DLBA Support Group

The DLBA support group is offered on the first Thursday of the month at 12pm to care partners of patients that are diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia. The meeting usually lasts 90-120 minutes in total. The group is facilitated by Iris Cohen, LCSW a social worker at the Comprehensive Center for Brain Health.

The group currently meets via Zoom due to Covid-19 restrictions. As a result, the monthly group meetings have grown from 6-10 participants in person per meeting to 15-20 participants per meeting via an online platform. This allows for people who previously could not attend the meeting due to distance and time restrictions to participate.

This is a traditional support group in which participants are encouraged to share from their own experiences talking about challenges and difficulties, emotions, and feelings. The group provides support to one another through advice and normalization and validation of experiences in a safe and supportive environment.

The Mindful Caregiver Psycho-educational Support Group

This is a psycho-educational group offered to members of the larger DLBA support group.
This support group meets twice a month on the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at 12pm for one hour. This group is organized and led by Iris Cohen, LCSW a social worker at the Comprehensive Center for Brain Health.

This group meets via Zoom due to covid 19 restrictions. Participants are capped at 10 per meeting to ensure a sense of safe and intimate group environment where group members share freely.
This support group introduces principals of Mindfulness Based Interventions to aide in the difficult task of caregiving. Each session is designed to help caregivers learn tools and techniques that can be utilized to overcome the challenges they encounter during everyday life.