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November 2013 Caregiver TeleConnection Schedule
Features Important Topics, Including:
- Stages of Dementia
- Caregiving at the Holidays
- Being, Belonging, Becoming
- Developing Coping Strategie
- Talking with Your Health Care Provider
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Sign Up Now for November TeleConnection Sessions
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These hour-long phone-based sessions are provided courtesy of WellMed Charitable Foundation, and are designed to connect family caregivers to experts with helpful information and other caregivers, with needed emotional, educational and social support.
The sessions can be accessed from anywhere via your phone: no need to get dressed up, find transportation, or get a sitter.
Register for any TeleLearning Session by phone: (210) 871-7SOS (7767) or 1 (866) 390-6491 (toll-free); Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; by email, or visit our website.___________________________
*"The Stages of Dementia'" with Tam Cummings, MS
A critical component of dementia care is understanding the seven stages of dementia. As dementia progresses into the different lobes of the brain from its starting point, your loved one will display a variety of behaviors directly connected to the corresponding damage. This session will cover the four lobes of the brain, their normal function and the typical behaviors seen once each lobe is affected. Recognizing the behaviors associated with each stage allows family caregivers to better prepare for the dementia process, emotionally and financially, as each stage progresses. Also included with this presentation is a copy of the Dementia Behavioral Assessment Tool and the brain lobes and their functions.
11/14/13 (Thurs), 12 p.m. and 7 p.m. (presented twice) <<<<<<<
*"Caregiving and the Holidays: Special Challenges and Joys" with Several Family Caregivers
Discuss adjustments to schedules, family visits, and celebrations that may be necessary during the holidays. Then join in the discussion with other family caregivers about how the holidays can provide unique challenges but also opportunities for family caregivers and the family members they help.
Being, Belonging, Becoming: The New Paradigm for Quality of Life" with Dr. Jamie Huysman, PsyD, LCSW, CAP, CFT
 November is National Family Caregiver Month, but caregivers should be celebrated every month. For years, the quality of our lives as seniors was based solely on our blood pressure, cholesterol, insulin numbers, the amount of sleep we got, and of course how marginalized, detached and isolated we felt. However, researchers at the University of Toronto have defined new values and quality of life indicators as the "Three B's of Aging". Dr. Jamie Huysman invites you to celebrate the month with him as he explores this exciting new quality of life model for all of us to live by.
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30-Minute Caregiver Break Session:
Designed Especially for Working Caregivers
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11/07/13 (Thur), 12:15 p.m.
**"Developing Coping Strategies" with Evalyn Greb, LCSW
Do you feel like you are coping with caregiving as well as you might? If not, this session will discuss how to learn new techniques, validate the ones you use that are working, and provide the opportunity for other caregivers to share how they have developed coping strategies that make life better.
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11/21/13 (Thur), 12:15 p.m.
**"Taling with Your Health Care Provider" with Evalyn Greb, LCSW
Do you sometimes feel like your regular doctor or specialist is not really hearing what you are trying to say? This session will be presented by healthcare professionals who understand the dilemma of a fast pace AND the incredibly important role of the caregiver within healthcare interactions. You will hear other caregivers share some techniques that have helped improve their communication with healthcare professionals.
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This Eblast Courtesy of the WellMed Charitable Foundation
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