Recorded Webinar: Successful Caregiver 12.3.2020
RECORDED WEBINAR ” Successful Caregiving”
Successful Caregiving Webinar- December 3rd 12-130 pm
Caregiving is a noble, important role deserving of honor and support. Although family caregiving is stressful and risky for your health, there is hope and help available.
Learn useful information about dementia and get helpful caregiving tips. Have your questions answered by a virtual panel of local experts who’ll give you helpful techniques and the latest community resources. Enjoy your lunch break as you get inspired and equipped, because if you don’t take care of yourself, you can’t take care of anyone else.
Keynote Speakers:
Becky Robinson, Regional Director of Alzheimer’s Association,Arts Degree in Recreational Therapy and Gerontology from Chico State University.
Maggie McNamara, Passages Caregiver Resource Center
Maggie will be discussing:
- Signs you may be a caregiver
- Approaches to communication with someone with dementia
- Managing challenging behavioral symptoms
- Cognitive changes and losses in a person with dementia
- Functional changes and losses
- Social changes and losses
When family members or friends realize that they have become caregivers, they are often overwhelmed and find themselves drowning in a sea of stress and uncertainty. As a Caregiver Advocate, Maggie’s great passion is helping caregivers get the resources and emotional support they need and to help them survive the most difficult and rewarding time of their lives. She has been with Passages Caregiver Resource Center for nearly 15 years and has been providing presentations on dementia and caregiver health for more than 17 years.
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Recorded: Healthy Aging Webinar
RECORDED AGING WELL VIRTUAL SYMPOSIUM
Below is the Aging Well webinar that was held October 29th, 2020. It has been recorded for your convenience to view. The PowerPoint used for the webinar has been saved as a pdf and is available by clicking on the link below.
Click here to view the webinar
PowerPoint Handout: Click Here
Keynote Speaker will be Dr. Patrick Arbore:
- Aging Well: Don’t be a victim of ageist attitudes, instead age into our wisdom & intelligence of our full capacity of human beings.
- Don’t Be Content to Age In Place:
- Social Isolation: Don’t Push Away Love of Family & Friends
- Stay Active: Meaningful Activities, Keep Working or Volunteering
Keynote Speaker:
Patrick Arbore, Ed.D, began his career in the field of aging in 1972. He is the Founder and Director of the Center for Elderly Suicide Prevention and Grief Related Services (CESP), a program of Institute on Aging in San Francisco. He conceived the 24-hour accredited Friendship Line in 1973 and the methodology for the traumatic grief services in the early 1980’s. Patrick conducts workshops and presents lectures locally and nationally on aging related subjects including elderly suicide prevention, ageism, loneliness, social isolation, senior bullying, hoarding, substance abuse, burn-out, compassion fatigue, traumatic loss, and many others. He is the author of numerous articles and book chapters on a variety of aging related topics. A recent article, “Suicide Prevention among Rural Older Adults,” was published in the Summer, 2019, edition of Generations, a publication of the American Society on Aging. He is a Senior Lecturer at Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, CA; an adjunct Faculty member with the University of California, Davis, Continuing Education Department, and an Adjunct Faculty at The Wright Institute.
Special Topic Speakers:
Brian Baas, Physical Therapist @Baas Physical Therapy will be talking about the importance of mobility.
- Balance and mobility
- Stages of Mobility
- How Physical Therapy helps
Brian Baas is the CFO and co-developer/co-owner of Western Physical Therapy, Inc., our growing organization of outpatient physical therapy practices. Brian graduated from Fresno State University with his Degree in Physical Therapy in 1992 and has been providing patient care, practice management and clinical development ever since. In addition to business development, Brian is active in various community outreaches and has served as Anderson High School’s athletic team therapist.
Becky Robinson, Regional Director @Alzheimer’s Association and will be discussing what the most current research tells us about changes we can make that can help our bodies and our brains age as well as possible, by exploring these 4 aspects of healthy aging
- Physical Health & Exercise
- Diet & Nutrition
- Cognitive Activity
- Social Engagement
Arts Degree in Recreational Therapy and Gerontology from Chico State University.
Allison Hansen works as a Community Education Specialist with Shasta County Public Health. and will be discussing:
- The best way to prevent yourself from getting sick is to avoid being exposed to the flu or COVID viruses
- Stay socially active.
- Flu shots are free this year!
Allison began her work with Public Health in January and was one of the first responders to the Coronavirus pandemic in February. Allison was initially recruited to answer all incoming calls about Coronavirus to better inform the public. Since then, she has worked with businesses to provide education, congregate living facilities to advise on stopping the spread, and she works as a contact tracer for people who have been exposed to Coronavirus. In addition to her Coronavirus responsibilities, Allison also works on the Healthy Brain Initiative, a $750,000 grant that works with Alzheimer’s and dementia in Shasta County. Allison loves working with diverse projects in her work with Public Health and serving the members of our community.
Maggie McNamara- Will be discussing “Staying Healthy as a Caregiver”.
- Recognizing signs & symptoms of caregiver stress
- Recognizing signs and symptoms of caregiver burnout
- Tips to getting help.
When family members or friends realize that they have become caregivers, they are often overwhelmed and find themselves drowning in a sea of stress and uncertainty. As a Caregiver Advocate, Maggie’s great passion is helping caregivers get the resources and emotional support they need and to help them survive the most difficult and rewarding time of their lives. She has been with Passages Caregiver Resource Center for nearly 15 years and has been providing presentations on dementia and caregiver health for more than 17 years.
Maggie earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from California State University, Chico. She volunteered as a member of the Shasta County Mental Health Board, the California Association of Local Mental Health Boards and Commissions, and served as secretary of her local volunteer fire company.
Maggie has twice been a presenter at American Society on Aging/National Council on Aging Conferences. She is also a Master Trainer of Powerful Tools for Caregivers
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This webinar will be of interest to those who are newly diagnosed or who would like an overview of Parkinson’s.
The Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach Program has assembled basic information about Parkinson’s to lay the groundwork for your understanding of Parkinson’s disease in the Introduction to PD section of our website:
Featuring world renowned keynote speaker, Paul Greenwood, and interactive panel of local experts and officials.Greenwood, a lawyer for over 36 years, began his career in England. He moved to his wife’s hometown of San Diego and passed the California Bar in 1991. Greenwood’s assignment as an elder abuse prosecutor 19 years ago developed into a long-term career. He joined the San Diego DA’s office in 1993 and started the Elder Abuse Prosecution Unit in January 1996. Under his leadership the unit has grown to a team of twelve. He has also been involved in the prosecution of over 200 felony elder abuse cases. Mr. Greenwood is currently co-chair of the California District Attorneys Elder Abuse statewide committee and is an elected board member of the National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse.