Yes, And…Using Improv to Build Connection in Dementia Care

Presenter: Karen Stobbe, Improv Actress and Family Caregiver

This workshop teaches both family caregivers and professionals how to use “yes, and…” and other improv principles in their daily lives. Discover how improvisation techniques help to respond with flexibility, compassion, and presence. Leave with practical tools you can use immediately.

Join Karen Stobbe, an improv actress and experienced family caregiver. Her mother lived with her family for 11 years after being diagnosed with dementia. She is a nationally known keynote speaker, has led hundreds of sessions across the country, and co-created a national dementia training program that has been distributed nationwide. She currently lives in Black Mountain, North Carolina, with her husband, Mondy, a fellow improv actor and devoted family caregiver.