The eXtension Family Caregiving Community of Practice

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The eXtension Family Caregiving Community of
Practice

• Allison Nichols, Ed.D.
• West Virginia University Extension

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What eXtension provides

• Internet access to research-based, unbiased
  information on subject matter related to the work
  of Cooperative Extension
• A way to engage Cooperative Extension faculty and
  staff and strategic partners in meeting the
  anywhere, anytime learning needs of Americans
• A complement to community-based, face-to-face
  education
• A way to market the work of Extension
• A platform for Cooperative Extension to work as a
  nationwide system

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What eXtension offers


News Stories
Learning Lessons
FAQs
Ask the Expert
Community Highlights/ Information Briefs
Links
Events
Calendar
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eXtension Content

• Community
• Diversity Across Higher Education
• Entrepreneurs Their Communities
• Gardens, Lawns Landscapes
• Geospatial Technologies
• Imported Fire Ants
• Disaster Issues
• Agrosecurity and Floods
• Family
• Family Caregiving
• Parenting
• Personal Finance
• Family, Foods, Fitness
• Youth
• Science, Engineering, and Technology for Youth

• Farm
• Animal Manure Management
• Bee Health
• Beef Cattle
• Corn and Soybean Production
• Cotton
• Dairy
• Goats
• Horses
• Organic Agriculture
• Small Meat Processors
• Pest Management
• Pest Management In and Around Structures
• Wildlife Damage Management

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Family Caregiving Home
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Content Categories

• In This Resource Area
• Disaster Preparedness
• Facts
• Finances
• Health
• Housing
• Nutrition
• Raising Grandchildren
• Relationships
• Rural Caregiving

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What you will see on the screen

• Recent articles
• May 02, 2009 When Grandchildren Visit Their
  Parents
• More (click on more to get full list)

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Parenting Grandchildren Articles

• When Grandchildren Visit Their Parents
• Understanding Why Your Grandchildren Act The Way
  They DoSuggestions For Grandparents Raising
  Grandchildren
• The Issue of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
• Grandparents Can Contribute to Children's School
  Success
• Helping Grandchildren Cope With Changes in Their
  Lives
• Grandparents Can Help Grandchildren Develop Good
  Eating Habits
• Building and Maintaining a Support Group
• What Does Loss Mean to Grand Families
• Why Won't My Grandchild Behave
• Helping Grandchildren Create Positive
  Relationships
• Help for Camps Who Serve Children from Grand
  Families

• Older Adults Help Make Sense of Economic Turmoil
• How To Read With Your Grandchild Helping My
  Grandchild with Special Needs Succeed in School
• Raising Kids Today -- Tips for Grand Families
• Connections Between Grandmothers And Their
  Granddaughters
• Issues in Intergenerational Communication
• Mental Health Issues of Grandparents Raising
  Grandchildren
• Age-based Stereotyping
• Vignettes About Grandchildren
• Health Information on the Internet
• The Perspective of the Grandchildren
• Making Healthy Eating a Family Affair

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Relationships Articles

• Age-based Stereotyping
• A Plan For Making Eldercare Decisions
• Other Family Caregivers
• Support for Caregivers
• The Family Cost of Caregiving
• Caregiving Is Different for Everyone
• Getting Help From Family Members
• Rewards of Caregiving
• Loss and Grief - Talking With Children
• Adult Sibling Relationships
• Home for the Holidays - Noticing Changes in Your
  Family Members
• Providing Care Out of Obligation
• Loss and Grief - Holidays

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Articles
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Answers - FAQs

• At the top of the page, click on the red tab
  answers.
• See a long list of questions about family
  caregiving that have been answered. Select the
  one that interests you.
• In the search slot, type in the word parenting
  grandchildren to get a list of all eXtension
  content, including FAQs and articles.
• If your question is not answered, try Ask the
  Expert.

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FAQs
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Ask the Expert

• At the end of each answered FAQ, you will find
  the following statement
• Have a specific question? Try asking one of
• our Experts
• Unlike most other resources on the web, we have
• experts from universities around the country
  ready
• to answer your questions.

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Ask the Expert
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Learning Lessons
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Partner Links
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Calendar

• August 19
• Assisting Aging Parents An online course
• September 8
• West Coast Conference on Aging
• September 16
• Assisting Aging Parents An online course
• September 21
• East Coast Conference on Aging
• October 18
• The Aging with Passion and Purpose Conference

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Involvement

• Get an eXtension ID
• Contribute content material
• Answer FAQs
• Give feedback
• Use the materials
• Direct others to the site
• Partner

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Volunteer or Get More Information

• Deb Sellers, Ph.D., Leader, Family Caregiving
  Community of Practice, Kansas State University,
  dsellers_at_ksu.edu
• Sandy Bailey, Ph.D., Content Leader, Parenting
  Grandchidren, Montana State University,
  baileys_at_montana.edu
• Allison Nichols, Ed.D., Family Caregiving CoP
  Evaluator, West Virginia University Extension,
  ahnichols_at_mail.wvu.edu