Are you ever tempted to consider leaving your current job? Today we want to give support in your work-life balance decision making. Reconciling life priorities with work can be difficult, especially when you have to take care of a…
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Many people want to give, but fewer are willing to receive help. Why? Sometimes, accepting help is difficult. Sometimes people feel needy, not capable, vulnerable and weak when they receive help. Sometimes people feel that do not deserve…
In general terms, resilience is the ability of people to: respond flexibly and appropriately to changing life situations and demands in changing circumstances cope with stressful, frustrating, difficult and burdensome situations without suffering psychological consequences, i.e., to withstand…
We’re thrilled to introduce the upcoming launch of the Family Carers Online Hub, a dedicated space for learning, sharing, and connecting with fellow family carers across Europe. Here’s what you can expect: Open Space for Carers: The Family…
Exciting News! We’re thrilled to announce that the Care4Carers project is making significant progress in developing counselling guidelines and training modules for family carers across Europe. Here’s what you need to know: Counselling Guidelines: Our dedicated team of…
Last week, the C4C consortium met for another 2-day meeting in Athens, Greece. The meeting was hosted by our Greek partner, KMOP, a civil society organisation. The main aim of the meeting was to discuss the national piloting…
A slightly different perspective: There is no exact figure for how many young carers there are in Europe. However, according to some available statistics, 7-8% of all European children and teenagers are young carers. Despite the relevance of…
Self-esteem is about your feeling about yourself, what you believe you’re good at or capable of doing. On the other hand, self-acceptance is more of an action. You accept your strengths, use them wisely and stay behind your…
When it comes to creating a change in your life, it is important to know what are the factors that can hold you back. One of those are cognitive distortions – ways of thinking that anyone can experience…
Women providing daily unpaid informal care are more than 30% less likely to be employed. This is what a SHARE-based study using data of more than 27.000 people across 15 European countries has shown. Considering the ageing population…
Caregivers cannot help others if they do not care for themselves. Coaching is one way to support caregivers by evoking awareness of what is going on when they feel all of a sudden placed in the role of…
A recent study on the effects of the take-up of informal care on working hours and workplace absentism that was conducted in the Netherlands shows clearly negative labour market consequences for female carers. Women have reduced their work…
The first Newsletter of the Care4Carers Project has been released! You can read it here: Care 4 Carers Newsletter 1
The partnership of Care4Carers is making an effort to stay up to date with research, literature and articles regarding supporting measures related to the work of family carers. Their work is both physically and mentally demanding and often…