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Contact: Bonnie Lawrence
(415) 434-3388, Ext. 312
blawrence (at) caregiver.org
***ADVISORY***
Family Caregiver Alliance Presentations
ASA/NCOA Joint Conference
March 16–18, 2006
Virtually all baby boomers are now in the age group most impacted by a wide range of caregiving issues, from public policy to technology, and from health to finances.
Family Caregiver Alliance senior staff are pleased to present the latest information on caregiving trends and programs that affect this enormous demographic at the following sessions at the ASA/NCOA Joint Conference on Aging:
Thursday
10:30 a.m. – 12 noon
Special Lecture
From Grassroots Survival to a National Movement: How Far Have We Really Come in Family Caregiving? (**ASA’s 2006 Leadership Award Winner**)
Lynn Friss Feinberg, Deputy Director, National Center on Caregiving at FCA.
Moderator: Tobi Abramson, PhD
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Workshop
20 Years of Family Caregiver Support inCalifornia: Lessons Learned, Future Trends
Kathleen Kelly, Executive Director, FCA, and Andrew E. Scharlach.
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Symposium
Strengthening Families: Forging Consensus on Principles and Guidelines for Caregiver Assessment
Robyn Golden, Susan Reinhard, RN, PhD, and Steven H. Zarit, PhD.
Moderator: Lynn Friss Feinberg, Deputy Director, National Center on Caregiving at FCA.
4:30 – 6:00p.m.
Workshop
Best of the Best: Emerging Practices and Trends in Family Caregiver Support Services
Lynn Friss Feinberg, Deputy Director, National Center on Caregiving at FCA, and
Mary Jo Gibson, Cliff Burt; Moderator: Wendy Fox-Grage.
Friday
11:15 a.m. – noon
Lecture/Mini-Workshop
Using the Internet to Host Effective Support Groups
Leah Eskenazi, Project Manager, FCA
2:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Workshop
Reaching Underserved Rural Caregivers: A National Perspective & Regional Experience
Kathleen Kelly, Executive Director, FCA, Leah Eskenazi, Project Manager, FCA, and
Dennis Dudley, Susanne Rossi
Visit us at booths # 315 and # 325 in the Exhibition Hall!
Family Caregiver Alliance
Uniting Research, Policy & Practice
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