Public Speaking: Hire Janet to Speak to Family Caregivers, Professionals, and Community Groups
Bring Janet to speak with your group
Is your literary event, organization, hospital, support group, or community group looking for a knowledgeable and energetic speaker who combines her professional and personal experience into a compelling and informative presentation? Janet Cromer provides interactive and up-to-date educational programs for brain injury survivors, family caregivers, medical professionals, and mixed audiences. Her expertise as a clinician and family caregiver also makes her topics relevant to people dealing with dementia and most chronic or progressive illnesses. Janet can be a keynote speaker, guest lecturer, panel member, workshop presenter, or group facilitator. She customizes workshops or presentations for your training needs, skill building workshops, and community events.
In 2010, Janet had the privilege of speaking to over 1,000 people in educational and community venues.
Janet also provides author readings and mini-workshops for libraries, book stores, and literary events.
Caregivers & Families
Janet relates to the audience as both a fellow caregiver and skilled professional. She knows that the challenges and stressors caregivers face change as they move through the early crisis phase to a “new normal” to caregiving for many years. She shares new and readily adaptable strategies chosen specifically to empower caregivers for each step of the journey. As a long time support group facilitator, Janet enjoys visiting support groups to discuss her book and offer tips to reduce stress and compassion fatigue. She respects and draws out the shared wisdom and mutual learning in every group she meets.
Medical Professionals
Janet has a unique ability to combine her personal experience as a spousal caregiver with her expertise as a seasoned healthcare professional and educator to facilitate communication between families and professionals, enhance understanding of the patient’s and family’s experience, and focus on shared goals across the treatment continuum. She speaks to nurses, physicians, speech-language pathologists, chaplains, occupational therapists, physical therapists, neuropsychologists, recreational therapists, mental health professionals and students.
Community Events
Janet’s interactive and warm style makes her a popular speaker at author readings, literary events, and health fairs. She can visit with your book club or writing class in person or via Skype. Janet can facilitate writing workshops on personal essay, memoir, and poetry. She thrives on thoughtful conversation, and enjoys sharing her experiences, lessons learned, advice, and humor.
Please Contact Janet for more information
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