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Enhancing the Psychosocial-Spiritual Well-Being of Family Caregivers Assisting Persons with a Serious Illness

Thu November 6, 2025 Live, Remote via Zoom 1pm - 4pm ET
Newville, PA 17241 US

Workshop Information

Description:

Caring for someone loved with a serious illness such as Parkinson’s Disease, long COVID, or Alzheimer’s Disease is taxing on the psychosocial-spiritual health of family caregivers. This interactive, case-based session discusses three categories of coping in connection with well-being advancing strategies that foster a strengthening in their comprehensibility, meaningfulness, and manageability of life. The session describes practical methods and best practices in enhancing family caregivers’ well-being across therapeutic processes utilizing caregiver-centered approaches.

 

Learning Objectives:

1. Discuss the serious illness family caregiver experience and psychosocial-spiritual effect on their well-being in relation to assessment and treatment.

2. Discuss family caregivers’ sense of coherence in connection with three categories of coping and the well-being advancing strategies.

3. Analyze case studies utilizing caregiver-centered assessment and treatment methods and best practices across therapeutic processes.

4. Construct a psychosocial-spiritual health advancing treatment plan integrating the strategies and practical methods utilizing a case study.

Facilitator:

Julie A. Guistwite, PhD, LSW, FT, CSWM

Owner, Ripple of Light Bereavement Resource Center, LLC

CEs:

NASW-PA Chapter is a co-sponsor of this workshop. 3 CEs will be awarded for completion of this course. NASW has been designated as a pre-approved provider of professional continuing education for social workers (Section 47.36), Marriage and Family Therapists (Section 48.36) and Professional Counselors (Section 49.36) by the PA State Boad of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors.

Registration Information:

$75 NASW Member (includes certificate and CEs); $90 NASW Non-Member (includes certificate and CEs)

*Due to the interactive nature of this workshop, attendees names will appear on the screen following clicking on the Zoom link. If you require ADA Accomodations, please indicate to Julie (julie@rolbereavementresourcecenter.com) a minimum of 4 days prior to event date. We cannot ensure the availability of appropriate accomodations without prior notification.
The information to be provided during this session is to be given as information and for educational purposes only, generally applicable to members of the community, and not tailored to any one individual's needs. Nothing to be presented during the session is meant to diagnose or treat a medical or behavioral health condition and is not a substitution for the advice of a qualified professional. If you or a loved one need the advice of a qualified medical or behavioral health practitioner consult your physican or a mental health provider in the area. If you in crisis, contact the National Suicide Prevention Hotline at 988 or contact 911.

Registration:

NASW Member

Price: $75

Ticket sales end on Thursday November 6, 2025 at 11:00am EST.

NASW Non-Member

Price: $90

Ticket sales end on Thursday November 6, 2025 at 11:00am EST.

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Ripple of Light Bereavement Resource Center, LLC Website:

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