Throughout the month of April, the Isa Psychological Services Center at the University of Guam will provide an opportunity for family caregivers to participate in an award-winning training and certification program for family caregivers of persons with dementia. <\/p>\n
The educational program, titled CARES Dementia Care for Familie, was created by HealthCare Interactive, an organization that specializes in online training for caregivers of persons with Alzheimer\u2019s disease and other forms of dementia. It offers practical strategies for family members caring for a loved one with dementia through an interactive format involving educational activities and interviews with dementia experts, family caregivers, and persons with dementia themselves. <\/p>\n
The training program includes four modules that will be conducted online over a four-week period. Participants will have an opportunity to complete each of the program\u2019s four modules on either a Wednesday evening or a Saturday morning. The first module, called Understanding Memory Loss, was already conducted last April 7 and April 10. The next modules are as follows:<\/p>\n
Module 2: Living with Dementia:<\/strong> Module 3: Using the CARES Approach:<\/strong> Module 4: Keys to Success with CARES: <\/strong> Support group sessions throughout 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n The CARES Dementia Care for Families training sessions are part of Isa\u2019s ongoing online support groups for family caregivers of persons with dementia being conducted in collaboration with the UOG School of Health\u2019s Guam\/Micronesia Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program. Support group sessions will be held year-round in 2021. The sessions are free of charge to partners, family members, and other caregivers of persons with dementia throughout Micronesia. The support groups will be conducted remotely on Zoom during the pandemic.<\/p>\n What to expect<\/strong><\/p>\n All support groups are client-centered and confidential. They provide a safe place to share the stresses and challenges, successes, and rewards of caring for a loved one with dementia with others who may be going through similar experiences. They also provide a forum for caregivers to participate in presentations led by health care professionals and other community members with expertise in caring for persons with dementia. How to participate <\/strong><\/p>\n To attend a family caregiver online support group, use the following Zoom links, or call or email Dr. Iain Twaddle or Nikolas Gutierrez at (671) 735-2883 or isa@triton.uog.edu or Rhoda Orallo at (671) 735-3277 or nfcspmgr@teleguam.net. Throughout the month of April, the Isa Psychological Services Center at the University of Guam…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":330356,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-341952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=341952"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/341952\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/330356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=341952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=341952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=341952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 6pm \u2013 8pm on Wednesday, April 14
\n\u2022 10am \u2013 Noon on Saturday, April 17 <\/p>\n
\n\u2022 6pm \u2013 8pm on Wednesday, April 21
\n\u2022 10am \u2013 Noon on Saturday, April 24 <\/p>\n
\n\u2022 6pm \u2013 8pm on Wednesday, April 28
\n\u2022 10am \u2013 Noon on Saturday, May 1 <\/p>\n
\nThe support groups are facilitated by Iain Twaddle, director of Isa Psychological Services Center who holds a doctorate in clinical psychology and is a licensed clinical psychologist; Rhoda Orallo, a social worker with Health Services of the Pacific who holds a master\u2019s in social work; and Nikolas Gutierrez, a counselor with Isa who holds a bachelor\u2019s in psychology.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Wednesday Support Groups (6pm \u2013 8pm): https:\/\/zoom.us\/j\/92072878067
\n\u2022 Saturday Support Groups (10am \u2013 Noon): https:\/\/zoom.us\/j\/91243370958 (PR)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"