Caregiving
Caregiving Essentials: First Steps Training Schedule Free training for informal, nonpaid family caregivers
Friday, November 15, 2024 Tuesday, January 14, 2025 Friday, February 7, 2025 Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Monday, April 14, 2025 Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Thursday, June 12, 2025
600 S. Country Club Rd., Tucson, AZ If staying for both, you may bring your own lunch. Coffee and water will be available.
• Stress Management & Grief • Communication • Dementia Behaviors & Issues • Finances & Legal Resources • Lifelines for Support: Respite & Support Groups • Phone & Technology Use • Grief & End of Life Resources Workshop 1: Steps to Resilience (9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.) Check in at 8:45 a.m.
Workshop 2: Physical Care and Safety (1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.)
• Proper Body Mechanics • Home Environment Safety & Falls Prevention • Planning for an Emergency • Understanding Assistive Devices • Proper Walking/Transferring Techniques
• Re-positioning with Reassessment • Activity Planning, Outings & Car Etiquette • Infection Control & Providing Personal Care
This training does not provide certification or CEU’s for employment.
For questions or possible respite ideas, call Kelley Hansen at (520) 790-7573 ext. 3413; khansen@pcoa.org
Register and/or cancellations on Eventbrite: https://caregivingessentials25.eventbrite.com or call Donna Deleon at (520) 790-7573 ext. 1750; ddeleon@pcoa.org
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Pima Council on Aging
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