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BC Office on Aging Conference – Caregivers of Older Adults & Grandparents raising Grandchildren
February 26, 2020
see flyerBC Office on Aging – Conference Caregivers of Older Adults & Grandparents raising Grandchildren April 15, 2020
Registration is now Open!
Beaver County Office on Aging
is sponsoring a conference to address
Caregivers of Older Adults & Grandparents raising Grandchildren
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
9:00am to 2:30pm
Location: The Center at the Mall inside the Beaver Valley Mall (near Planet Fitness) Monaca, PA- Registration required, Continental Breakfast and Lunch provided
- Panel of 6 presenters on various topics including:
- The importance of caring for the caregiver, dementia, compassion and fatigue, combating frustration with coping skills, legal aspects of caregiving, sustaining physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health for the caregiver
- Understanding social media and technology and the challenges it presents with grandchildren, utilizing technology in the classroom
- Communicating with pre-teens and teenagers, verbal and non-verbal methods, developing positive relationships with case managers
- Caregivers dealing with substance abuse disorders within the family
- Local resource providers and support groups in Beaver County
