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Winning Practices to Better Support Caregivers

Discover the different themes of winning practices. Each section brings together tools, resources, and strategies to enhance your support for caregivers, along with practical ideas to help improve the services you provide.

Discover the Winning Practices

Psychosocial Support

Welcome, support, listen to, and accompany caregivers to help them maintain balance and overcome the challenges associated with their role.

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Respite Care

Provide caregivers with a break by temporarily relieving them of the responsibilities associated with their role, while promoting the well-being and abilities of the person receiving care.

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Information and Training

Promote caregiver empowerment by providing the knowledge, tools, and skills needed to fully take on their role while respecting their wishes and abilities.

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Male Caregivers

Recognize the diverse realities of male caregivers and adapt services and interventions to better meet their specific needs.

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Post-Caregiving

Provide services tailored to the needs of caregivers who are experiencing the end of their active caregiving role.

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Digital Services

Support caregivers in the digital age by offering relevant activities adapted to their needs, online and remotely.

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What Is a Winning Practice?

A winning practice is an approach that can provide benefits in addressing the diverse needs of caregivers. It relates to service development, service delivery, and the approaches that should be prioritized. The winning practices presented here are not an end in themselves, but rather a reflection of evolving practices that can be refined over time. They are considered “winning” because, when combined, they are more likely to have a positive impact on caregivers’ quality of life.

Geneviève Gravel

Training and Knowledge Transfer Coordinator, L’Appui pour les proches aidants

Winning practices are the result of a collective effort. More than 60 caregiving organizations generously shared their experiences, knowledge, and expertise. The winning practices evolved through meaningful exchanges among practitioners, clinicians, researchers, and caregivers.

Guillaume Joseph

Executive Director, L’Appui pour les proches aidants

This project aims to update the practices developed by L’Appui in 2013 and 2016. These practices focus on psychosocial support, respite care, and information and training services, and have been revised to include all caregiver profiles. In addition to these areas, the winning practices explore themes such as post-caregiving support, specific support for male caregivers, and the use of digital technologies within organizations.

Project Toolbox

Download practical tools developed by L’Appui to assess caregivers’ needs, explore their context, identify risk and protective factors, create a care map, and more!

Explore a variety of carefully selected resources designed to enrich your interventions and inspire reflection. You will also find useful links to help you demystify digital technology.

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Asynchronous online training courses to deepen your knowledge

Dive into two self-paced learning journeys designed to enrich your practices: one focused on supporting male caregivers and the other on providing support during the post-caregiving period. Explore tools and winning practices tailored to these realities.

Register now for these unique training courses!

Winning Practices for Male Caregivers

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The training course consists of five sections, each addressing key themes related to supporting male caregivers and the associated winning practices.

The training course will equip participants to:

Better understand the realities of men in caregiving roles;
Adapt their organization’s approach to welcoming male caregivers;
Apply a gender-responsive intervention approach;
Develop a diverse range of services tailored to the needs of male caregivers;
Promote practice improvement through training and knowledge transfer.

Post-Caregiving: Winning Practices to Support Caregivers

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The training course consists of two sections, each addressing key themes related to supporting caregivers experiencing the post-caregiving period and the associated winning practices.

The training course will equip participants to:

Recognize post-caregiving as a continuation of the life journey and caregiving trajectory;
Adapt their interventions to the various situations that lead to the end of an active caregiving role;
Identify and respond to the specific needs of people in the post-caregiving period;
Promote caregivers’ self-determination in planning their new reality and making the decisions they will face.

Learn More About the Project

About

Project Context

The Winning Practices project stems from Measure 31 of the Government Action Plan for Caregivers 2021–2026. It aims to update the practices developed by L’Appui in 2013 and 2016. These practices, which focused on psychosocial support, respite services, and information and training activities, have been revised to include all caregiver profiles and address the diversity of their needs.

In addition to these areas, the winning practices explore themes such as post-caregiving support, specific support for male caregivers, and the integration of digital services. The goal is to inspire organizations that provide services tailored to caregivers.

This project highlights collaborative and innovative approaches while providing organizations with tools to design and improve services that respond to the current realities of caregivers.

Methodology

We invite you to discover the methodology behind the development and update of the winning practices. This approach combines discussions with practitioners and organizational leaders across Quebec, evidence from the scientific literature, and collaboration with experts and caregivers. Its goal is to ensure practices that are robust and adapted to diverse realities.

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Acknowledgements

The development of the winning practices would not have been possible without the involvement and dedication of the many individuals who bring them to life and help advance them every day. We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to practitioners, managers, volunteers, and all those who actively contribute to their development.

We also express our deep gratitude to the organizations that generously shared their knowledge, experiences, and expertise, enriching our process and ensuring the relevance of the practices developed.

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