HEALTHCARE EDUCATION FOR CLINICAL & NONCLINICAL PROFESSIONALS
We aim to meet the needs of our regional healthcare community by addressing issues that others do not. We offer evidence-based courses on the “softer,” non-clinical topics that are beneficial to all healthcare workers.
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COURSES WE OFFER
ALIGNING VALUES WITH ACTION
This class challenges us to decipher our core values. Then we examine our company’s mission and values to see how closely they support each other. Lastly, we look at the participants’ past and present personal situations to explore whether our choices are aligned with our values.
CO-DEPENDENCY IN HEALTHCARE
Are people working in the helper professions drawn here to meet their codependent needs for self-esteem, belonging, acceptance, and control? Or maybe these wounded healers can harness their co-dependent nature and adverse life events for use in assisting others to find better coping strategies.
DEFENSIVE NARRATIVE DOCUMENTATION
Documentation is an area of vulnerability from the standpoints of patient safety, legal matters, and complaints against your license. This course provides tips and case studies, as well as practice and feedback on how to document many common situations within healthcare settings (AMA, crisis standards of care, patient falls, downtime charting, error reporting, etc). (3-6 hours)
FORGIVENESS
Forgiveness is often associated with blame, who was right and who was wrong, superiority, and acceptance of another’s wrongdoing or mistreatment. This class explores forgiveness as an internal process of progress and the physiological and psychological benefits for the forgiver.
HEALTHY WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR STAFF AND LEADERS
This class explores the six principles of a healthy work environment. Discussions examine local and research-based best practices to hold staff and leaders accountable for creating and maintaining a healthy work environment. (1 – 2 hours)
MINDFUL COMMUNICATION
In this fast-paced healthcare setting that should be patient-centered, how do we stay connected and attentive with our patients? This class explores mindful communication, an active process in which both the health care professional and the patient and loved ones are truly present in the conversation.
PERFECTIONISM IN HEALTHCARE
Healthcare workers are often type-A, overachieving perfectionists. Additionally, perceived expectations from regulatory agencies and our own leadership can intensify this pressure for error-free work. This class explores how the quest for perfectionism can be both harmful and helpful in healthcare. Three types of perfectionism are examined and personal ways to combat unhealthy perfectionism are also explored.
POWER OF GRATITUDE IN HEALTHCARE
Research has proven that a simple, regular gratitude practice improves overall wellbeing. But an attitude of gratitude is especially important for warding off burnout in healthcare professionals. Explore the evidence surrounding gratitude and informal ways to weave appreciation into your personal and professional lives.
PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL COMMUNICATION
Breakdowns in communication account for 70% of healthcare errors. This class discusses methods to improve our communication techniques by becoming aware of our style of interacting with others. We explore neurochemistry of stress, conflict resolution, difficult conversations, and how to show appreciation in the workplace.
PROFESSIONAL SURVIVAL AND SELF-CARE / RESILIENCE
This class focuses on setting professional boundaries and caring for yourself in the work setting. Self-care and resiliency are also addressed.
RELATIONSHIPS ARE FINALLY BEING RECOGNIZED AS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF HEALTHCARE
While quality outcomes, cost containment, and patient experience are important, the healthcare industry is finally starting to acknowledge the importance of direct patient care staff and relationships: relationships with ourselves, with co-workers, with leaders, and with patients. This class dives into the relationships within healthcare and how they might be strengthened to address employee retention/recognition, workplace incivility, and patient safety.
SELF-CARE AND PROFESSIONAL QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT
This course explores self-care and resiliency. We use a validated tool for assessing our own levels of Compassion Satisfaction, Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, Secondary Trauma, Vicarious Traumatization, and Transformation.
SELF-COMPASSION (AND CO-WORKER COMPASSION) IN HEALTHCARE
Healthcare workers are known for their compassion towards others, but what about how we treat ourselves? This class, based on current research, explores self-compassion and applies it to the workplace.
TRAUMA-SENSITIVE YOGA / STRETCHING
Trauma-Sensitive Yoga is a gentle and mindful stretching class which incorporates trauma-informed principles. This class is safe for people suffering from grief, post-traumatic stress injuries, and acute or chronic complex mental health matters.
USING CHARACTER STRENGTHS IN THE WORKPLACE
In this class, we take a quiz to learn our strongest character strengths. We then look at how to harness those strengths in our personal and professional lives. Can be adapted for leadership also – how to understand your staff’s strong suits and utilize them to the greatest potential in your unit or facility.
WAKE UP TO THE IMPORTANCE OF SLEEP
This class looks at the biology and benefits of sleep for humans’ bodies and brains. We investigate research related to sleep and rest as part of healing for our patients, chronic sleep deprivation, healthcare workers’ vulnerabilities regarding sleep, and tips to improve one’s sleep health.
WHAT DOES SELF-CARE LOOK LIKE FOR “TOUGH GUYS”?
How do we ensure that the world’s toughest people, the ones that run towards danger to selflessly rescue strangers, are practicing self-care? We will look at why we must make time for ourselves, set boundaries, and decompress from the acute and chronic challenges of our noble careers.