Wellspring Alberta's Supporting Our Kids in Caregiving

Join us to learn about identifying, empowering and supporting young caregivers in Alberta.  

You will hear from Alicia Pinelli (they/them), MSW, RSW, RSSW, who is the Clinical Lead with Young Caregivers Association.  

Young Caregivers are those under the age of 25 years, who provide various forms of unpaid support within their homes including medical, physical, and emotional support to a loved one such as a parent(s), grandparent(s), or sibling(s). Within Canada, there are an estimated 1.25 million Young Caregivers, with the numbers only growing, who are at a higher risk for a variety of impacts than their non-caregiving peers. Despite this, there is a lack of understanding from our communities on how to identify a young caregiver, support services specialized to their experience, and knowledge of their unique needs. Through centering the voices and lived experience of Young Caregivers we can begin to help bring awareness to, identify, and support the caregivers in their own communities. 

About the Speaker: 

Alicia Pinelli (they/them), MSW, RSW, RSSW, is the Clinical Lead with Young Caregivers Association. Over the past 10 years, Alicia has dedicated their professional and academic career to expanding the idea of what social services can look like, incorporating unique methods into practice, and remove some of the traditional expectations of therapy. Their professional and academic work has focused on the experience of young caregivers, children's mental health and intersectionality within the mental health field and gender identity. Alicia holds a Masters of Social Work, Honours Bachelor of Social Work and a Graduate Certificate in Psychosocial Rehabilitation.

March 31

6:30-8:00pm

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