DEMENTIA FAMILY CAREGIVER CENTER | UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER
111 Colchester Avenue, Burlington, VT 05401
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By Telephone; By Email; By Zoom
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Description
Provides peer mentorship, short-term mental health counseling, and small, virtual groups for individuals new to caregiving, and experienced caregivers. Offers evidence-based therapeutic groups to family caregivers as well as resources and referrals on family caregiver issues such as legal assistance and respite care. There are two online groups for family caregivers: CARERS, an 8-week therapeutic group, enhances the knowledge, skills, and competence of family caregivers of people with dementia and is designed to increase the understanding of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia and address caregiver burden; TEACH, a 4-week therapeutic group, is for those new to caregiving and focuses on weekly themes such as self-care and future planning.
Last Assured
05/30/2025
Providing organization
UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER
The University of Vermont Medical Center is a nonprofit academic health system that serves patients throughout Vermont and northerneastern New York. The UVM Medical Center system includes the UVM Main Campus site, Fanny Allen Campus site, UVM Medical Children's Hospital, and numerous affiliate hospitals and clinics in Vermont and Northern New York.