Presenter: Emma Soy, RN, BSN, MA is the Founder and CEO of Gentle Shepherd Care, LLC — Charlotte’s nurse-led, continuous-care eldercare agency (NC DHSR License HC5339) — with 35+ years of clinical nursing experience specializing in complex neurological conditions including Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s, and stroke recovery.
Eldercare is the most common and most under-addressed mental health stressor in the modern workforce — sitting in EAP caseloads disguised as anxiety, depression, presenteeism, and burnout. This 3-hour intermediate-level training equips EAP practitioners with the clinical literacy, frameworks, and conversational tools needed to identify, validate, and support the caregiving employee — ideally before crisis arrives. Participants will learn to recognize eldercare as the underlying stressor in common presenting issues, distinguish between care levels and clinical realities, apply a structured proactive care planning model (the Clarity Assessment), and facilitate the difficult conversations employees most dread having with aging parents. The session weaves real case material from 35+ years of bedside nursing, the PANINI Generation™ framework, and the Seven Pathways to Wellness model into a practical, immediately applicable EAP toolkit.
CEAP PDH and/or 3 NBCC CEU’s for each 1/2 day training!!
Presenter: Bobby Newell, LCSW, SEP — Founder, Mindful Collaboration (Durham, NC) • Somatic Business Coach • Author of SHIFT Happens: A Workbook for Stressed-Out Professionals. Audience & Level: Employee Assistance Professionals, Social Workers, Counselors, Psychologists, HR Professionals, Private Practitioners
EAP clinicians & partners need fast, evidence-informed tools employees will actually use between meetings. Drawing from SHIFT Happens, this training blends Somatic Experiencing® principles with DBT-informed skills to help participants regulate first, then act clearly. We translate neurophysiology (polyvagal basics) into bite-size “micro-mindfulness” practices that downshift the nervous system in under 2 minutes, plus a 10-minute daily routine that supports attention, follow-through, and resilience at work
3 NBCC CEU’s and 3 PDH for each 1/2 day training!!
Half Day training:
$22.50 Member
$42.50 Non-Member
Whole Day Training
$45.00 Member
$85.00 Non-Member
**Bring a friend for free with a member’s paid registration!!
Virtual attendees will receive their link the evening before the training.
Please invite your friends and colleagues to this fun and informative training! Each new person adds another dimension to our group so the more the merrier!
