Caregiver Bootcamp
Caring for a loved one with a serious illness brings both meaning and strain. The Caregiver Advocacy Bootcamp gives you practical tools to support your loved one while protecting your own health. Across eight modules, you will learn how to advocate in medical settings, organize appointments, manage medications, and navigate healthcare and community services. You will strengthen communication skills, understand financial and legal basics, and build emotional resilience. The course also helps you create a support network and practice self-care. In the final module, you will learn how sharing your story builds connection, awareness, and change.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Describe the caregiver's role in advocating for a person with heart disease.
- Apply self-care strategies to prevent burnout and sustain caregiving capacity.
- Identify strategies for coordinating care across multiple providers and settings.
- Apply clear communication techniques in caregiving contexts.
- Demonstrate effective communication strategies when interacting with healthcare teams.
- Identify how to access and navigate healthcare and social support services.
- Apply strategies to support the mental health of both caregiver and care recipient.
- Identify how to build a sustainable personal and community support network.
- Construct a personal advocacy narrative to communicate caregiving experiences.
Listen to the companion podcast episode for this course.
Course Content
Module 1: Introduction to Caregiver Advocacy
Module 2: Self-Care for Caregivers
Module 3: Care Coordination and Management
Module 4: Effective Communication Skills
Module 5: Effective Communication with Healthcare Providers
Module 6: Navigating Healthcare and Social Services
Module 7: Mental Health and Emotional Support
Module 8: Building and Sustaining a Support Network
Bonus Module: Telling your story