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Raising Daddy
A Humorous Daughter-Father Story About Caregiving
When: February 17, 2025 Time: 12:00 pm-1:30 pm
Zoom Presentation
Continuing Education (CE) Credit Hours: 1.5 hours
Registration Fees: Member 1-Day $25|
Non-Member 1-Day $35 | Retired Member 1-Day $15
| Student Member 1-Day $5 (Valid School of Social Work
ID Required}
Presenter: Diane Harvey, LCSW
Presenter Bio:
Diane Harvey earned a master’s degree in social work from the University of Chicago. She began undergraduate studies at Howard University and completed her bachelor’s degree in psychology at Indiana University. As a school social worker for DeKalb County School District (DCSD), her duties included: crisis intervention, truancy, homelessness, and abuse. Following her 25-year tenure with DCSD, Ms. Harvey worked briefly as a professor and field coordinator at the University of Georgia (UGA). After leaving UGA, Ms. Harvey pursued her interest in voice acting. She has appeared in commercials for Proctor & Gamble, Home Depot, Northeast Georgia Health Care System, and the National Guard. Why Snowman Melts is her first published book teaching children how to cope with grief and loss. Raising Daddy, her second work, chronicles her role as caregiver of her aging father.
Overview:
The presenter will discuss the sudden changes in life and role reversals when she became my father’s caregiver. She will share how she learned to manage the physical and emotional changes that simultaneously happened in our lives, demonstrating the adaptability that is crucial in caregiving.
“When I was in the midst of this, none of my social work knowledge came to mind. Ten years later, I can process my journey and pinpoint the best practices and theories. These include starting where the client is, respecting the client’s right to self-determination, conducting research, and self-awareness.
My goal in sharing my story is to teach participants that life can change dramatically instantly! I will share how I navigated my way through this experience with no road map…other than that of parenting my children. I learned that the dynamics were the same.”
Learning Objectives:
● Identifying social work strategies; providing resources for the caregivee and the caregiver; teaching caregivers how to build a support community; and empowering both groups.
● Participates will receive techniques for helping others and themselves steer through the experience of being a provider for someone who can no longer do the job for themselves. Social workers will receive information on working with clients who are caregivees and caregivers.
*The format will include book highlights, discussion, and Q&A.*
