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‘Support in your community’
Following on from “what does recovery mean to you,” another fantastic clip from community members
– support services and peer support available in North Aberdeenshire
Please use the youtube link below:
‘What does recovery mean to you?’
North Aberdeenshire community members speak about recovery.
Please use the youtube link below to see yet another fantastic film clip produced by Community members in recovery.
Scottish Mental Health First Aid: Young People
Aberdeen Health Village, Frederick Street,
Aberdeen AB24 5HY
Tuesday 27th Sept 2016 or Monday 28th Nov 2016
The course was developed as a mental health equivalent of physical first aid for those working, supporting or parenting 11 – 17 year olds. SMHFA/YP is an evidence learning course for adults to provide initial support; in a crisis and non-crisis situation.
We are running 2 courses in Aberdeen to meet the demand.
This course does not train you to become a counsellor or mental health professional. It is designed to teach you to better understand mental health and how it affects young people, as well as learn mental first aid skills such as:-
- How to recognise the signs of mental health problems or distress
- How to ask about mental distress
- How to provide initial support
- How to guide a young person towards appropriate professional help
The course also aims to show how mental health first aid can be applied in a crisis situation involving a range of common mental health problems, such as depression and anxiety, eating disorders, self-harm, suicide and substance misuse.
This 14-hour training course is designed to increase understanding of mental health and how it affects young people. The course requires several hours of personal CPD both before and after the training day in order to complete the course requirements. The personal learning part of the course is done through the e-learning zone on the SMHFA –YP website.
The Cost is £75 per participant for the 14 hours CPD (including 1 day training). To book a place on either course please email training@thespark.org.uk or contact Emma Cameron on 07760257038 or at e.cameron@thespark.org.uk stating which course date you are interested in. 
ADP Recovery Week
| Day | Venue | Time | Activity | Led by |
| Monday
12th September
Monday 12th September
Monday 12th September
Monday 12th September
|
The Town Hall
Banchory
The Town Hall Banchory
Stonehaven Community Centre
Stonehaven Medical group
|
11.30am-2.00pm
2.00pm-4.00pm
Afternoon 2-4pm
Evening 7.00pm |
Recovery café.
Soup and a sandwich
Introduction to SMART Recovery
Bake, meet and greet
Patient Participation Group evening meeting |
Siobhan
Chris
Siobhan
Bev Brian Chris
Jane Bev Chrissie Chris |
| Tuesday 13th September | The Barn
Woodend Barn Banchory |
10.00am
11.30am
|
Welcome and refreshments
NEOS art exhibition and meet the local artists
Yoga & Mindfulness in Recovery – How They Can Work for YOU |
Bev
Emma Kidd * |
| Wednesday 14th September | Outside Hall
Stonehaven Community Centre Bath Street Stonehaven |
10.00
11.00 |
Welcome and refreshments
Yoga & Mindfulness in Recovery – How They Can Work for YOU.
|
Brian
Chris
Emma Kidd *
|
| Thursday 15th September
|
Deeside Activity Park
|
From 12.00 | Various activities including Go Karting and lunch.
Please note; This event is for Recovery Groups accompanied by Support only.
|
Jean
Chris |
| Friday 16th September | Stonehaven
Meet at The Square Stonehaven |
1.15pm | Trip on the land train with refreshments. | Bev
Chris Siobhan |
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN HELPING YOUR LOCAL COMMUNITY TO BECOME MORE ACTIVE?
A Volunteer Walk Leaders Training Courses is being held in Stonehaven on Thursday 6 October 2016. The course is designed to establish a group of local people (aged over 18 years) who are trained to promote and lead Health Walks on an ongoing basis.
Only one day of training is necessary but information will be provided to support development of local walks in Kincardine and Mearns for walk leaders attending the training through Paths for All and through local contacts.
A Health Walk is a short, local, low level walk which seeks to encourage and support people to become more active. A typical health walk usually lasts between 10 minutes and 1 hour.
| Date: | Thursday 6 October 2016 |
| Time: | 9.30am to 4.30pm
Registration from 9.15am onwards |
| Venue: | McRobert Pavilion
Mineralwell Park Stonehaven AB39 2RD
|
| Cost: | FREE including resource materials
(packed lunch required) |
For booking and more information please contact:
Brenda Johns, Clerical Officer, NHS Grampian
Email: nhsg.publichealth@nhs.net
As & When Project Worker 1 Aberdeenshire
Area(s): Scotland
Based: Barnardo’s Works, Aberdeenshire
Salary: £9.23 per hour
Closing date: 16/09/2016
Barnardo’s Works Aberdeenshire supports young people age 16 -24 years to access employment and training opportunities that meet their interests and career aspirations.
These sessional roles will support young people in rural areas of Aberdeenshire as part of our team. Our service is trying to build a network of sessional staff to deliver 1-1 work or small group work in small clusters across Aberdeenshire.
