This instructor-led course includes an exploration of compassion, strategies for showing it, and how it can be used to support yourself and others.
Description
As a caregiver, you naturally care deeply about others, but the realities of caregiving mean that emotions can get complicated. This interactive session is an exploration of our compassion, and how it can be used to support both yourself and those you care for.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Explain what compassion is
- Share three barriers to compassion and ways to overcome them
- Describe a simple technique to show compassion to yourself in difficult moments
This is course # 2026 in IHSS Career Pathways and CalGrows. It is part of the General Health & Safety Pathway, which is a general pathway. It is eligible for the Career Builder incentive from CalGrows.
Please note: Each class can only be taken once. Registrations for additional sessions of the same course are not eligible for payment of training time or incentives and may be deleted. If you wish to change your registration to a different time or date, please cancel your reservation in the User Portal after registering for the new session. If you need help, please contact CareerPathwaysInfo@HomebridgeCA.org.
