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The work that you do is essential. It can also be incredibly difficult.

As helping professionals, you have dedicated your career to supporting, protecting, and caring for others. You often work in high-stress, high-pressure workplaces and the things you see and hear can be traumatic.

Over time, this work can have a profound effect on your well-being. You may experience burnout, empathic strain, or secondary traumatic stress.

The CARE4YOU Conference is an opportunity for you to refuel. Join us for this free event and learn best practices to care for yourself while caring for others.

Past Speakers

Since 2011, CARE4YOU has featured leaders in the fields of burnout, empathic strain, secondary traumatic stress, and organizational health.

JD GILMOUR
manager of Employee Abilities and Return to Work, Health PEI

 

PRESENTED

 

“The Other Wet Floor”: The Emotional Risks of Working in a Helping Profession

 

CARE4YOU 2024

 

Roxanne Francis
CEO of Francis Psychotherapy & Consulting SErvices

 

PRESENTED

 

Managing the “Sunday Scaries”: A Shared Responsibility?

 

CARE4YOU 2023

 

LAURA KHOUDARI
trauma-informed wellness author, speaker, & practitioner

 

PRESENTED

 

How Do We Talk About Trauma?

A Discussion on Boundaries

 

CARE4YOU 2022

 

David Kessler
Bestselling Author & Creator of grief.com

 

PRESENTED

 

Caring for Ourselves: Understanding Meaning & Grief

 

CARE4YOU 2021

 

Donna Shanor
Director of Clinical Social Work, University of Texas, Dell Medical Center

 

PRESENTED

 

Relationship-Centered Care is Better Care: The Importance of Incorporating Cultural Humility in Our Work

 

CARE4YOU 2020

 

Mary Ann Baynton
Director of Strategy & Collaboration, Canada Life’s Workplace Strategies for Mental Health

 

PRESENTED

 

Plan for Resilience: Learning to Bounce Back in an Overwhelming World

 

TEND CONFERENCE 2019

 

Dr. Alana Hirsh
Family Physician & UBC Clinical Assistant Professor

 

PRESENTED

 

The Need for Compassion: Self-Care in the World of Addiction Medicine

 

CARE4YOU 2018

 

Françoise Mathieu
Author, Speaker, & Executive Director of TEND

 

PRESENTED

 

Remaining Healthy & Compassionate During Turbulent Times: Lessons from the Past

 

CARE4YOU 2017

 

Dr. Brian Miller
Author & Trauma Clinician

 

PRESENTED

 

Reducing Secondary Trauma in Clinicians: A New Approach

 

CARE4YOU 2016

 

Lt Col (ret) Stéphane Grenier
Mental Health Innovator & Advocate

 

PRESENTED

 

Be Brave: Empowering Agents of Change

 

CARE4YOU 2015

 

Meghan Telpner
Nutritionist, Author, & Speaker

 

PRESENTED

 

A Humorous, Engaging, & Real Approach to Healthy Living

 

CARE4YOU 2014

 

Dr. Kristin Neff
Researcher, Author, & Co-Founder of the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion

 

PRESENTED

 

Self-Compassion & Emotional Resilience

 

The Compassion Fatigue Conference 2013

 

Dr. Joan Borysenko
Psychologist & Author

 

PRESENTED

 

Fried: Why We Burn Out & How to Revive

 

The Compassion Fatigue Conference 2012

 

Dr. Gabor Maté
Physician & Author

 

PRESENTED

 

Navigating Stress: Caring for Oneself While Serving Others

 

The Compassion Fatigue Conference 2011

 

About CARE4YOU

The first TEND conference was held in 2011 in Kingston, ON, Canada. The Compassion Fatigue Conference was one of the first conferences specifically crafted to address the realities of compassion fatigue and vicarious trauma in helping professions.

Over the years, the conference continued to grow and attract helping professionals from diverse backgrounds and professions. In 2014, the conference was renamed to CARE4YOU – The conference that cares for those who care for others.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, CARE4YOU was hosted as a virtual event for the first time in 2020. In 2021, we decided to offer this event at no cost as a way to give back to our communities. 

At CARE4YOU, we explore the individual and organizational impacts of high-stress, trauma-exposed work.
Have you ever wondered –

  • How to stay well while doing difficult work?
  • What makes trauma-exposed work unique?
  • What role the organization plays in preventing or mitigating burnout?
  • How to support your team during times of crisis?
CARE4YOU is the conference for you.

 

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