We recently released our course on Trauma-Informed Care. We’ve already gotten great feedback on it. We want to take a few blog posts to explore Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care. Let’s Start with talking about; Trauma, Types of Trauma, and Trauma Prevalence. What is Trauma? The American Psychological Association narrowly defines trauma as exposure to actual or threatened death, […]
Conflict is aways with us and is no respecter of persons or organizations. It rears its head amongst individuals, families, companies, and businesses. Conflict is especially unavoidable in healthcare and human services-related fields. The long hours, stress, backbreaking work, and mountains of paperwork create a perfect storm of conflict.
Many years ago, I had just finished managing a cardiac arrest case at a local ER in my hometownwhen suddenly a very vivid scene played out in my mind. The cardiac arrest case had ended with the best outcome possible: my team had just brought a person back from the brink of death. As I […]
Are you an RN, LVN, Psychiatric Technician, CNA, administrator of a residential facility, group home or some other healthcare or human services worker? If so, you may be at risk for developing Compassion Fatigue. In order to combat compassion fatigue, it is important to understand what makes one healthcare or human services worker more inclined […]
We are proud to announce that we have partnered together with local organizations and companies to bring greater levels of health and wellness to our northern California community. This event, titled, Club Health:Health & Wellness Fair, will take place on June 25th in Redding, California. We are proud and honored to be tasked with producing […]
We are proud as peaches to announce that we won the 19th Annual Communicator Award of distinction for online video. Are peaches proud? Who knows and who cares, we just thought it was good use of alliteration. We digress, the real story here is that we are honored and humbled to receive an award of […]
Anyone caring long term for the acutely ill or traumatized is vulnerable to the psychological foe called compassion fatigue (CF). Even mothers of small children and adult children caring for aged parents are subject to the destructive forces of CF. It infiltrates the psyches of even those with the toughest skin, and it is found in […]
Also called “secondary traumatic stress disorder” or “the cost of caring”, compassion fatigue (CF) is an advanced form of burnout characterized by deep physical, emotional, and spiritual exhaustion. Developing slowly over time, it is a quiet and slow erosion of your ability to feel and care for others caused by the overtaxation of your empathy, […]
The words “beauty” and “healthcare” are not usually used in the same sentence. When we think of beauty, we think of an idyllic field of wildflowers, a gorgeous sunset, or a painting by Monet. What does beauty have to do with healthcare? Healthcare is messy, bloody, and filled with red tape, litigation, and stress. However, […]
It isn’t everyday that you are thanked by a former President. Well, we are proud to say that the founder of this great company was personally thanked for his work in the healthcare realm. The truth of the matter is, all of us in the healthcare and human services industry are worthy to be thanked […]
