The Dementia Care Partner’s Workbook is a support group manual as well as a self-study guide for care partners’ of a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or another type of dementia such as vascular, frontotemporal, Parkinson’s, or Lewy body. It provides 10 lessons for support group participants or individuals who desire independent study, as well as a free downloadable leader’s manual valuable to professional or lay leaders from secular or faith-based organizations. Each lesson offers understanding, education, and hope and covers topics that include the different types of dementia, brain structure and function, stages of dementia, changing relationships and grief, emotional and mental health challenges, communicating love, attachment loss and problematic behaviors, care at home versus residential care facility placement, wellness and self-care, existential and spiritual issues, important questions for the dementia doctor and elder law attorney, and helpful resources for the journey. The leader’s manual provides instructions ranging from establishing a support group program to a step-by-step guide on how to run individual sessions.
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