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ForwardCaregiver Strategies to Address Social Isolation
The purpose of this training is to provide education for caregivers on the harmful effects of social isolation and loneliness for individuals in their care. Caregivers will learn what social isolation is, how it differs from loneliness, and the impact it has on the care recipient’s overall health. Caregivers will also learn what factors increase the risk of social isolation and loneliness, what the benefits of social connection are, and be provided with practical strategies and resources to maintain and/or increase social connection for the care recipient.
If you need ADA Accommodations, please email us with the name and date of the training at least 3 weeks in advance at: [email protected].
Target Audience
Unpaid and Partially Paid Family/Natural Caregivers.
Practice Level: Beginner and/or Intermediate.
Learning Objectives
- Differentiate between social isolation and loneliness.
- Identify 2 factors that increase the risk of social isolation and loneliness.
- List 3 impacts of social isolation.
- List 3 benefits of social connectedness for the care recipient’s overall health.
- Describe 2 things a caregiver can do to build a care recipient support network to foster greater social connection.
- Sign In and Welcome.
- Course Content.
- Quiz.
- Course Evaluation.
Sandra Meza, MSW, LMSW
No continuing education available for this event.
Available Credit (Listed in Hours)
- 1.00 Attendance/Participation
Please select "Take Course" above to be fully registered and to receive an email confirmation of your enrollment in the course.
This is a live event. Attendees will need to be logged into the LMS to access this course.
Note: All live events will close 14-calendar days after the training. Please complete the quiz and evaluation within this 14‑calendar day window to receive credit.
Required Hardware/software
Instructor-Led Trainings are best viewed on a Desktop, Laptop or Tablet. When you enter the training, please be sure you are in the Zoom room individually & you will also need to connect to audio either via their device or call into the conference number.