Supporting the Caregiver
Information
Date & Time
Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to:
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Identify at least three challenges that caregiving can have on a relationship.
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Describe two strategies for couples navigating the stress and unpredictability of caregiving.
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Identify 3-5 self-care tools useful for caregivers.
Educational Goal
The educational goal of this workshop is to prepare helping professionals understand the experience of caregivers as well as develop coping strategies to use with caregivers.
Description
Caregiving is not something many couples anticipate entering into their relationship and they encounter complex and paradoxical emotions when faced with the unique challenges caregiving brings. This training will equip participants with the ability to understand the dynamics of caregiving and how those dynamics shape and stretch relationships. This training will also focus on support and strategies for caregivers.
Target Audience
- Counselor
- Marriage & Family Therapist
- Psychologist
- Social Worker
- Substance Use Disorder Professionals
Presenters
Kailey is a licensed professional counselor, nationally certified counselor, and fellow in thanatology. She has a background in hospice work and feels that companioning and advocating for grievers is her life’s passion. In addition to counseling, she is an adjunct professor at Ashland Theological seminary where she teaches grief counseling courses and Marian University where she teaches courses on Childhood Bereavement, Pediatric Hospice Care, and Expressive Arts in Counseling. Kailey is also a doctoral student at Ohio University in counselor education and supervision. Kailey is passionate about advocacy and service to children and families, most recently being awarded as an emerging leader through the Association of Child and Adolescent Counseling and nominated as the president elect of the Association of Child and Adolescent Counseling Ohio branch. Kailey has also done a wide range of trainings and presentations on children’s bereavement, neuroaffirming care, spirituality, and sexuality.
Financially Sponsored By
- Association for Adult Development & Aging (AADA)