Family Caregiver Wellness Workshops
Support for Family Caregivers
Are you looking after a loved one’s healthcare needs and feeling a bit unsure about how to provide the best care?
NorQuest College offers practical workshops led by experienced healthcare professionals. These sessions focus on the topics where family caregivers often need the most guidance, helping you build both knowledge and confidence. Whether you're supporting someone at home or through end-of-life care, we’re here to help you feel more prepared and supported.
Workshop topics
Look for sessions that matter most to your caregiving role in topics such as:
- Assisting with mobility-safe practices
- Assisting with personal and intimate care
- Effective communication: Guidance for the caregiver
- Infection control and prevention
- Mealtime & medication assistance
- Navigating the healthcare system
- Infection control and prevention
- Mealtime & medication assistance
- Navigating the healthcare system
Benefits of attending a workshop
Along with practical caregiving skills, you’ll discover helpful technologies that can make daily tasks easier and less stressful. You’ll also learn how to monitor your loved one’s health and recognize early signs of decline, so you can communicate more confidently with healthcare providers and support better outcomes.
Thanks again for the opportunity for people to be able to access these workshops; it really lifts the fog. I can see this type of information lowering the stress level for care-givers and care-patients … the knowledge that I gained in 2 hours was huge.
— Sherry Bower-Gagne
Not sure if you have the time or resources?
We know how stretched caregivers are. That’s why we’ve designed our workshops to be:
- Offered online or in person
- Just 2 hours long
- 100% free
- Flexible enough to complete at your own pace
You’re not alone
Being a family caregiver can feel like a lonely journey. You’re constantly making sacrifices to care for your loved one. And while most of your social circle doesn’t understand the responsibilities and commitments that come with providing home or end-of-life care, our workshop participants and facilitators understand your challenges.
By providing support and resources, our workshops are created to improve the quality of life for family caregivers and their loved ones who require care.
Register for upcoming workshops
Assisting with Personal and Intimate Care
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May 5, 2025
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Online
Learn how to provide personal care—such as bathing and dressing—while still maintaining the dignity of your loved one.
Assisting with Mobility-Safe Practices
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May 8, 2025
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Online
Learn how to safely assist with the mobility needs of your loved one or care recipient.
Mealtime and medication assistance
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May 13, 2025
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm - Online
Attend a free workshop for caregivers to learn techniques to provide food consistency, assist with difficulties swallowing, prevent choking, and understand the basics of safe medication administration.
Palliative and End-of-Life Care
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May 15, 2025
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Online
Family Caregiver Wellness Workshops are designed to present the information you need to feel confident about providing end-of-life- care to your loved one while communicating effectively with health-care providers.
Effective Communication
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May 19, 2025
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Online
Learn effective communication strategies to ensure the needs of your loved one are met.
Navigating the healthcare system
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May 22, 2025
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Online
Attend a free workshop for caregivers to learn about the structure of the Alberta Health Care system and communication techniques for meeting the needs of care recipients and carers.
All you need to know about infection control
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May 23, 2025
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Online
Are you practicing safe infection control while providing care for your loved one? Attend this workshop to learn more about the information, and techniques to practice safe infection control and protect your loved one or yourself.
Supporting a Person with Dementia
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May 23, 2025
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Online
Do you have a loved one suffering from dementia? Are you one of their primary caregivers, but you feel confused, overwhelmed, and isolated as you try to navigate their illness and the health-care system? Join us for this FREE, online workshop taught by health-care professionals.
Supporting a Person with Dementia
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May 26, 2025
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm - Online
Do you have a loved one suffering from dementia? Are you one of their primary caregivers, but you feel confused, overwhelmed, and isolated as you try to navigate their illness and the health-care system? Join us for this FREE, online workshop taught by health-care professionals.
Mealtime and medication assistance
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May 29, 2025
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Online
Attend a free workshop for caregivers to learn techniques to provide food consistency, assist with difficulties swallowing, prevent choking, and understand the basics of safe medication administration.
Looking for more upcoming workshops?
Partners and supporters
The Family Caregiver Wellness Initiative is a member of the University of Alberta's Caregiver-Centred Care Co-Design team, working to innovate integrated supports for Alberta's family caregivers.
Funded in part by:
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