Elder Care and Work: Finding the Balance
Employee Seminar
The Challenge of Caregiving
Over fourteen million employees today face the challenge of balancing
job responsibilities with the responsibility for caring for an older
relative - and their numbers are growing as America ages.
Employed caregivers feel the cost of caregiving in terms of stress,
negative health effects, and, sometimes, disruption in employment.
A significant portion of caregiver stress – and its related costs
to individuals and employers – can be prevented by taking advantage
of strategies and resources available in the community.
Seminar Content
This fast-paced, interactive workshop focuses on gaining perspective
on the elder care/work balancing act, using specific strategies
to successfully cope, and learning about resources available in
the local community that can aide the employed caregiver and his
or her older loved one.
- Healthy Caregiving is Effective Caregiving: understanding
the nature of the job of caregiving and the role of caregiver;
the four principles of caregiver self-advocacy and how to apply
them; effective caregiving – what it is and how it can be achieved.
- Work Place Strategies That Work: specific techniques
for effective communication around work/life balance issues; defining
solutions for your specific situation; making use of resources
in the work place.
- Caregiving and the Law: Provisions of the federal Family
and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) as they apply to employed caregivers. The new state Managed
Care Patient Protection Act.
- The A, B, C’s of Elder Care Resources: An introduction
to the range of community services available in central Massachusetts
– and how to access them.
- Getting What You Need: Tips for negotiating the elder
care and medical systems to obtain the information and services
you need to maintain your own health while enhancing the care
of the older relative for whom you care.
Format: 1 ½ or 3-hour seminar.
AV Needs: Lavalier Microphone, flip charts, overhead projector.
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