Dealing With Dementia Workshop
In-Person on September 28, 2024.
Are you a family caregiver for a family member or friend who is living with dementia?
(A family caregiver is one who is not professionally paid for service and one who currently cares for another family member living with dementia.)
This 4-hour workshop is designed ONLY for family caregivers and individuals caring for family and friends who are living with dementia and Alzheimer. Pre-registration is required and is limited to 20 people. Upon completing all 4 hours, the attendee will receive a copy of the Dealing with Dementia Guidebook and a Certificate of Completion.
Date & Time: Saturday, September 28, 2024, from 9:00am – 1:30pm
Location: Damascus International Fellowship
Topics to be covered:
Date & Time: Saturday, September 28, 2024, from 9:00am – 1:30pm
Location: Damascus International Fellowship
Topics to be covered:
- Understanding Dementia
- Managing Problem Behaviors
- Handling Stress
- Finding Time for You
Living & Surviving Grief & Loss Workshop
3-part series in August 2024.
WORSKSHOP FACILITATOR: Reverend Angela Farrar Small, MSW, LICSW, M.Div., M.S.
Reverend Angela Farrar Small has extensive knowledge and experience with grief and loss, personally and professionally. She has worked in hospice, in HIV disease care, and counseling individuals living with chronic conditions and their caregivers, including families impacted by dementia. Reverend Angela also served as the pastor of a small congregation of elders and as such, sat at many hospital bedsides and ministered to many in grief. Personally, Reverend Angela has grieved for the sudden deaths of her father, a friend for whom she was the power of attorney and caregiver, and her husband. Those lived experiences of grief deepened her perspective on how one lives through grief and makes meaning from the pain.
Originally from New Jersey and the daughter of a retired USAF officer, Reverend Angela has lived in the Seattle region since 1996. She earned her MSW at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas, her Master’s in Divinity at Seattle University, and her Master’s in Mind-Body Medicine at Saybrook University. Reverend Angela is also a clinical social worker in private practice.
Dates & Times: Saturdays, August 17, 24, 31 from 10am – 12:30pm
Workshop will be hosted on Zoom! Registration required to get the Zoom link.
Reverend Angela Farrar Small has extensive knowledge and experience with grief and loss, personally and professionally. She has worked in hospice, in HIV disease care, and counseling individuals living with chronic conditions and their caregivers, including families impacted by dementia. Reverend Angela also served as the pastor of a small congregation of elders and as such, sat at many hospital bedsides and ministered to many in grief. Personally, Reverend Angela has grieved for the sudden deaths of her father, a friend for whom she was the power of attorney and caregiver, and her husband. Those lived experiences of grief deepened her perspective on how one lives through grief and makes meaning from the pain.
Originally from New Jersey and the daughter of a retired USAF officer, Reverend Angela has lived in the Seattle region since 1996. She earned her MSW at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas, her Master’s in Divinity at Seattle University, and her Master’s in Mind-Body Medicine at Saybrook University. Reverend Angela is also a clinical social worker in private practice.
Dates & Times: Saturdays, August 17, 24, 31 from 10am – 12:30pm
Workshop will be hosted on Zoom! Registration required to get the Zoom link.