So what is e-learning?

E-learning is about using technology to encourage and enable people to learn anytime and anywhere: feeling more supported and less alone.

It is engaging and innovative and offers choice. It can reach individuals and groups in a way that is convenient to them and flexible. People can work at their own pace, and explore in a safe, interactive and comfortable way.

It fits with busy lives offering visual and audio materials that can be accessed and completed on phones, iPads, tablets, laptops, and computers.

Carers and students who take our courses will have the opportunity to learn to understand and acknowledge the life of being a carer: hopefully feel more valued every day for their bravery and resilience; be empowered to voice challenges, respond and make positive changes and improve their wellbeing.

Northamptonshire 30th Anniversary

below is a video from our CEO Mark Major on the importance of E-Learning in our organisation.

Northamptonshire Carers are delighted to announce we have partnered with NHFT Recovery College to roll out Free unaccredited e-learning courses for carers, service users and other interested students.

The courses are aimed at unpaid informal carers.

Cathie Ielapi “ Being a Carer, it has always been my passion to help and empower carers.  Pre pandemic I had produced and delivered wellbeing courses across the county for Northamptonshire Carers, when everything changed to phone support and Zoom groups the spark was ignited to Co-produce Carers E-Learning Courses.  From a chance training session with the Recovery College this suddenly seemed possible. Nicola and I led on this forming a small team and are very proud of our progress with Carers Courses now available.  I am privileged to work on this project and feel it has enhanced what we can offer carers.”

It is easily accessible online for you to do in your own time around your already busy schedule.

Why we have done this!!!!…we care about you; your health and wellbeing.

Nicola Best “I have always wanted to be able to offer working carers wellbeing courses in their workplace like the ones Cathie had developed.

We needed an approach that would take less time, be easy to pick up and use flexibly, making support like this more widely available.

We hope we have done this here and hope to continue and develop more. ‘’

Caring and Me:

This is a compilation of 3 courses giving an introduction to caring including how to look after your own wellbeing and about your rights as a carer.

These e-learning sessions aim to give carers multiple skills to help support themselves as carers, which in turn enables them to support the ones they care for.

The courses give carers a safe space to share through lived experiences, personal stories and peer to peer support.

Courses now available

	This E-learning course aims to give carers multiple skills to help support themselves as carers in a hopeful and recovery focussed way, which in turn enables them to support the ones they care for. This course gives carers a safe space to share through lived experiences, personal stories, and peer to peer support. Carers will have easy access to physical and mental health support along with resources to help to continue with daily needs. Students and carers will learn to understand and acknowledge the life of being a carer. Carers will be empowered to voice challenge, respond, and make positive changes and improve wellbeing. We hope by taking this course carers will feel more valued every day for their bravery and resilience.
	Following on from Course 1: Introduction to Caring, students and carers can take this course as part of the E-learning programme developed by The Recovery College and Northamptonshire Carers. This E-learning course aims to give carers multiple skills to help support themselves as carers in a hopeful and recovery focussed way, which in turn enables them to support the ones they care for. This course gives carers a safe space to share through lived experiences, personal stories, and peer to peer support. Our aim is to empower students to look after their own physical health and mental well being whilst promoting hope and positivity. This course also offers the opportunity to learn about the Five Ways To Wellbeing and how these can be used to reduce the impact of stress and anxiety on relationships and everyday life. Many different strategies, ideas and alternative solutions to enhance wellbeing can be tried throughout this course, and students will also hear about the lived experience of other carers, alongside thoughts from professionals on the important of listening to carers and supporting them through the challenges and joys of caring . There is access and signposting to both crisis and community support for carers, with many helpful resources for use in the future.
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Go to the Recovery College Page - Link to Recovery College Website and click the pink Button, alternatively click this link to go to the enrolment form Link to Enrolment form

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Derek “Attending the wellbeing course I found the sessions very refreshing and encouraging.  It was a good experience.  I am more informed and found great friendship”

We all need to recognise and value those in caring roles. Carers need mental health and wellbeing support, especially post-Covid.

Benefits

Ella “After completing the courses I was feeling accomplished.  I found new contacts and information.  I know there is help and will remember to do the relaxation”

Help with wellbeing Information and Resources Therapy Taster ideas Peer support opportunities Future activities and events A ‘Whatsapp’ group is offered to enable students to keep in touch. Access to other courses. Certificate to acknowledge completion of each course - signed by our CEO

Example page from Course 1 - Caring and Me: Introduction to Caring

Elizabeth “ After completing the course I was feeling less isolated and more confident moving forward.  I learned visualisation and breathing techniques.  That there is help, you are not alone, thank you for everything”

‘Very well put together - full of useful information’	Example page from Course 1 - Caring and Me: Introduction to Caring
‘I found the course very helpful, informative and easy to understand. I thought the relaxing part very helpful and encouraging.’
‘I enjoyed this short course. It provided lots of information in an easy to read format and interactive way that kept my interest well. The graphics were great and I liked the music! The clips of the therapies with Kay and Hayley were brilliant and I will use them again in the future!’
‘Thank you for creating this - I think it is a great tool and I will be promoting it to others!’
‘Enjoyed this course and hope to do others’

Gratitude Journal

Within the resources section of the courses there are downloadable Gratitude Journals to help carers appreciate the every day and boost their wellbeing. 

What is a Gratitude Journal? Find out more by clicking the link below. 

Link to Gratitude Journal (best viewed in Microsoft Edge - for editing)	Click Here to Download

Designed by Vicky Doyle

Co-Production / Working Together

Huge thanks to Jey and Vicky our amazing volunteers. We could not have produced this without their enthusiasm and talents. Including their amazing IT skills and artwork. Sarah, Carly, Sue and Sam from the Recovery College – thank you all for your ideas, time, commitment, input and patience.

Recovery College

Our E-learning courses have been created in partnership with the NHFT Recovery College. they "co-produce" courses with their practitioners and service users to deliver the goals of Hope, Control and Opportunity.

As well as E-learning they provide several courses on mental health and wellbeing, neurodiversity and employment skills. 

For more information on this and all other courses email [email protected]

Success is not final, Failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts. - Winston Churchill

Free Recovery college NHFT courses open to all carers supported by Northamptonshire Carers.

Recovery College NHFT offers a range of different courses to help you support yourself and others to understand health conditions and help with recovery. NHFT welcomes people accessing Northamptonshire Carers and the people they care for to attend these courses.

The courses are designed to support you and the person you care for to take more control of wellbeing, despite any physical or mental health challenges you or they may have. All of the courses are co-produced meaning they are developed and presented by a health professional alongside someone who has personally experienced whatever the topic of the course is. Courses are related to mental health, neurodevelopmental conditions and physical health, as well as workshops on wellbeing. The courses will also signpost to further support and learning opportunities.

Hope, control and opportunity are what we strive for and help our students to achieve.

If you are interested, your first step is to enrol with the college here…….and have a look at our prospectus here to see what courses you might be interested in.

To find out more about the college click here

All courses are free

More courses coming soon

To sign up contact: [email protected] or follow the link after the course you are interested in