The Caregiver Training for Asthma & Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is designed to educate caregivers on the essentials for caring for individuals with Asthma & COPD. This course is essential for professional caregivers, family members and anyone seeking to provide comprehensive support to individuals living with Asthma & COPD and promoting their health and well-being.

Learning Units

1. Responsibilities of a Caregiver – understanding the role in supporting Asthma and COPD patients
2. Signs & Symptoms of Asthma & COPD – recognising early warning signs and common symptoms
3. Risk Controls – identifying environmental and lifestyle triggers that worsen respiratory conditions
4. Methods for Reducing Asthma & COPD Risks – preventive measures and practical management tips
5. Challenges & Strategies to Support – coping techniques for caregivers and family members

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of a caregiver for Asthma & COPD patients
• Identify signs and symptoms of Asthma and COPD
• Recognise and manage risk factors that may trigger respiratory distress
• Apply methods to reduce the risk of Asthma and COPD episodes
• Understand the challenges faced by caregivers and explore strategies for effective support

The Caregiver Training for Diabetes Support course is designed to educate caregivers on the essentials of caring for individuals with diabetes. This course is for professional caregivers, family members, and anyone seeking to provide comprehensive support to individuals living with diabetes, promoting their health and well-being while ensuring safe and effective diabetes management.

Learning Units:

• Develop a strong understanding of diabetes, including its types, causes, and risk factors

• Learn to identify the signs and symptoms of diabetes, and understand methods for early detection and diagnosis

• Acquire practical skills for monitoring blood glucose levels and managing diabetes medications

• Explore dietary guidelines and physical activity recommendations for individuals with diabetes

• Understand the emotional and psychological aspects of living with diabetes, and develop strategies for providing emotional support

The Caregiver Training for Stroke Management is designed to educate caregivers on the essentials for caring for individuals with stroke. This course is essential for professional caregivers, family members, and anyone seeking to provide comprehensive support to individuals living with stroke—promoting their health and well-being while ensuring safe and effective stroke management.

Learning Units:

• Develop a strong understanding of stroke, including its types, causes, and risk factors.

• Learn to recognize the signs and symptoms of a stroke for early intervention.

• Acquire practical skills for assisting with daily activities and mobility support.

• Explore dietary guidelines and rehabilitation exercises for stroke survivors.

• Understand the emotional and psychological impact of stroke and provide effective support.

Psychological First Aid (PFA) for Caregivers equips participants to support people in emotional distress, especially in caregiving contexts. It covers mental health basics, common stress responses, and the PFA framework, with practice scenarios to build confidence in applying techniques sensitively at home or in professional roles.

Who should attend:

• Family members caring for elderly, persons with disabilities, or those with chronic conditions
• Domestic helpers or live-in caregivers
• Volunteers and professionals supporting caregiving communities

Learning Units

1. Introduction to Mental Health – with caregiving examples
2. Understanding Crisis and Stress – caregiving-related case studies
3. Self-Care and Social Support – emphasising caregiver burnout, isolation, and emotional load
4. Introduction to Psychological First Aid – adapted for caregiving scenarios

Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this course, caregivers will be able to:

• Understand mental health within the caregiving role
• Recognise signs of stress and emotional distress in themselves and those they support
• Practise self-care and build a support network to sustain their caregiving journey
• Apply the Prepare–Look–Listen–Link PFA model to respond appropriately to distress in caregiving contexts

The Advanced Psychological First Aid for Caregivers course is designed for individuals who are providing direct, ongoing care to family members, friends, or clients in distress or crisis. While it builds on the foundational PFA skills, the course adapts techniques for the unique emotional, relational, and practical challenges faced by caregivers especially when balancing their own well-being with the needs of those they support.

Through interactive discussions, real-life caregiver scenarios, and guided reflection, participants will deepen their ability to provide empathetic, effective psychological support in high-stress caregiving situations, such as supporting someone with chronic illness, disability, dementia, or post-crisis recovery. The course places strong emphasis on boundary-setting, preventing caregiver burnout, and fostering resilience over the long term.

Learning Units

• Learning Unit 1: Understanding Complex Reactions in Caregiving Contexts
  Adaptation from standard APFA: Focuses on recognising complex emotional and psychological reactions not only in the affected person, but also in the caregiver. Includes how prolonged exposure to distress impacts both parties.
• Learning Unit 2: Navigating Grief and Loss as a Caregiver
  Adaptation: Covers anticipatory grief, ambiguous loss, and prolonged grief, which are common in long-term care situations (e.g., dementia, terminal illness). Provides strategies for sustaining emotional presence without becoming emotionally overwhelmed.
• Learning Unit 3: Self-Care and Boundaries for Caregivers
  Adaptation: Expands on burnout and compassion fatigue with a caregiver-specific lens, including cultural and family expectations, guilt management, and strategies for securing social support and respite care.

Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this course, caregivers will be able to:

• Identify and manage complex emotional responses in both the care recipient and themselves
• Apply tailored PFA techniques to provide compassionate support through various forms of grief and loss in caregiving contexts
• Develop and maintain realistic self-care plans to prevent burnout, compassion fatigue, and role strain