RIDOH announces virtual workshop for caregivers

November 16, 2020 11:59 am

Dominique Turner,

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – The Rhode Island Department of Health and the Rhode Island Parent Information Network is teaming up for a series of new virtual workshops in effort to support Rhode Islanders who are currently acting as caregivers for the elderly or those with chronic conditions.

The Department of Health says Powerful Tools for Caregivers workshops are six-week long group workshop that provide participants with strategies to better handle the challenges faced while caring for a loved one. Groups will meet virtually once a week for an hour and a half over the six-week period.

The workshop will be facilitated by two certified peer leaders. RIDOH says the topics range from “identifying and reducing personal stress to communicating in challenging situations to mastering caregiver decisions.”

The Department of Health says that people who have completed this program have shown improvements in emotional management, self-efficacy, self-care tactics, and use of community resources.

The six-week sessions begin on November 17, November 21, November 24, and November 25.

To learn more about Powerful Tools for Caregivers and how to join, you are urged to call the Community Health Network at (401) 432-7217 or visit their website here.