On Monday, April 24th, the Alzheimer Society Sudbury-Manitoulin North Bay & Districts, in partnership with Behaviour Supports Ontario, will be offering an educational workshop, open to the public, focusing on caregiver fatigue and compassionate care.
The session, which is being hosted at the Elks Lodge in North Bay from 9:00am until 12:00pm, will feature special guest speaker Jane Bradley, Registered Psychotherapist. The talk will be of benefit to caregivers, Public Support Workers, and healthcare professionals. This session is not specific to neurocognitive impairments, and we welcome caregivers of all backgrounds to attend.
For more information, or to register for the workshop, please contact Ashlin Rich, Behaviour Supports Facilitator for the local Alzheimer Society, at 705-495-4342 or email [email protected]. Tickets can also be purchased online through https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/
Currently, there are over 1600 people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia in the North Bay area; many more go without a formal diagnosis. Research shows that, on average, it takes 4-6 people to care for a single person living with dementia, and stress levels in these care partners are typically 3 times higher than the average caregiver.
Jane Bradley, BA Psychology, Certified Compassion Fatigue Specialist, has spent much of her career healing trauma and crisis. She specialises in Caregiver Support, trauma recovery, addictions, relationship stress, managing anger and stress, and healing from abuse. She also provides Caregiver Support for several agencies in the Niagara Region, paying particular attention to the effects of Compassion Fatigue.
The Behavioural Supports Ontario (BSO) initiative was created to enhance health care services for older adults in Ontario with complex and responsive behaviours associated with dementia, mental health, substance use and/or other neurological conditions. The initiative also provides enhanced family caregiver support in the community, in long-term care or wherever the patient and/or caregiver(s) reside.
