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鶹ýվ Cares: Overcoming Caregiver Guilt and Building Your Circle of Care

Wednesday, May 13, 2026 12:00to12:30

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

鶹ýվ Cares: Overcoming Caregiver Guilt and Building Your Circle of Care 

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’Île-de-Montréal. She is also an assistant professor and course lecturer at the School of Social Work at 鶹ýվ. Zelda’s 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 鶹ýվ 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 “circle of care.” 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.

The webcast links will be available here on May 13 at noon.


鶹ýվ Cares is supported by the Amelia Saputo Community Outreach for Dementia Care.  

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

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

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