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Kirklees Health Trainers here to help!

Published on 19 January 2018 11:07 AM

They use movitational techniques and positive lifestyle changes to help you:

  • Identify your health needs
  • Recognise the triggers that set off your condition
  • Care for yourself better and achieve your goals
  • Make changes to your life to make you healthier and happier
  • Help identify barriers that might prevent you from making healthier choices and look at ways to overcome them by listening, empathising and sharing informationolder couple holding hands

They are also offering a free 6 week course for unpaid carers called "looking after me". It seeks to equip adults who care for someone who is frail, has a disability or a longterm health condition, with the skills to look after themselves.

 

This course help with lots of the problems faced by cares. The "looking after me" course includes:

 

  • Relaxation techniques
  • Coping with difficult emotions
  • Managing depression
  • Action planning
  • Planning for the future
  • Communication skills
  • Problem solving
  • Healthy eating 

If you would like to take the course please call: 01484 226050 OR e-mail: lookingafterme@kirklees.gov.uk

 

To contact the Kirklees health trainers, ring Gateway to Care on: 01484 414933 OR visit www.kirklees.gov.uk