Four Tools for Caregiver Well-Being During a Pandemic

Four Tools for Caregiver Well-Being During a Pandemic is proudly presented to you by Hospi Corporation. Thank you. We hope that you enjoy your course.

Panelists:

Leann Thrapp RN, BSN, MA– Vice President Clinical Services, EveryStep

Angela Snyder RN, MSN, MHA, CHPN– Director, Quality Assurance, BAYADA Home Health Care

Description:
The pandemic has activated real and perceived dangers in everyone’s environment. These dangers stimulate the amygdala– the part of the brain designed to deal with distress. The “amygdala highjack” causes “fight, flight, or freeze” behaviors. Unrelenting pandemic stress can accumulate, coalescing into a force that turns the distress switch to the “on” position (just like sudden trauma does). This session provides evidence-based self-compassioning tools that can change personal and professional practice.

Objectives:

1. Learn how self-compassioning tools empower staff to respond to pandemic stress
2. Discover the healing role of “pandemic forgiveness”
3. Learn to implement tools for grounding yourself and staying in your own skin when faced with anxiety, fear, anger, grief, and joy.