caregivers and family

WEBINAR DESCRIPTION

WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
Nobody is to blame for an eating disorder. Although you may be trying to help, it may seem like you are constantly fighting an uphill battle. Eating disorders (EDs) are extremely complicated and impact not only the person with the ED but also family members in ways that are hard to imagine. As caregivers, our ability to look after ourselves is tested every day.

WEBINAR DESCRIPTION
Dementia is a general term referring to a variety of brain disorders. By understanding the reasons for the changes in behaviour of a person living with dementia, caregivers can improve their skills to support and help the person to live well with dementia. The 8 A’s of dementia give us clues to understand the meaning behind the behaviours and the brain changes that contribute to them.

Caring for a young person who has a mental illness can be difficult and confusing. The Family Connections program was created to help family members of people with borderline personality disorder live better lives. It provides them with information and research on mental health and family functioning, coping skills, family skills and social support. Until now, there has been no research on the effects of this program on family members of people with other types of mental health challenges.

Thursday, December 2, 2021 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST

Please join us on Thursday, November 18th, 2021 from 2pm - 3pm ET for the Understanding Opioids and Other Medications in Later Life Workshop. This free workshop is for older adults (65+) and their caregivers. To access the workshop, please register at: https://hopeandme.as.me/opioids

Many caregivers say they feel alone and isolated. While family members and friends often ask how the care recipient is doing, they don’t always think to ask how the caregiver is doing. Caregivers have told us this simple gesture of kindness, like calling them to ask how they’re doing, can make such a big difference in their day.

Session 1 ends today but Session 2 starts next Tuesday- Sign-up today if you are interested to learn and build strategies to enhance caregiver mental health and wellbeing.

The SCALE Program (Supporting Caregiver Awareness, Learning and Empowerment) aims to empower caregivers with practical information and skills to focus on their own mental health and well-being needs by offering:

This program from Strong Minds Strong Kids, Psychology Canada provides a comprehensive introduction to key aspects of early childhood and brain development, as well as the crucial role caregivers and educators play in helping children learn effective stress-management strategies. This program contains practice and curriculum-based strategies to help young children learn how to manage stress.

• 1.5 hour recording on the fundamentals of stress management

The SCALE Program returns on February 8th, 2022!

The SCALE Program (Supporting Caregiver Awareness, Learning and Empowerment) aims to empower caregivers with practical information and skills to focus on their own mental health and well-being needs by offering:

This is a two part webinar with Dr. Turkington and Helen Spencer. Learn about the recovery journey.  Identify the different types of schizophrenia/psychosis.

Learn basic mental health strategies for you and your loved one to cope with lockdown.  

Any question please contact me at:  linda@zlepnigcbt.ca or call 613-880-7406

Saturday Oct 2nd and Sunday October 3rd from 9AM to 12PM EST

This program from Strong Minds Strong Kids, Psychology Canada provides a comprehensive introduction to key aspects of early childhood and brain development, as well as the crucial role caregivers and educators play in helping children learn effective stress-management strategies. This program contains practice and curriculum-based strategies to help young children learn how to manage stress.

• 1.5 hour recording on the fundamentals of stress management

Over half a million people under the age of 25 in Ontario are providing care for family members or friends with a physical or mental health challenge while balancing the demands of school, work, and life. This webinar aims to raise awareness about the hidden population of young caregivers within their own families and among others they interact with day to day such as teachers, youth workers, healthcare workers, workplace supervisors, etc.

In this two-part webinar World renowned Psychiatrist Dr. Turkington and Helen Spencer from the UK will walk you through and demonstrate techniques.  For further details the poster is attached and check out my website : ZlepnigCBT.ca

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!

Early bird pricing ends August 2nd.

OASW Summer Seminar Series

Week 3: Collaborative Action, & Championing Change

Throughout June, 2021, participants can attend engaging virtual seminars daily from 12:00pm-1:00pm EST led by exceptional practitioners, leaders and researchers on a variety of relevant topics to enhance your social work practice.

Monday, June 21 | Utamika Cummings MSW, RSW
"From Trauma to Transformation: Using Stories to Support Black Youth"

Over half a million young people in Ontario are providing care for family members or friends with a physical or mental health challenge while balancing the demands of school, work, and life.

What challenges do these young caregivers experience and what opportunities exist for support and adult allyship?

How can we better recognize the caregiving by young people and the critical role they play in their families?

How can we better include young caregivers in discussions about caregiving?