Current Programming

We believe that empathy, compassion, and peace are essential to both personal and community well-being. Our Empathy in Action programs offer educational opportunities designed to help individuals and professionals develop practical skills that enhance self-awareness, strengthen relationships, and promote healing. Through workshops, discussions, and interactive learning, we explore ways to integrate these values into daily life, caregiving, and leadership.

  • Empathy 101

    Understand the power of empathy, develop practices for inner peace, and learn how to incorporate connection and compassion into everyday interactions.

  • Value-Based Decision Making

    Explore the role of core values in guiding personal and professional decisions, helping you navigate life with clarity and purpose.

  • Taking Charge of Our Healthcare

    Gain insight into the patient experience, holistic healing practices, and integrative care strategies that address physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.

  • Ethics & Essentials

    Learn about setting healthy boundaries, offering non-judgmental support, and navigating legal and ethical considerations in caregiving and service.

  • Effective Social & Emotional Learning

    Build essential life and workplace skills through self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and effective relationship management.

  • Emotional Challenges of Care

    Explore grief, bereavement, anxiety, and advocacy strategies for both caregivers and those they support.

  • Care for the Caregiver

    Learn self-care techniques to nourish your physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being while supporting others.

  • Mindfulness

    Cultivate self-compassion, balance, and emotional resilience through mindfulness practices.

  • Sensory Healing & Empowerment

    Discover complementary therapies such as music, aroma, meditation, energy healing, and light therapy to enhance well-being.

  • Medical Diagnosis Considerations

    Improve communication and understanding when working with individuals affected by brain trauma, dementia, behavioral health issues, or moral injury.

  • Servant Leadership

    Develop the skills to lead with empathy, mentor others, and empower communities through advocacy and compassionate action.

Each of our programs is designed to foster a deeper understanding of self and others while promoting holistic healing, meaningful relationships, and community connection.

Join us in learning, growing, and making a difference.

IN DEVELOPMENT- Programs for Caregivers (Video Series)

  • Day-to-Day Care & Resources

    This video series will cover basic and safety care in transitioning patients (i.e. bed to chair). Teaching will include reading and adjusting basic equipment, feeding, assistive devices, medication administration, recording and showering. We will also address home set up, resources available, comfort care and end of life indicators.

  • Relationship & Communication

    Establishing relationships or re-defining relationships with loved ones is key in developing communication skills for efficient and effective care. This series will provide practices in developing meaningful relationships and also awareness of challenges including dementia, brain trauma, moral injury and mental health. Communication is key to compassionate care and developing these skills can make life more pleasant for the caregiver and the patient.

  • Patient Advocate Empowerment & Resources

    Our goal is to create patient advocates who understand not only how to guide someone through a diagnosis and treatment but also understand all of the available resources in our community. This group of advocates can be a life-line to caregivers and patients alike in navigating their healthcare journey.

  • Compassionate Empathy

    Here we teach the importance of compassionate empathy; what it is and provide practices to incorporate into caregiving.


IN DEVELOPMENT- Communication, Connection & Compassion Certificate Program

  • Mastering Empathy in Caregiving

    CCC is designed to provide an in-depth overview of empathetic caregiving and support for a broad community of caregivers across Central New York. Communication, Connection and Compassion are key components in supporting, advocating for, and providing healthcare for patients. Developed through a collaboration with teaching and educational partners, CCC is designed to both support caregivers and provide an opportunity for continuing education. This course will provide practices that enable caregivers to meet people where they are and provide services to individuals within their comfort-level, understanding and wishes. In this program, empathy is taught as the basis for connection