OSU Extension Educator, Patrice Powers-Barker, is partnering with The Ohio Council on Family Relations (the state affiliate of the National Council on Family Relations) to co-present a webinar on the topic of Caregiving and Compassion Fatigue. This is open to all - those who care for family members/friends as well as professionals who work with/as caregives as part of their career. Information on the Ohio Council of Family Relations can be found here: oh.ncfr.org/ or follow on Facebook www.facebook.com/OHCFR.
If you'd like to register for the Caregiving & Compassion Fatigue Webinar, Thursday, July 22nd, 11am-12:15pm (EST), you can do so here: go.osu.edu/caregiverohcfr
Caregiving and Compassion Fatigue Webinar by the Ohio Council on Family Relations. Presented by Audrey R. Kraynak, Ph.D., CFLE, NCSP, Patrice Powers-Barker, M.A., CFLE
Target Audience:
- Informal caregiver (care for family/friend)
- Paid caregiver
- Student
- Professional who supports caregivers and families
- Others interested in learning about the topic
Goals:
- to define the prevalence of caregiving among age, gender and racial groups
- to identify and share how values may influence caregiver behaviors
- to define compassion fatigue
- to identify characteristics of compassion fatigue to help professionals as well as formal & informal caregivers recognize & deal with it
- to provide personal and community resources that may alleviate the stress of caregiving
When: Thursday, July 22nd, 11am-12:15pm (EST)
WHERE: online
Cost: FREE but you must pre-register @ go.osu.edu/caregiverohcfr
Details:
1 contact hour CEU from NCFR (National Council on Family Relations)
Register in advance: go.osu.edu/caregiverohcfr
After registering, participants will receive a reminder email the week of July 19th containing the link to access the webinar