Are you a Family Caregiver (unpaid family member or friend) taking care of an older adult?
Do you often feel overwhelmed, stressed, frustrated and alone?
The BC Centre for Elder Advocacy and Support (BCCEAS) and Family Caregivers of BC invite you to attend a free workshop, teleseminar or webinar, titled “Caring for Older Adults through Self-Care”.
Learn how to protect older adults by:
· Staying healthy while caregiving
· Avoiding isolation
· Improving communication
· Reducing stress
3 in-person workshops will be offered:
· September 23, 2015: 6 to 8 pm at Renfrew Park Community Centre (2929 East 22nd Avenue, Vancouver)
o Register by calling 604-257-8388
· October 5, 2015: 6 to 7:30 pm at MS Society Victoria branch (1004 North Park Street, Victoria)
o Register by calling 250-384-0408 or emailing familycaregiversbc@gmail.com
· Oceanside (Parksville/Qualicum Beach) to be determined
10 teleseminars/webinars will be offered through The Caregiver Network – sign up by calling 1-866-396-2433 or online at http://thecaregivernetwork.ca :
· September 28, 2015
· October 7, 2015
· October 23, 2015
· November 10, 2015
· November 26, 2015
· December 3, 2015
· January 18, 2016
· February 10, 2016
· February 26, 2016
· March 1, 2016
o All teleseminars/webinars scheduled from 6:30 to 8 pm
For more information, please contact Lin Chen, BCCEAS Workshop and Outreach Coordinator, at 604-688-1927 ext. 225 or email LChen@bcceas.ca .
Special thanks to our project partners: Eldercare Foundation, Seniors Come Share Society, and Alzheimer Society of British Columbia.
We acknowledge the financial assistance of the Province of British Columbia.
Thank you,
Lin
Lin Chen
Workshop Coordinator
Phone: 604-688-1927 ext 225
Fax: 604-437-1929