Powerful Tools for Caregivers
Participants in this 6-week program from Legacy Caregiver Services attend a weekly workshop in community settings.People with different caregiving situations attend the program together, and are involved in a variety of exercises and activities. Workshops are facilitated from a manual by two trained leaders.
Participants:
- reduce personal stress
- change negative self-talk
- communicate their needs to family members and healthcare or service providers
- communicate more effectively in challenging situations
- recognize the messages in their emotions, deal with difficult feelings
- make tough caregiving decisions
