Activities

FIOP develops and delivers a range of courses.

Costs and further details of all these courses can be obtained by contacting the FiOP office or for further information please contact the Training Officer.

The following is a list of some of the topics we have covered in training sessions in the last three years:

 

Keeping the Spirit Alive Spiritual Tasks of Ageing Spiritual Wellbeing – enhancing spiritual wellbeing but acknowledging the effects of chronic pain, hearing loss or sight loss. Transition times – from home to care Listening skills - for those visiting frail elderly at home or in care. Communication Skills - for those visiting frail elderly at home or in care. Loss & Bereavement Dementia

The topic of dementia can overlap all of the above and we have found that for a thorough exploration – approximately 6 x 2 hours -spread out over several weeks or months works best - otherwise people get mental indigestion!

Courses are offered both generally or can be tailored to the specific needs of each group in regards to number of sessions and particular content.

Sometimes individual topics are selected by a congregation or ecumenical group because they are particularly interested.

Sometimes we have grouped several of these topics together to form a course such as Carers & Visitors to the Frail Elderly.

We normally use a participatory workshop style with two trainers, aiming to share best practice and acknowledging the expertise that people bring with them.