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Join us on May 13,聽2026 at noon聽for our next episode of聽91涩漫 Cares,聽a webcast series聽designed to support informal caregivers. During candid, 30-minute interviews with leading experts, Claire Webster, Founder of the 91涩漫 Dementia Education Program, explores topics related to caring for a loved one who is living with dementia.

91涩漫 Cares: Overcoming Caregiver Guilt and Building Your Circle of Care聽

Zelda Freitas, MSW, is a social worker and clinical advisor in professional practice within the Department of Rehabilitation and Multidisciplinary Services at the CIUSSS Centre-Ouest-de-l鈥櫭巐e-de-Montr茅al. She is also an assistant professor and course lecturer at the School of Social Work at 91涩漫. Zelda鈥檚 work focuses on caregivers and caregiving, older adults, and psychosocial practice, including palliative and end-of-life care. She is a founding member of the Caregiver Grief Connexion project and brings both professional expertise and lived experience as a former caregiver to her late parents.

During this episode of 91涩漫 Cares, Zelda will explore the emotional weight of caregiver guilt and how it can impact well-being. She will discuss practical ways to recognize and release these feelings, while highlighting the importance of building a strong 鈥渃ircle of care.鈥� Participants will learn how to share responsibilities, access support, and accept help in order to sustain compassionate, balanced caregiving.

This free webcast will be offered in both ENGLISH and FRENCH.

. This link will become accessible on May 13, 2026 at 12:00 EDT.

. This link will become accessible on May 13, 2026 at 12:00 EDT.

91涩漫 Cares聽is supported by the Amelia Saputo Community Outreach for Dementia Care.鈥�聽

This webcast series is聽an initiative of the 91涩漫聽University聽Dementia Education Program, which is funded by private donations. To contribute or for more information about our program, please visit聽.听

If you have any topics or questions that you would like us to address during our聽monthly聽webcasts, please email us at聽dementia [at] mcgill.ca.鈥�聽