Register Now: Knowledge Exchange Series on Children, Youth, and Young Adult Caregivers, Nov. 10
Are you a student who also assists a parent, grandparent, or sibling? Are you interested in learning how to support caregivers as a future professional?
To mark National Family Caregivers Month, UW CIPE’s Knowledge Exchange Series returns this November 2026 with an interprofessional documentary screening and active learning experience devoted to the misunderstood topic of children, youth, and young adult caregivers. Dr. Melinda S. Kavanaugh, Professor of Social Work at UW-Milwaukee, will facilitate discussion and present the latest research on young carers.
Interested in attending this FREE learning event? Register now using the following Google Form: https://bit.ly/CaregivingSUP
Learning Objectives:
- Articulate the importance of empathy, policy, and advocacy in supporting children, youth, and young adult caregivers and their families.
- Identify their own current and/or future roles and responsibilities in fostering more supportive environments for youth caregivers within educational, healthcare, and community settings.
- Discuss specific strategies for creating more supportive caregiving ecosystems for youth caregivers within families, communities, schools, and workplaces.
- Analyze the multifaceted challenges faced by children, youth, and young adult caregivers at the local, state, and national level, including the emotional, physical, academic, social, and financial impacts of caregiving responsibilities.
WHEN:
Tuesday, November 10, 2026, 5:00-7:00pm
Light refreshments will be served before the screening, from 4:30-5:00pm.
WHERE:
Signe Skott Cooper Hall, 701 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53705
Auditorium (Room 1121)
Click HERE for a map of Signe Skott Cooper Hall.
Parking/ Directions: Parking in Lot 60 (Google Maps link here) is FREE after 4:30 pm. Parking for a fee in Lot 67 (Google Maps link here). Multiple Bus stops nearby including Route 80.
WHO:
All are welcome from the UW–Madison and local community.
This event is supported by a grant from UW’s University Lectures Committee.
This event is brought to you by the following centers, organizations, and programs:
- UW Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education (CIPE)
- PBS Wisconsin
- Aging and Disability Resource Center (ADRC) of Dane County
- Center for Aging Research and Education (CARE) at the UW–Madison School of Nursing
- Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
- Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute
- Center for Caregiver Serenity
- UW–Madison Occupational Therapy Program
- UW–Madison School of Human Ecology
- UW–Madison Sandra Rosenbaum School of Social Work
- UW–Madison Department of Rehabilitation Psychology and Special Education
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Helen Bader School of Social Welfare
Download a PDF flyer via this link.
