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Understanding Yourself as a Caregiver: What Do You Need
to Keep Going?
Identifying Strengths & Limitations AND Learning to Believe in
Yourself!
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It’s Like Putting Together a Jigsaw Puzzle
• What is your life experience with care?• Who are you personality-wise?• How do you learn new information best?• What is your relationship to the person?• What is the environment of care?• Where in the progression of the condition is the
person?• What are the resources available?
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Personality Traits
Who are you? • Introvert-Extrovert• Lots of Details – Big Picture only• Logical – Emotional• Planning ahead – Being in the moment
Who is the person you are trying to help?
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Life Experience
• Talents & Skills• Previous and Current Careers or Jobs• Volunteer Activities or Hobbies• Other Caregiving Roles• Care Receiving Roles• Helping & Support Roles• Knowledge about the Medical Community• Exposure to Dementia• Knowledge about ‘Aging’ Issues
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Introvert - Extrovert
Introvert• Likes to be alone• Likes to think it out• Likes personal space• Needs alone time• Private
Extrovert• Think out loud• Talk it out• Seek out people• Share a lot• Not good with
boundaries
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Details – Big Picture
Details• Lots of facts and
figures• Specifics of what to
do• Likes to get going -
doing
Big Picture• Likes to know WHY• Likes to think about it
before doing anything• Likes to hear the big
plan
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Logical - Emotional
Logical• Head First• Fair• Reasonable• Rational
Emotional• Heart First• Nice• Kind• Empathetic
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Planning Ahead – In the Moment
Planning Ahead• Aware of the future• Sets priorities - plans• Likes routines• Likes a schedule• Likes to do things as
planned• Needs to be in
CONTROL
In the Moment• Being flexible• Go with the flow• No forward thinking• Running late• Putting other things
off• GO WITH THE FLOW
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Learning Preferences
• We are all smart in different ways
• Its not about if you are smart, it about HOW you are smart!
• You learn best if your preferred learning style is used!
• If you know, you can ask for what you need!
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Multiple Intelligences(how do you learn?)
• Verbal/Linguistic (word smart)• Spatial/Visual (picture smart)• Logical/Mathematical (number smart)• Bodily/Kinesthetic (body smart)• Musical/Rhythmical (music smart)• Interpersonal (myself smart)• Intrapersonal (people smart)• Naturalistic (nature smart)• Existential (big picture smart)
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Verbal Linguistic Learners
• Like words, reading, stories
• Uses handouts, case studies
• Books and journaling may help
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Memory Loss
• Losses– Immediate recall– Attention to selected info– Recent events– Relationships
• Preserved abilities – Long ago memories– Confabulation!– Emotional memories– Motor memories
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Visual Spatial Learners
• Like pictures and movies
• Try short videos, graphics and pictures
• Organized handouts
• Charts and graphs
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Memory Loss
• Losses– Immediate recall– Attention to selected info– Recent events– Relationships
• Preserved abilities – Long ago memories– Confabulation!– Emotional memories– Motor memories
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Logical/Mathematical Learners
• Like to think about problems and figure things out
• Like to be asked questions, needs to get to answer
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Memory Changes…
• So, what will work better – – Ask about what happened this morningOR- Talk about her wedding day 50 years ago
- Point out that she hid her own purseOR- Recognize it is missing and she is upset about
it & we need to do something about it
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Bodily/Kinesthetic Learners
• Like to handle objects while learning
• Like to practice and do things
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Musical/Rhythmic Learners
• Like music singing, rhythm
• Use poems, songs, rhymes
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A Positive Approach(To the Tune of Amazing Grace)
Come from the frontGo slow
Get to the side,Get low
Offer your handCall out the name then WAIT…If you will try, then you will see
How different life can be.For those you’re caring for!
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Interpersonal Learners
• Like talking and sharing with others
• Use group activities, discussion
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Intrapersonal Learners
• Like thinking to self
• Use independent projects
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Naturalistic Learners
• Likes categories, groupings of info
• Likes working with animals, plants, nature
• Gets patterns and differences
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Existential Learner
• Likes to hear about and ‘see’ the BIG PICTURE
• Relates new learning to theories and other real world experiences
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Most people are….
• Really good at THREE intelligences
• OK at THREE intelligences
• Not good with THREE intelligences
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Using Multiple Intelligences
• Know your own preferences
• Identify the types of learners you work with
• Integrate strategies
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Your Relationship
• What is your history?
• Who had what roles?
• Who else was involved?
• Who else might you act like, look like, or sound like?
• What is changing? How much?
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Environmental Considerations
• Place & Space• Location• Sound• Lighting• Privacy• Security• Equipment• Furniture & Appliances• # of People Around
• Safety• Access• Use-ability• Hide-ability
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Current State – Care Receiver
• What is the level of impairment?
• What are the behaviors?
• What support is needed?
• How willing is the person?
• How aware is the person?
• Who else knows?
• Who else can/will help?
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Resources
• Money• Time• Energy• Skills• Space & Place• Services & Programs• People
• Equipment• Training• Support Groups• Advisors – medical &
legal & financial• Agencies or
Organizations
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Believe in Yourself
• Acknowledge your skills and talents• Recognize your limitations• Explore what is needed• Look for the matches• Identify the missing pieces• Decide on what to do• Decide on what NOT to do• Get help for what is needed• Be GOOD to yourself!