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The aim of this capstone project was to identify education and training needs for family caregivers of individuals living with dementia and create an educational workshop based on these identified needs. This workshop is a dementia training course focused on education on the dementia diagnosis and effective care strategies to promote occupational participation and safety for the care recipient and the caregiver. The aim is to improve care competency, reduce stress, and facilitate role transition.
Publication Date
Summer 8-2-2023
Publisher
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
Keywords
dementia, caregiver, family caregiver, informal caregiver, dementia education, dementia training, skills workshop
Medical Subject Headings
dementia, caregiver, education, training, older adults, neurocognitive
Disciplines
Neurology | Occupational Therapy
Recommended Citation
Freeman, K., Watford, M., & Chioma, E. (2023, August 2). OT's Role in Facilitating Successful Role Transition for Informal Caregivers of People Living with Dementia. Poster presented at the Virtual OTD Capstone Symposium, University of St Augustine for Health Sciences. Retrieved from https://soar.usa.edu/otdcapstonessummer2023/41
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Poster presented at the Summer 2023 Virtual OTD Capstone Symposium held online at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences on August 2-9, 2023.