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Time: 1 hours Level: Intermediate
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Introduction Resource
- The caring people do for family members or close friends is often difficult to define, as you're probably aware. Sometimes people are reluctant to be described as being a ‘carer’ because it signals a change...
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| | 1 The Adur Carers Project
1 The Adur Carers Project Resource
- This unit features a project that has been set up to support those caring for a relative or friend at home – ‘The Adur Carers Mobile Information Project’. The project helps carers in the region to access...
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2 The carers Resource
- Through Jonathan and Jane, we hear from three people in different caring relationships. At the time of the recording, in 2000, Julie, Les and Carol were involved in caring roles. Pat talks from the point...
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3.1 Caring relationships Resource
- Listen to the two audio clips. While you are listening, make notes on the different kinds of caring relationships being described. For each person, note down:
3.2 Feelings about being a ‘carer’ Resource
- Carol, who looks after her mother and her aunt, feels the need to distinguish between being ‘a relative’ and ‘a carer’. She feels that health and social care practitioners don't always recognise who the...
3.3 Concerns about being a carer Resource
- Some of the things people mentioned were:
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| | References and Acknowledgements
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