Community Caring for the Family Caregiver: The Development of a Video Outreach Program in Israel


 

Publication Date: January 1986

Publisher: Conference of Jewish Communal Service (U.S.)

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Research Area: Health

Keywords: World Jews; Health; Elderly

Type: Report

Coverage: Israel

Abstract:

In Israel, as elsewhere, spouses and adult children caring for their frail aged are themselves "hidden patients," whose unique needs are largely overlooked by the human
serivces community. This article describes a video outreach project in Israel, intended to provide groups of family caregivers with the educational and supportive guidance needed to help them to cope more effectively with their burdens, and to alleviate feelings of alienation, powerlessness, and resentment.