Tools for Distance Delivery of an Evidence-based AD Family Caregiver Intervention

Inclusion Criteria

• •1. access to an Internet-connected computer with a camera, microphone, and speakers either at home, or at another location that affords privacy;
• •2. fluent in spoken and written English; and
• •3. caregivers who participate must be spouses or partners of people with dementia living with them at home when they enter the study. In addition, all caregivers must have at least one family member (or close friend) with whom they are in communication about the person with dementia, and/or their issues related to being a caregiver, who can participate in family counseling sessions; if not, they are excluded from the study.
• •1. Certified or Master's level social worker, a nurse with an RN and at least two years' experience working with older adults and their family members evaluated on an individual basis by the PIs);
• •2. counselors who have received training online or in person in conducting the NYUCI and provided the intervention to at least one caregiver in person;
• •3. counselors who have completed the online training to conduct the NYUCI via videoconferencing;
• •4. counselors who have demonstrated the ability to contact caregivers and families via videoconferencing by interacting with HealthCare Interactive (HCI) staff in mock sessions (HCI is the technology developer for this Phase II effort); and
• •5. counselors who have confirmed they have personal liability and malpractice insurance.