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Books & Publications

The Emotional Survival Guide for Caregivers

Barry J. Jacobs, PsyD. The Emotional Survival Guide for Caregivers: Looking After Yourself and Your Family While Helping an Aging Parent. (2006) The Guilford Press, New York, NY

 

Resources for employers

Supporting employees with eldercare responsibilities

National Alliance for Caregiving(NAC)/Respect a Caregiver’s Time (ReACT). Best Practices in Workplace Eldercare. (2012) NAC, Bethesda, Maryland.

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  • About
    • Methodology
    • Meet Our Team
    • International Partners
    • Contact
  • Experiences
    • Family Caregiving
    • Breast Cancer in Women
    • Immigrant Mental Health
    • Living With an Amputation
    • Patient-Researcher Partnerships
    • Heart Failure in Women
    • Living with Long COVID
    • Perinatal Mental Health
  • Storytelling