Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough (ABC) Council is encouraging local residents to check out its range of free workshops and online events aimed at exploring various aspects of mental health and wellbeing.
Led by ABC Councilโs PEACE IV department in partnership with Womenโs Aid Armagh and Down, and WAVE Trauma Centre, the free workshops are open to all residents in the ABC borough and will be rolled out over the next couple of months.
The suite of workshops will cover varied and interconnected topics such as trauma recovery, techniques to support positive mental health and wellbeing, and moving beyond the legacy of the troubles โ aiming to help enhance skills, knowledge and support provision around these important areas.
Taking place from Wednesday 06 October, the courses are as follows:
๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฐ: ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ฒ 0๐ October ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ-๐๐ฉ๐ฆ. Focus point. Taking responsibility to protect and monitor your own physical, emotional, mental, psychological and spiritual wellbeing.
๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ: ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ฒ 13 October ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ-๐๐ฉ๐ฆ. This workshop will uncover some of the mysteries of sleep and what we know of the functions of sleep and dreaming.
๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ-๐๐ก๐-๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฌ: ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ฒ 20 October ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ-๐๐ฉ๐ฆ. To become familiarised with the effects and side effects of the most commonly used prescription and over-the-counter medicines in Northern Ireland.
๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐-๐๐: ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ฒ ๐7 October ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ-๐๐ฉ๐ฆ. Understand resilience. Learn six common trauma-informed principles for building resilience.
๐๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐, ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ: ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ฒ 03 November ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ-๐๐ฉ๐ฆ. Dealing with the negative effects of trauma is something that has been with us for millennia.
๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ค๐๐๐ฅ๐ โ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐-๐๐: ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ฒ 10 November ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ-๐๐ฉ๐ฆ. Communication: types of communication that transmits trauma.
๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐๐ฑ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐ฆ๐: ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ฒ 17 November ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ-๐๐ฉ๐ฆ. This three-hour online workshop will provide an overview of how brain development can be adapted for survival as a result of early childhood trauma.
The project is funded by the PEACE IV programme, a cross-border initiative, financed through the European Union and managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB). This programme has been designed to support peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland and the Border Region of Ireland.
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