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Welcome to the audio version of Caregiver School. Listen to all 25 lessons that comprise this 9 Part Training Program for Family Caregivers. Most lessons are less then 20 minutes long. (The time in minutes is indicated in brackets next to the lesson title.) Be sure to print the COURSE OUTLINE so you can see all of the information that will be covered in each Part. And don’t forget to download and print the individual worksheet that accompanies most lessons.

For your convenience you can purchase and download a pdf version of the entire 46 page Workbook from the Caregiver School Book Store.

Introducing Caregiver School (6:20)

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Part One – Becoming a Family Caregiver

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Lesson 1 – The Four Journeys (11:16)

Download worksheet: The four journeys

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REST STOP

Take a minute to stop, listen and breathe – just for a minute

Listen to the sounds of the rain (1:54)

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Lesson 2 – The Six Essential Steps (12:25)

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Download worksheet: Three roles

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Lesson 3 – Receiving a Devastating Diagnosis (9:35)

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Part Two – Evaluating the Situation

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Lesson 1 – Understanding Normal Aging (12:21)

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Lesson 2 – When there is cause for concern (10:38)

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Lesson 3 – When driving becomes a problem (13:48)

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Lesson 4 – What does your loved one need? (12:47)

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Part Three – Making a Plan

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Lesson 1 – The family meeting (13:31)

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Lesson 2 – When conversations go wrong (14:57)

Download worksheet: The Caregiver Bill of Rights

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Lesson 3 – Effective Communication (18:25)

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Lesson 4 – Creating a Plan of Care (10:43)

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Part Four – Navigating the Medical World

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Lesson 1 – Diagnosis and prognosis (18:45)

Download worksheet: Communication Note

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Lesson 2 – Managing medications (9:37)

Download worksheet: Medication audit

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Lesson 3 – Understanding Medical Insurance (20:17)

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Part Five – Managing Your Loved One’s Affairs

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Lesson 1 – Understanding Advanced Directives (15:06)

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Lesson 2 – Getting their affairs in order (23:06)

Download worksheet: Legal and Financial checklist 

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Lesson 3 – Do I need a lawyer? (19:11)

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Part Six – Day to Day Caregiving

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Lesson 1 – Staying at home (22:07)

Download worksheet: Conversation not confrontation

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Lesson 2 – When professional help is needed (32:14)

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Lesson 3 – Long Distance Caregiving (14:49)

Download worksheet: Caregiver Resources

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Part Seven – When things get complicated

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Lesson 1 – Understanding dementia and Alzhiemer’s disease (15:07)

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Lesson 2 – How to manage challenging behavior and communication (26:08)

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Part Eight – Caring for the caregiver

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Lesson 1 – Caring for the caregiver (23:44)

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Download worksheet: The Caregiver Bill of Rights

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Part Nine – When the journey ends

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Lesson 1 – Letting go (29:13)

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Lesson 2 – When it’s time to say goodbye (22:40)

Download worksheet: The journey through grief