Art & Arthritis 6-week Self-Management course

Every Wednesday 6^th November to 11^th December 2024

Online 2-3pm

Register via Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/celf-ac-athritis-art-arthritis-6-week-self-management-course-virtual-tickets

Join us on this 6-week self-management course to find out how Art Therapy can be used to manage arthritis and chronic pain.

Art therapy can be a powerful tool in the management of pain, using this type of psychotherapy can help modify your response to emotional and physical issues relating to pain.

Art therapy helps lower the perception of pain by moving your mental focus away from the painful stimulus. But it’s not simply a distraction, rather a way to teach you how to relax and alter your mood, so the pain doesn't control your emotional state.

Over the 6 weeks and using various creative techniques we will look at ways to manage pain and stress, to focus and relax, to improve dexterity and movement in our hands and to build confidence and resilience in ourselves. Each session will produce a final piece of reflective artwork.

Participants will need to be able to supply their own basic art/craft materials such as colouring pens/pencils, coloured paper, glue stick, paints (i.e. child’s hard paint slab), artist sponges or similar sponges, old magazines/newspaper, cardboard, grease proof paper/cling film/old plastic bag, protection for your surfaces such as newspaper or an old cloth, tools for the clay session such as an old knife, spoon, fork, shells, foliage and knick-knacks for decoration.

Participants will be provided (via royal mail post) the specialist items for weeks 4, 5 & 6 which include an air-dry clay block, Christmas decoration materials and a memory/keepsake box.

The course is being run in partnership with ReConnecting Carms CIC, who are experienced in delivering online art and craft-based sessions helping people to make connections through skill-based learning.

A “Quiz Night” will be held on Wednesday 13^th November at 7pm at the West End Bowls Club, The Walk, Merthyr Tydfil.

The event is to raise funds for the Merthyr Tydfil Community Trust.

The Merthyr Tydfil Community Trust is a charitable trust that supports local voluntary and community groups. It makes small grants to small groups that make a big difference to them. It only supports groups operating in the County Borough of Merthyr Tydfil. For more information on the Trust click on www.merthyrcommunitytrust.co.uk

Please support us by coming along and entering a team.

To register complete the booking form.

If you require further information please contact Ian Davy on 07966 698017 or at ian.davy@hotmail.co.uk

The Wales Mental Health and Wellbeing Forum are holding in Cardiff on 15th November with the theme Improving healthcare with Lived experience.
I would appreciate it if you could share it with members of the Partnership Board but also with other staff within the health board and wider networks.

The conference aims to bring together people with lived experience of mental health issues, professionals, carers, friends and family for a day of conversation, collaboration and co-production.
We have a great programme for the day including a guest speaker, Andrew Jenkins who was on the TV show The Traitors who is speaking about his mental health journey.

Further details of the event and booking details can be found via the Ticket Tailor link below.

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/practicesolutionsltd1/1391707#:~:text=Wales%20Mental%20Health%20and%20Wellbeing

The Explore programme is designed to help build young people's confidence; helping them to improve their teamwork, and to build on their problem solving and communication skills and help them feel more prepared for going back into education, or to gain steps towards employment, training, or volunteering opportunities. 

The programme will include a mixture of indoor and outdoor led activities. 

It is a FREE 4-week programme being delivered from our centre in Cardiff over three days a week. 

We will be holding a Taster Day on 13/11/2024 at our Cardiff centre.

 This is a great way for young people to meet the staff and to find out a little more about the programme.