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Wednesday, 6 August 2014

Dumfries and Galloway Wellness & Recovery College

Wednesday, 9 July 2014

The Dumfries and Galloway Wellness and Recovery College (Course Guide)

The Dumfries and Galloway Wellness and Recovery College, is a local initiative that delivers a range of wellness and recovery focussed learning and development opportunities. Courses will provide students with a range of learning opportunities, these may include:

Learning skills and strategies to cope with challenging times, for example in relation to change and loss
Strengthening personal coping skills
Developing and maintaining positive relationships
Helping to understand personal responses to situations

Courses vary in content and length. You may be interested in signing up for just one course or more.

To view the course guide please click here.

To view the courses available please click here.

For more information please contact the BHC office.

Friday, 30 May 2014

Airfix Modelling Workshop

Access Art Workshop

Please click here to view the poster.

Thursday, 16 January 2014

Up and Coming Events

Please look below at the up and coming events over the next couple of months in the stewartry area.

Art Therapy

Tuesday 21st January 2014

A 10 week block of Art Therapy with a trained art therapist, will start on the 21st of January from 2.00- 4.00pm at Dalbeattie Fire Station.

You don't have to be good at art to attend. Explore your emotions and feelings and move forward with more personal insight and awareness.

There are a couple of places left so if you are interested please telephone to book a place.

Wednesday, 15 January 2014

Self Management Programme

Wednesday 29th January

Six week Self Management Programme run in partnership with Arthritis Care will be held at Castle Douglas Community Centre from 10.30-12.30am.

This programme is for anyone with a long term/chronic health condition and is person-centred. It will cover topics such as:

Effective communication

Pain management

Activity and exercise

Finances and managing change

Please contact me to book a place.

Welcome to Stewartry Self Management Programme

Self Management Programme (SMP) has been established in five different areas in Dumfries and Galloway in 2012.
The programme is part of Building Healthy Communities and is supported through the Change Fund Programme ‘Putting You First’.
It focuses on individuals approaching older age 50+, those living with long term conditions and carers. Self-Management is a term used to describe better management of circumstances or health issues by individuals themselves.

For more information on Building Healthy Communities and Self Management Programme in other areas, please click on the links lower down. Thank you.

Healthy Connections Stewartry

Healthy Connections Stewartry is a project currently working within two GP Practices; Dalbeattie Clinic and Castle Douglas Medical Group. The project links those 18 years and over attending GP consultations, in particular, individuals with long-term conditions and those with mild to moderate depression and anxiety with wider supports and services within the local community to improve health outcomes. Some examples of activities available are art activities, low level physical activity, exercise on referral, employability and financial advice, volunteeering opportunities, self management courses, lifelong learning, healthy reading catalogue and the listening service.

If you would like to know more about the project and how it can support you please contact Annemarie Sim, Self Management Programme Worker or Sharon Walker, Public Health Practitioner on 01556 505724. You can also speak to your GP or Practice Nurse if you are a patient of Dalbeattie Clinic or Castle Douglas Medical Group.

Sharon Walker

Public Health practitioner