Are you a caregiver? Do you:
Take time out of your schedule to go with a loved one to the doctor?
Make sure your spouse has and is taking the correct medications?
Help your parent or sibling to manage his or her finances?
Make calls to different agencies on behalf of a family member?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you are a caregiver!
The following upcoming sessions are just a few of the vitual supports available for caregivers.
Please note: the times on their website are central time. We have translated them into EST.
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May 7 at 1pm-2pm
I’m not the Same Person Anymore: Coping with Caregiver Role Changes
Do your caregiving responsibilities make you feel like a different person? This session will help you understand the definitions of role changes, role reversal, role overload, and role engulfment. You’ll also find out why caregivers are susceptible to role related challenges and learn how to cope with role-related challenges.
May 11 at 1pm-2pm
Revisiting Dementia: Dementia Types, Stages, and Hope Through Research
Identify different types of dementia. How do you know what stage dementia someone is in? How can the latest research help caregivers?
May 13 at 11am - 12noon
Do your caregiving responsibilities make you feel like a different person? This session will help you understand the definitions of role changes, role reversal, role overload, and role engulfment. You’ll also find out why caregivers are susceptible to role related challenges and learn how to cope with role-related challenges.
Revisiting Dementia: Dementia Types, Stages, and Hope Through Research
Identify different types of dementia. How do you know what stage dementia someone is in? How can the latest research help caregivers?
May 13 at 11am - 12noon
Coping with the COVID-19: Issues for Caregivers
A discussion on how to cope during the COVID-19 outbreak, and how to safely transition into a new normal. Lucy Barylak, MSW and Dr. Elliot Sklar will talk about the most recent updates and issues impacting caregivers, and answer questions on how to stay safe and healthy in these unprecedented times. Due to the large number of people participating on the call, please submit questions to caregiversos@wellmed.net.
A discussion on how to cope during the COVID-19 outbreak, and how to safely transition into a new normal. Lucy Barylak, MSW and Dr. Elliot Sklar will talk about the most recent updates and issues impacting caregivers, and answer questions on how to stay safe and healthy in these unprecedented times. Due to the large number of people participating on the call, please submit questions to caregiversos@wellmed.net.
