Aging Wisely – Brave Agreements

This class is co-sponsored by the Stanford WorkLife Office.

Conversations with loved ones about aging and caregiving can be difficult and fraught with emotion. Many of us enter the “conspiracy of silence” and avoid proactive long-term goal and wish planning, often leading to increased stress during times of crisis.

This free webinar will focus on communication strategies to proactively plan for lifestyle changes that come with shifts in the health and functionality of ourselves or those we love. We will review strategies for holding conversations within multicultural families, managing trigger points, and working with those who fear loss of independence and decision-making.

This webinar is part of the Aging Wisely class series, providing a compassionate environment to explore your questions and concerns and help you gain a holistic perspective on how to approach long-term care planning for yourself or a loved one. Through presentations and online discussions, you will learn strategies and tools to help you assess your specific long-term care needs and explore solutions to common questions related to care planning.

Whether you are a caregiver to others or interested in your own future care, you will have the opportunity to develop a customized long-term care roadmap supporting you to successfully plan for care, with the input, advice and support of an expert in gerontology.

This class will be recorded and a one-week link to the recording will be shared with all registered participants. To receive incentive points, attend at least 80% of the live session or listen to the entire recording within one week.

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Instructor: Paula Wolfson is a licensed clinical social worker and is the manager of the Care Partners program at Avenidas in Palo Alto. She is an expert in navigating health care transitions, caregiver support, and legal, financial and health care resources. Paula has supported the Stanford community for many years, offering individual consultation and leading workshops through the WorkLife office.

Class details are subject to change.