Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Caring & Competent Caregivers
Professionals Helping Families
WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES:
At the end of this workshop, participantes will be able to:
- Distinguish between two opposing professional orientations to caregiving.
- Discuss the role of "caring" in professional relationships with family caregivers.
- Describe effective strategies for building cooperative relationships with other professionals and family caregivers.
- List common characteristics of family caregivers.
- Be sensitive to and appreciate the needs and concerns of family caregivers.
- Describe programs and resources designed to assist family caregivers.
- Perform a family caregiver assessment using an instrument developed by the Rosalynn Carter Institute.
- Discuss stressors and risks associated with the professional caregiver role.
- Describe self-care strategies for professional caregivers.