08/04/17  Hood River, Ore.

Are you caring for an older adult with a chronic illness? Caregiving can cause stress on your physical and emotional health. Powerful Tools for Caregivers teaches you tools to help improve your caregiving experience.

Powerful Tools for Caregivers is an educational program to help caregivers learn to take care of themselves. In this course you have the opportunity to learn to:

• Reduce stress and improve your confidence
• Learn from your emotions
• Learn effective communication skills
• Improve your decision-making skills
• Connect with resources

Classes meet for 90-minutes, once a week for six weeks. The course will be offered online. This offering is in connection with a research study (the Telehealth Powerful Tools for Caregivers Pilot Study) to examine the feasibility of the delivering the Powerful Tools for Caregivers program online. Participation is voluntary and you may stop at any time.

Dates: Wednesdays, September 13 – October 18, 2017
Time: 1:00 – 2:30 pm
Location: In your own home (using your personal computer and internet)
Cost: Free

For more information and to register, contact Anna Tollenaar: 503-719-6717 or anna@powerfultoolsforcaregivers.org