Caregiver in Chief

(WOC 1906) Caregiver in Chief

 

Learning Objective: Examine the process of caring for family members 

 

The pressures of being the family caregiver can take their toll quickly on today’s businesswomen. As the U.S. population continues to age and the number of employee caregivers grows, eldercare issues will continue to affect worker productivity. Emotional burnout, stress, and grief will reduce the productivity, creativity, and overall performance of the caregiver. In this seminar, we’ll talk about how it feels to be burned out physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Then we’ll move to a discussion of proactive steps a family caregiver can take now to help battle those inevitable days of caregiver burnout.

 

At the end of this seminar, participants will be able to: 

 

1. Discuss the physical and emotional feelings that caregivers frequently experience.
2. Identify positive coping strategies to deal with feelings and burnout. 
3. Employ strategies that help the caregiver cope and maintain quality of life.