Join our mailing list to stay up to date on new resources.
Category Archives: CARE4YOU
Embarking on Your Trauma-Informed Journey
Tips & Insights for Organizations
In this CARE4YOU 2024 session, Kathleen Gorman explores trauma-informed practice and shares key considerations for organizations embarking on a trauma-informed journey.
June 2024
“The Other Wet Floor”
The Emotional Risks of Working in a Helping Profession
In this CARE4YOU 2024 session, JD Gilmour explores the “other” occupational risks of working in a helping profession: empathic strain, secondary traumatic stress, burnout, and moral distress.
June 2024
The Pace of Change
CARE4YOU 2024 Closing Address
In this closing address for CARE4YOU 2024, Françoise Mathieu provides strategies and hope for teams looking to implement the lessons learned from this year’s conference.
June 2024
CARE4YOU 2023 Closing Address
In this closing address for CARE4YOU 2023, Françoise Mathieu presents an overview of key strategies to become a secondary trauma-informed professional and offers some inspiring stories from the field.
June 2023
What Do You Have to Quit in Order to Stay?
Strategies to Sustain Our Careers
In this CARE4YOU 2023 session, Dr. Brian Miller discusses the importance of noticing our narratives and cultivating realistic ways of improving our relationship to our job stress.
June 2023
CALM
Building Mutual Support through Intentional Listening
In this CARE4YOU 2023 session, Diana Tikasz explores the acronym CALM (Center, Attend, Listen, Mindfully) – four steps to fostering meaningful and intentional connection at work.
June 2023
Compassion as a Catalyst for Change
The Leader’s Role in Addressing Burnout
In this keynote presentation for CARE4YOU 2023, Françoise Mathieu explores the essential role of leadership in managing burnout - no matter where you sit on the organizational hierarchy.
June 2023
Who Will Lovingly Hold You Accountable?
Closing Address for CARE4YOU 2022
Finding those who care for us and support us is a vital piece of staying well. In this closing address for CARE4YOU 2022, Françoise Mathieu shares strategies to build a community of support.
June 2022
How Do We Talk About Trauma?
A Discussion on Boundaries with Laura Khoudari
When Laura Khoudari developed PTSD, she had trouble finding the trauma-informed recovery program she wanted – so she designed one herself. In this CARE4YOU 2022 session, Sarah Stewart interviews Laura about why boundaries might be hard to identify.
June 2022
“You Don’t Have to Be the Boss to Be a Leader”
A Discussion on Psychological Safety
This panel discussion explores the concept of psychological safety with an emphasis on the unique challenges faced by middle managers in the reopening workplace.
June 2022
Teaching What I Need to Learn
A Discussion with Scott Jones, Police Officer & Yoga Instructor
In this CARE4YOU 2022 session, Scott Jones shares the story of his wellness journey and how yoga has helped him as he reflects on his 30-year career in the Edmonton Police Services.
June 2022
Growing the Good
Using the Principles of Neuroplasticity to HEAL
Based on the work of Dr. Rick Hanson, Diana Tikasz explores a simple tool to turn positive experiences into lasting change in this CARE4YOU 2022 session.
June 2022