Care Partner Corner

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Although caring for someone you love can be very rewarding, it also can be a tough and demanding role, compounded further by limited information and resources. The following courses are designed to provide useful information and interactive exercises and tools targeted toward your wellbeing as a caregiver.

The following programs are offered so caregivers may participate in one or all of the programs.

Care Partner Only Support Groups

A comfortable and safe space where Care Partners can come together and share resources, struggles and frustrations. While also walking away with additional tools to use in their care partner toolkit.

Caregiver Workshop

November is National Family Caregiver month. Join us in recognizing family carepartners to people with Parkinson’s through a workshop designed to provide education, relaxation, and a connection with others.

Powerful Tools for Caregivers

Powerful Tools for Caregivers is an educational series designed to provide you with the tools you need to take care of yourself. This program helps family caregivers reduce stress, develop self-confidence, improve communication, balance their lives, increase their ability to make tough decisions, and locate helpful resources. This caregiver series consists of six sessions held once a week. Interactive lessons, discussions, and brainstorming will help you take the “tools” you choose and put them into action for your life.

The Caregiving Years: Six Stages to a Meaningful Journey

This three-part series is based on the intensity of the caregiver experience in that stage. Participants will learn what to expect and what to do in each stage, how to prepare for the next stage, and how to overcome unexpected mishaps along the way. The purpose of the book and this series is to arm family caregivers with information and action steps, enabling them to spend more time making the caregiving journey more meaningful for themselves, their loved one, and others involved in the journey.

The Journey Begins: The Caregiving Years, Stages 1 & 2

The news that a loved one was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease is hard to hear. If you think you are most likely to be a primary caregiver, your concern for your loved one can often be coupled with uncertainty about the role you will play as the disease progresses. This part puts caregivers on a path of inquiry and preparation that reduces caregiver anxiety and lays a foundation for a healthier and more meaningful journey for the caregiver and their loved one.

Experiencing Weather: The Caregiving Years, Stages 3 & 4

As Parkinson’s Disease progresses, so does the role of the family caregiver. The move from providing occasional help as needed to being relied upon for daily living can feel a bit like you cannot get out of a torrential downpour. Experiencing Weather gives family caregivers tips on how to handle the storms and create a little sunshine for both of you.

Appreciating Purpose: The Caregiving Years, Stages 5 & 6

When people with Parkinson’s and their family caregivers begin to sense that their journey together is coming to an end, the caregiver role changes from doing for their loved one to being with their loved one. During this season, family caregivers shift from implementing end-of-life decisions, to mourning and grieving, to reconstructing their life without their loved one. Appreciating Purpose helps family caregivers contemplate on their experience as they discover the treasure of what they’ve given and who they’ve become, allowing this discovery to bring purpose in their new season.

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Contact Information

Class date and time TBD, please contact Brian (below) to register.

Brian Johnson, LMSW
Phone: (602) 406-4266 Email: Brian.Johnson905@DignityHealth.org