OCES Events
We offer a variety of events and workshops throughout the year. If you are interested in having one of our workshops in your facility contact us using the form below.
Buried in Treasures Workshop
Do you live with Hoarding Disorder or Hoarding Behaviors? Then, the Buried in Treasures 16-week Workshop may be for you. It will run each Tuesday, in-person from September 12 through December 19th, 2023 from 10am to 12pm at the Brockton Council on Aging/Shaw’s Center, 1 Feinberg Way, Brockton. Space is limited to 12 participants.
Healthy Living Programs
Below you'll find a list of the many different Healthy Living Programs we have to offer. If your interested in attending one of our programs, use the contact form to let us know.
CDSMP My Life, My Health
This program is for adults who are either living with the daily challenges of one or more ongoing health conditions or caring for someone with these conditions. Participants will be introduced to new tools they can use to assume an active role in their self-management program.
Duration: 6 weeks, 2 ½ hour sessions
Diabetes Self-Management Program
This interactive program acknowledges that there is more than one way to manage Diabetes. Participants will gain new tools to help build and carry out a plan that fits their life.
Duration: 6 weeks, 2 ½ hour sessions
Chronic Pain Self-Management Program
A program for those who have chronic pain. Learn techniques and exercises to help reduce frustration, fatigue, isolation and improve strength, flexibility and endurance
Duration: 6 weeks, 2 ½ hour sessions
Healthy Eating for Successful Living in Older Adults
Want to learn about nutrition and how lifestyle changes can promote better health? This AARP sponsored program will provide nutrition education, goal setting and problem solving based on the USDA My Plate model!
Duration: 6 weeks, 2 ½ hour sessions
A Matter of Balance
This program is for adults who experience the fear of falling. Learn how to make realistic goals for increasing activity, exercises to increase strength as well as balance, and changing environmental factors to reduce the risk of falling.
Duration: 8 weeks, 2 hour sessions
Memory Training
Learn what memory is, how it works, how to reduce tip of tongue moments, how to reduce your memory burden. Improve your learning style and better memory habits. Learn strategies and techniques to remember names/faces, where you put things and much more!
Duration: 4 weeks, 2 hour sessions
Building Better Caregivers
Caregiving can be an extremely demanding job, and many Caregivers experience isolation and burnout. Some of the most important aspects of becoming a better Caregiver are learning how to take good care of yourself by managing your own emotions, stress and physical health.
Duration: 6 weeks, 2 ½ hour sessions
Honoring Choices Massachusetts
This program is designed to help individuals 18 years or older understand and utilize their right to make their own health care choices. Participants will gain tools and information to help them develop their personal health care plan for a time when one is unable to communicate his/her desires for treatment.
Duration: 1 to 2 hours
Fall Prevention
Do you have a history of falls? In this program you will learn about remaining independent, fall statistics, fall risks, home safety and fall prevention through exercises. Receive handouts and a safety checklist!
Duration: 1 ½ hours
Healthy Eating On a Budget
Using the USDA Choose My Plate, learn how to navigate the nutrition food label, menu planning and clever ways to eat healthy on a tight budget while setting realistic goals.
Duration: 1 to 2 hours
Dementia Friendly Massachusetts
Anyone can become a Dementia Friend. The goal is to help everyone in a community understand the five key messages about dementia, how it affects people, and how we each can make a difference in the lives of people living with the disease.
Duration: 1 hour
Tai Chi - Moving for Better Balance
Tai Chi is a graceful form of exercise that is suitable for older adults. Tai Chi involves low impact exercise that puts minimal stress on muscles and joints. Tai Chi is recommended to prevent falls among older adults.
Duration: 8 weeks, 1 to 1 ½ hour sessions.
Contact us if you are interested in an event or workshop.
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