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National Top 25 market drive-time radio tour

Advance readers copies available

Advertising in Counselor magazine, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Ingram, B&T, and New Leaf catalogs

Promotion targeting behavioral health publications in Renew, Counselor, Psychology Today, Behavioral Health magazines

Promotion and social media community engagement on the author's website;
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Publicity and promotion in conjunction with the author's speaking engagements AT NCAD, Journal Training, APA and other addiction treatment professional events.

More than 39 million unpaid caregivers provide care to an adult who is ill, disabled, or aged in the US (NAC and AARP, 2015). An estimated 18 percent of households in the United States are impacted by caregiving responsibilities (NAC, 2015)

Uses a practical, problem-solving approach that reflects twenty-five years of the author’s experience listening to caregivers, understanding their needs, and providing solutions

Winner of the Florida Council on Aging (FCOA) 2013 Quality Senior Living Award (QSLA) in the Senior Vision Media Category

Guidance is applicable to every caregiver, regardless of the specific condition or level of support needed by his or her loved one

Addresses the nonclinical concerns of caregivers, which are often difficult to find support and resources for

Table of Contents

Preface

1. Today’s Family Caregiver: Are You a Family Caregiver?

2. Why Planning Counts

3. Positive Attitude = Success
Overcoming Guilt and Resentment
Letting Go
You as a Caregiver
Benefitting from a Support Group

4. Building a Successful Plan

5.Why Document?
What Can You Learn?
Does Everyone Need Legal Documents?
Get It Organized

6. Critical Information: The Lists
The Caregiver’s List
The List for the Person Needing Care Now or in the Future

7. Thinking about “What If . . . ?”
Overcoming Objections
When You Are Already Giving Care
What Can You Do?
Getting Things in Order
Starting the Discussion about Care Needs
Knowing When Care Is Needed
You Are Planning, So What Else?
Planning for Financial Needs
Putting Care into Place
Crises
What You Need to Know in an Emergency

8. Practical Problem Solving
Addressing Medical and Health Needs
Questions to Ask the Doctor
Overall Housing and Care Needs
Security/Safety Condition Check
Hiring a Paid Caregiver
Fundamentals of Hiring and Managing In-Home Care Services
Using In-Home Care from a Home Healthcare Agency Complaints
Your Role When Someone Else Gives Care
Advocate for a Person Living Away from Home

9. Someone Else Deserves Care—You
Rate Your Caregiver Stress
Your Plan for Stress Reduction

10. Understanding Continuum of Care
How Much Care Is Needed?

11. Write Your Plan/Make It Work
Sample Narrative and Plan

12. Additional Resources

Appendix: The Family Caregiver Questionnaire

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Publié par	Central Recovery Press, LLC
Date de parution	04 avril 2016
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781942094135
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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