The Resilient Practitioner.
A professional development program for people working in emotionally demanding and relational roles.
The Resilient Practitioner is a trauma-informed professional development program for practitioners, leaders, managers, clinicians, educators, and care-sector professionals working in healthcare, education, mental health, disability, community services, and other relational sectors.
Whilst all content is trauma-informed and mental health aware, if you are looking for a course that focuses specifically on recovery from chronic stress, burnout, and secondary traumatic distress, check out our Recover Course offering.
Register for September in-person training
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What to expect
This is not a conventional workplace wellbeing training program. The Resilient Practitioner recognises that workforce strain is not only an individual issue; it is shaped by the relational, organisational, and systemic conditions in which care work happens.
This training combines practical body-based and mindfulness approaches with reflective learning, relational practice, and organisational insight to support more sustainable ways of caring and working over the long term.
Expect an immersive learning experience that blends embodied practice, peer learning, neuroscience, theory, and reflective practice.
Taking Good Care honours diverse learning needs, and welcomes participants to come as they are. We pride ourselves on centring rest, appropriate pacing, and comfort within learning experiences.
What this training supports
The Resilient Practitioner supports participants to:
Better understand the neurobiology of stress, burnout, and recovery
Build sustainable practices for emotionally demanding work
Strengthen nervous system awareness and reflective capacity
Develop practical tools for regulation, recovery, and resilience
Deepen relational skills, boundaries, and collective care practice
Understand how organisational systems influence practitioner wellbeing
Reduce the cumulative impacts of chronic stress and secondary trauma
Sustain care and relational work without disconnecting from themselves or others
Who this is for
This program is designed for people working in relational and care-sector roles, including:
Healthcare workers
Mental health practitioners
Educators and school staff
Social workers and community practitioners
Disability and youth workers
Team leaders and managers
Coaches, facilitators, and clinicians
People working in emotionally demanding and high-pressure environments
It is particularly suited to practitioners seeking depth, reflection, and sustainable practice beyond conventional workplace wellbeing approaches.
Training structure
The Resilient Practitioner is delivered as a 25-hour professional development program in two formats:
Online format
12-week online program
Weekly live sessions via Zoom
Small-group reflective learning and practice
Access to recordings and digital resources
1:1 mentoring session with Jo
In-person format
Four full-day in-person workshops
Delivered monthly over four months
Extended experiential learning and reflective practice
Group discussion, embodied practice, and facilitated integration
1:1 mentoring session with Jo
What we cover
The neurobiology of stress, rest and recovery
Nuances of burnout, moral injury, and secondary traumatic stress
Nervous system regulation and sustainable practice
Compassionate awareness
Boundaries and relational integrity
Collective care and co-regulation
Organisational systems and sustainable care
Trauma-informed leadership and workplace culture
Somatic tools for reflective and adaptive practice
Applying sustainable care practices within real-world professional contexts
Frequently Asked Questions
Still have questions? Take a look at the FAQ or reach out anytime. If you’re feeling ready, go ahead and register now.
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All TGC offerings are trauma-informed and person-centred. Our trainings are relaxed, immersive environments that blend information with embodied practice and reflective work.
In both online and in-person contexts, training participants are welcome to sit in chairs, lie down, stand, or move throughout sessions.
We aim to create a restful learning environment that promotes curiosity, creativity, and a safe-enough space for learning.
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This training is facilitated by Jo Buick. At least one guest facilitator will present specialised content, with their details confirmed before the training commences.
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Our pricing is tiered, with the higher tiers enabling the lower tiers:
$675 (underemployed/ unwaged/ carers)
$895 (waged/ self-funded)
$1,125 (employer-funded)
Payment plans available.
Further subsidised places are also available for practitioners experiencing financial hardship. Get in touch to learn more.
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Yes, both iterations provide access to training content, videos and resources on LearnWorlds. Access to the platform is provided upon enrolment.
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Purchase of this training includes 12 months of access to the materials. Should you like to access the materials for longer than 12 months, please let us know.
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Yes absolutely. If your employer is covering the costs of this training, 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 practitioner trainings.
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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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Yes, you will be able get CPD for this training under most registration bodies. If you have any questions about this, please reach out to us directly.
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Yes. You can claim all education and training costs that relate to your professional development.
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If your relationship with your colleagues is safe enough to engage in deep personal and reflective work, you are welcome to join together. Please feel free to check in with us prior to signing up if you have any questions about this.
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You will need to attend 80% of all sessions to receive a certificate of completion. If you are anticipating missing more than 80%, please reach out to discuss before booking.
We also acknowledge that life happens. If you are unwell or unable to complete the training, we will support you to join make-up sessions in a later training.
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Yes, absolutely. Please get it touch directly to discuss - jo@takinggood.care