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Are you caring for a loved one with an acquired brain injury?
You don’t have to be alone on this journey. Join the Ontario Brain Injury Association's (OBIA) Online Caregiver Conversations Group from the comfort of your home and connect with other caregivers online in a confidential setting. In this group you will be able to:
Some of the topics that will be discussed are:
Click here to register and join in on the conversations. |
OBIA's Online Program for Caregivers
OBIA also has a 6-step module available for Caregivers including topics such as understanding and managing changes, impact to family relationships, recovery and rehabilitation, and more. |
BIAWW's Care to Share Program for Caregivers
Caregiver Bill of Rights
I have the right to:
Horne.J. (1985) Caregiving, Helping an aging loved one.
American Association of Retired Persons.
- Take care of myself. This is not an act of selfishness. It will give me the capacity to better take care of my loved one.
- Seek help from others even though my friends and family may object. I recognize the limits of my own endurance and strength.
- Maintain facets of my own life that do not include the person I care for, just as I would if he or she were healthy. I know that I do everything that I reasonably can for this person and I have the right to do some things just for myself.
- Get angry, feel depressed, and express some other difficult feelings occasionally.
- Reject any attempts by my loved one (either conscious or unconscious) to manipulate me through guilt, and/or depression.
- Receive consideration, affection, forgiveness, and acceptance for what I do from my loved one as long as I offer these qualities in return.
- Take pride in what I accomplish and applaud the courage it takes to meet the needs of my loved one.
- Protect my individuality and my right to make a life for myself that will sustain me when my loved one no longer needs my full time help.
Horne.J. (1985) Caregiving, Helping an aging loved one.
American Association of Retired Persons.
