N0TE: THIS CLASS IS INTENDED FOR NON-PAID, INFORMAL FAMILY CAREGIVERS
OF SOMEONE WITH MEMORY LOSS ISSUES. THE CLASS IS NOT SET UP FOR CARE
RECEIVERS.THIS CLASS WILL MEET ON WEDNESDAYS FROM MAY 20 - JULY 22
FROM 2:00PM - 3:30PM.
Finding Meaning and Hope is designed for full-time, part-time, or
long-distance informal caregivers of loved ones with dementia or other
conditions where the care recipient is physically present but
psychologically absent. The term coined by Dr. Boss to describe this
is “ambiguous loss.” It gives a name to the caregivers’ ongoing
experience of loss and grief.
Finding Meaning and Hope is a new resource for informal caregivers
developed by the agency Duet: Partners in Health and Aging. This free,
10-week video discussion series for informal caregivers is based on
the book Loving Someone Who Has Dementia: How to Find Hope While
Coping with Stress and Grief, by Pauline Boss, PhD. Dr. Boss is
emeritus professor at the University of Minnesota, and was a visiting
professor at Harvard Medical School, 1995-1996, and Hunter School of
Social Work, 2004-2005.
The video series is the basis for structured weekly conversations led
by a trained facilitator from the Pima Council on Aging (PCOA), Family
Caregiver Support Program, to help equip caregivers with tools to
reduce stress and build resilience. A 20-minute video with Dr. Boss
and Family caregivers is shared at each class followed by discussion
on the topic in the video. Here are the topics of what will be
discussed.
WEEK 1 – THE AMBIGUOUS LOSS OF DEMENTIA: HOW ABSENCE AND PRESENCE
COEXIST
WEEK 2 – THE COMPLICATIONS OF BOTH LOSS AND GRIEF
WEEK 3 – STRESS, COPING, AND RESILIENCY
WEEK 4 – THE MYTH OF CLOSURE
WEEK 5 – THE PSYCHOLOGICAL FAMILY
WEEK 6 – FAMILY RITUALS, CELEBRATIONS, AND GATHERINGS
WEEK 7 – SEVEN GUIDELINES FOR THE JOURNEY, PART I
WEEK 8 – SEVEN GUIDELINES FOR THE JOURNEY, PART II
WEEK 9 – DELICIOUS AMBIGUITY
WEEK 10 – THE GOOD-ENOUGH RELATIONSHIP
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