Description
Family caregivers of people with dementia are often called “invisible second patient.” These caregivers are critical to the care recipients, and they experience high rates of burden and psychological morbidity as well as social isolation, poor physical and mental health, and great financial strain. This workshop will explore social work practice with family caregivers of patients with dementia. This class emerged from my personal journey as a social worker (30 years) and as a spousal caregiver. For seven years I cared for my husband while he descended into Primary Progressive Aphasia a form of frontal lobe dementia. I interacted with social workers in several milieus: Doctors’ offices, hospitals, emergency rooms, home care provider companies, and finally hospice. The lack of skill and understanding of the caregiver’s role and situation with a dementia patient became very apparent. This workshop will provide participants with an increased knowledge of what skills and practices can be used to help caregivers. These skills include an introduction to the concept of “Anticipatory or Pre-death Grief.” use of a Caregiver Grief Inventory.
Instructor
Ellyn Loy, LCSW-C, is a graduate of the University of MD School of Social Work and is currently a Faculty Liaison for the Field Placement Office. Ms. Loy has 30 years of social work practice. She was the Clinical Director at the House of Ruth MD and is considered an expert in the field of Intimate Partner Violence. In 2013 she began work in the Jewish Community developing a program for Elder Abuse called SAFE. Ms. Loy is an experienced trainer and has taught many workshops including becoming an expert witness for domestic violence cases, self-care and compassion and dynamics of elder abuse.
In 2014 her husband was diagnosed with Primary Progressive Aphasia a form of Frontal Lobe Dementia and she became his caregiver. He died in hospice in 2021. Ellyn developed this workshop in order to combine her professional knowledge with her personal experiences in order to help social workers develop more effective practices with this population.
Agenda & Learning Objectives
AGENDA:
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8:30 - 9:00 |
Registration |
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9:00 - 11:00 |
Lecture |
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11:00 - 11:15 |
Break |
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11:30 - 1:15 |
Lecture (Continued) |
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1:15 |
Questions & Adjournment |
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Upon the completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Identify 3 Social Work clinical practices used to work with caregivers of dementia patients
- Increase understanding of the concept of “pre-death” or “anticipatory” grief
- Become familiar with the use of the Marwit and Meuser “Caregiver Grief Inventory”
- Identify 3 ways social workers can advocate for caregivers with other systems.
Bibliography & References
BIBLIOGRAPHY & REFERENCES
Brodaty, H. (2009),Family Caregivers of people with Dementia. Dialogues In Clinical Neuroscience, June 11 (2) 217-228.
Etters, L, Goodall, D, Harrison, E. (2008), Caregiver Burden among dementia patient caregivers-Review of the Literature. American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, August 20(8) 423-428.
Park, J. (2021) Pre-loss Grief in Caregivers of Older Adults with Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Journal of Alzheimer’s, 84 (4) 1847-1859.
Meuser, Thomas, MM Caregiver Grief Inventory, HTTPS:// Hospice Foundation.org
Sanders, S Marwit, S Meuser, T, Hamilton, P. (2008) Caregiver Grief in End-Stage Dementia. Social Work in Health Care, Sept Vol 46 47-65.
Late Fees and Refunds
Fee & Registration:
Cost is $70 and includes CE credit. Registering after October 5, 2022 will incur an additional $20 late fee. *Cancellations must be received 24 hours in advance prior to the live interactive webinar to receive a refund or a credit letter.
*All cancellations will be subjected to a $35.00 administration fee
Target Audience
Social Workers, LCPCs, and Psychologists
All those interested in Topic Welcomed
Location
University of Maryland University College, 6865 Deerpath Road, Elkridge, Maryland 21075, United States
extension.umd.edu
