You're not alone!
There are many national and international organizations providing resources, training, and counseling for caregivers. The following list provides contact information and homepage URLs for some of these organizations.
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Organizations providing:
General Caregiver resources
Animal Caregiver resources
Family Caregiver resources
Trauma/Stress Caregiver resources
Behavioral HealthCare Journal
www.bhcjournal.com
editor@bhcjournal.com
Caregiver Wellness
Compassion Fatigue and Chronic Sorrow Workshops
Jan Spilman, MEd. RCC
PO Box 44062
Burnaby, BC V5B 4Y2
(604) 297-0609
www.caregiverwellness.ca
caregiverwellness@shaw.ca
Compassion Fatigue Awareness Project
Patricia Smith, Founder
www.compassionfatigue.org
patricia@compassionfatigue.org
Compassion Fatigue Awareness Project, Australia
Malcolm Lindridge, Licensed Associate
61 7 3200 5611
dlindrindge@bigpond.com
Compassion Unlimited
J. Eric Gentry Ph.D.
3205 South Gate Circle #21
Sarasota, Fl 34239
(941) 720-0143
(941) 827-9459 (fax)
www.compassionunlimited.com
Gift From Within
Joyce Boaz, Executive Director
16 Cobb Hill Rd.
Camden, ME 04843
(207) 236-8858
(207) 236-2818 (fax)
www.giftfromwithin.org
joyceb3955@aol.com
Healthy Caregiving, LLC
Patricia Smith, Founder
www.healthycaregiving.com
patricia@healthycaregiving.com
Kind Ethics
Viki Kind, M.A.
The Mesothelioma Center
Mindful Schools
Christina Guerra, Training Coordinator
1944 Embarcadero East
Oakland, CA 94606
(510) 535-6746
http://mindfulschools.org/training/
NurseFit
Kim Richards, R.N.
(303) 904-9803
www.nursefit.com
kimrichards@nursefit.com
Online LPT to RN
http://onlinelpntorn.org/
Professional Quality of Life
B.Hudnall-Stamm, PhD
PO Box 4362
Pocatello, ID 83205-4362
(208) 282-4436
http://www.proqol.org
The Courage Expert
Sandra Ford Walston
(303) 696-1010
www.sandrawalston.com
sandra@sandrawalston.com
Workshops for Helping Professions
Françoise Mathieu
837 Princess St.
Suite 300
Kingston, On. K7L 1G8
(613) 547-3247
(613) 547-0655 (fax)
http://www.compassionfatigue.ca
whp@cogeco.ca
American Humane
Protecting Children & Animals since 1877
63 Inverness Drive East
Englewood, CO 80112-5117
(303) 792-9900
www.americanhumane.org
Humane Society University (online and onsite training programs)
Makeda Crane, Workshop Coordinator
700 Professional Drive
Gaithersburg, MD 20879
(866) 481-6912
www.humanesocietyu.org
interFace Veterinary HR Systems, LLC
Katherine Dobbs, RVT CVPM PHR
3825 E. Calumet St.
Suite 400-187
Appleton, WI 54915
(920) 450-1982
www.interfacevethr.com
interface.vethr@sbcglobal.net
Vet Tech
Tina Marconi
Joseph Morris
www.vettech.org
contact@vettech.org
American Red Cross
Family Caregiving Program
National Headquarters
2025 E. St NW
Washington DC 20006
(202) 303-4498
www.redcross.org
or contact your local chapter
Military Family Network
http://militaryfamilynetwork.org
National Family Caregiving Association (NFCA)
10400 Connecticut Avenue Suite 500
Kensington, MD 20985
(301) 942-6430
(301) 942-2302 (fax)
www.thefamilycaregiver.org
www.nfcacares.org
info@nfcacares.org
National Alliance for Caregiving
4720 Montgomery Lane
5th Floor
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 718-8444
info@caregiving.org
Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving
Georgia Southwestern State University
800 GSW Drive
Americus, Georgia 31709
(229) 928-1234
(229) 931-2663
www.rosalynncarter.org
www.rci.gsw.edu
rci@rci.gsw.edu
Trauma/Stress Caregiver resources
Green Cross Academy of Traumatology
Mary Schoenfeldt, President
PO Box 171
Hugo, MN 55038
(651) 312-1799
www.greencross.org
greencrosshq@gmail.com
Sidran Institute
Traumatic Stress Education & Advocacy
200 E. Joppa Road, Suite 207
Towson, MD 21286
(410) 825-8888
(410) 337-0747
www.sidran.org
sidran@sidran.org
Traumatic Stress Institute/Center for Adult & Adolescent Psychotherapy, LLC
Trauma Research, Education, & Training Institute, Inc.
22 Morgan Farms Drive
South Windsor, CT 06074
(860) 644-2541
www.tsicaap.com
info@tsicaap.com
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