Coaching the Caregivers of the Chronically Ill

Arthur Freeman, EdD, ABPP, is a professor in clinical psychology at Midwestern University. He has published over 70 professional books, and is past president of both the Association for Behaviroal and Cognitive Therapies and the International Association for Cogntive Therapy. Richard Ney, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Behavioural Medicine at Midwestern University. He has been in clinical practice since 1981 and currently has a part-time clinical psychology practice with Salt Creek Therapy Center in Naperville, IL. Patricia Cole, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and resource clinician in the Center for Pain Management at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. She has worked with patients and families with chronic benign pain disorder since 1991. Garry Treft, MA, is the administrative coordinator for the Department of Behavioural Medicine’s clinical psychology program at Midwestern University.

I. Introduction 1. Introduction and History Freeman, Ney, Cole 2. Coaching, Counseling, Consultation, and Psychotherapy: Overlap and Differences Freeman 3. Differences between Caregivers, Caretakers, and Care-Consumers Freeman, Ney, and Cole 4. Improving the Quality of Life TBD 5. Basics of a Family Systems Model of Intervention Freeman 6. The Role of Culture in Caregiving with Chronic Patients Cole 7. Financial, Legal, and Political Issues for Understanding Chronicity, Disability, and Caregiving Paronti 8. Religious and Spiritual Issues in Caregiving Treft 9. Compassion Fatigue Freeman 10. The School and Parent Partnership: Educational Systems as Caregiver Christner and Smallwood 11. The Use of Biofeedback and Neurofeedback Technology in Treating the Families of Chronically Mentally Ill Patients Scrimali (Italy) 12. Single Parent Caregiving for Special Needs Children WagnerII. Clinical Issues of Caregiving with Individuals with Chronic Disorders 13. Cognitive Impairment TBD 14. Autism Spectrum Disorders Ney 15. Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders Semmelhack 16. Metabolic Disorders van Arsdale 17. Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy, Parkinson’s, and ALS Felgoise 18. Illness and End of Life Issues: Hospice Treatment Rapaport 19. Structural Physical Disability Paronti 20. Chronic Pain Cole 21. PTSD and Other Veteran’s Issues TBD 22. Substance Abuse Lindsey 23. Chronic and Refractory Mood Disorders Freeman 24. Personality Disorders Freeman