Oakbridge Consulting Group

Powerful Tools for Caregivers

Purpose:
Provide family caregivers with tools to increase their self-care, caregiving ability and confidence.

Background:
Based on Chronic Disease Self-Management Program developed by Dr. Kate Lorig and colleagues at Stanford University.

Developed under Meyer Memorial Trust to Legacy Health System, Portland, Oregon Revised by Mather Institute on Aging with funds from the National Family Caregiver Disseminated nationwide by Legacy Caregiver Services and revised in 2007.

Audience:
Any adult who is a caregiver.

Class Leaders:
Two licensed leaders co-teach each series.

Format:
Six 90 minute sessions held once a week or Six two and one-half hour sessions held once a week.

Program Principles:

> Making action plans
> Feedback
> Solution seeking
> Modeling
> Reinterpreting beliefs and thoughts
> Persuasion

Class Topics:

> Taking care of YOU
> Communicating in challenging situations
> Identifying and reducing personal stress
> Learning from our emotions
> Communicating feelings, needs and concerns
> Mastering caregiving decisions

Tools:

Participants will learn tools for taking care of themselves

> Reducing stress
> Changing negative self-talk
> Dealing with emotions
> Communicating feelings and needs to others
> Setting limits and asking for help
> Making tough caregiving decisions

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