Family Focused and Professional Training

"Family focused" education and training includes community education events or family training series designed to help families understand the nature of brain disorders. The category includes topics like how to cope with emotional issues, caregiving problems, management of day-to-day care, planning for future legal/financial needs, locating available resources, and caring for the caregiver.

Professional training includes presentations at professional conferences and large-scale events oriented to professionals and/or the general public. Examples for this category include training for service providers and conducting public forums that explore the special needs of our clients.

The basic format for Family Focused and Professional Training activities:

1. Conferences/Seminars: These events are for caregivers or professionals serving caregivers in workshop, symposium or roundtable formats.
   
   
2. In-service Sessions: Mountain Caregiver Resource Center provides short programs on topics relating to brain impairments conducted for staff of community agencies. While the program usually includes some orientation to Mountain Caregiver Resource Center, the main focus centers on the topical area of concern by the community agency. Each session consists of 1-2 hours in duration and is presented by trained staff or outside experts.
   
   
3. Public Presentations: Consist of speeches, lectures, and panel discussions given at conferences, community forums and colleges or graduate school level classes. The duration of these presentation varies based on each request. These presentations are made by Mountain Caregiver Resource Center staff.
   

Training Information

Event and Workshops
Calendar

If you would like more information on trainings contact:

Sue Shanks, Training Coordinator, at (530) 898-6722 or e-mail sshanks@csuchico.edu

Kristen Chappell, Administrative Assistant, at (530) 898-5925 or e-mail kchappell@csuchico.edu