On Tuesday, September 9, Atlas Research will co-host Military Strong: Receiving with Grace, the third installment of the 2014 Military Caregiving Webinar Series. This session will focus on strategies to overcome the tendency for caregivers to feel uncomfortable asking for help. It will feature Barry J. Jacobs, PsyD, a clinical psychologist and one of the country’s leading experts on family caregiving, and include comments from Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter.
The webinar will take place on Tuesday, September 9th at 1 p.m. Central/2 p.m. Eastern. Participants can register at www.easterseals.com/carewebinar-reg. Real time captioning will be provided and transcriptions and recordings will be archived and available at www.easterseals.com/carewebinar. Please contact Easter Seals with any questions at militarycaregiver@easterseals.com.
The series is hosted by Atlas Research, Easter Seals Dixon Center, the Elizabeth Dole Foundation and other partners to offer practical support for military caregivers. Each webinar features:
- Educational content from a guest expert in the field, including a question and answer session.
- A message from a military caregiver, a Fellow from the Elizabeth Dole Foundation.
Atlas Research and Easter Seals Dixon Center work to strengthen communities to enable our Veterans and their families to thrive where they live by building partnerships, sharing innovations and connecting those who have served to supports and services. The Elizabeth Dole Foundation focuses on assisting the organizations and agencies that serve caregivers: spouses, parents, and others responsible for an injured military member. Other partners in the webinar series include Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving, Caregiver Action Network, National Alliance for Caregiving, Family Caregiver Alliance, and the United Service Organizations.