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Brain Injury Program

CARE Workshop

Care and Resilience Education Workshop

Free 6 Session Caregiver Workshop

Are you a caregiver for an adult living with a brain injury and experiencing treatment resistant symptoms? Would you like to learn more about managing caregiver stress and navigating challenges?

CARE provides instruction on research-backed strategies to improve the life of the caregiver and patient. Strategies will focus on improving thinking skills, managing emotional distress, supporting recovery, and linking families to important resources. Sessions are designed to include opportunity to practice strategies and give participants practical tools for daily life.

This program consists of 6 virtual bi-weekly sessions, each lasting 2 hours. The first session is required, but you can choose which of the remaining sessions you’d like to attend. Participation is completely free.

Applications are being accepted for the next CARE session.

Topics Covered:

  • Caregiver Wellness
  • Amnesia & Severe Cognitive Impairment
  • Aphasia & Communication
  • Psychiatric Symptoms & Agitation
  • Impulsivity
  • Amotivation & Apathy

Requirements:

  • Must be a caregiver of an adult with a brain injury experiencing difficult to treat symptoms
  • Caregiver must be 18 or older, speak English, and have access to a stable internet connection
  • You will go through a brief screening process
Interested? Submit Your Information in the Form Below:

CARE Application

Name(Required)
Please choose what best describes you:(Required)
Does the person you care for experience any of the following ?(Required)
including but not limited to: severe impairment caused by psychiatric symptoms, impulsivity, agitation, amotivation, apathy, severe memory loss, or inability to communicate.
Do these issues create a lot of stress and difficulties for you as a caregiver?(Required)
Are both you and the person you care for age 18 or older?(Required)
Are you an Arkansas resident?(Required)
Select which session(s) you would like to attend:
Please share a brief explanation of why you’re interested in attending CARE. Someone will follow up with you soon.

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