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Caregiving and Complicated Family Dynamics

By Deborah J. Cohan — 2017

Family violence is a dynamic process, not an event, that takes varying shapes and forms, often over years, and it can be lodged in caregiving. Caregiving, also a process and not an event, can be lodged in a context of family violence.

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Programs that Compensate Family Members to Care for Loved Ones with Alzheimer’s or Dementia

Caring for a loved one with dementia, such as Alzheimer’s disease, can be a difficult task. Often this task falls to a family member, and as the disease progresses, the care needs become greater, requiring more hours of the caregiver’s time.

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Dementia Care Central
2019
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How Dementia Changes Families

When my mom developed dementia, my dad tried to deny it and I tried to fix it. We both failed.

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Alex Witchel
2013
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Portals Not Problem Solvers

As caregivers, we need to be more than problem solvers. We need to be portals to a larger possibility.

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Frank Ostaseski
2017
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How to Cope When Your Loved One Is Ill

No one can prepare us for the experience of providing care for a seriously ill family member or friend. When sickness strikes someone close to us, there may be a sense of chaos, urgency, and confusion.

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Tammy Fletcher
2011
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When the Caregivers Need Healing

Nicholas Pinter’s autism and bipolar disorder pose challenges for his parents. His father, Mike, right, learned mindfulness methods to help reduce his stress.

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Catherine Saint Louis
2014
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