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Trained peer or professionally led groups for caregivers and others dealing with Alzheimer's disease. Many locations offer specialized groups for children, individuals with younger-onset and early-stage Alzheimer's, adult caregivers and others with specific needs.

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Dementia
Caregiver Training
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Alzheimer's Disease
Provides Alzheimer's resources for families in time of need. Provides a direct connection to licensed social workers who provide support and assistance to callers, as well as connect them with resource in their area. Confidential memory screenings are available at sites across the country. Caregivers can also access training and continuing education to improve the level of care they provide on a daily basis.

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Alzheimer's Disease
Caregiver Training
Dementia Management
Disease/Disability Information
Aging Associations
Specialized Information and Referral
Provides family guidance and coaching, in-service programs, and community education courses to help individuals learn how to care for people with dementia. Also provided are life enrichment activities for people with dementia and a hospice chaplain on-site.

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Bereavement and Grief Counseling
Dementia Management
Caregiver Training
Dementia
Specialized Information and Referral
Trained peer or professionally led groups for caregivers and others dealing with Alzheimer's disease. Many locations offer specialized groups for children, individuals with younger-onset and early-stage Alzheimer's, adult caregivers and others with specific needs.

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Dementia
Caregiver Training
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Alzheimer's Disease
Trained peer or professionally led groups for caregivers and others dealing with Alzheimer's disease. Many locations offer specialized groups for children, individuals with younger-onset and early-stage Alzheimer's, adult caregivers and others with specific needs.

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Dementia
Caregiver Training
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Alzheimer's Disease
Helps with managing stress and organizing a plan that is designed with your goals in mind. Services are provided one-on-one by phone, via email, or face-to-face and available as a once off service, or for ongoing support depending on your needs.

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Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Alzheimer's Disease
Parkinson's Disease
Caregiver Training
Case/Care Management
Dementia
Specialized Information and Referral
Allows family members to get paid to care for an aging adult or an adult with a disability in the person's on home or in the caregiver's home The goal is to enable the person to live in their community while getting needed care and supervision from a paid family caregiver. The caregiver receivers ongoing support and training from a provider.

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Adult In Home Respite Care
Family Caregiver Subsidies
Home Health Care
Caregiver Training
Homemaker Assistance
Trained peer or professionally led groups for caregivers and others dealing with Alzheimer's disease. Many locations offer specialized groups for children, individuals with younger-onset and early-stage Alzheimer's, adult caregivers and others with specific needs.

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Dementia
Caregiver Training
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Alzheimer's Disease
Helps with managing stress and organizing a plan that is designed with your goals in mind. Services are provided one-on-one by phone, via email, or face-to-face and available as a once off service, or for ongoing support depending on your needs.

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Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Alzheimer's Disease
Parkinson's Disease
Caregiver Training
Case/Care Management
Dementia
Specialized Information and Referral
Building Better Caregivers: workshop designated for family caregivers of people living with dementia, Alzheimer's, brain injury, other conditions that affect memory, and those who can no longer live at home independently. Topics covered include caregiver stress, dealing with difficult care partner behavior and emotions, finding help, making decisions about treatment, communicating effectively with family, friends, and health professionals, planning for future needs, and legal issues related to caregiving. This is a virtual training. Surviving and Thriving Workshop: workshop designed for cancer survivors and caregivers to improve self-management skills. Topics covered include techniques to deal with symptoms of cancer and its treatment such as fatigue, pain, sleeplessness, shortness of breath, stress, and emotional problems such as depression, anger, fear, and frustration. Chronic Disease Self-Management Workshop: workshop designed to improve the self-management skills of people living with ongoing health issues. Conditions like arthritis, mental health conditions, chronic pain, cancer, or diabetes can cause those affected to lose physical conditioning and suffer health problems over many years. This program teaches new strategies that will give participants the confidence, motivation, and skills needed to manage living with a chronic health condition. Chronic Pain Self-Management Workshop: workshop designed to help participants live a healthy life with chronic pain by managing their symptoms. This program teaches new strategies that will give participants the confidence, motivation, and skills needed to manage living with chronic pain. Workshops are highly participative, where mutual support and success build the participants confidence in their ability to manage their health and maintain active and fulfilling lives. This is a virtual training. Diabetes Self-Management Workshop: Workshop designed for people with prediabetes, type 2 diabetes, a family history of diabetes, and caregivers. Participants will make weekly action plans, share experiences, and help each other solve problems they encounter in creating and carrying out their self-management programs. Walk with Ease Workshop: a 6-week community-based walking program designed to engage participants to maintain a successful waking program. Workshops include health education, stretching, and group or self-guided walking.

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Caregiver Training
Pain Management
Chronic Pain
Families/Friends of People With Cancer
Workshops/Symposiums
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Cancer
Chronic Disease Self Management Programs
Diabetes
A training designed to help caregivers see and meet the needs of children and youth from hard places. This model is based on three sets of interacting principles: connecting, empowering, and correction. This course moves from theory to practical application.
The program focuses on the needs of the caregiver. Services available are case management, information and referral, caregiver relief (respite care), training for the caregiver, and supplemental services such as nutrition, assistive devices, homemaker or personal care, and other services that can assist the caregiver. This program is available at each Long Term Services & Supports office in the state. Contact Dakota at Home for information.

