‘Practical Tools for Positive Mental Health’ a webinar for family and friend caregivers and those who support caregivers. Dr. Lisa Van Bussel, a geriatric psychiatrist with Fountain of Health organization will present on: The importance of positive ageing; How to promote brain health by modifying 5 key health behaviours; How to set a SMART goal; and […]
Visiting Loved Ones in Care Facilities
Caregivers are Essential Partners in Care. Wendy discusses strategies and ways you can engage with your care recipient in a care facility. She shares how letting go of one’s own expectations to allow the visit to unfold is just as important as the planning of the visit. For example, Wendy brought an interactive pet to […]
Caregivers are Essential Partners in Care
Family caregivers are more than visitors; they are an important part of the care team. Join us a Facebook Live conversation with Wendy Johnstone about Caregivers as Essential Partners in Care. Additional Research: Are you a Family Caregiver? Learn more about how to self-identify here. New to Caregiving: How to Plan and What You Need […]
RAIN Mindfulness Practice
Mindfulness Practice Time: 15-minutes This is an opportunity to pause for a brief moment of respite. Kate shares a mindfulness technique called RAIN. Each letter of RAIN has you consider different questions or sensations. R- Recognize what is happening within, A- Allowing life to be as it is, I- Investigating with gentle, curious attention and […]
Mindfulness Practice
Join Kate Landreth as she guides you through this Mindfulness Practice to pause and be aware of your breath. Consider your mental wellbeing before versus after the session. How do you feel differently? How did this session impact you? How could you incorporate elements of this session into your daily life? More mental health resources: […]
Creating a Caregiver Support Plan- Part 2
Join Wendy Johnstone for a Facebook Live conversation about Creating a Caregiver Support Plan (Part 2 of a two-part Facebook Live series). If you are looking for more support on this topic, check out these resources available on our website: Caregiver Support Plan Flipbook Building Your Personal Resilience Flipbook Resilience Check-In
How You Say It Matters: Strategies for Strengthening Communication with Family Caregivers
Good communication between health-care providers and family caregivers is an essential ingredient for an effective care team. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the different ways that health-care providers communicate. In this webinar, the Alzheimer Society of B.C. and Family Caregivers of B.C. will share helpful strategies that health-care providers can use to strengthen communication with […]
Accelerating Family Caregiver Friendly Health Care in British Columbia
In this new webinar, we introduce the importance of family caregivers in terms of what they give to their care recipient and to the health care system. This webinar is an opportunity for healthcare professionals to accelerate family-friendly health care in their practice. What you will learn from this 20-minute presentation: Important facts regarding how family caregivers […]
Releasing Tension: A Mindfulness Practice
Mindfulness Practice Time: 13-minutes Kate gently invites you to be aware and release tension and resistance in the body and to connect with your breath to soften the grip and activation of the fight or flight nervous system (sympathetic nervous system). Training the mind and body to become aware and inquire in a safe environment […]
Grief & Loss
This morning, Wendy Johnstone led a Facebook Live Learning Session discussing coping with grief and loss as a caregiver. If you are interested in additional resources, be sure to check out: Caregiver Out Loud Podcast – Episode Six: Grief is a Human Experience: https://www.familycaregiversbc.ca/podcast/episode6/ Caregiver Coach webinar on Grief and Loss: https://www.familycaregiversbc.ca/video/coach-caregiver-loss-grief/ Managing Ambiguous Loss: […]
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