The difference between men and women in caregiving with Barry Jacobs, PsyD
Research suggests that women and men approach caregiving with different expectations and often take different approaches to tasks and the prospect of receiving help from others. Barry J. Jacobs, Psy.D, a psychologist and co-author of AARP Meditations for Caregivers, will explore these differences and suggest ways that women and men can work better together during caregiving.
Date October 30, 2018
Hosted By WellMed Charitable Foundation
Tags seniors, caregiver, caregiving, caregivers, elderly, family
Barry J. Jacobs, PsyD
Barry J. Jacobs is a clinical psychologist family therapist and the Director of Behavioral Sciences for the Crozer-Keystone Family Medicine Residency Program in Springfield Pennsylvania. He is the co-author (with Julia L. Mayer Psy.D) of AARP Meditations for Caregivers—Practical Emotional and Spiritual Support for You and Your Family (Da Capo 2016) and the author of The Emotional Survival Guide for Caregivers—Looking After Yourself and Your Family While Helping an Aging Parent (Guilford 2006). He is a co-editor of the e-book Collaborative Perspectives—A Selection of CFHA’s Best Blogs From 2009-2015 (CFHA 2017).