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State Government Agencies/Departments
Caregiver Training
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Specialized Information and Referral
Eldercare Locator is a public service of the U.S. Administration for Community Living (ACL) providing information and referral services to older adults and their families. Examples of services include meals, home care, transportation, caregiver training and education, or respite care.

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Caregiver Training
Independent Living Communities/Complexes
General Health Insurance Information/Counseling
Senior Centers
Assisted Living Facilities
Adult In Home Respite Care
Adult Day Programs
Homemaker Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral
Trained peer or professionally led groups for caregivers and others dealing with Alzheimer's disease. Many locations offer specialized groups for children, individuals with younger-onset and early-stage Alzheimer's, adult caregivers and others with specific needs.

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Dementia
Caregiver Training
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Alzheimer's Disease
Designed to help people living in rural communities learn about long-term services support, how to help someone with routine tasks such as bathing or brushing teeth, and how caregivers need to prepare for emergency situations. The course is free for all participants.
Trained peer or professionally led groups for caregivers and others dealing with Alzheimer's disease. Many locations offer specialized groups for children, individuals with younger-onset and early-stage Alzheimer's, adult caregivers and others with specific needs.

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Dementia
Caregiver Training
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Alzheimer's Disease
Supporting caregivers that help their Medicaid-eligible loved ones at home by providing an expert care team, emotional support, and financial assistance.

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Caregiver Training
Home Health Care
Medical Expense Assistance
Family Caregiver Subsidies
Adult In Home Respite Care
Homemaker Assistance
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
The clinical team at PsychArmor supports individuals by: - offering a listening ear and informed guidance - selecting relevant and applicable courses - providing local and national resources for additional support services. - providing assistance to individuals working with or caring for Veterans

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Families of Military Personnel/Veterans
Caregiver Training
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Organizational Consultation/Technical Assistance
Specialized Information and Referral
VA Health Care System also provides caregiver support resources, events, and peer support groups.

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Caregiver Training
Families of Military Personnel/Veterans
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Works to increase identification of youth and families who have been exposed to traumatic stress and shorten the time it takes to get them into effective treatment programs. Offers free screenings to children who may be experiencing traumatic stress, and then, if information warrants, a full assessment will be scheduled. Youth and families who are identified as experiencing traumatic stress will be referred to appropriate treatment providers. Treatments available at YFS include: - Trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy - Child parent psychotherapy - Equine Therapy - Problematic sexual behavior-cognitive behavioral therapy - Prolonged exposure therapy - Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) - Integrative treatment for complex trauma - Motivational interviewing Also assists community mental health providers' expansion of trauma-focused knowledge and skills through education, training, and collaboration.

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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Adolescent/Youth Counseling
Caregiver Training
Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Family Counseling
Mental Health Screening
Mental Health Expense Assistance
Child Abuse Counseling
A 10 week intensive counseling program for adoptive and foster families with children ages 5-12. Program activities include caregiver education, kids club, and family therapy. Based on Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) principles, HALO program was created by Cindy Lee at HALO Project and has shown amazing results for this population.

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Caregiver Training
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Family Counseling
Parenting Materials
Trained peer or professionally led groups for caregivers and others dealing with Alzheimer's disease. Many locations offer specialized groups for children, individuals with younger-onset and early-stage Alzheimer's, adult caregivers and others with specific needs.

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Dementia
Caregiver Training
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Alzheimer's Disease
For family caregivers (includes anyone involved in a meaningful way with the cares of another individual). To access respite at Day Break please call in advance and enroll in the program. Support groups are available at both Active Generations locations and virtual.

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Caregiver Training
Parkinson's Disease
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Specialized Information and Referral
Alzheimer's Disease
Dementia
Case/Care Management
Powerful Tools for Caregivers: This class helps caregivers reduce stress, improve self-confidence, balance their life, better communicate their feelings, make tough decisions, and locate helpful resources. Six class sessions held once a week are led by certified, experienced leaders; class sizes range from 8-15 caregivers. Savvy Caregiver Classes: Provides training for unpaid family caregivers of people with dementia or related diseases. The small group discussion classes address the progressive impact of the illness and skills needed to manage daily caregiver responsibilities. The six sessions will help develop good care management tools through group discussions, skill building, problem solving, assertiveness training, and brainstorming. Stressbusting for Family Caregivers Classes: A 9-week program that meets once a week for an hour and a half and offers insights and coping tools to help caregivers manage the stress of caregiving effectively. Classes are available at both Active Generations locations and virtual.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Case/Care Management
Dementia
Alzheimer's Disease
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Parkinson's Disease
Caregiver Training
Trained peer or professionally led groups for caregivers and others dealing with Alzheimer's disease. Many locations offer specialized groups for children, individuals with younger-onset and early-stage Alzheimer's, adult caregivers and others with specific needs.

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Dementia
Caregiver Training
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Alzheimer's Disease