Events and Support Groups

Caregiving Best Practices Day for Professionals- March 4th, 2011

• Innovations in Dementia and Stroke Caregiving

1- "Rising Tide: The Impact of Dementia on Canadian Society"

2- "Effective Care for Family Caregivers: The Reitman Dementia Centre Approach"

3- "The Changing Relationship: An Illustration of Evidence Base Group Work- Positive Aspects of Caregiving"

4- "Caring for your Loved One: Enhancing Caregiver Capacity Through a Psycho-Educatinal Group"

5- "Informal Caregiver Stroke Self-Management Program"

6- "An Interprofessional Collaborative Psychosocial Group Intervention for Family Members of Individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)

• Leading Edge Best Practices in Caregiving- Concurrent Sessions

Session 1: Diverse Populations

7- "A Holistic Approach to Support Family Caregivers- Knowledge, Skills, Wellness and Support"

8- "Caregiving for an Aging Holocaust Survivor Parent: How is the Trauma of the past affecting the present"

Session 2: Stress and Mental Health

9- "Healthy Compassion"

10- "Justice and Mental Health"

11- "Clinically Significant Effects of Group Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) on Spouse Caregivers' Mental Health and Cognitive Functioning"

Session 3: Creative Approaches

12- "Couples Group for Spouses of Individuals Diagnosed with Dementia"

13- "Recreation and Arts Based Programs for Caregivers"

• Incorporating Technology into Best Practices

14- "Web-based Video Conferencing Support Group Interventions for Caregivers of Persons with Neurodegenerative Disease"

15- "COACH at Home: An Ambient Assistive Living Technology for People with Dementia"

16- "Networks of Care: An Innovative Approach to Strengthening Partnerships Between Formal and Informal Care Provision"

2010-2011 Seminars

March 23, 2010 - Demystifying Dementia with Sue Hart

March 25, 2010 - Live Well, Laugh Lots

February 25 to March 25, 2010 - Couples Support Group