Thursday 20 February 2014

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 17 February 2014

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!

Thursday 13 February 2014

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 3 February 2014

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 17th 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