Powerful Tools for Caregivers Class

JFS will offer the popular “Powerful Tools for Caregivers” class each Tuesday, May 2 to June 6 from 1-2:30 p.m. via Zoom. The deadline to register is April 30.

This six-week educational series has been shown to have a positive impact on caregivers’ health.

It is important to take time to care for yourself, so you can be well enough to take the best care of your loved one. Participants will learn self-care behaviors including increased exercise, relaxation and medical check-ups; emotion management to reduce guilt, anger and depression; building self-confidence to cope with care giving demands; and identifying community resources.

Each week caregivers will develop self-care tools to reduce personal stress and help them take care of themselves while caring for others. Caregivers increase self-confidence, learn to balance their lives, better communicate their feelings and feel empowered to make tough decisions.

The series will be taught by JFS Senior Services Supervisor Bonnie Jaffe, RN, and PEARLS Counselor Tara Burns, MA, LPCC. Bonnie leads the Senior Care Services program that helps elders age in place with appropriate services in the home. Tara is a mental health practitioner with personal and professional experience supporting caregivers and older adults. She is a counselor in the PEARLS program designed to alleviate depression and low mood in adults 55 and older.

The class is free and open to the public. The maximum class size will be 10 people, so register early! To register, call or email Bonnie at (651) 497-8248, [email protected], or Tara at (763) 300-3146, [email protected].