Program Description

Powerful Tools for Caregivers (PTC) is a self-management program where participants meet for approximately 1.5–2 hours, once a week for six weeks. The goal is to help caregivers build self-care tools and strategies to better handle the unique challenges they face.

Caregivers develop a wealth of self-care tools to:

  • Reduce personal stress

  • Change negative self-talk

  • Communicate their needs to family members and healthcare or service providers

  • Communicate effectively in challenging situations

  • Recognize the messages in their emotions

  • Deal with difficult feelings

  • Make tough caregiving decisions

Class participants also receive a copy of The Caregiver Help Book, developed specifically for the class.

Program Content

Class 1: Taking Care of You
Class 2: Identifying and Reducing Personal Stress
Class 3: Communicating Feelings, Needs, and Concerns
Class 4: Communicating in Challenging Situations
Class 5: Learning from Our Emotions
Class 6: Mastering Caregiving Decisions

Contact

Register at: seawayvalleychc.ca/program-registration
or call: 1-888-936-0306 ext. 229