Powerful Tools for Caregivers Leader Training
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The ARK of SC 502 West 5th North Street, Summerville, South Carolina 29484
The ARK, Alzheimer’s Family Support Services, is hosting a two-day leaders class for the Powerful Tools for Caregivers program. This two-day training prepares and certifies individuals to successfully co-lead the six-week Powerful Tools for Caregivers class series.
The next leader training will be 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 1 and 2 at The ARK in Summerville. The cost is $350 per person. For more information, visit www.powerfultoolsforcaregivers.org.
The Powerful Tools for Caregivers series is an educational program designed to help family caregivers take care of themselves while caring for a relative or friend who has a chronic illness. Class leaders may be professionals or volunteers from health care, social services or faith based- organizations. Class leaders are encouraged to enroll as local teams of two but may also team with others in the class. Certified Master Trainers from The ARK will conduct the class leader training. Class leaders will be fully prepared to co-lead Powerful Tools for Caregivers classes to groups of up to 15 family caregivers.
For a one-time certification fee, the leader training includes:
– Scripted curriculum for both the caregivers of adults with chronic conditions as well as the caregivers of children with special needs classes
– Intensive, experiential, and interactive training provided by a team of certified Powerful Tools for Caregivers master trainiers
– DVDs used in caregiver classes
For more details, contact Naomi Cills at (843) 471-1360.
The ARK is a local nonsectarian nonprofit outreach program providing comprehensive support services to families dealing with Alzheimer’s or related dementia. For more information, call (843) 832-2357 or visit thearkofsc.org.