Speaking Engagements & Events
Dr. Aaron Blight, founder of Caregiving Kinetics, delivers inspiring keynote speeches on caregiving, resilience, and the human side of care. His talks help family caregivers, healthcare professionals, and organizations understand caregiving as both a personal and societal transformation. Popular caregiving presentation topics include:
- Building Caregiver Resilience: A Framework for Care
- From Mindset to Mindshift in Caregiving
- Supporting Employee-Caregivers in the Workplace
- Creating a Culture of Care That Boosts Retention and Purpose
- Care for Others, Care for Yourself: Preventing Caregiver Burnout
Every speech is customized for your audience, from family caregivers and health professionals to business leaders and nonprofits.
His presentations reach a wide range of audiences, including:
- Family caregivers caring for aging parents, spouses, or relatives
- Professional caregivers, nurses, and home care aides
- Healthcare and aging services organizations seeking staff education
- Employers and HR leaders who want to support employee-caregivers
- Community and faith-based groups focused on wellness and caregiving education
Yes! Dr. Blight regularly presents both in-person and virtual caregiver webinars or hybrid events. Virtual presentations allow caregivers, professionals, and organizations worldwide to participate without travel barriers.
Dr. Blight has delivered caregiving presentations across North America and as far as Europe. He’s open to national and international travel for conferences, caregiver events, and organizational workshops.
Dr. Blight has delivered over 100 keynote addresses, presentations, and workshops throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe, earning consistent praise for his warmth, insight, and real-world connection to caregivers.
We support hosts by providing:
- Speaker bios, photos, and branded assets
- Sample event descriptions and promotional blurbs
- Co-developed marketing language to attract caregiver audiences
- Optional cross-promotion on Caregiving Kinetics channels
Caregiving Resources & Education
Caregiving Kinetics provides high-quality caregiver education and training resources for families, professionals, and organizations:
- Free caregiving models (e.g., The Caregiver Mindshift Model, The Pattern of Caregiver Development)
- Caregiver blog articles and thought pieces
- The bestselling caregiving book When Caregiving Calls: Guidance as You Care for a Parent, Spouse, or Aging Relative
- Caregiver workshops, discussion guides, and training materials
- Custom consulting for caregiver programs, support groups, and aging-related organizations
These tools help caregivers understand their journey, reduce stress, and build resilience.
Dr. Blight believes that caregiving knowledge should be accessible to everyone. By offering free, research-based caregiving frameworks, Caregiving Kinetics empowers both family and professional caregivers to reflect, learn, and grow.
These free resources, like The Caregiver Mindshift, give caregivers a shared language for their experiences, normalize common challenges, and spark community learning. Organizations often start with these free tools, then choose deeper engagement through workshops or consulting.
Caregiving & Mental Health Support
Mental health professionals often integrate Dr. Blight’s caregiving models into therapy or counseling sessions to help family caregivers:
- Name and normalize their experiences using clear language from models like The Caregiver Mindshift
- Identify where they are in the caregiving journey (new, adjusting, or long-term) and tailor interventions accordingly
- Use reflection questions for insight, journaling, or group discussions
- Combine frameworks with therapy modalities such as CBT, narrative therapy, or ACT
- Track emotional progress by revisiting the caregiving model as situations evolve
These tools help clients feel seen, reduce caregiver guilt, and transform stress into meaning and resilience.
Consulting, Organizations, & Leadership
A: Caregiving Kinetics partners with healthcare, aging, and caregiving organizations to improve culture, workforce, and caregiver engagement. Services include:
- Home care consulting (operations, culture, growth, retention)
- Organizational development for caregiving and aging services
- Workforce strategy and leadership training
- Caregiver program design and evaluation
- Policy and research partnerships
Each consulting engagement is fully customized to your organization’s size, mission, and needs.
Media & Public Recognition
Dr. Blight’s work and insights on caregiving, health, and family support have been featured in or referenced by national outlets including:
- The New York Times
- The Washington Post
- U.S. News & World Report
- Next Avenue (PBS)
- Healthline
- Oprah Daily
- NPR
These features highlight his expertise in caregiving identity, caregiver resilience, and the social dimensions of aging.
Research & Scholarship
As a caregiving researcher and professor, Dr. Blight studies:
- The social and psychological dynamics of caregiving
- Transformative learning and identity change among caregivers
- Caregiving and public health policy
- The impact of caregiving on families and communities
- Aging, equity, and long-term care systems
His research bridges lived caregiver experiences with evidence-based insight, helping organizations and policymakers design more compassionate systems of care.
Other Common Caregiving Questions
No, Caregiving Kinetics doesn’t provide hands-on or in-home care. Instead, we specialize in education, speaking, training, and consulting to strengthen how caregivers and organizations approach care.
Dr. Blight is based near Washington, D.C., and frequently travels across the United States, Canada, and Europe for caregiving and aging-related speaking engagements.
Yes! Every presentation or workshop is tailored to your audience, from small caregiver support groups to large healthcare conferences.
Contact us directly to:
- Book Dr. Blight for a speaking engagement
- Request a press kit, photos, or approved bio
- Inquire about workshops, consulting, or author visits
