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Caring for Caregivers: Empowering Those Who Care For Older Persons 

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Overview

Learn how to reduce stress in your role as a caregiver of older people to help improve your wellbeing and provide better care.

Duration

3 weeks

Total fee

₹2,205

Mode of learning

Online

Difficulty level

Beginner

Credential

Certificate

Caring for Caregivers: Empowering Those Who Care For Older Persons
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Highlights

  • Earn a certificate from University of Malaya
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Caring for Caregivers: Empowering Those Who Care For Older Persons
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More about this course
  • In an ageing population, issues relating to older people will increase, putting more strain on caregivers of older people.
  • Whether you're a formal caregiver in an institution or an informal carer for a family member, caring for older people can impact your physical, emotional, and social wellbeing.
  • On this three-week course, you'll learn crucial stress management techniques to improve your wellbeing and the care you give.
  • By the end, you'll know how to provide better care for older people and yourself.
  • Knowing how to spot the signs of stress is key in helping to prevent burnout.
  • Throughout the course, you'll learn how to identify the signs of caregiver stress to ensure you are not neglecting yourself.
  • You'll explore stress indicators such as prolonged fatigue, change in appetite, and physical and mental burnouts.
  • With an understanding of the signs of stress, you'll learn the techniques to help with stress management.
  • You'll cover a broad range of tips to help you take better care of yourself from daily routines and the importance of rest to more specific issues such as managing your finances.
  • Throughout the course, you'll be guided by the specialists at the Universiti Malaya.
  • With their expertise in the research and training of caregivers, you'll finish the course with the knowledge and skills to take better care of yourself and older people.
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Caring for Caregivers: Empowering Those Who Care For Older Persons
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Curriculum

About ageing and caregiving

Course Overview

The ageing process

Weekly wrap up

Taking good care of ourselves as caregiver

Becoming a good caregiver

Caring for ourselves

Weekly wrap up

Caregivers' challenges in supporting journey

Recognising caregiver stress

Navigating caregiver stress

Weekly wrap up

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