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The Dementia Carer Support group (currently in English only) meets monthly on Wednesdays, 10am-12:30pm.
Please contact Dimitria on 07 3249 1010 for further details.
Venue: Greek School Building, 25 Besant Street, South Brisbane , 4101
Workshop Dates for Series 9 include
18th July 2018 Dementia and Relationships- How to stay ‘normal’ when dementia gets in the way
15th August 2018 PUBLIC HOLIDAY
12th September 2018 Vision and Hearing – Considerations for Dementia Carers -GOC Care (Ellena Kathelakis) & OZCARE (Merril Gillman)
10th October 2018 Café and Chat Session- Three Monkeys Café (West End-10:30am-12pm)-MENTAL HEALTH WEEK
Workshop Dates for Series 8 include
20th June 2018 Café and Chat Session- Three Monkeys Café (West End-10:30am-12pm)
23rd May 2018 Art Therapy- ‘Art for Healing-Let’s play with clay’
25th April 2018 ANZAC DAY-Public Holiday
28th March 2018 Dementia and Socialising with Friends and Family-Do’s and Don’ts
(12 Top Tips when caring for people with dementia
12 Top Tips when caring for people with dementia-GREEK )
Workshop Dates for Series 7 include:
MAZI Dementia Carer Support Group Program Series 7
8th November 2017 Elder Abuse-Signs and symptoms and where to find support- Caxton Legal Service
6th December 2017 Café and Chat Session- Open Discussion (Three Monkey’s Café- West End)
31st January 2017 Safe Manual Handling at Home for Carers- Next Step Physio ( Meggen Lowry) & OZCARE (Merril Gillman)
28th February 2017 Café and Chat Session- Open Discussion (Three Monkey’s Café- West End)
Workshop Dates for Series 6 include:
20th July 2017 Café and Chat Session – Dementia Friendly Communities- Rae Haggarty (CRCC/FSG) & Dimitria Notaras (MAZI)
26th July 2017 (combined groups) Bowel Cancer Awareness– Recognising the signs and symptoms when caring for people living with dementia/ Bowel Cancer Australia & CRCC (Cancelled)
6th August 2017 Café and Chat Session- Open Discussion-Rae Haggarty (CRCC/FSG) & Dimitria Notaras (MAZI)
13th Sept 2017 Sensory Art Activities for people living with dementia- Aliki Rathgeber (‘Art in Mind’- Therapeutic Art Specialist and Art Educator)
11th October 2017 Café and Chat Session– Outdoor leisure activities for carers and people living with dementia- Merril Gillman( OZCARE) & Dimitria Notaras (MAZI)
Workshop Dates for Series 5 include:
22nd March 2017 Meaningful Recreational Activities for People living with Dementia – Rae Haggarty (CRCC/FSG)
26th April 2017 Art for Healing and Happiness- Aliki Rathgeber (Art Educator/Art Therapy)
24th May 2017 Dementia, Decision Making and Legal Considerations- Malcolm Paterson (Office of The Public Guardian)
21st June 2017 MAZI SUPPORT GROUP ‘BREAK UP’ PARTY/Feedback and Evaluation/ Fun and Games with Aslihan (F3PT)
Workshop Dates for Series 4 include:
18th January 2017 End of Life Care- Considerations for Carers of People living with Dementia
15th February 2017 Open Question Time/ Evaluation of Series 4
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The Chronic Disease Self- Management Program (currently in Greek and English) meets monthly on Wednesdays, 10am-12:30pm.
Please contact Dimitria on 07 3249 1010 for further details.
Venue: Greek School Building, 25 Besant Street, South Brisbane , 4101
Workshop Dates for Series 9 include:
27th June 2018 Breast Care- BreastScreen Queensland- Anna Voloschenko
25th July 2018 Pamper and Relaxation (Aslihan Mustafa F3PT) and Neighbourhood Walk (Aslihan Mustafa F3PT) Cancelled due to unforseen event.
22nd August Vision and Hearing- Ear and Eye Health (Ellena Kathelakis- GOC Care)
19th September Life Tec Visit (Newmarket)- Discovering useful health and wellness tools and equipment
Workshop Dates for Series 8 include:
MAZI Chronic Disease Self-Management Support Group Program Series 8
7th March 2018 Elder Abuse- Caxton Legal Service (Frances Privitera)
4th April 2018 Greek Orthodox Holy Week- no workshop
2nd May 2018 Heart Health and The Outdoors- Heart Foundation Australia
30th May 2018 Art Therapy- ‘Art for Healing-Let’s play with Clay’ – Rachel French (Earth and Body Arts)
Workshop Dates for Series 7 include:
MAZI Chronic Disease Self-Management Support Group Program Series 7
18th October 2017 Bowel Care: IBS and other bowel conditions- Blue Care Continence Advisory Service
15th November 2017 Elder Abuse- Caxton Legal Service (Due to unforeseen guest speaker cancellation, the workshop topic changed to Osteoporosis– ‘Know your bones’ Survey)
13th December 2017 Safe Manual Handling at Home for Carers- Next Step Physio (Meggen Lowry)
7th February 2017 Dementia- What should I know? How can I help someone living with dementia in the community?- OZCARE Dementia Advisory Service
Workshop Dates for Series 6 include:
28th June 2017 Type 2 Diabetes- Michelle Tong (Diabetes Queensland)
26th July 2017 (combined groups) Bowel Cancer Awareness- Recognising the signs and symptoms when caring for people living with dementia/ Bowel Cancer Australia & CRCC (cancelled)
23rd August 2017 Breast Care- Breast Screen Australia (cancelled)
20th Sept 2017 ‘Learning to draw is easy’ workshop– Aliki Rathgeber (‘Art in Mind’- Therapeutic Art Specialist and Art Educator)
Workshop Dates for Series 5 include:
1st February 2017 Art for Healing and Happiness- Therapeutic Art Specialist & Art Educator- Aliki Rathgeber
1st March 2017 Cholesterol and Heart Health- MYTHS & FACTS/ Exercises for Good Heart Health- Aslihan (F3PT)
5th April 2017 Southbank Parklands- Picnic and Board Walk Stroll
3rd May 2017 First Aid in The Home/ Strength Exercises- Aslihan Mustafa (F3PT)
21st June 2017 MAZI SUPPORT GROUP ‘BREAK UP’ PARTY/Feedback and Evaluation/ Fun and Games with Aslihan (F3PT)
MAZI NEWS
Four issues of MAZI News will be available over a two year period from 2015-2017 promoting cultural and linguistic information for service providers caring for Greek-speaking, Russian speaking and the Coptic and Antiochian (Arabic-speaking) communities in Brisbane, the Gold Coast, Ipswich, Logan/Beaudesert and the Sunshine Coast. Also included are aged care resources and aged care service information, up-coming events and community education within the target CALD(Culturally and Linguistically Diverse) communities.
Issue 1 August 2015 Download Here
Issue 2 May 2016 Download Here
Issue 3 Nov 2016 Download Here
Issue 4 May 2017 Download Here
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