Family Diplomacy — Strategies to Align and Balance Your Care Team
This session will highlight the primary caregiver’s role as family ambassador and discuss common challenges support systems face. Participants will learn how to compartmentalize and delegate responsibilities, how to work around disruptive family members, and how to break the patterns of old family assumptions. **Sponsored by the North Central Texas Caregiver Teleconnection**
Date July 10, 2023
Hosted By North Central Texas Caregiver Teleconnection
G. J. Hodson
G.J. Hodson facilitates programming and research at the intersections of care and identity. Possibly the only dementia caregiver who studied statistics to recover from burnout, G.J earned a Master's in Sociology to understand isolation and inequality experienced by caregivers. G.J.'s academic research has explored generational variations affecting our care experiences, and their innovative programming highlights the growing contributions of young, LGBTQ+, and chosen family caregivers. G.J has previously presented for the Alzheimer's Association, The Social Breakdown Podcast, the Pima Council on Aging, and several undergraduate and graduate classrooms. Last year, G.J. was honored as a Caregiving Fellow by Caring Across Generations. Learn more about G.J. and their work by searching "theoriesofcare" on LinkTree or social media.