Armour Heights Presbyterian Church

About Mindfulness for Everyone Workshop

Thank you so much for leading us today! We look forward to welcoming you again in the future. (Comment on Jade Self Development Facebook Page after Mindfulness Workshop)

Gilda Spitz

Creator of Sam's Alzheimer Highway, in memory of her beloved father

Eleanor is a warm, caring social worker who is extremely well experienced in helping her clients deal with grief. 

Carla T.

Originally Written on the Facebook Page, Eleanor Silverberg, Jade Self Development

Eleanor is a wise, caring, and skillful development coach. She is also very knowledgeable about the emotional impact of situational life losses, including those experienced when caregiving a loved one with dementia. In my experience, there are not a lot of people--much less counselors--who thoroughly understand the challenges of losing a spouse to dementia. 

Terri Wexler, MSW, RSW

Caregiver Support Team, Alberta

As there’s only three caregiver support therapists in Calgary on the Dementia Team in Homecare we need all the strategies/techniques to acknowledge assess and assist to validate/normalize the ambiguous losses snd situational grief as they continue on in the caregiving journey! Not to mention the need for self care and respite!!!! Thank you!!!

Mindy Halper

RN, Baycrest Memory Clinic 

"I refer only to the best"

(Response after thanking Mindy for referring a patient from the clinic )

Marlene D.

"The major lesson I took from the sessions was to concentrate on 'self-care' and overcoming guilt when thinking about taking care of me." 

Karen P

Family Caregiver for 7 years

Eleanor provided social work support to me for several years throughout the progression of my husband, Tony’s long battle with dementia and after he passed away.  She was helpful in providing education, linking to resources and  just being there for me during the challenging times when Tony was living in the community as well as during the time that Tony resided in a nursing home.  While serving as President of the Family Council at the nursing home, I arranged to have Eleanor speak, sharing her grief expertise with the resident family members.  She provided an extremely well-received presentation, raising awareness of the dementia caregivers’ pre-death grief experience, providing the family members with coping strategies and a comfortable place to share their experiences.   I would recommend Eleanor for her knowledge, professionalism and compassionate therapeutic skills, making coping through the difficult road of dementia care so much easier. 

Submitted by Natasha Alfred, Social Worker, ICC, TEGH

On behalf of attendees of the 3-A Approach Online Workshop 

The Social Workers at Toronto East General Hospital participated in the Online 3-A Approach Workshop for Dementia Caregivers in the fall of 2011. The content of this workshop proved to be informative, and it provided us with a new understanding of the various issues that caregivers experience in caring for their loved ones with Alzheimer’s.  This presentation was inspiring and we would highly recommend it for Health Care Professionals working with Alzheimer’s  Caregivers.

Lori Canlas, MSW, RSW

Social Worker, CHATS, York Region

The 3-A Grief Approach is a practical and applicable approach for professionals and for family caregivers.

Esther Salve-Hindel ABI Caregiver Support Facilitator

Family Caregiver for her mother and her spouse for over 10 years

I have attended Caregiver Support Meetings run by Eleanor Silverberg in 2 different locations.Firstly,  I attended a Support Group for Dementia Caregiivers in York Region and more recently one at a Retirement Home in North York.  I appreciate that the focus is on theCaregivers.  Everyone has a opportunity to speak, but should someone need extra attention, it is noted.My personal issue is that she does not speak about herself; thisis the professional behaviour I expect in a facilitator.  Eleanor is always calm & knowledgable,so she is able to make suggestions should they be neccesary.

Rick S.

"Life goes on, life changes and you have to change with it.  I wasn't until I went to the group"

Lynn Abbott & Shelley Fisher

Sisters who lovingly shared the caregiving duties 

When we decided to care for our mother at home we were naive to the system, services and programs available.  We felt frustrated and alone.  Then we met Eleanor Silverberg.  Eleanor guided us with expertise, confidence and compassion.  She empowered us with the knowledgeand tools to access programs and services to support our precious mother and ourselves.  Everyone's quality of life is better thanks to Eleanor.  Eleanor Silverberg's perfect mix of professionalism and compassion saved our family,  

Vita I.

