Building Better Caregivers (BBC) Online

About​

• The Building Better Caregivers online program was developed and tested in a pilot study for the United States Department of Veteran Affairs for informal caregivers of people with traumatic brain injury (TBI), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), dementia, or other diagnosed memory impairments. Veterans or their caregivers in California, Southern Nevada and Hawaii were invited to participate.
• Groups of about 24 caregivers participate together.
• Workshops are facilitated by two trained facilitators, one or both of whom are peer caregivers. Groups of about 25 people who have survived cancer participate together.
• Each workshop is 6 weeks with new lessons each week.
• Participants are asked to log on at their convenience 2-3 times each week for a total of about 2 hours/week. There are no requirements that participants log in at the same time.
• Sessions are highly participative through internal messaging and online discussion boards, where mutual support and success builds the participants’ confidence in their ability to manage their health and maintain active and fulfilling lives.
• The process of both the online and community-based workshops are based on the experience of the investigators and others with self-efficacy, the confidence one has that he or she can master a new skill or affect one’s own health.

Subjects

• Skills that may lead to stress reduction for caregiver and the care partner
• Self-care methods to improve caregiver’s health
• Dealing with difficult emotions
• Managing difficult care partner behaviors
• Planning for the future
• Information about resources
• Increasing communication skills

More Information

• Contact Canary Health