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Powerful Tools for Caregivers (Portland, Or.)

The caregiver helpbook / Powerful Tools for Caregivers.

Third edition.

Portland, Oregon : Powerful Tools for Caregivers, September 2013.

vii, 231 : illustrations ; 28 cm

"One of the greatest challenges of being a family caregiver is maintaining one's own physical and emotional health. This book, developed as part of the family caregiver education program, 'Powerful Tools for Caregivers, ' is designed to provide caregivers with tools to increase self care and give them confidence in handling difficult situations, emotions, and decisions."--Back cover

Caregivers -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Caregivers -- Psychology.

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Caregiver help book

Forward -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter One: Taking Care of You -- Chapter Two: Reducing Personal Stress -- Chapter Three: Communicating Effectively with Others -- Chapter Four: Communicating Effectively in Challenging Situations -- Chapter Five: Learning From Our Emotions -- Chapter Six: Mastering Caregiving Transitions -- Chapter Seven: Making Tough Caregiving Decisions -- Chapter Eight: Spouses and Partners as Family Caregivers -- Chapter Nine: Family Caregivers in the Workplace -- Chapter Ten: Long-Distance Caregivers -- Chapter Eleven: Grandparents as Caregivers -- Chapter Twelve: Caregivers of Children with Special Needs -- Chapter Thirteen: Caregivers of Veterans -- Chapter Fourteen: Caregiving Skills for Living at Home -- Chapter Fifteen: Hiring In-Home Help -- Chapter Sixteen: Moving to a New Place -- Chapter Seventeen: Sensory Changes -- Chapter Eighteen -- Caring for Memory-Impaired Elderse -- Chapter Nineteen: Driving Issues -- Chapter Twenty: Your Mental Health -- Chapter Twenty-One: Loss, Grief, and End-of-Life Issues -- Index.

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