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