The C.A.R.E. Program provides team-based supports and speaking engagements across the organization to foster increased meaning, connection, and joy at work. If you would like to request support for your team, please fill out the appropriate form below.
Note: We do not offer individual mental health treatment for team members. For mental health resources, team members are referred to Cooper’s Employee Assistance Program.
R.I.S.E. Groups
Every day, team members face the risk of adverse events. Adverse and traumatic experiences often increase feelings of self-doubt and burnout, which can hinder our ability to deliver safe, compassionate care. Modeled on literature from the R.I.S.E. Team at Johns Hopkins Hospital, we provide groups with skilled, non-judgmental, and confidential emotional support.
Research demonstrates that psychological debriefing immediately after an adverse event can actually worsen distress and increase risk for developing trauma symptoms over time. We recommend holding a R.I.S.E. group approximately 3-7 days after an event occurs and allowing team members space to utilize their preferred mechanisms for coping immediately after a stressful event occurs.
To request group support, complete this form or scan QR code:
C.A.R.E. Group Support Request Form
Speaking Engagements
Our team has worked with many groups across the hospital system. We can come to your site (or present virtually) and provide a presentation for your team. Past topics have included micro-skills for managing stress at work, work-life integration, managing grief and loss as a healthcare professional, and more
To request a well-being presentation, complete this form or scan QR code:
C.A.R.E. Well-Being Presentation Request Form
Individual Support
Explore available supports:
- Nurses
- Advanced Practice Providers (APPs and LIPs) – page coming soon!
- Physicians – page coming soon!
PEER SUPPORT PROGRAMS
Support and trust among colleagues within an organization is a key component of professional well-being. In clinical medicine, this support and trust is most crucial during times of significant stress, such as being involved in a medical error, the target of patient aggression, or the many challenges associated with the current COVID-19 pandemic.
With peer support, peers (non-mental health clinicians) offer support to their colleagues after adverse events or other professional stressful circumstances. At Cooper, we currently have Peer Support Programs for Advanced Practice Providers (APPs) and Physicians. If you are interested in peer support, you will be connected to a peer colleague in your discipline (e.g., If you are an APP, then another APP will contact you).