Confidence Building Courses

We are coming to the end of the 4 week Confidence Building Courses being run by Building Healthy Communities (Machars) in partnership with Community Learning and Development and Employability & Skills.

This has been a successful set of courses at Whithorn, Newton Stewart and Stranraer with some 16 people taking part. The 4 week format is described below and there is an opportunity for the groups to have an additional “Catch up” in a few months time.

Building Your Confidence – Week 1

Activity	Description	Resources	Time
Introductions:	Make sure we all know names	Name game	5 - 10
Group guidelines	get group to set out guidelines	Flip chart + Dave’s guidelines	10
Course content	Outline each week	Course Outline sheet	5
What is confidence?	Describe. Good and not so good. Read out chart. DVD	DVD player DVD Confidence Chart	15 - 20
Feeling Good and what I want from the course	Complete worksheets and discuss	worksheets x2	15
Achievements, Strengths and Things you admire	This is about positive thinking. make lists	worksheet achievements	15
Roles in Life	list and feedback	worksheet, Flip chart and pen	10 – 15
Introduce home activity	bring in things which say something about you or mean a lot to you	none	5
recap and close

Building Your Confidence – Week 2

Activity	Description	Resources	Time
welcome back feedback from session 1			5 - 10
“Shoebox” carrier Bag	invite all to share their things about them	bring own bag.	15
Things that you can do	read through the positive statements. discuss.	POWERPOINT AND worksheet	60
Strengths, Achievements	Home activity	Worksheet

Building Your Confidence – Week 3

Recap strengths achievements things you value	All feedback		15
Goal setting: long term medium term short term	discuss why we start at long term and break down to bitesize pieces	powerpoint	30
Continue with goal setting: SMART goals: discuss	worksheet based setting own goals	worksheet “goal setting”	30 - 40
Recap and close		Homework: set and achieve 1 short term goal.	15

Building Your Confidence – Week 4

Recap goal setting 1 goal	All feedback		15
Confidence quiz	Website	Access to computers	15
Introduce Luke. Talk on how confidence and volunteering has affected life	Luke		15
Q and A	The group		15
Recap of course	powerpoint		15
Evaluation and close	Evaluation sheet		15

Monday Club

At this week’s Monday Club, 18 brave souls battled against the rain to attend the meeting. We were met with a warming cup of tea and an interesting Newsletter prepared by Esme which included a funny caption competition. After an introduction from Dave in which he asked the members to come up with some ideas for future meetings, 12 of the group settled to gentle exercise with Pam, which was thoroughly enjoyed.

We were then introduced to Morag Halliday from Age Scotland who gave an informative talk about the activities of her organisation and how Age Scotland could help the group in moving forward as well as letting people know about some excellent schemes that are available in Dumfries and Galloway. Many people took advantage of the leaflets and information that was available before venturing back out into the rain!

Access Art Isle of Whithorn

Wigtown Cancer Support

Taster session in Isle of Whithorn

9 members attended this weeks I.T support group, with Luke and Samantha. There where many issues covered this week from adding email address to their contact lists, how to set out labels, setting up mobile phone and many other issues covered.

After a successful 2 week taster session, the people in the isle of whithorn (and surrounding areas) were very interested in the group continuing in the near future.  

Monday Club

16 of us attended this week’s Monday Club, including 2 new members. After the usual cuppa and a catch up amongst the group, we were introduced to Vivien Green from Dumfries and Galloway “See Hear Project”

Vivien started off by telling us how the See Hear Project started in Dumfries and Galloway. She brought along all different types of gadgets, including a vibrating alarm clock that’s placed under your pillow and a flashing door knocker.

Visibility Dumfries and Galloway offers support for visual and hearing problems. They also offer technical and emotional support which includes 1:1 and group support. Since April 2013 they have held 8 information days throughout Dumfries and Galloway. 

Vivien talked to us about their new project starting in the next few weeks, a try before you buy service, as some of the equipment can be expensive to purchase initially. For more information please contact Dumfries and Galloway Office, See Hear Project, Nithbank, Dumfries, DG1 2SD, Telephone: 01387 267 131 or visit their website www.seehearvisibility.org.uk

Our next meeting will be on Monday 17^th February with a talk from the Age Scotland followed by exercise with Pam.

If you would like further information on the Monday Club, please contact Building Healthy Communities on 01988 501111