Self-Knowledge & Enrichment   

Caregivers spend their days supporting others — but who supports the caregiver? This one-time interactive workshop is designed to provide caregivers with the space, tools, and encouragement they need to care for themselves with the same compassion they offer others. Whether you are a family caregiver, healthcare professional, or anyone in a helping role, this workshop will help you recognize the signs of stress and burnout, understand compassion fatigue, and develop practical strategies for sustainable self-care.

New in-person workshop. Format will include lecture and discussion.

This course will arm us with the knowledge we need to keep ourselves and our loved ones safe when engaging with the healthcare system. Healthcare today is more complex, technical, and volatile than ever. Medical harm (unintentional but often preventable) injuries and kills hundreds of thousands of patients each year. In this course, we will learn how to prevent the most common types of medical harm including medication errors, patient care accidents, procedural and surgical complications, infections, and diagnostic mistakes. Patient safety experts and advocates will provide us with practical tips and insights to navigate the healthcare system confidently and safely. Through presentations, videos, and group discussions, we will come to understand the common sources of error and discover tactics, resources, and cautions to help protect ourselves and our loved ones.