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Opportunity for Carers groups

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Tuesday, 02 December 2008
In an effort to continue work around exploring the experiences of carers and the role they can play in recovery, we are looking to visit 4 or 5 carers groups in Scotland during January-March 2009 to discuss recovery and the experiences of carers, family members, and informal supporters of people experiencing mental health problems in supporting recovery.

We are keen to meet with existing groups of informal carers to gather more information to help us in this work. If you are interested in hosting a session then we would come and meet with group members in a suitable location.

We envisage that a session would last approximately 2 hours and would consist of:
  • Information about SRN and the context of this work.
  • A general group discussion about members’ experiences.
  • A focused group discussion about recovery and experiences of supporting recovery.
We would also ask that members of the group complete a short survey to complement the information that is recorded during the group discussion.

This is an exciting opportunity for people to discuss recovery and its implications for family members, informal supporters and carers of people experiencing mental health issues. The information generated from these discussion groups will feed into this exploratory project which has been designed to inform and encourage further work around the role of carers/informal supporters in promoting recovery.

If your group is interested in being a part of this work, please complete the Expression of Interest Form and return it to us by 19th December 2008.

We will select groups based on the criteria below:
  • The extent to which the groups statement of interest reflects the aims/purpose of the project.
  • Geographical location of the group (in order to try and ensure we visit groups in different areas of Scotland).
Read the Project Background for more information about this project.
 
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