Learn the skills to intervene and save a life from suicide. ASIST is a two day interactive workshop in suicide first aid. ASIST is the most widely used and researched suicide intervention skills training in the world. It teaches participants to recognise when someone may have thoughts of suicide and work with them to create
Welsh Women’s Aid is running an open, CPD-accredited course for everyone who would like to enhance their knowledge on domestic violence. Course overview: Domestic Abuse Awareness course is a one day course for everyone who wants to learn how to recognise and respond to signs of domestic abuse more effectively and in a sensitive manner.
Welsh Women’s Aid launches the Forty Voices, Forty Years final exhibition, which recalls and celebrates the significant change created by women in Welsh society since 1978, when the movement was founded to challenge and prevent domestic abuse in Wales. A year of activities and events has culminated in this exhibition, which profiles the memories and stories from
Co-written by Nadine Lock, People Officer and Gail Hughes, Health & Wellbeing Advisor (Tenovus Cancer Care) With the cold nights drawing in surely we’re not the only ones who’ve gone into ‘hibernation mode’ and can easily find excuses why we’re letting our gym sessions slide. After all what’s the harm in it? There’s always tomorrow,
In this article, guest blogger Nadine looks at the value of induction processes for new starters in charity / third sector jobs. Hi there! I’m Nadine Lock, Tenovus Cancer Care’s People Officer. I’ve worked in Human Resources for the last 10 years in the Third Sector and Private Sector and love everything about recruitment; seeing
What is the ‘Live Loud’ project? ’Live Loud’ involves the development and delivery of a fortnightly communication support group for people with Parkinson’s living in the Cardiff and Vale Local Health Board area who have a Parkinson’s related communication impairment. It will focus on supporting individuals to improve their speech by practising their voice in
Welsh mental health charity Hafal has announced that it is joining up with carers’ charity Crossroads Mid & West Wales to form one organisation. The two charities are already working closely together and propose to merge formally on 1 April 2017. Hafal is a member-led mental health charity providing progressive, recovery-focused services for mental health
Hi there! I’m Nadine, Tenovus Cancer Care’s People Officer. At Tenovus Cancer Care, our aims are simple; to help prevent, treat and find a cure for cancer. With that in mind, it’s really important that we hire the right people and that our people can help us. That’s where I come in. It’s my job
Over 500,000 people in the UK are living with disabilities caused by brain injury. Scars can fade and bones heal but a brain injury stays for life and affects all you think, feel and do. Brain injury happens not just to an individual but to the whole family. Headway Cardiff provides specialist rehabilitation and support
Autism Spectrum Connections Cymru is a specialist service providing charity for people with autism in Wales. They deliver a range of flexible, outcome focussed support for adults with autism in SE Wales through the provision of a One Stop Shop Service- 21 High Street. Senior Support Worker Clair Latham describes what makes her job awesome:
