The monthly caregiver's meeting was held on Saturday, 13th August, 2011 from
2.30 – 3.30 pm at Memory Clinic, Ground floor, Millennium Block, NIMS.
This month's topic was "Prevention of Caregivers Burnout ". The audience comprised of family members and ARDSI volunteers. Mr.Kotibabu (Project Manager, ARDSI Hyderabad Deccan), and Ms. Safiya Fathima (Psychologist , ARDSI Hyderabad Deccan, ), conducted workshop on the topic.
Mr. Kotibabu initiated the session by asking the participants to explore their main problems. Then the participants came up with some identified problems, which were noted down on chart. The common problems are: 1. Sleepless nights 2. Repetitative talk, 3. Loss of patience (increasing B.P.Levels of Caregiver), 4.Aggressiveness, 5. Difficulty in regularly monitoring the patients, 6. Difficulty in understanding patient needs. 7. Denouncing help.
After identifying the problems, participants were divided into two groups, where Group 1 addressed first four problems and Group 2 addressed rest of the problems. Following are the solutions they have given.
Ms. Safiya summarized all the solutions by adding her inputs. The meeting concluded with a question and answer session.