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Taking Care of YOU: Powerful Tools for LGBT Caregivers

It’s not easy balancing your caregiving role and other parts of your life when you care for someone with a chronic health condition such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s or stroke. Join other LGBT caregivers to learn invaluable tools to help you reduce stress, make difficult decisions, communicate more effectively in challenging situations, and most importantly, prevent caregiver burnout! Connect with other LGBT caregivers caring for a partner, friend, or family member.

This six-week class will give you tools to:

  • Take care of yourself
  • Make difficult decisions
  • Help you reduce stress
  • Reduce guilt, anger & depression
  • Communicate effectively with amily members, doctors, and paid helpers
  • Set goals and solve problems

DATES/TIME:

 

Thursdays: March 27; April 3, 10, 17, 24 and May 1

10:00 AM-11:30 AM

LOCATION:

 

Openhouse

1800 Market Street, Third Floor

San Francisco, CA 94102

FACILITATORS:

 

Christina Irving, LCSW, Family Consultant

Family Caregiver Alliance and

Michelle Alcedo, Director of Programs

Openhouse

TO REGISTER:

 

Preregistration is required. Space is limited.

Call Michelle Alcedo at (415) 728-0195 or email her at                 Michelle@openhouse-sf.org

Donations accepted. Respite scholarships may be available. Class includes The Caregiver Helpbook, 300 pages of advice designed to help caregivers manage problems and find solutions.

Apr 10, 2014 | 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM (Pacific)

Location: Openhouse

1800 Market Street, Third Floor

San Francisco, CA 94102