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Navigating Family Caregiving: Personal Stories and Practical Tools

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Join the National Center on Elder Abuse (NCEA) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, the Los Angeles Caregiver Resource Center (LACRC) at the Leonard Davis School of Gerontology of USC, and the Diverse Elders Coalition with an esteemed panel of authors, caregivers, and practitioners for a panel discussion to celebrate National Family Caregivers Month. Panelists will discuss navigating complex dynamics and boundaries in caregiving relationships, how professionals and agencies can respond more effectively to caregivers’ needs, the impact of culture on caregiving, and strategies to identify and prevent elder mistreatment in caregiving relationships. A Q&A session will follow the panel discussion. Closed captioning will be available during the webinar.

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Nov 15, 2022 09:00 AM in Pacific Time (US and Canada)

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Message preview	Hi there, You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Nov 15, 2022 09:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Topic: Navigating Family Caregiving: Personal Stories and Practical Tools Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_WNV2S3bJSTyttTKx_Ax38Q After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. ---------- Webinar Speakers Donna Benton (Associate Professor of Gerontology & Director of Los Angeles Caregiver Resource Center ) Donna Benton, PhD, is a Research Associate Professor of Gerontology at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. She received her graduate training in clinical psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology and was a gero-psychological postdoctoral fellow at USC/Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center. Benton is the Director of the USC Family Caregiver Support Center (FCSC) and the Los Angeles Caregiver Resource Center (LACRC). She has over 30 years of experience in providing direct service, advocacy and programs for families caring for persons with dementia. She was appointed to the CA Master Plan for Aging Stakeholder Advisory Commission and the CA Commission on Aging (CCOA). Her research focus is on the development of online evidence-based interventions for family caregivers to improve mental and physical health and well being and prevention of elder mistreatment. She also serves as a mentor to students interested in advocacy for caregivers. Nina Darby (Training Manager, Diverse Elders Coalition ) Nina Darby (she/her) is the Training Manager at the Diverse Elders Coalition (DEC). Prior to joining the DEC, Nina delivered trauma-informed and culturally responsive programming as a direct service provider and program manager in Boston. With 10 years of training experience, Nina has trained healthcare and social service providers, law enforcement, court personnel, city employees and domestic violence advocates on how to best support and meaningfully collaborate with individuals and communities who hold diverse identities. As someone who watched her mom step into a caregiving role for her grandmother, Nina holds a deep appreciation for the rewards and challenges of family caregiving. Lynne Tillman (Author & Caregiver ) Lynne Tillman is a novelist, short story writer, and cultural critic. Tillman is the author of six novels, most recently, MEN AND APPARITIONS, five collections of short stories, two collections of essays, and two other nonfiction books. Tillman’s recent book-length autobiographical essay MOTHERCARE, is an honest and beautifully written account of a sudden, drastically changed relationship to one’s mother, and of the time and labor spent navigating the American healthcare system. She is Professor/Writer-in-Residence in the Department of English at the University at Albany. She lives in New York. Lara Porzak (Photographer & Caregiver ) Lara Porzak is an American fine art photographer and is the president and owner of Lara Porzak Photography, Inc. Lara is the daughter of Pulitzer-prize nominated novelist, Marianne Wiggins, who was also a tenured professor of English at USC. In 2016, Marianne endured a massive stroke when she was just a few chapters short of finishing her novel, Properties Of Thirst, and Lara helped guide the story to the end. Lorraine Berry (Freelance writer, Los Angeles Times ) Lorraine Berry taught at the SUNY-Cortland before returning to the Pacific Northwest. She is a writer, and her work frequently appears in the Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, and others.

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