Cultivating resilience and wellbeing
Our mission is to advance wellbeing and resilience in the face of adversity, in support of our partners in the California social services, healthcare, and disaster response sectors.
"I find myself literally referencing concepts from the training at least once a week, and I have shared them and the value/name of the training with multiple partners and similar organizations. The reach of this training has been very meaningful and has translated across many different areas of our work as an agency who serves families and children who are often in crisis. Incorporating these concepts into our every day work has added an additional component of self-reflection and concrete easily accessible actions to pause, breathe and be able to break things down to manageable steps in the face of seemly unmanageable challenges. All of which supports us in helping families and children move from moments of crisis to the ability to thrive, while also supporting our dedicated staff in being healthy and prepared.”
— Kerry R. Venegas, Executive Director Changing Tides Family Services
“As case managers working numerous disasters, vicarious trauma is a common challenge. Imagine You training equips us with tools to enhance our work and to support our clients, offering skillful approaches to guide them through crises. Imagine You training also provides tools to support ourselves during traumatic and stressful events.”
-Norma S. Lacy, Northern Catholic Social Services Program Manager
Disaster Case Management & Outreach Prevention/ Education Programs
“I would use the tools both personally and professionally. With clients, coworkers, friends and family. I think they are universal skills that can benefit someone regardless of their employment, or impact from a disaster.”
— Program Participant
Our Vision
We envision a future in which all individuals across California, are resilient and engaged in shaping their own wellbeing according to what matters most to them.
What We Do
We offer professional development training to foster staff and client wellbeing using virtual and in person sessions. Our approach is guided by evidence-based mental and behavioral research on habit formation, goal setting, and kinesthetic learning. Our goal is to provide staff with client support while boosting their own resilience. Participants in our training include: case managers, disaster service workers, community health workers, and others.
Our Partners
We work closely with partners who are aligned with our mission and values. We are proud to work with:
Catholic Charities of California
VIDAS Legas Services
Episcopal Diocese of Northern California and Episcopal Relief and Development Church World Service
American Red Cross Northern California Coastal Region
Changing Tides Family Services
Northern Valley Catholic Social Services
Catholic Charities Diocese of Fresno
“I found myself thinking about my own vision of my own health, ‘my own vision’ being the key words. If I were living life in the best way possible according to me, what would my life look like? I came up with a vision for myself that was so motivating, I took action toward new health practices that I had put off for years.”
- Nick Lawrence, Program Manager, Foster Care and Kinship Education, Santa Rosa Junior College