"Care-giving for a parent with dementia was, for me a lot, like navigating through uncharted territories.  Confusion and frustration reigned supreme.  Eleanor's carefully planned sessions helped me to navigate through intense emotions, feelings of  isolation and of being stuck etc. to arrive at a more realistic place.  To acknowledge and assess my situation in a safe, supportive,  non-judgmental environment assisted and empowered me to move forward in a more practical and constructive fashion.  I am especially appreciative of Eleanor's ability to listen attentively and respond with empathy to our individual circumstances.  The group setting provided additional support.   Everyone around me  is benefiting as I attempt to bring the skills learned to other life situations".

Susan K.

"I felt that the group enabled me to step outside what I was wrapped up in with my mother, and evaluate how I was feeling. Using the methods introduced I realized that I needed to start to take slightly more time for me, and face the fact that if I was burnt out I would be no help to my mother". 

Judy Cohen

Founder and Director, L'chaim Retirment Home

I am impressed with how skilled Eleanor is as a facilitator for the monthly caregiver support group at L'Chaim Retirement Home.  She is knowledgeable, keeping the group focussed, providing a safe, comfortable place for the caregivers to share with one another.

Gilda Spitz

Creator of Sam’s Alzheimer Highway . In memory of her beloved father Sam Schein

Eleanor is a warm, caring social worker who is extremely well experienced in helping her clients deal with grief. From the time of my father's diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease until after his death, Eleanor provided me with valuable advice and comfort, based on her professional expertise.

Top qualities: Personable, Expert, High Integrity

Terri Wexler, MSW RSW

Calgary, Alberta

I had the opportunity to take the online workshop" grief interventions for care providers of older adults``. Eleanor Silverberg's 3- A- Approach was easily understood and made sense in honouring, naming and acknowledging the situational and ambiguous loss many care providers and family members may experience.  This workshop not only provided a plethora of reading and audio resources but a place for collaboration and learning amongst the participants in the workshop. This is a workshop that I would highly recommend not only for those working in the field but for the loved ones who are doing the care providing. 

Judy Cohen

Founder and Director, L'chaim Retirment Home

I am impressed with how skilled Eleanor is as a facilitator for the monthly caregiver support group at L'Chaim Retirement Home.  She is knowledgeable, keeping the group focussed, providing a safe, comfortable place for the caregivers to share with one another.

Lynn Abbott & Shelley Fisher

Sisters who lovingly shared the caregiving duties 

When we decided to care for our mother at home we were naive to the system, services and programs available.  We felt frustrated and alone.  

Then we met Eleanor Silverberg.  Eleanor guided us with expertise, confidence and compassion.  She empowered us with the knowledge and tools to access programs and services to support our precious mother and ourselves.  Everyone's quality of life is better thanks to Eleanor.  

Eleanor Silverberg's perfect mix of professionalism and compassion saved our family,  

Lori Canlas, MSW, RSW

Social Worker, CHATS, York Region

The 3-A Grief Approach is a practical and applicable approach for professionals and for family caregivers.

Christina A.

Community Social Worker in Ottawa

Thank-you for putting together such an interesting and refreshing course(Online Introduction to Grief Intervention). It's helping me to shape my practice so that I can be with clients who are struggling in a respectful and meaningful way. I especially like the discussion questions because they deal with issues that people in helping professions come across everyday. 

Joanne C.

"When I had to face the reality that we could no longer care for my father at home because of his dementia, placement in a long-term care facility was inevitable.  It was an extremely difficult time for me and I struggled with the decision.  I felt incredible guilt and failure as a daughter.  Attending Eleanor’s group carried me through a very difficult time and helped me adjust to the role shift as a caregiver.  Eleanor helped me to identify, acknowledge and manage my emotions so that I could cope, while balancing the rest of my life.     Eleanor helped me realize that I was grieving and taught me practical strategies to manage my feelings so that I could cope with the grief, loss and life changes.  By the end of the group sessions, I felt stronger and able to deal with the changes and challenges that I faced.  Eleanor lends an empathetic and skilled approach as she is highly qualified as a social worker however she also understands grief and loss as a caregiver herself.  She is skilled at facilitating a group yet her personalized attention to each member’s unique experience helped me to reflect on my own personal areas of growth and healing.   I would highly recommend Eleanor’s group for any caregiver dealing with dementia or any other mental illness."

Gilda Spitz

Creator of Sam's Alzheimer Highway in memory of her beloved father Sam Schein

Eleanor is a warm, caring social worker who is extremely well experienced in helping her clients deal with grief. From the time of my father's diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease until after his death, Eleanor provided me with valuable advice and comfort, based on her professional expertise.

Top qualities: Personable, Expert, High Integrity