Caregiving with Chronic Pain
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.
This session will explore what chronic pain is, as well as the difficulties caregivers with chronic pain face daily. She will discuss possible pain management tools and techniques that are available.
Date June 8, 2023
Hosted By WellMed Charitable Foundation
Tags caregiver, Chronic Pain, pain, Support, Aging, Chronic, caregiving, Lucy Barylak, caregivers, Lucy, elderly, Barylak, family, Jenna, seniors, Labell, Health and Wellness, Jenna Labell
Lucy Barylak MSW and Dr. Jenna Labell
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.
Jenna Labell received her Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology (M.A.) from McGill University in 2017 and is currently in the final year of her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (Psy.D) at the University of Montreal. Prior to pursuing her doctoral degree, Jenna worked as an addiction’s counsellor in an outpatient rehabilitation center with adults and youth suffering with substance dependence as well as behavioral addictions (cyber-addiction, gambling, and sex addiction). She is currently completing her doctoral internship at the Montreal General Hospital in the Alan Edwards Pain Management Unit, where she works with individuals suffering from chronic pain.