Community Connection
In Care Central love connecting our community so will share stories and connect like minded people and services to help you achieve the best out of life.
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The Importance of Respite
The longer we work within NDIS the higher the importance has become evident for both a participant and primary carer to take some time and enjoy some respite. Unfortunately this does not prove to be an easy feat for many. For years they’ve become self dependent on providing care, dealt with the myriad of health issues and care changes and to think prior to NDIS many of these people have managed the care of their loved ones by themselves, there’s no wonder there’s primary carers out there who are completely depleted because they’ve had to neglect their own care and well being for far too long. NDIS have identified carer…
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Communication is Key
Communication is key Being a good communicator is essential in order to have both own needs and the needs of those closest to us met, be it partner, child, carer, teacher or boss. Good communication consists of three essential skills: listening to what the other person is saying expressing how you feel and what you think and accepting the other person’s opinions and feelings, even when they are different from your own. Key listening skills include looking at the person as they are speaking, being encouraging (i.e. nodding your head), using open ended questions (i.e. how do you feel) and reflecting back the speakers emotions, “you must feel frustrated”. This…