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 What's Coming Up with Eleanor?

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Empowering Family Caregivers to Cope

Three Session Weekly Zoom Series      Cost: FREE

March 8, 15, 22 @ 2 pm 

Applying the 3-A Framework: Acknowledge, Assess, Assist

 

The objective of this interactive psychoeducational Three-Session Series is to empower you as a family caregiver by providing you with the tools to self monitor with self awareness for your wellbeing and ability to provide care. You will get equipped to strengthen inner resiliency through training in applying the innovative components of the 3-A Coping Framework: Acknowledge, Assess, Assist.

For optimum benefit and engagement, register for the series; You are most welcome also to register separately for each session.

 

Facilitated by Eleanor Silverberg, Social Worker, Dementia/Caregiving/Grief Specialist

                         Based on Eleanor's books: Keeping It Together: How to Cope as a Family Caregiver; Caregiving with Strength

 

Session 1: Acknowledging & Addressing the Losses Caregivers Experience

• Identifying three elements of a strength enhancing regimen with a focus on the element unmasking the different types of losses encountered in the caregiving experience. Also, the components of the 3-A Coping Framework are described as a means of addressing the losses.  

 

Session 2: Assess Your Caregiving Experience: From Calm to Overwhelming Reaction 

(You can register without having attended the first session) 

• Exploring and raising awareness of grief as a reaction, not to death but rather to the losses that caregivers experience supporting a family member living with a serious, chronic illness. Specific reactions and different styles of coping with the circumstances are assessed.

 

Session 3: Assist with Self Nurturing: SEEE for Yourself

(You can register without having attended the other sessions)     

• Providing tips including grief processing to help caregivers cope and offering empowering guidance to self monitor with self awareness for wellbeing and ability to provide care, directing how to apply the 3-A Framework for optimum coping, assisting by acknowledging and assessing strategies.

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Contact:

 

Inquiries about the series content: 647.624.5677;

 

Click Here To Register on Eventbrite (Note that each session of the series requires separate registration. March 15th and March 22nd registration are shown after you scroll down to the bottom of the page that shows the March 8th registration )

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For further registration details: Angie 905.301.8114 aclark@marchofdimes.ca

 

This series is brought to you thanks to a collaboration between March of Dimes Canada and the Trillium Foundation. 

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Looking Forward to Seeing You ....

CHATS Caregiver Education & Support Presents:                     

MINDFULNESS EXERCISES FOR EVERYONE

Accommodating All Cognitive Levels

Date to be Determined; 6:45 - 8:30 pm (Delayed due to COVID-19) 

At this FREE Workshop, Eleanor will guide you in learning about:

• Mindfulness practice, its benefits and how it can be used to move forward from adversity and loss.

• Mindfulness exercises for caregivers to partake in with their family member who has Alzheimer's or related condition. For anyone interested in mindfulness.

• Mindfulness exercises to focus on the present moment and move forward from adversity and loss. 

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Details will be provided when available!

 

 

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