Caring for the Caregiver
An educational program that spotlights the unique talents necessary to cope with the often emotional and/or stressful events involved in caring for the needs of others. This seminar will also help caregivers realize many of their own personal needs.
Audience: Family members, loving friends, medical and mental health professionals, Hospice caregivers, support staff, and volunteers
Topics include:
- Long-term care - a special love
- Coping with stress, stress, and more stress
- Burnout - turning to others for help
- Debriefing - it's all in a days work
- Suicide intervention and prevention
- Addiction - "finding out your hooked"
- Unique emotional traumas associated with these special care departments
- ER
- OB/GYN
- Geriatric
- Oncology
- Pediatrics
- Mental health
- Medical/Surgical
Contact Info
Peggy Sweeney, Founder and President
The Sweeney Alliance
1601 Quinlan Creek Drive
Kerrville, TX 78028
Phone: (830) 377-7389
E-Mail:
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Our Mission
The Sweeney Alliance, a non-profit, Texas-based organization, provides training programs and educational material relating to grief, post-traumatic stress, and suicide prevention for the emergency response community and their families in North America. We promote a mentally healthy work environment through cooperation with local, state, and national fire service and law enforcement agencies and organizations. We make available local grief support groups and electronic newsletters and bereavement resources globally for the public in general.
