Powerful Tools for Caregivers
"I cannot recommend highly enough the 'Powerful Tools for Caregivers' training program...developed in Portland, Oregon, by Legacy Caregiver Services."
-- Gail Sheehy, Passages in Caregiving
This six-week education program is for family and friends who are caring for older adults suffering from stroke, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease or similar long-term conditions. The class provides you with the skills and confidence you need to better care for yourself while caring for others.
Many class participants report that they have fewer feelings of anger, guilt and depression and increased confidence in coping with the demands of caregiving. They're also more likely to use community services that can help ease their burden.
Class members receive The Caregiver Helpbook, developed specifically for the classes. This helpful take-home reference reinforces the tools you'll learn in class to increase your confidence and self-care skills. A $25 donation is requested to help defray the cost of the book, but no one will be turned away if they're unable to pay.
For more information please email us at caregiver@lhs.org or call 877-701-4999 toll-free.
Powerful Tools Classes
Class 1: Taking Care of You This class sets the stage for the entire course and emphasizes self-care tools for you, the caregiver.
Class 2: Identifying and Reducing Personal Stress Teaches effective stress management tools and helps you recognize early warning signs of stress.
Class 3: Communicating Feelings, Needs, and Concerns Participants learn to communicate their feelings, needs and concerns more effectively.
Class 4: Communicating in Challenging Situations Participants practice two communication tools-assertiveness and Aikido-which are helpful in difficult situations.
Class 5: Learning From Our Emotions This class teaches us the importance of listening to the messages our emotions are sending us.
Class 6: Mastering Caregiving Decisions The focus is on the internal emotional process caregivers go through when they experience a life change.
See our online class catalog for the current class dates.
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