Tuesday, July 08, 2008
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Twenty-five individuals were trained to serve as Care Transition Coaches at a recent training in Athens, Georgia. Training was led by Dr. Eric Coleman and colleagues from the University of Colorado Denver. The Care Transitions Intervention is an Evidence-Based program designed to empower patients and caregivers to effectively manage transitions between care setting. The training was sponsored by RCI and CARE-NETS as part of the Georgia Coalition for Caregiver Health. Read more about Care Transitions. 2008 Rosalynn Carter Leadership Award in Caregiving
Nominations now being accepted!
Telephone Learning Series Download the Audio File for the June 4 session here Evidence-Based Programs for Caregiver Support Visit our Resource Center to find caregiver programs that have undergone rigorous evaluation and proven effective. Educating yourself in this way is an important step in choosing an effective caregiver support program to implement.
Visit our Evidence-Based Caregiver Programs Resource Center
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Make Plans to Attend This Important National Conference "Raising the Bar:
Evidence-Based Programs for Caregivers" October 23-24, Americus, GAVisit Conference PageGeorgia Coalition for Caregiver Health Rosalynn Carter Institute and its partner CARE-NETs have launched a new state-wide Advocacy organization dedicated to promoting caregiver health in Georgia. The Coalition will work to establish state-wide training to equip caregivers with the skills they need to manage their health, deal with high levels of stress, and solve caregiving challenges. The Coalition will also work to assure that all caregivers have access to affordable health care and health insurance. Find our more: Caregiving Awards
2007 Science to Practice Summit Preliminary Recommendations,
Donate To RCI and Help Us Support Caregivers
Your donation helps the Rosalynn Carter Institute support caregivers in Americus, in Georgia and throughout the United States. Read More
Caring for You, Caring for Me: Education and Support for Family & Professional Caregivers, Second Edition Now Available!
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Quality Care Connections
Quality Care Connections (a partnership of RCI and J&J) is the first "practice community" of the National Quality Care Network (NQCN). This network of researchers and agencies is implementing evidence-based programs for Alzheimer's caregivers in five diverse communities in New York, Texas, New Jersey, Alabama and Vermont.
Rosalynn Carter on Caregiving Crisis Read her January, 2008 Editorial: "Addressing the Caregiving Crisis" in Preventing Chronic Disease, Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Journal Read it
On The Need to Invest in Caregivers "Typically, caregivers are viewed as expendable resources in systems of care. As a result, caregivers are overlooked, ill-prepared and ultimately burnt-out. To reverse this paradigm we promote a view that family, professional and para-professional caregivers are the most valuable asset in any system of care to be cultivated, preserved, developed and valued. Our approach is to emphasize strategic investments in caregiver support programs; programs that build caregiver skills and protect their health." Rick Birkel, RCI Executive Director Caregiver Certificate Program Georgia Southwestern State University, home of the Rosalynn Carter Institute on Caregiving, now offers a Caregiving Specialist Certificate specifically focused on training leaders to overcome “the Caregiving Crisis” in America.
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