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You Already Care. Now Get the Training to Back It Up.

Caregiving and end-of-life work demand real knowledge, but most training is either too clinical to finish or too vague to use. You're left filling the gaps on your own, often under pressure.

At Compassion Crossing Academy, each self-paced class cuts straight to what matters. Whether you're a nurse, CNA, social worker, death doula, or family caregiver, you'll find focused, video-based courses on hospice care, dementia, VSED, ethics, documentation, and more. Start any time, finish at your pace, and leave with skills you can actually use.

Caregiver Training

  • Free

Advance Care Planning: Protecting Your Voice, Your Family, and Your Future

  • Course
  • 1 Lesson

Discover why advance care planning is essential, and why everyone 18 and older should regularly update it as a key priority.
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  • $25

Caregiver Documentation: Writing HIPAA-Compliant Notes

  • Course
  • 10 Lessons
  • Includes 2 private spaces

Good documentation protects your patients, your hospice team, and your professional record. This course covers HIPAA-compliant visit notes for both non-medical caregivers—companions, aides, and end-of-life doulas—and medical caregivers, including CNAs, PCAs, and RCAs. Learn what to write, what language to avoid, and how to accurately document each visit completely and honestly.
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Includes 2 private spaces

  • Death Doula
  • Caregiving

  • $50

Caregiver: Recognizing Symptoms and Communicating with Healthcare Teams

  • Course
  • 7 Lessons
  • Includes 1 private space

As a caregiver in home care, assisted living, nursing facilities, or end-of-life care, you spend more time with loved ones or clients than anyone else on the healthcare team. You're the first to notice changes and can help ensure they receive the right care at the right time. Today, you'll gain skills and confidence—not to become a nurse, but to be an effective advocate and observer.
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Includes 1 private space

  • Caregiving

  • $25

Dementia Home Preparation: A practical guide for creating a safe, comfortable living space

  • Course
  • 2 Lessons
  • Includes 1 private space

This class helps make homes safer for people with dementia, whether recent diagnoses, mid-stage changes, or urgent modifications are needed. It offers clear, actionable steps. Dementia affects thinking, memory, perception, and interaction, impacting vision, hearing, balance, and hazard recognition. Homes require thoughtful adjustments to ensure safety, independence, and dignity.
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Includes 1 private space

  • Dementia

  • Free

Dementia Staging Made Understandable: A Family Guide to Using the FAST Scale

  • Course
  • 3 Lessons
  • Includes 1 private space

Learn to recognize and describe what your loved one with dementia can actually do day to day using the FAST Scale—a straightforward framework for all dementia types. Covers all seven stages and substages with real-world examples of functional loss, plus guidance on when to involve a clinician. Designed for non-medical caregivers and families.
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Includes 1 private space

  • Dementia

  • $25

Healthcare Ethics: Honoring Autonomy, Ensuring Accountability

  • Course
  • 3 Lessons

Master ethical healthcare decision-making for nurses, death doulas, social workers, and caregivers. Learn when advance directives apply, navigate medical power of attorney decisions, recognize mandated reporting obligations, understand professional scope boundaries, and apply ethical reasoning to real conflicts involving patient autonomy, capacity, and end-of-life care.
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  • $50

Hospice and Palliative Care: A Comprehensive Guide for Caregivers and Frontline Staff

  • Course
  • 12 Lessons
  • Includes 3 private spaces

Training that helps you understand the differences in hospice and palliative care, recognize when to consult your manager about referrals, identify common disease patterns and safety risks, know when to contact hospice immediately, document patient changes effectively, understand the stages of the dying process, provide confident and compassionate end-of-life care, and take care of your own grief and emotions.
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Includes 3 private spaces

  • Caregiving
  • Palliative Care
  • Hospice Care

  • $50

Infection Control and Safety Protocols

  • Course
  • 8 Lessons

Protect immunocompromised clients from preventable infections. This course teaches proper hand hygiene, PPE use, and universal precautions that safeguard vulnerable populations in homes and facilities. Gain confidence in recognizing situations requiring immediate medical help. Create your personalized infection control plan and provide care that truly protects every client you serve.
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  • Free

Madison County KY: Caregiver Self-Care and Support

  • Course
  • 3 Lessons

Feeling exhausted and overwhelmed from caregiving? This class helps family caregivers in Madison County, KY, recognize burnout, manage stress, and build sustainable self-care practices. Learn practical strategies, connect with local support resources and groups, and create a personalized action plan. Discover how caring for yourself makes you a stronger caregiver. You deserve support, too.
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  • $50

Managing Combative Patients: A Caregiver's Guide to De-escalation and Safety

  • Course
  • 4 Lessons
  • Includes 1 private space

This training focuses on managing combative patients with a calm, protective plan that protects everyone.
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Includes 1 private space

  • Caregiving

  • Free

Psychological First Aid: An Introduction

  • Course
  • 7 Lessons
  • Includes 1 private space

Master evidence-based Psychological First Aid for disaster response. Learn the LOOK, LISTEN, LINK framework to assess safety, stabilize distressed survivors, and connect people with resources. This self-paced course teaches nurses, social workers, and support staff compassionate communication, grounding techniques, cultural competency, and the recognition of red flags requiring referral.
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Includes 1 private space

  • Psychological First Aid: An Introduction

  • $50

Trauma-Informed Care Training: Transforming Healthcare Through Compassionate Practice

  • Course
  • 8 Lessons

Transform patient care with comprehensive trauma-informed training for nurses, social workers, nursing assistants, and support staff. Master SAMHSA's six principles through real-world scenarios—from de-escalating agitated patients to validating distress. Learn grounding techniques, avoid re-traumatization, prevent secondary stress, and shift from "difficult" to healing-centered care.
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  • $50

Validation Therapy: From Theory to Everyday Practice

  • Course
  • 3 Lessons
  • Includes 1 private space

Discover why Naomi Feil developed validation therapy. Recognize emotional needs and underlying unmet needs behind confusing behaviors. Learn to apply validation techniques in daily situations. Understand when validation is effective and when to use alternatives. Build confidence by turning difficult moments into meaningful connections.
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Includes 1 private space

  • Caregiving

Frequently asked questions

How can I use the handouts if Compassion Crossing, LLC holds the copyright?

You can reuse these handouts for your customers, but you are not allowed to resell or distribute them to competitors.

Are there any restrictions on the use of the handouts?

Yes. They must not be resold, used for teaching a class, or provided to a competitor for their coursework.

What is the refund policy for this class?

Because this product is in a digital format and the handouts have value, refunds are not available.

Who can I talk to if I have more questions about the course?

You can book a free 30-minute conversation with the course creator.

Compassion Crossing, LLC

Educational articles alongside access to helpful health and life navigation support services.

Book and Book Series

Books on caregiver support, hospice training, holistic nurse education, and end-of-life advocacy authored by Peter M. Abraham, BSN, RN.

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