The Caregiver Simulation

The Caregiver Simulation is designed to create an environment that includes the many challenges and rewards of being an informal caregiver. The outcome for participants is a new or renewed sense of empathy for the enormous role informal caregivers take on, and the systems which are designed to support them.

The Caregiver Simulation is targeted toward populations such as: case managers, health professionals, students considering or in the health-related field, social workers, employers and supervisors, new professionals as well as seasoned professionals in social services, policy maker, faith communities and others.

The overwhelming feedback from participants in the field of supporting informal caregivers, in one way or another, is that this empathy raising experience fosters a new or renewed appreciation for the complex systems a caregiver must navigate on a daily basis; the financial toll caregiving can take, the emotional stress of meeting the demands of caregiving, the challenges associated with being an informal caregiver while maintaining employment, the day to day demands such as paying bills, getting food, transportation, and self-care.

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