Care for the Caregiver: When the Child becomes the Parent
A caregiver’s group to assist adult caregivers with finding loving ways to care for themselves while caring for a parent with dementia
- Who’s this for? Anyone who’s currently caring or anticipates caring for a parent with dementia.
- Objectives include: Prioritize self-care, connect with likeminded caregivers lead by a mental healthcare and relatioship expert.
- What’s the group about?
- Creating a safe, secure, and supportive mental and spiritual health care environment for adult caregivers of parents with Dementia.
- Helping adult caregivers manage the emotiional struggles that comes with the role reversal that happens when caring for aging parents in general, especailly those with dementia.
- Providing an empathtic community of support with other adult children caring for parents with dementia. READY TO REGISTER? CLICK HERE
Caregiver’s Group Session Curriculum
Group Meeting Details:
Number of Sessions: 6 Group Sessions
Meeting Days: Thursdays
Medium: Zoom
Time: (1-hr.) 6:30-7:20 p.m. Central
First Session : March 5, 2026
Final Session: April 9, 2026
Zoom: Link provided at checkout
PART ONE: ABOUT EVERYTHING & EVERYBODY ELSE
Session 1:
Introduction:
- General Information: Days, Times, Fee, Process
- What’s new,
- How you dealth with it,
- Today’s focus,
- Homework,
- Journal (optional),
- (Overtime? How would you like to manage overtime?)
- Confidentiality
- Rules of Engagement
- Why you’re here
- What to expect
- Why this class is needed
- Share time
- What has been your experience with dementia?
- Your current situation (and what you hope to accomplish by the end of our 6 weeks)
- Other important areas of concern
Session 2: Caretaking 101 (Potential topics include…)
Session 3: God? SIGNS of Anger & Guilt & Shame
Session 4 : Self-Reflection
Session 5 : CASE STUDIES-VOLUNTEERS TO SHARE SPECIFIC STORIES:
Session 6 : Triumphs, Group Experience and Evaluation.
INFORMATION/TOOL
National Institute on Aging (NIA).