Caregiver Support
Caregiver Support Groups
Alzheimer’s and Dementia
“in-person” Group:
1st & 3rd Thursdays - at Manor Lake
50 Conference Center Dr, Cartersville, GA 30121
2:00- 3:30 PM
Call 404-771-7438 or 470-232-785 to reserve seat.
Contact us for more information.
There are many reasons for caregivers to join a caregiver support group:
What are the advantages of a Peer Support Group?
Caregiving challenges can leave you feeling alone and isolated. When you’re overwhelmed and exhausted by caregiving responsibilities, it can feel like you are alone with nowhere to turn for help.
Being able to talk with others who truly understand what you’re going through reduces stress, validates your experience, and gives connection and support. It’s a relief to know that what you’re going through is normal.
A caregiver support group provides much-needed social support. This is especially important when family and friends aren’t supportive.
You won’t have to worry about judgment or confusion from non-caregivers since everyone is going through similar struggles.
A Caregiving
Support Group is
A Place for Support | A Place to Share | A Place to Learn
A Place for Support
provides confidentiality
offers the comfort of knowing others are experiencing similar issues
helps caregivers to manage feelings of guilt and resentment
reduces feelings of isolation
offers a support network that may go beyond the group setting
A Place to Share
Information
Coping strategies
Solutions to common problems
Techniques for dealing with family members
A Place to Learn
About the care receiver’s illness
How to manage stress
The importance of taking care of yourself
Considering starting a Peer Support Caregiver Group
We would love to help you start your own Peer Support Group. Our Facilitator Training class will prepare facilitators to manage a peer support group with confidence. Workshops include how to establish group guidelines, set boundaries, giving advice verses giving support, confidentiality, listening, managing disruptions, logistics and more.
CGSI'S Workshops
Powerful Tools for Caregivers
This class is 6 sessions held once a week for two hours. Class participants receive The Caregiver Help Workbook with information not covered in class.
Powerful Tools for Caregivers classes give caregivers the tools they can use to take better care of themselves while caring for a friend or relative.
By taking care of your own health and well-being, you become a better caregiver.
The class will give you tools to help:
Reduce Stress
Improve Self-Confidence
Manage Time, Set Goals, and Solve Problems
Better Communicate Their Feelings
Locate Helpful Resources
Make Tough Decisions
Space is limited for Powerful Tools for Caregivers classes. Please contact us for the next available class.
How to talk with a physician to get the information you need
What records do you need to keep
Exploring family and friend dynamics in an ongoing illness
Answers about Palliative Care and Hospice
Becoming a Better Medical Advocate for Your Loved One
Want to learn how to be a better advocate for your loved one? In this 90-minute class workshop, learn how to better make informed medical decisions by knowing important questions to ask, what records to keep, and how to ask for help. Topics discussed include:
Maintaining Caregiver Health
Wonder how you can find time to take care of yourself while taking care of your loved one? This 90-minute class looks at the importance of caregivers taking care of themselves. You will learn some practical things about taking care of yourself, recognizing the signs of caregiver stress, dealing with difficult situations, and suggestions for getting the help you need. Practical suggestions are offered in developing a plan for managing caregiver responsibilities.
Ultimate Caregiver Support Workshop
Don’t have time to attend multiple workshops? Let us schedule this half-day workshop for your group. Topics include strategies to help take care of yourself, how to recognize the signs of caregiver stress, and how to deal with and get help for caregiver stress. Learn how to develop a plan for managing caregiver responsibilities.
This program has been specifically designed for caregivers who may not be able to attend multiple sessions but want the opportunity to learn “tips and tools” for caregiving in one intense session.
This workshop is about four hours long depending on class participation.
Participants receive over 50 handouts on various subjects for self-evaluation, checklists, and handouts on a wide range of subjects. Topics covered in the workshop include:
Self-care for the caregiver
Reducing Personal Stress
Communication techniques with their care receiver
Family and Friends dynamics
How to talk with a physician
Being an Advocate for your care receiver
Record Keeping
Where to find additional resources and help
How to find a support group