You will support young people into training, education or employment opportunities that meet their own aspirations and experiences.
The successful applicant will work with young people who are furthest removed from the labour market both in group and 1:1 settings and support them to achieve their goals.
There will be a requirement to engage with other professionals, agencies and stakeholders and to promote our services and young people to a variety of employers throughout the area.
For further information on the essential criteria for this role and to apply please visit the Barnardo’s Website www.barnardos.org.uk. When applying please quote reference SC14109816
Barnardo’s Scotland is pleased to be working towards the LGBT Youth Scotland Foundation Award.
For more information on this role please contact Cliff Graham: 07920 087 B951
ABERDEENSHIRE SIGNPOSTING PROJECT
ARE RECRUITING
POST 1- PROJECT WORKER (NORTH) and
POST 2- PROJECT WORKER (CENTRAL/ SOUTH)
18 HOURS PER WEEK FIXED TERM UNTIL 31ST MARCH 2017
(with the possibility of extension dependent on funding)
Salary £ 23,742.04 (pro-rata based upon a 36 hour week)
Closing Date: Wednesday 21st September 2016 at 12 noon
Interviews will be during the week beginning Monday 26th September 2016
The Aberdeenshire Signposting Project is a client support project operating throughout Aberdeenshire.
The project provides support to clients suffering from (or at risk of developing) mild to moderate mental health problems as well as working with older, isolated people.
The Project works throughout Aberdeenshire to provide a responsive service working to ensure that clients are directed to and assisted in making contact with relevant organisations, agencies and services. The ability to work effectively with clients experiencing distress and difficulty is key to the role.
The successful candidates will primarily work throughout North Aberdeenshire (Post 1) and Central and South Aberdeenshire (Post 2), but will work elsewhere in Aberdeenshire as required according to the needs of the Project.
Candidates must display a proven track record of working with vulnerable clients, managing caseloads and will particularly demonstrate a good understanding of the issues faced by older people in identifying and accessing support and services as well as an understanding of the causes and impacts of social isolation.
Good case management, communication, organisational and IT skills are essential as is the ability to work as part of a team and to work to deadlines, often under pressure.
The North post will be primarily home based, the Central/ South post office based, both with travel throughout Aberdeenshire and regular meetings in the Project offices.
Applications for both posts from applicants seeking 36 hours per week will be considered
To meet operational requirements core hours will be set to be worked Tuesday – Friday
For an application pack please contact:
Heather Nangle, Administrator at Office 10/11, Craigearn Business Park, Morrison Way, Kintore.
Tel: 01467 628713 or email: admin@signpostingproject.org.uk
For informal enquiries or further information on the post as advertised please contact:
Karen Nicoll, Chief Officer on: 01467 647138/ 07484 060 430/ karennicoll@signpostingproject.org.uk
Please Note: CVs will not be accepted unless accompanied by a completed application form
Funded by Aberdeenshire Council and NHS Grampian.
Aberdeenshire Signposting Project is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation registered in Scotland Charity Number: SC044694
Come and have your say – review of dispensing GP practises
Review of dispensing GP practices
Drop-in session for the public
Monday 12 September 2016
3.30pm – 7.00pm
Community Learning Centre, Portlethen Academy, AB12 4QL
&
Thursday 15 September 2016
3.30pm – 7.00pm
Auchenblae Village Hall
Come and find out about the review of dispensing GP practices which includes Portlethen GP practice.
NHS Grampian staff will be available to answer your questions and you can have your say and contribute to the review.
All are welcome to drop-in between the above times.
Appetite for Change
Join our supporters today and sign up for our
Community Food Challenge 17th – 21st October 2016
- Survive on £2 per day for five days
- Raise funds through sponsorship
- Help fight local food poverty
- Only £10 registration fee
Contact Andreea to register your support and receive your detailed
information pack. Email info@cfine.org or call 01224 596156
All funds raised through Appetite for Change will go directly towards local
charity CFINE (Community Food Initiatives North East) to tackle poverty,
food poverty and improve the circumstances of local vulnerable and
disadvantaged people. The charity also works towards reducing waste,
and environmental and community regeneration.
SC 037833 www.cfine.org 01224 596156 #fightfoodpoverty
Gardening is good for your health
The National Gardens Scheme published an independent report on the benefits of gardens and gardening on health. The report has three aims: to bring together the wide range of literature on gardens and wellbeing; to demonstrate how gardening interventions have an important place in the health and care system and to place gardens and health within the current strategic health policy context. The report includes a menu of recommendations that aims to encourage the NHS, government departments, national bodies, local government, health and wellbeing boards and clinical commissioning groups to make more of the diverse health benefits of gardening in support of their priorities. Read the report here. 
How Equal is Aberdeenshire to Live & Work in?
People living and working in Aberdeenshire should be able to do so without harassment, prejudice or discrimination.
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