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Tuesday, April 24
Three Rivers Convention Center
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Wendy Lustbader, MSW, is a nationally acclaimed speaker and author on
caregiving who will present a one-day conference for caregivers. She is a
medical social worker and an affiliate professor at University of Washington
School of Social Work.
Lustbader is known for the insight, inspiration, humor, and caring she brings
to her teaching and clinical practice. She uses storytelling to animate complex
subjects. Additionally, she is a skilled psychotherapist, having worked almost
20 years with people from all walks of life at a community clinic in downtown
Seattle.
Session topics are:
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What’s so hard about being dependent?
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What’s so hard about taking care of someone who is dependent?
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Uplifting and “full of answers”
General registration is $35, for professionals seeking CEUs $50, and for
family caregivers the cost is $25. Lunch and refreshments are included in the
registration, and limited scholarships are available for family members.
For more information or to register, call Kadlec Neurological Resource Center
at
(509) 943-8455
.
Each month, Kadlec’s Hero of the
Month program honors children
between the ages of 3 and 18 who
have faced, and overcome, difficult
circumstances often enduring a great
deal of pain and stress. Their courage
and spirit serve as an inspiration.
Kadlec is one of numerous
hospitals and child care facilities
throughout the country participating
in the program, which is sponsored by
the Kids Wish Network.
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December’s Hero of the Month is
Makenna Brandner.
An auction and dinner presented by
Kadlec Neurological Resource Center
to benefit the programs that improve
the quality of life for those affected by
neurological disorders.
For information call
(509) 943-8455
.
Congratulations
to this Hero
of the Month
Lori Gardner, a registered dietitian with Kadlec’s Diabetes Learning Center, speaks
to a group of students at Jason Lee Elementary in Richland during Kadlec Academy,
a six-week health education program, made possible by Kadlec Foundation. The
program teaches students how to be active, make healthy choices and covers a
variety of health topics on the heart, brain, bones, lungs, nutrition and diabetes.
Six schools are participating this year. If other schools are interested in having the
program, they can call
(509) 627-6258
for more information.
What’s happening at Kadlec
New home
for Kadlec Neurological
Resource Center
Kadlec Neurological Resource Center
has moved into a spacious new facility at
560 Gage Blvd., Suite 106, in Richland.
The phone number remains the same at
(509) 943-8455
.
presents
Prescription for
Caregivers:
Take Care of
Yourself
Neurological Resource Center
March 16
6:30 p.m.
Three Rivers Convention Center
Please
join us for