Improving Practice: Working with Diverse Family Caregivers
Family Caregiver Alliance presents the course “Improving Practice: Working with Diverse Family Caregivers.” Designed for professionals who work with and support family caregivers. This course explores the challenges of diverse family caregivers and discusses practice changes to better support them.
There are two versions of the course; one is free and the other has been modified for approval by the National Association of Social Workers (Approval # 886949360-1235) for 4 continuing education contact hours!
Developed by FCA, the four-hour online course is tailored to all professionals who work with family caregivers and specifically for social workers. Please note: Social workers who take the course for Continuing Education Units (CEU’s) will be charged a nominal fee to cover administrative costs, but otherwise the course is offered free of charge.
The series includes 3 modules, 17 lessons, 21 videos, 3 post tests, 4 case studies, as well as downloadable resources and reference documents.
The modules are:
- Introduction to Diverse Family Caregivers and Applying Cultural Humility to Practice
- The Lived Experiences of Diverse Family Caregivers
- Practice Considerations
This training is made possible by funding from CalGrows, an initiative of the California Department of Aging.