Caregiving Years Training Academy | The Caregiving Years Training Academy

Caring Awards

We’re currently accepting nominations for caregiving books, advocates and TikTok channels.

Deadline: 11/5.

Caregiving Solutions MasterMind Group

Join us on third Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET to brainstorm solutions to help you in your personal caregiving situation or your caregiving start-up.

Create Your Meaningful Work

Create your life’s meaningful work through the training program that’s right for you.

Take our two-minute assessment.

Heal What Hurts

My Daily Healing Plan eBook helps you find healing after a loss by taking care of your grief.

Download your free copy.

Scholarships!

If you care for a family member and would like the flexibility of your own business, our CCS training may be the right fit. Deadline: 9/30.

Learn more and apply.

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Family Emergency Planning Sessions

Join us for a 50-minute planning session with Denise M. Brown and Certified Caregiving Consultants (CCCs) to create the plans you need.

The direct care workforce shortage means many families simply can’t find a direct care worker to hire. With our planning tool, families can create plans to hire a family member. Join us on the second Friday of every month at 3 p.m. ET to start planning.

Learn more and register.

Release the Stress

Let go of the stress that weighs you down with two free sessions with a Certified Caregiving Consultant.

Learn more and choose your Consultant.

Respite In Place Planning Session

Create a Respite In Place so you have a space to call your own in your home, yard and community. Join us on the second Tuesday of every month at 1 p.m. ET and get a free Respite In Place Planning Guide.

Watch Our Event Archives

Beginning Again Retreat

Watch the archive of our event which happened on August 6 to receive support and insights to help you recover after your caregiving experience ends. We’ll help you release regrets, receive healing and take a next step forward.

Watch.

Reflections on Caregiving During the Pandemic

We met for three days in August to share our caregiving experiences during the pandemic. Our panelists care for parents, spouses, siblings and adult children. We concluded our series with a discussion on solutions.

Watch.

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Healing Our Caregiving Fatigues

Denise shares strategies to help you heal from what wears you out, like the guilt, the discouragement and the worries, during your caregiving experience. Watch the archived presentations to gain insights into your own compassion fatigue to learn how you can feel better.

Watch the archives.

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Find Your Way

Our assessments help you find what you need during and after your caregiving experience. Learn where you are in the six stages of caregiving, how caregiving inspires your creative side and which training program may be right for you.

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Take our Surveys

Please share your experiences with us by completing these surveys:

—How Stressed Are You?

—What’s Wearing You Out?

—What’s the Financial Impact of Your Personal Caregiving Experience?

Thank you for sharing!

Get Caregiving Answers

A caregiving experience will create lots of questions. Our Certified Caregiving Consultants will help you find your answers, offer support and share resources. Post your question in our Ask a CCC group in Caring Our Way, our community that’s part of Mighty Networks.

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Train with Us

We empower you during your caregiving experience.
We also transform your experience into your next opportunities.
Learn more by clicking on the box, below, which best describes your needs.

You also can take our quick assessment to find the right program for you.

Get Caregiving Support

Our Certified Caregiving Consultants can help you create your Family Emergency Plan, support you during and after a caree’s hospitalization and provide healing listening. Schedule your complementary session.

Participate in our Pilot Programs

We want to better understand how to support and empower you. Our pilot programs give us insights into what you need while providing solutions for you. Receive our training and support at no cost to you.

Explore Our Budget-Friendly Training Programs

Our budget-friendly programs help you make a difference, lead a support group and start a virtual business assisting family caregivers with their tasks and To Do lists.

Gain Caregiving Knowledge

The caregiving experience can last decades, impacts every aspect of an individual’s life and can disrupt a career and a family. Our courses provide insights to better understand the caregiving experience.

Become a Certified Caregiving Consultant

Be the difference that family caregivers need. Help family caregivers manage decisions, create strategies and minimize their stress. Add consulting service to your small business or organization.

Learn About All Our Training Programs

You want to make a difference. You want to be the difference. Our training programs help you be the difference. Learn about all our options to enroll in the program that's right for you.

Our Programs Work

We understand what family caregivers need which means family caregivers overwhelmingly recommend our programs. When you enroll in our training programs, you now have access to successful, proven programs that you add to your work. Our success creates your success.

We ask attendees to our programs, How likely are you to recommend our programs on a scale from 1 to 10, with 1 being the least and 10 being the most? We’re so proud to deliver programming that family caregivers will recommend:

- 96% are strong advocates of all our programs (selected 8, 9 or 10 on the rating scale).
- 100% are strong advocates of our Family Emergency Planning sessions (selected 8, 9 or 10).