
Caring For the Caregiver Workshop Scheduled for May 23
The St. Alexius 6th Annual “Caring for the Caregiver” Workshop will be held on Thursday,May 23, 2002, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Radisson Inn Conference Center, in Bismarck, N.D. The workshop is sponsored by the St. Alexius Eldercare Program.
8:30 a.m. Workshop Registration (refreshments, register for door prizes, visit booths)
9:00 a.m. Welcome/Opening Remarks Rodger Wetzel, MPA, LSW, HCA/C, Director, Community Health and Eldercare, St. Alexius Medical Center
9:15 a.m. “Healthy Caregiving” Gretchen Everson, BSW, LSW, Regional Center Director, Minnesota-Dakotas Chapter Alzheimer’s Association
10:05 a.m. BREAK (coffee, visit booths)
10:20 a.m. “Caring for Those Near the End-of-Life” Tess Frohlich, LSW, Project Coordinator, North Dakota Matters of Life and Death
11:10 a.m. “Caring for Your Spiritual Health Sr. Susan Lardy, OSB, Mission Effectiveness Coordinator, St. Alexius Medical Center
12:00 p.m. “Caring for Your Dietary Requirements” LUNCH BREAK – Visit Booths
1:00 p.m. “North Dakota Family Caregiver Support Program” Nancy Schantz, BBS, MS, Program Administrator, Aging Services Division, NDDHS
1:50 p.m. “It’s Okay to Laugh When You Really Want to Cry” Rodger Wetzel, MPA, LSW, HCA/C, Director, Community Health and Eldercare, St. Alexius Medical Center
2:40 p.m. Closing Remarks/Evaluations/Drawings Rodger Wetzel, MPA, LSW, HCA/C, Director, Community Health and Eldercare, St. Alexius Medical Center
TARGET AUDIENCE: Family caregivers, certified nurse assistants, home health aids, homemakers, social workers, senior companions, personal care staff, and other caregivers. (Family caregiver scholarships available for family caregivers on request.)
CONTINUING EDUCATION: St. Alexius Medical Center is an approved provider of Social Worker continuing education. Social Workers will receive 5.0 CEU’s. Certificates of Attendance will be issued to all participants.
Fee: $10 per person/$12 after May 15, 2002(Includes luncheon and health breaks)
Registration deadline is
Wednesday, May 15, 2002
For registration information, call (701)530-7389 or 1(800)843-9628.
