Ageing with Confidence

The aim of Ageing with Confidence is to offer a holistic approach to health promotion. It aims to enhance the development of older people by providing education for health, by developing life skills and by promoting positive mental health and self-confidence. The programme is delivered to increase participants’ self confidence by: facilitating people to explore their own ageing; challenging the myths and stereotyping that lead to ageism; and providing information on physical, psychological and social aspects of growing older.

The Group Programme consists of 8 weekly two-and-a-half hour sessions.  Each session is delivered by two facilitators trained by Age & Opportunity and consists of information on aspects of ageing such as:

• Self-Confidence and Ageism
• The Components of Self and Physical Ageing
• Psychological Aspects of Normal Ageing
• Self-Knowledge and Stresses in Later Life
• The Emotional Self
• Improving Self-Confidence
• Isolation, Loneliness and Sexuality in Later Life
• The final session is a review and evaluation of the programme

Ageing with Confidence is delivered locally by local development organisations, VECs, partnership companies and others. The Southside Partnership recently delivered Ageing with Confidence.