Learning Outcomes

In this free course, you will learn how to:

• Identify 6 distinct types of caregivers along with their specific roles and responsibilities
• Define caregiver burden and recognize 5 common factors that influence adjustment for the caregiver
• Discuss the phases in which caregiving is most likely to occur in individuals
• State the possible circumstances that lead to grandparents taking over their grandchildren's caregiving roles
• Explain how caregiving can reduce the caregiver's lifespan
• Distinguish between the various caregiving coping strategies
• Recognize 12 important domains to guide the assessment of caregiver distress/burden
• Clinically apply 4 evidence-based interventions to assist in relieving caregiver stress
• Discuss the use of the cognitive-behavioral approach in most psychotherapeutic interventions
• Outline the risk factors more common among spousal caregivers compared to other caregiver groups
• List the components of the Framework for Elder Abuse Interventions and services offered to military caregivers
• Identify alternative/adjunct creative self-care approach