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Blueprint for Caregiving

Caring for someone suffering from a chronic condition, a life-threatening illness, or a life-changing injury is built from a series of small steps, taken one at a time, as you and your patient make the medical journey together.

The Blueprint for Caregiving series lays out a map for you to follow in taking those small steps. It contains everything you need to know from dealing with your emotions, to easing your patient’s recovery from surgery or side effects; from spiritual practices for stress reduction, to which foods are good and good for you, and on to ways to prevent falls, and a host of other practical material in 50 or more sessions that will help you build an effective and confident caregiving experience.

Audio CDs

There are four separate versions of Blueprint for Caregiving. Two—Blueprint for Dementia Caregiving and Blueprint for Elder Caregiver are available as audio books. Order them here.

Blueprint for Dementia Caregiving Audio CD

Blueprint for Elder Caregiving Audio CD

 

 

 

 

“Thanks for the presentation and for the books. Our upcoming Stephen Ministry class will be using them as a study guide to help not only the care-receivers, but the caregivers as well. Keep doing what you do.” - Hal Rolfson

Print-out CDs

If you prefer to have your Blueprint supplement in printed form, then order one of the four print-out CDs below. In print-out form, all four versions are available: Blueprint for Cancer Caregiving, Blueprint for Dementia Caregiving, Blueprint for Elder Caregiving, and the generalized version for all other types of caregiving, Blueprint for Caregiving. These are not audio CDs, but are discs you can read from your computer screen or print-out to read.

Find the Blueprint that works best for you:

Blueprint for Cancer Caregiving	Blueprint for Dementia Caregiving	Blueprint for Elder Caregiving	Blueprint for Caregiving (General caregiving help for all other circumstances)
In addition to Blueprint for Caregiving, workbooks are available for purchase to assist you in being organized in collecting and maintaining your patient’s important personal information. The Medical Journal and The Tool Box: Life Documents File come in three-ring loose-leaf binders ready to hold all the important records and documents in one, easy-to-manage place. The Medical Journal contains blank forms for everything from health history to prescription drugs to diagnoses and treatment, as well as a calendar to help you track appointments. It also includes a Print Out CD, “Build An Addition,” with extra blank pages to allow you to keep The Medical Journal up-to-date. The Tool Box is a complete file with plenty of pockets to keep notes, birth and marriage certificates, insurance policies and other important life documents, including advance directives and pre-paid funeral arrangements. Imagine trying to qualify your patient for veteran’s benefits if you can’t locate his or her service records. Or think of the stress of trying to find your loved one’s last MRI if it’s not kept in a medical journal. By having separate files for each of these sets of important papers in these easily accessed workbooks, caregivers can focus on caregiving, without the stress of constantly having to locate a missing form, record or document. Workbooks
The Medical Journal The Tool Box: Life Documents File
Free Downloads—Blueprint for Caregiving, The Medical Journal and The Tool Box: Life Documents File
Practical Caregiving Information Based on the experiences of real caregivers like you, Blueprint for Caregiving also uses material from nearly 100 worthwhile websites, books and magazines, and more than 50 studies on caregiving. These sources provide a variety of truly helpful information, making Blueprint for Caregiving the ideal companion to the book, Search for Light: Ten Crucial Lessons for Caregivers. Search for Light is available through this website, the publisher’s website at www.tatepublishing.com, and can be found in all major books stores and on-line book sellers. The Blueprint for Caregiving series and the workbooks, The Medical Journal and The Tool Box: Life Documents File are only available at this website or through Joanne’s workshops. Order Your Blueprint Now The goal of Search for Light, Blueprint for Caregiving, The Medical Journal and The Tool Box is to help you build a caregiving experience that is uniquely yours, filled with meaning and ease. Use the Add to Cart tabs to place your order now! If you have questions or concerns about Blueprint for Caregiving, or Search for Light, please Contact Us Here to send Joanne an email.