Trauma-Informed Care and Grief and Loss Workshops for Caregivers

Over the next few months, the Health Career Advancement Program (H-CAP) will be hosting a series of FREE online workshops for care providers like you to learn more about trauma-informed care and dealing with grief and loss.

Trauma-Informed Care

In this 1.5-hour workshop, you will learn the basics of trauma, the principles of trauma-informed care, and tools to build a trauma-informed health system for healthcare workers and those they serve. 

This introductory training is designed for healthcare workers to learn: 

• What trauma-informed care is
• How to apply trauma-informed care principles in the workplace
• How workers can reduce stress, address vicarious trauma, and engage in self-care activities

Grief and Loss

Caregivers routinely face death and dying when caring for individuals at the end –of life. In this 1.5-hour workshop, you will learn the basics of grief, loss, and mourning; understand how grief can impact caregivers; and develop the tools to cope with grief personally and professionally.  

Workshop goals: 

• Understand grief, loss, and mourning
• Explain the stages of grief
• Understand how grief affects healthcare workers personally and at work
• Identify skills and strategies to cope with grief and death

These workshops are optional and do not count toward any training requirements. 

The Healthcare Careeer Advancement Program (H-CAP) is an advocacy group focused on workforce development in the healthcare community.