Workshops offer support for caregivers

March 1, 2018  //  FOUND IN: Updates & Resources

Do you spend at least 10 hours per week helping a family member or friend with finances, emotional support, legal issues, physical care or activities of daily living?

Join Caregiver PATH (Personal Action Toward Health), a free, interactive six-week workshop designed to help faculty, staff and their families deal with the daily challenges of caring for a loved one. Each workshop is evidence-based and led by certified leaders.

At the workshops, learn to:

  • Manage your stress
  • Manage your loved one’s difficult behaviors
  • Get the help you need from others
  • Communicate better with family, friends and the health care team

Caregiver PATH workshops at U-M are provided through a partnership between MHealthy, Michigan Partners on the PATH and the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan.

Information session (optional):

If you’d like to learn more about Caregiver PATH, attend an information session (optional, this is not required to join) on Wednesday, March 21 from 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m., at the East Ann Arbor Health Center, basement conference room. The health center is located at 4260 Plymouth Rd. in Ann Arbor. Snacks will be available.

Caregiver workshops:

To get the most out of this experience, you are encouraged to attend all six weeks, plus the bonus session. Snacks will be provided at all sessions.

  • Wednesdays, March 28 – May 2 (bonus session May 9)
  • Where: East Ann Arbor Health Center, basement conference room.
  • Time: 5:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Register or learn more about PATH.

Earn Rewards! Caregiver PATH qualifies for MHealthy Rewards 2018. Benefits-eligible faculty and staff can log into the StayWell Portal from the Rewards website to learn how to successfully complete this program to earn points towards a $100 reward.

If you have questions or need any kind of accommodation to fully participate in this workshop, please email Sarah Filer at ssfiler@umich.edu.

Website: https://hr.umich.edu/benefits-wellness/health-well-being/mhealthy/faculty-staff-well-being/chronic-health-conditions/path-workshops/caregiver-path-workshops

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