Courses
Change is a necessary and inevitable part of our daily lives. How we view and respond to these changes has a direct link to our emotional resilience. The way we...
Date & times
Tuesday 9 March 2021 at 10-12 Noon
Venues
The Exchange, 33 Gawber Road, Barnsley S75 2AH
Online Only – a link to the course will be emailed to you upon enrolling. Mindfulness is a skill which we can all learn. It involves an ability to become...
Date & times
Thursday 15 April 2021 at 10-12 Noon
Thursday 24 June 2021 at 10-12 Noon
Venues
The Exchange, 33 Gawber Road, Barnsley S75 2AH
Using a blend of both theory and practice to help support your understanding and development of communication and assertiveness skills. Together we will explore: Our understanding of the...
Date & times
Wednesday 9 June 2021 at 1:30-3:30
Wednesday 9 June 2021 at 5-7pm
More dates available
Venues
The Exchange, 33 Gawber Road, Barnsley S75 2AH
For most of us, treating people equally and appreciating individual differences is the basis of being a good citizen. This introductory session explores what equality and diversity means, the...
Date & times
Tuesday 16 March 2021 at 10-1pm
Friday 25 June 2021 at 10-1pm
Venues
The Exchange, 33 Gawber Road, Barnsley S75 2AH
This introductory session provides a practical summary of health and safety, welfare and environmental issues you may face within your voluntary or working role. We will identify our responsibilities and...
Date & times
Venues
The Exchange, 33 Gawber Road, Barnsley S75 2AH
This workshop aims to provide you with an awareness of the topic. Together, we will explore: The definition of Safeguarding Who is considered an Adult at Risk The definition of...
Date & times
Friday 19 March 2021 at 10-1pm
Friday 9 July 2021 at 10-1pm
Venues
The Exchange, 33 Gawber Road, Barnsley S75 2AH
Professionalism describes the skills, qualities and competencies that are expected of all of us in our paid or voluntary roles. In this workshop we focus on the behaviours that we...
Date & times
Friday 12 March 2021 at 1-4
Venues
The Exchange, 33 Gawber Road, Barnsley S75 2AH
Psychosis is a mental health problem that can affect anyone and causes people to perceive or interpret things differently from those around them. This might involve hallucinations or delusions. In...
Date & times
Thursday 6 May 2021 at 10-1pm
Venues
The Exchange, 33 Gawber Road, Barnsley S75 2AH
Our ability to stay mentally well during those difficult times is what we call ‘resilience’. Resilience however, is not simply a person’s ability to ‘bounce back’, it also includes our...
Date & times
Wednesday 24 February 2021 at 10-12
Venues
The Exchange, 33 Gawber Road, Barnsley S75 2AH
This course will provide you with the opportunity to develop your own facilitation and training skills. We will explore how people learn, interact and retain knowledge and develop our understanding...
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Venues
The Exchange, 33 Gawber Road, Barnsley S75 2AH
We can all experience uncertainty, panic and signs of anxiety at times in our lives. For some, these feelings can become overwhelming and have significant impact on daily life. If...
Date & times
Monday 7 June 2021 at 10-12 Noon
Wednesday 9 June 2021 at 10-12 Noon
More dates available
Venues
The Exchange, 33 Gawber Road, Barnsley S75 2AH
Life can feel pretty relentless at times. There are always things to do, responsibilities to oversee and people to please. At times we can go to bed cross with ourselves...
Date & times
Thursday 18 March 2021 at 10-12 Noon
Venues
The Exchange, 33 Gawber Road, Barnsley S75 2AH
Sleep plays an important role in keeping us healthy, emotionally strong and better equipped to manage the challenges of daily life. When we don’t have good sleep, our concentration...
Date & times
Wednesday 9 June 2021 at 10-12 Noon
Venues
The Exchange, 33 Gawber Road, Barnsley S75 2AH
The Exchange, 33 Gawber Road, Barnsley S75 2AH
This introduction will give learners the opportunity to connect with their creativity. Scrapbooking is known to be a hobby that improves health and wellbeing. In this two-hour workshop you will...
Date & times
Thursday 25 March 2021 at 1-3pm
Venues
The Exchange, 33 Gawber Road, Barnsley S75 2AH
This workshop is designed to give you an insight into the role of an NHS volunteer within a Recovery College setting. It is ideally suited for people who are...
Date & times
Monday 8 March 2021 at 1-4pm
Tuesday 8 June 2021 at 10-12 Noon
Venues
The Exchange, 33 Gawber Road, Barnsley S75 2AH
Online only, joining details will be emailed to you upon enrolling. It’s a 3 week course. The course, offered in conjunction with Spirit in Mind, aims to provide participants with...
Date & times
Thursday 20 May 2021 at 10-12 Noon
Thursday 17 June 2021 at 10-12 Noon
Venues
The Exchange, 33 Gawber Road, Barnsley S75 2AH
Sometimes the simplest things are the hardest. Minor tasks such as getting out of bed, answering the phone, making a decision, what to eat, what to wear, what to...
Date & times
Monday 7 June 2021 at 1:30-3:30
Tuesday 8 June 2021 at 5-7pm
Venues
The Exchange, 33 Gawber Road, Barnsley S75 2AH
Interested in developing new self-skills? Self-care is important to maintain a healthy relationship with yourself so that you can transmit the good feelings to others. Feelings of wellbeing are fundamental to the overall health of an individual,...
Date & times
Thursday 6 May 2021 at 2-4pm
Venues
The Exchange, 33 Gawber Road, Barnsley S75 2AH
Online only, joining details will be emailed to you upon enrolling Do you want to gain an understanding of anxiety? Then this workshop, delivered in partnership with Spirit in Mind by...
Date & times
Thursday 22 April 2021 at 2-4
Thursday 10 June 2021 at 2-4
Venues
The Exchange, 33 Gawber Road, Barnsley S75 2AH
It can be easy to fall into the trap of using negative and limiting labels to describe ourselves. In this exploratory course we will look at the values and...
Date & times
Monday 7 June 2021 at 10-12 Noon
Venues
The Exchange, 33 Gawber Road, Barnsley S75 2AH
The Friends and Family Team would like to invite you to a taster session to discuss the above course which will cover a variety of areas including ‘improving self-care’ to...
Date & times
Friday 26 March 2021 at 10-11am
Venues
The Exchange, 33 Gawber Road, Barnsley S75 2AH