Monthly Professional Training
Monthly Professional Training - Also for Healthcare Professionals & The Caregivers/Families They Serve
A 3-hour live, interactive professional training class — not just for those seeking continuing education. This is an operating training program that has also benefited real caregivers, families, and healthcare professionals outside of social work.
About the training
Practical tools, not just theory
This training equips care professionals with real-world tools to prevent and address caregiver burnout — both in the families you serve and within your own professional teams. It provides continuing education (CE) for professionals, but it's built as foundational training for anyone who supports caregivers and families.
What you'll learn
- How to identify early signs of burnout — in the families you serve, and in yourself.
- Practical stress-reduction strategies you can use personally and professionally.
- Tools to strengthen caregiver stability and patient outcomes.
- Structured methods to reduce burnout within professional teams.
Who should attend
This training benefits:
Even if your profession isn't listed, you may still qualify — reach out and ask.
See it in action
Inside the training: what SHS&S teaches, and why
A closer look at the 3-part model — a real audience of social workers and healthcare professionals learning what we teach and how we teach it.
In the media
Hear more from Lynnel
Podcast
Dr. Pele Podcast — The Invisible Work of Caregiving
drpele.com ↗
Interview
Radio interview with Dan Reeves
Watch on YouTube ↗
Also worth a watch: a healthcare professional's discharge experience ↗.
Why this training exists
Caregiver burnout and professional burnout mirror each other
SHS&S was built to support family caregivers. As we kept searching for caregivers wherever they could be found, that search led us into hospitals, rehab centers, and home health agencies — and we discovered that many healthcare professionals are experiencing the same burnout as the families they serve. Caregivers and healthcare professionals are part of the same ecosystem.
Supports discharge planning standards
Helps social workers and case managers meet ACMA and CCMC standards through education, resources, and support that promote safe, effective care transitions.
Reduces caregiver overwhelm
We help families build a Personalized Plan of Care — similar to those used daily by professional caregiving agencies — filled with everything everyone involved needs to know to provide quality care.
Improves continuity of care
A stabilized caregiver follows discharge instructions more reliably, strengthening the whole care ecosystem and helping reduce complicated, avoidable readmissions.
Extends support beyond discharge
Our 4-week stabilization program reinforces education and answers questions, helping new and established caregivers alike make a successful transition into the caregiving role.
For agencies
Burnout prevention systems for care teams
In response to growing demand, SHS&S also offers a structured, agency-based implementation model — built to work within your existing workflow, not replace it.
What it does
- Identifies burnout triggers early.
- Helps healthcare professionals create a Buddy System for mutual support.
- Encourages balanced patient care and self-care.
- Strengthens teamwork, agency efficiency, and reduces staff fatigue and turnover risk.
Structured, measurable outcomes
Our systems collect structured data so care professionals and agencies can track engagement and progress. That data rolls up into monthly, quarterly, and annual reports — tangible evidence of stabilization, for the care professional, the family and caregiver, and the agency.
Class schedule
October classes — online and in person
Dates for October online classes, for social workers, case managers, and healthcare professionals with the families they serve.
Online classes — CST, USA
- Saturday, October 10 — 2:00 PM–5:00 PM
- Wednesday, October 14 — 1:00 PM–4:00 PM
- Thursday, October 15 — 6:00 PM–9:00 PM
- Wednesday, October 21 — 1:00 PM–4:00 PM
- Saturday, October 24 — 2:00 PM–5:00 PM
- Thursday, October 29 — 6:00 PM–9:00 PM
In-person classes
Obion County Library
1221 East Reelfoot Avenue
Union City, Tennessee 38261
- Saturday, October 17 — 3:00 PM–7:00 PM
- Tuesday, October 27 — 1:00 PM–7:00 PM
- Saturday, October 31 — 3:00 PM–7:00 PM CST
Obion County Library, Union City, Tennessee 38261
Online and in-person classes are limited and classes can fill up fast.
Professional Training for Healthcare Professionals
$100per person
Seats are limited each month — contact us for current dates and times, or to confirm your seat after registering.
Bring these tools to your team
Schedule a free 20-minute consultation to see how our burnout-prevention system can support an individual professional or a full agency.