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Practicing Your Way to Resilience Series for Caregivers

We invite you to attend this new course to learn about and to practice exercises that lead to improved resilience.

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Where:

This is an online event.

Cost:

Free

Are you a Caregiver? Would you like to learn how to bounce back after a difficult or stressful event? We invite you to attend this new course to learn about and to practice exercises that lead to improved resilience.

The 45-minute course is presented by telephone and is taught by a VA Caregiver Center Instructor.

For more information, contact Molly Malchert, LICSW at 612-243-7911. Pre-registration required by two weeks before each course.

Dates

  • August 4 – Self-Discovery for Caregivers
  • August 11 – Self-Compassion
  • August 18 – On-the-Job Self-Care

Time

  • 10:00-11:00 a.m.

What you will learn in this series

  • Definition and benefits of resilience
  • Characteristics of resilient people
  • Stress management and problem-solving strategies
  • Relaxation techniques for the body
  • How to handle problems that cannot be solved
  • A short problem-solving plan

Learning through self-discovery and self-care

  • How you respond to stressful events
  • How you think about problems
  • How you overcome challenges
  • How you use your strengths
  • How you think about and talk to yourself
  • How you are connected to others, even during difficult times
  • How to make a self-compassion break work for you
  • How you view your strengths and abilities

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