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Caregiver Support Teleconnection Events Our Health is Our Wealth: A Health Promotion Series for Caregivers part 2

Our Health is Our Wealth: A Health Promotion Series for Caregivers part 2

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Caregiver Teleconnection sessions are one hour learning sessions that can be done via Zoom or over the phone for caregivers of older persons. Experts from around the country share information important to caregiving. Caregivers will have the opportunity to ask questions as well as hear from other caregivers.

Our sessions are geared for the family members taking care of a loved one over the age of 60. Professionals are also welcome to participate as well.

Caregiving is known to cause stress on a person’s mental and physical health. This series will address ways that caregivers can support their own health, while also considering respite care or ways to include your care recipient so that they benefit too. At the end of this session, Elliot and Lucy will stay on the line and offer personal support.

Physical Activity – We’ll outline the benefits of physical activity for caregivers and care recipients, and how to exercise safely at home in ways that can include your care recipient.

 

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Presenter

Elliot Montgomery Sklar, PhD and Lucy Barylak, MSW
Dr. Elliot Montgomery Sklar is a public health professional with vast experience in managing health programs and initiatives. With over a decade of practice in supporting the health of the public through academic work, research and service to communities across the Americas, Dr. Sklar shares his passion and expertise in support of diverse caregivers and the complex issues they face. Lucy Barylak, MSW, is a Social Gerontology Consultant with West-Central Montreal Health in Montreal, Canada. Lucy is a renowned expert in caregiving having won the Queen’s Jubilee Award twice, presented by the Canadian Homecare Association. She has also been a family caregiver for her mother for many years.

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