Programs

Learning and support for people working in care, health, education, and community settings.

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What we offer

Our programs support people working in emotionally demanding roles to sustain their practice, reduce burnout risk, and strengthen relational and trauma-informed ways of working.

  • 6-week guided program

    Support for stress, overload, and burnout risk in emotionally demanding work.

    This program is designed for people who are experiencing ongoing pressure, fatigue, or early signs of burnout and need structured support to stabilise and restore capacity.

    You’ll explore:

    • how stress builds in the nervous system over time

    • early signs of burnout and overload

    • practices for regulation and recovery

    • ways of working that are more sustainable over time

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  • Advanced professional training

    A deeper development program for people working in complex, emotionally demanding environments who want to sustain their practice over time.

    This program supports the ongoing development of presence, awareness, and relational capacity in care work.

    You’ll explore:

    • sustaining practice in high-stress environments

    • embodied and reflective practice

    • working with complexity and emotional demand

    • developing long-term professional resilience

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If you are looking for a less structured way to engage with Taking Good Care, you might find our Community offerings more appropriate. Sign up to our mailing list here to stay up to date with community events, conversations, and peer circles.

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Our approach

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’s 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 Programs, we also work directly with organisations to strengthen their health and wellbeing systems.

Testimonials

"I absolutely loved every part of the training. I felt safe and seen. I thoroughly enjoyed the generosity of resources so abundantly shared. Jo's facilitator approach was so warm and gentle, yet still drew your attention and exuded confidence." 

— Trauma-informed training participant

"The training offered wonderful insight into trauma-informed principles and practices. It's helped me develop a greater sensitivity to the various needs of individuals impacted by trauma whilst offering practical tools and resources to utilise."

— Trauma-informed training participant

"This was brilliant. I really want to give back to my team and pay it forward to everyone I connect with. I feel empowered. I have never been more present! Thank you! So inspiring! "

— Resilient Practitioner Training participant

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: hello@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. 

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