Online Caregiver Support Group

Online Caregiver Support Group

Connect with other caregivers at the Ontario Caregiver Organization's Online Support Groups. We’re here to help.

By OCO/OSANO

Select date and time

Starts on Wednesday, April 24 · 7:30am PDT

Location

Online

About this event

We welcome you to join other caregivers (ordinary people who provide physical and emotional support to a family member, partner, friend or neighbour) in a supportive environment to share challenges, successes, and concerns you may have within your caregiving role. Discussion will be driven by caregivers to discuss issues of highest importance to caregivers.

Note: Online Support Groups are not intended for crisis support or mental health counselling. This program is only available to residents of Ontario, Canada.

Each group is facilitated by a trained Peer Support Group Facilitator with experience as a current or former caregiver.

All discussions are completely confidential. We require that all participants sign a Confidentiality Pledge before joining the Online Support Group to ensure privacy and confidentiality.

The link to the Confidentiality Pledge will be sent with your Online Support Group Registration. Please check your registration e-mail for details. Please note that you will not be able to attend the Online Support Group until we receive your signed Confidentiality Pledge.

Online Support Groups are available on the following days:

  • Tuesdays from 10:00-11:00am EST. The group is offered the first and third Tuesday of the month.
  • Wednesdays from 10:30-11:30am EST. This group is offered the second and fourth Wednesday of the month.
  • Thursdays from 2:00-3:00 pm EST. This group is offered the first and third Thursday of the month.
  • Thursdays from 6:30-7:30 pm EST. This group is offered the first and third Thursday of the month.
  • Fridays from 10:30am-11:30am EST. This group is offered the first and third Friday of the month.

Note: this group is only for caregivers who are seeking support. To ensure a safe and supportive space, students, trainees, researchers, or individuals looking to learn about caregiving will not be admitted to groups, but are welcome to explore our resources and information at ontariocaregiver.ca.


We also offer an Online Support Group in French. For registration, please follow this link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/billets-les-groupes-de-soutien-en-ligne-329789187337

Are you aged 15 to 25? Join our Young Caregiver Online Support Group! For registration, please follow this link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/young-caregivers-online-support-group-tickets-101926424680

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If you support someone in need and feel anxious and overwhelmed with your caregiving responsibilities, you’re not alone. The Ontario Caregiver Organization (OCO) exists to support Ontario’s 4 million caregivers; ordinary people who provide physical and emotional support to a family member, partner, friend or neighbour. We support caregivers by being their one point of access to information, so they have what they need to be successful in their role.

Working collectively with caregivers, healthcare providers and other organizations, OCO draws on the variety of work that is currently being done to ease caregiver burn-out and improve the caregiving experience. We find ways to make existing services more broadly available so all caregivers, regardless of age, disease, diagnosis or location can access support. Where there are gaps, we work with caregivers and like-minded partners to find new and creative ways to fill them.

Si vous soutenez une personne qui est dans le besoin et que vous vous sentez anxieux et débordé par vos responsabilités d’aidance naturelle, vous n’avez pas à y faire face en solitude. L’Organisme de soutien aux aidants naturels de l’Ontario (OSANO) a pour mission de soutenir les 4 millions de personnes aidantes naturelles à travers l’Ontario: des personnes ordinaires qui apportent un soutien physique et émotionnel à un membre de leur famille, un conjoint, un ami ou un voisin. Nous soutenons les aidants en étant leur guichet unique d’accès à l’information, afin qu’ils aient ce dont ils ont besoin pour réussir dans leur rôle.

En collaboration avec les personnes aidantes naturelles, les prestataires de soins de santé et autres organisations, l’OSANO s’appuie sur la diversité des travaux en cours pour atténuer l’épuisement des aidants et améliorer l’expérience des soins. Nous trouvons des moyens de rendre les services existants plus disponibles afin que tous les aidants naturels, quels que soient leur âge, leur maladie, leur diagnostic ou leur lieu de résidence, puissent avoir accès à du soutien. Lorsqu’il existe des lacunes, nous travaillons avec les aidants naturels et des partenaires aux objectifs similaires pour trouver des moyens nouveaux et créatifs de les combler.