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DESCRIPTION:Offered by the Health and Well-Being Program in collaboration w
 ith the McGill University Dementia Education Program\n\nThis session will 
 be recorded and available on the Health and Well-being Program website.\n
 \nWith one in four Canadians currently providing care for family members o
 r friends with a long-term condition\, a physical or mental disability\, o
 r problems related to aging\, caregivers play an essential role in our soc
 iety. They are the ones who\, on a daily basis\, make sure that their love
 d one—their spouse\, parent\, child\, sibling\, or friend—has what they ne
 ed to stay safe\, healthy and loved.\n\nBut taking on the responsibility o
 f caregiver to a family member or friend often means balancing the competi
 ng demands of life\, such as working\, raising children and maintaining he
 althy relationships. It may involve performing tasks that can be emotional
 ly and physically demanding. Unfortunately\, very few caregivers know how 
 to navigate the system and locate the necessary resources to sustain them.
  As well\, many caregivers maintain a strong façade and ignore their own l
 imitations\, which can have a profound impact their health and well-being.
 \n\nIn this presentation\, Claire Webster\, former caregiver and founder o
 f the McGill University Dementia Education Program\, will talk about the c
 hallenges that she encountered and share lessons learned based on her pers
 onal journey as caregiver to her late mother who passed away from Alzheime
 r’s disease in 2016. Claire will talk about how this experience inspired h
 er to become a strong advocate for dementia care and led to her partnering
  with a multidisciplinary team at McGill to develop innovative free educat
 ional resources designed to support people living with dementia and their 
 care partners. The session will include an interactive question and answer
  period.\n\nThe learning objectives for this session are to:\n\n\n	Help ind
 ividuals prepare for the role of caregiver.\n	Share best practices to ensur
 e their own well-being.\n	Discuss how to create a safe home environment.\n	P
 rovide reliable information and links to community support resources.\n	Cre
 ate a safe emotional space to be vulnerable and share concerns.\n\n\nTo re
 gister:\n\n1. Click here to access Minerva.\n\n2. In the Employee Menu\, c
 lick on Training Menu\, select Health and Wellbeing Program Services\, and
  follow the instructions to register.\n\nFor more information please conta
 ct healthandwellbeing.hr [at] mcgill.ca.  Registration closes on May 1 at 
 9 am. The link to the session will be sent the morning of the presentation
  after registration closes.\n
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SUMMARY:Navigating the Journey of Being a Caregiver: Important Life Lessons
  Learned the Hard Way (Virtual)
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/hr/channels/event/navigating-journey-being-caregi
 ver-important-life-lessons-learned-hard-way-virtual-347547
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