme of group activities
Group respite – the outcomes
Carers feeling ‘at ease’ Value and sustained impact- supports the informal development of peer networks - potentially wider impact from investment in group activities
Contact details
Thank you for listening
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 028 90 650 650
CAUSE Helpline: 0845 60 30 291
CAUSE head office address
Unit 2, Lesley Office Park,
393 Holywood Road
Belfast
BT4 2LS