For Professionals

We’re proud to work alongside our partner organisations in West Lothian.

Whether you’d like to refer a carer to us, or find out more about what can be done to support unpaid carers and disabled people in your workspace, we’d love to help.

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One of our key roles here at CoWL is supporting professionals to identify and help unpaid carers and disabled people access support and services.

We’ve got loads of helpful materials and training courses to help identify and support unpaid carers and disabled people for support to improve their quality of life and that of the person they care for.

Whether you’d like to become a Carer Positive organisation, learn how to support someone you work with, or gain a better understanding of accommodating needs, we’re here to help. Through a range of awareness raising and training sessions we can work with you to deliver training in-person or online.

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Become a Carer Positive organisation
Learn how to support someone you work with
Gain a better understanding of accommodating needs

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How to support an unpaid carer

How carer aware are you?

The Unpaid Carer Programme at NHS Education for Scotland have launched a podcast channel, How carer aware are you? This podcast is for everyone working in health, social care, and the third sector. It’s about understanding how to work with Unpaid carersas Equal Partners in Care.

You can access the channel link here: How carer aware are you? | NHS Education for Scotland

Here’s a great episode called “Small things make a big difference”.

Additional resources, including leaflets and tools to help you champion unpaid carers in your role, available here: Caring for unpaid carers Turas Learn page

Looking for a local training for your team? Get in touch to book a session with our team.

Request a CoWL training session here

Need to refer someone?

We’d love to help out any carers or disabled people on your radar. Refer them to us and we can provide personalised practical and emotional support to get them through their hard days.

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