Jennifer FitzPatrick, LCSW-C, CSP
Speaker • Author
Former psychotherapist, Jennifer L. FitzPatrick is a keynote speaker, author, coach, and consultant. She was a gerontology instructor at Johns Hopkins University's Certificate on Aging program for over a decade.
Jennifer appears frequently in the media and has been featured on HLN, ABC, CBS, NBC, Univision, Sirius XM, and in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Fast Company, Reader's Digest, Forbes, U.S. News & World Report, The Huffington Post, and many more. A member of the National Speakers Association, she is one of less than 800 Certified Speaking Professionals (CSP) worldwide.
She has served as a Care Advisory Board member for Hilarity for Charity (HFC), the non-profit founded by Seth Rogen and Lauren Miller Rogen since 2000. She's not great at yoga, math, or baking, but she will ROCK your event!
Reducing Stress in Dementia Care
Presentations Include:
Guilt, Anger, and Stress:
Working Through Difficult Feelings as a Dementia Caregiver
Caregiving - particularly when your loved one has dementia - takes over our entire lives. Sometimes caregiving can become our life.
Do you ever feel sad that your duties as a caregiver prevent you from attending the big events in your children's or grandchildren's lives?
• Are you ever angry that you don't have time to see a movie or visit with friends?
• Have you ever worried that your boss doesn't really understand that you are late because your loved one had a doctor's appointment?
• Do you ever feel guilty that you aren't doing enough for your loved one?
• Do you ever feel overwhelmed, and that you aren't doing anything well?
Stressful feelings are a normal part of caregiving. What's important is recognizing and handling them appropriately. Learn why these difficult feelings impact almost every dementia caregiver and what you can do to minimize their negative effect on your life.
Stop Asking How Their Day Was:
Connecting More Meaningfully With People Who Have Dementia
When someone has dementia, asking questions like, "How was your day, Mom?" is often counterproductive. Join us for this interactive program on what to say to someone you love who has dementia and how to establish and maintain more meaningful connections. This program is particularly helpful for those who are visiting their loved ones in senior living communities or at another person's home.
CRUISE Through Dementia Caregiving:
Reducing the Stress of Caring for Your Loved One
On a scale of 1 - 100, is your stress level 150? Caregiving for a loved one who has dementia is no vacation...but you can choose to cruise more smoothly through the process. This presentation will help family caregivers identify some of the major stressors involved in caregiving. Attendees will leave this presentation with strategies on how to minimize, manage, and prevent stress of dementia caregiving following the CRUISE methods based on the book Cruising through Caregiving: Reducing the Stress of Caring for Your Loved One.
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Ready to reduce the stress of dementia caregiving?
Contact Jenerations today to schedule Jennifer for a presentation!
443-416-7710
Testimonials
"Jennifer conducted several day-long workshops for our agency about early memory loss, dementia, and how to support people experiencing these conditions. She is a dynamic speaker, well informed, and skilled in encouraging audience participation. The time passed quickly! Addressing some complex issues, she encouraged audience members to help each other. As a result of engaging Jennifer, we were better prepared to start four early stage memory loss programs and have two in the planning phase."
- Carol Barnett, Planner, State of Delaware
"Jennifer FitzPatrick is an expert in her field, spoke from the heart, and had a great deal of compassion for the audience and individuals she spoke to. She would be a fantastic resource for any company or organization that is looking to connect with a speaker in the area of caregiving responsibility."
- Kimberly Lehouiller, Vice President, Nestle Professional
"It is rare you come across a standout talent in the world of education and caregiver support like Jennifer. I have the pleasure of working with Jennifer and her company for many years, providing educational seminars for our family caregivers, staff and health care professionals that partner with Artis Senior Living. I have seen first hand how Jennifer's knowledge, passion, and dedication to the field of caregiving and dementia single handedly has transformed the process of caring for a loved one with dementia. Jennifer has deep professional expertise, and it shows. Her presentations are engaging, heartfelt, and intuitive. We often use her book, Cruising through Caregiving, as a support for those that don't have the opportunity to meet Jen in person. I am so appreciative of the partnership that we have and I will continue to use Jennifer for our educational seminars for years to come."
- Amy DePreker, CALA, CDP, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Artis Senior Living
Book Reviews
This is a useful resource form someone with vast experience, both as a gerontologist and a caregiver.
- Kimberly Williams-Paisley, Actor and New York Times best-selling author of Where the Light Gets In
I strongly recommend this book not only to families dealing with the stress of caregiving, but also to the professionals who seek to help them.
- Marsha Goodman, CELA, Former President, Life Care Planning Law Firms Association
Partial Client List
Alert Pharmacy Services
Alzheimer's Association
American Case Management Association
A Place for Mom
Bayada Home Health Care
Brightview Senior Living
Brookdale Senior Living
City of Alexandria
Erickson Senior Living
Five Star Senior Living
Georgetown University Hospital
HCR Manor Care
Jefferson University Hospitals
Life Care Planning Law Firms Association
West Houston Hospital
National Association of Social Workers
Society For Social Work Leadership
in Health Care
Sunrise Senior Living
The Arbor Company
University of Maryland
Ready to reduce the stress of dementia caregiving?
Contact Jenerations today to schedule Jennifer for a presentation!
443-416-7710