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Well-Being Tips For Special Needs Caretakers

With Aaron Hugh Bach

If you are a care taker of someone with special needs, or someone with disabilities, there are some key areas to focus on so that you can be the best provider possible with your given your situation. Each persons situation will be unique but this course can help with some guidance to possibly aid you in your journey as a care taker. If you are not a caretaker but are close to someone who is, this is a great course to listen in on and get some information about some of the things we may struggle with and the things we worry about that we may not always share. Join this short course to remind yourself you are not alone and will do the best that you can. Use course discussion to talk about your unique situation and what kind of obstacles you specifically have.

Reminders for special needs caretakers or if you're close friends and family of caretakers, learn about the struggles they face.

4 Days

169 students

5.0 stars

5 min / day

English

About this course

Mindful Action Planning

Radical Acceptance

Self-Efficacy Building

Meet your Teacher

Aaron Hugh Bach

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Iowa, USA

Aaron Hugh Bach has over 15 years of management in corporate America leading teams and individuals. His passion for helping people led to expanded learning to earn certifications in Transformation Life Coach and Cognitive Behavioral Life Coach to elevate giving practical life and career advice. He also produces original relaxing music as a hobby having found that it helped his daughter on the autism spectrum. These combined skills gives Aaron's content very high value.

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4 Days

169 students

5.0 stars

5 min / day

English

Lesson 1

Self-Care

You must prioritize self-care and well-being to be as important as your dependent in this situation. You may have heard the phrase, help yourself before you help others. This applies here. If you are not in a good place, the quality of your caregiving will not be as good as it should. You’ll experience burnout and your well-being will suffer. when we talk about self-care we mean things such as focusing on your physical and mental health. Here are the top things you can do to focus on self-care. This lesson will go over some self-care items and the main challenge for these self care activities.

Lesson 2

Seek Support

Seeking support is very likely the number one way special needs caretakers take action on to help free up some time and relieve some stress. The top 2 support systems that can be utilized to free up some time, are family and friends. If you are a family member or friend listening to this, be aware that this is one of the top things you can do to help out those you care about. This lesson will go over those support systems and some potential resources to be on the lookout for.

Lesson 3

Communication And Expectations

Each scenario for people is unique, even if caring for someone with the same disabilities as others may have. This lesson will discuss communication methods and what to be aware of. The lesson will also go over expectations for your situation regardless of the disability your dependent has.

Lesson 4

Conclusion and Final Thoughts

This last lesson will recap the previous lessons and give insight and final thoughts on being a special needs caretaker. Every situation is unique and even if you are a supporter, you'll need to be aware of the types of worries people may have not just at the present moment, but also the future.