Empowering Care: Building and Communicating with Your Lewy Body Dementia Team

“Empowering Care:  Building and Communicating with Your Lewy Body Dementia Team” is a valuable and informative webinar designed specifically to provide insights into building a strong, supportive care team and effective communication strategies to enhance your quality of care.  

Sarah Chen, LCSW, APHSW-C, will advise you on how to create a comprehensive support network, share techniques to improve communication with your care team and effective strategies for navigating common challenges that arise with Lewy body dementia (LBD). 

Key Takeaways: 

• Building Your Care Team: Learn how to assemble a dedicated and compassionate care team tailored to your unique needs living with LBD. Discover the roles of various healthcare professionals, family members, and community resources in creating a comprehensive support network. 

• Effective Communication: Gain practical tips and techniques for clear and empathetic communication with your care team. Understand the importance of open dialogue, active listening, and collaborative decision-making to ensure everyone is on the same page. 

• Navigating Challenges: Explore common challenges faced by care partners and individuals with LBD and learn strategies to overcome them. From managing symptoms to addressing emotional and psychological needs, you will be equipped with the tools to navigate the journey with confidence. 

Whether you are a care partner seeking guidance or someone living with LBD looking for support, this webinar offers a wealth of information and practical advice to help you thrive.   

About Sarah Mitchell Chen, LCSW, APHSW-C 

Sarah Mitchell Chen LCSW, APHSW-C is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at Rush University Medical Center with more than 15 years of experience working as a clinician, program coordinator, and research team member with the PERSEVERE study. Sarah has spent her career providing care management in long-term care and ambulatory healthcare settings, where she works to address non-medical barriers to wellness and improve health outcomes for patients and care partners, focusing especially on individuals and families impacted by symptoms of various neurodegenerative disorders and forms of dementia. As a result of her work with the Advanced Interdisciplinary Movement Disorders Supportive Care Clinic at Rush, Sarah has completed advanced training and certification in palliative care with an emphasis on helping patients and care partners better understand their choices and preferences for medical care and non-medical care. Sarah earned a master’s degree from the University of Chicago Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice. 

Registration: https://events.zoom.us/ev/Atk8r-PH2PO7YI8RCYipFwt8oIn1-4m7eZ4dcxvZsGTlqOHQ4rsg~Au-frrTrlYveXJfH4HfuDBRoVnivnRJGmEaOO60CZmh5hP1zp1Qc2yanVQ

For questions or more information, please contact Rose Heithoff, Education Coordinator, at rheithoff@lbda.org.