For Practitioners
Relational work asks a lot, and always has. But many practitioners are navigating increasingly high levels of stress, creating long-term risks for both their individual health and the broader sectors they contribute to.
We understand that stress is not a personal failing. It is a signal, from our nervous systems and our bodies, that something needs to change.
Taking Good Care offers tools, frameworks, and community for restoration and regulation, and more sustainable ways of working - even in complex and high-stress settings.
Alongside our practitioner offerings, we also work directly with organisations to strengthen their health and wellbeing systems.
What we offer
-
On-Demand I Public Course
A practical course on sleep, nervous system recovery, and sustainable wellbeing for people working in emotionally demanding roles.
This on-demand course shares foundational science and somatic practices for integrating better quality rest and sleep into your life. Designed for people who experience stress and interrupted sleep, but are not currently in a state of chronic stress, continuous trauma, or secondary distress. Learn at your own pace, in your own time.
-
Livestream I Public Course
A reflective recovery program for people experiencing burnout, chronic stress, and the cumulative demands of care and relational work.
This trauma-informed and mental health aware course is for people navigating chronic and secondary stress. Learn evidence-based, trauma-informed practices and tools for sustained recovery, in a safe and supportive space. Integrating neuroscience, somatic practice and nervous system regulation tools, this program is open to and welcoming of all. Please note that this is not a training.
-
Livestream and In-Person I 20-Hour Training
A trauma-informed professional development program for people working in emotionally demanding and relational roles.
This structured training program supports practitioners to navigate the real conditions of care work, including stress, relational complexity, and organisational constraint, using body-based and mindfulness practices alongside reflective and systems-aware approaches. Open to all care-oriented and/or relational workers, managers and leaders.
Our practitioner offerings are trauma-informed, mental health aware, and systems-aware.
We work from the understanding that stress and distress are shaped by systems and structures - and that community, connection, and systemic change are part of what makes recovery and sustainable practice possible.
Practitioner offerings are open to the general public, and welcome anyone who works in relational or emotionally demanding roles, including healthcare, education, allied health, community services, psychotherapy, social services and spiritual care.
Frequently Asked Questions
Still have questions? Take a look at the FAQ or reach out anytime.
-
We use the term ‘practitioner’ to define any relational or care sector workers, including healthcare, education, mental health, disability, community services, social work, and other care-sector roles.
If you work in a role that is relational or care-oriented, you are welcome to join any offering that is for ‘practitioners’.
-
Relational work involves sustained care, emotional labour, and responsibility for the wellbeing of others. This includes healthcare, education, mental health, disability, community services, social work, and other care-sector roles where people regularly work with stress, distress, trauma, and human complexity.
These professions are essential — but often emotionally demanding. Taking Good Care exists to support more sustainable ways of caring and working for peoples, teams and organisations.
-
Yes. All of our offerings are trauma-informed, systems-aware, strengths-based and feminist and gender-affirming.
-
We offer both online and in-person programs and trainings. For online programs, we use a combination of third-party platforms, including Zoom. and LearnWorlds. For in-person offerings, we are based in Naarm, Victoria (Australia).
-
We offer an adapted version of this training within organisational settings. Please reach out to us directly to discuss: jo@takinggood.care
-
Yes absolutely. If your employer is covering the costs, the only engagement between them and Taking Good Care will be related to payment. We do not provide employer reports, evaluations, or assessments for our programs or trainings.
-
Yes. All information that you enter into LearnWorlds (i.e. self-reflections, self-assessments etc) will be only visible to you. Your information will not be accessed by TGC, or shared with anyone else.
-
Yes this training is also offered to the general public. Keep an eye on our events page, or email us directly to join the waitlist: jo@takinggood.care
FOR PRACTITIONERS & CARERS
Upcoming events
Sleep and Rest: Micro-Course
STRESS AND RESILIENCE EDUCATION
On-Demand I Always Available
A practical course on sleep, nervous system recovery, and sustainable wellbeing for people working in emotionally demanding roles.Opening in June.
Recover: Livestream Course
CHRONIC STRESS RECOVERY
Livestream I Six-Week Course
A reflective recovery program for people experiencing burnout, chronic stress, and the cumulative demands of care and relational work.Commencing Sunday 26th July, 2026.
The Resilient Practitioner: Training
PRACTITIONER TRAINING
Livestream and In-Person I 25-Hour Program
A trauma-informed professional development program for people working in emotionally demanding and relational roles.Commencing September 2026.
COMING SOON
Taking Good Care Conversations
Conversations on care in all its forms — within ourselves, between each other, and across the systems we live and work in.