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Caregiver Education

For most of us, we have never taken a course on caregiving. Do we even really know what it means to be a caregiver? Perhaps we have cared for parents or other family members, and we are familiar with how to navigate this - but for some, it is an entirely new experience.

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At the PAA, we believe education is power. That is why we have invested so heavily in the content we are making available on this website. Our goal is to do the heavy lifting for you so that you can find the most important information you need to know about Parkinson's in one place—on this website. We also constantly observe new research and updates from the many Parkinson's National Associations and incorporate new information as it becomes available.

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We offer many educational programs for caregiver opportunities throughout the year, from hosting an annual Parkinson's Symposium in the spring to hosting a monthly Caregiver Support Group on Zoom on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 pm. During these times, you can learn more about the latest local updates and research and chat with others on the same journey to share helpful resources.

 

For a more hands-on caregiving class, the Parkinson's Foundation offers a FREE Caregiver program called Building a Care Partnership. This program is designed by and for Parkinson's disease family caregivers and consists of many self-paced online courses created for anyone caring for someone living with Parkinson's. Every course offers flexible programming with videos, journal prompts, and opportunities to hear from caregivers about the topics most important to them, including mood, cognition, caregiver burnout, and more. To learn more or to register, visit:  https://education.parkinson.org/community-education/user/register?destination=node/115. 

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P.O. Box 590146
Birmingham, AL 35259

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(833) 473-5465

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