Compassionate coping for carers

Sylwch, mae’n bosibl bod gwefannau ac adnoddau allanol yn ddarparu eu cynnwys yn y Saesneg yn unig.

Caring for someone with a diagnosis of dementia can be associated with a broad range of emotions and experiences. We know that many families will have to make the decision for the person they are caring for to move into a care home. This decision can be associated with a wide range of emotions.  

Compassion focused therapy is being looked at in a new study with an aim to support carers and family members to develop new ways of coping with difficult emotions following a care home placement.

You can take part in this study if:  

• You are an unpaid adult carer of people with dementia. For the purpose of this study, unpaid carers are defined as someone who has been involved in the care and support of the person with dementia while living in the community and has been involved in the move of the person with dementia to a care home, for example partners, spouses, family and friends. 

• You are at least 18 years old. 

• You are willing to participate in a group intervention programme for five sessions.

• You have internet access to enable participation in the group intervention. 

• The person with dementia has moved to a care home in the last 12 months. 

The session will run online for from Monday 4 November from 18:00 - 19:30. You will be asked complete questionnaires and an interview about your experiences of the group and will be rewarded £40 in vouchers for completing all parts of the study.

If you are interested in participating please fill in the form.

For more information contact the researcher.