Rooted Courage

🇺🇸 This Memorial Day, we pause to honor and remember the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.
Their courage, service, and dedication will never be forgotten. Today, we reflect with gratitude for the freedoms we enjoy because of their sacrifice. ❤️🤍💙
As we spend time with loved ones this holiday weekend, may we also take a moment to remember those who gave everything in service to others.
From all of us at Rooted Courage, we wish you a safe and meaningful Memorial Day.

Do you know a child or children who have experienced a loss of someone they loved? This day camp will provide support from a trusted and experienced team along with engaging with other peers who have also experienced the loss of a loved on.

Connect with Grief Garden for any questions or use the links to register!

Camp is just two months away!
We would love to have your children, or children you love, join us in connecting and remembering those we love who have died. Registration is due by June 12th.

Questions about camp? Call or text our team at (531)-203-1604

A care plan isn’t just a document—it’s a roadmap for meaningful, intentional support.

At its core, a care plan identifies what matters most: the individual’s needs, goals, strengths, and the barriers standing in the way. It brings clarity to complex situations and turns uncertainty into direction. Instead of reacting to crises, a care plan allows you to move forward with purpose.

At Rooted Courage, we use care plans as a foundation for everything we do. We take the time to truly understand each person and family, then build a plan that is both practical and personalized. Every recommendation, every resource, every step is chosen with intention—so the work we do together leads to real, sustainable solutions.

Because when care is guided by purpose, progress becomes possible.
✨ Thoughtful planning. Intentional action. Meaningful outcomes.

Sometimes when navigating a tough life situation, family conflict can feel overwhelming—especially when emotions run high and everyone wants what’s best, but no one agrees on what that looks like.

A social worker can step into that space as a steady, neutral guide.

Instead of taking sides, we help families slow the conversation down, make sure every voice is heard, and turn tension into something more productive. We bring structure to difficult discussions, help clarify goals, and keep the focus where it belongs—on the well-being of your loved one.

Whether it’s navigating care decisions, setting boundaries, or working through long-standing dynamics, a social worker helps families move from frustration to forward motion.

You don’t have to figure it out alone.
Support can look like clarity, calm, and a plan everyone understands.

If you or someone you know could benefit from the support of a social worker, contact Rooted Courage to discuss how a social worker can help.

When a loved one needs more support at home, families often step in with open hearts—but it can quickly become overwhelming.

Different opinions. Unspoken expectations. Stress building under the surface.

This is where a social worker can make a meaningful difference.

A social worker helps families navigate the human side of care—facilitating conversations, reducing tension, and creating clarity around roles and decisions. At the same time, they connect your loved one to the right resources—so care doesn’t fall entirely on family shoulders.

🤝 Helping families communicate and stay aligned
🏡 Coordinating services to support aging at home
🧭 Creating a clear, shared plan everyone understands
💡 Reducing burnout by bringing in the right supports

You don’t have to choose between supporting your loved one and protecting your family’s well-being.

With the right guidance, both can exist.

Partnering with a social work practice allows home care agencies, clinics, or facilities without a social worker to extend their support beyond daily visits, helping clients navigate the complex medical, emotional, and resource needs that impact care at home. With dedicated care coordination, resource connection, and advocacy, your team can focus on delivering quality care while ensuring clients and families feel fully supported. Together, we create a more seamless, comprehensive approach to care that improves outcomes and builds lasting trust.

If interested or you have any questions, feel free to contact Rooted Courage!

🎉 Big news — we’re excited to share a new partnership focused on strengthening support for the people we serve.

➡ We’re proud to collaborate with Pando Geriatric Counseling, P.C. to provide social work care management alongside therapy services. While therapy addresses emotional and psychological needs, social work support helps clients navigate the real-life challenges that often affect mental health — including connecting with community resources, coordinating care, and overcoming practical barriers.

By working together, we’re creating a more complete support system so individuals and families don’t have to navigate difficult moments alone.

Because meaningful care doesn’t stop when the therapy session ends — it continues in everyday life.

If you or someone you know could benefit from additional support, feel free to reach out to learn more.

Last Wednesday, Rooted Courage had the privilege of leading a full‑day seminar for hospice social workers from across Nebraska. The session offered a meaningful blend of refreshed knowledge, new insights, and valuable connection related to all things hospice and its relation to the social work role.

🩷We are deeply grateful to the NHPCA and CHAD for making this training possible, and we appreciate every attendee and the agencies that supported their participation.

➡️ Looking to strengthen social work skills within your agency?
📞Connect with Rooted Courage to explore your education goals and discover how we can support your team.

We are only a few days away but there is still time to register!

This is great for social workers interested in hospice, new to hospice, or those for feel they want a refresher on our role in the hospice setting.

Registration Link:
https://www.nehospice.org/page/RootedinCareSocialWorkerWorkshop

Rooted Courage is proud to partner with the Nebraska Hospice and Palliative Care Association to provide the first seminar of its kind through NHPCA - "Rooted in Care: Strengthening Hospice Social Workers Across Nebraska."
This training and refresher is for social workers already working or interested in hospice across the state of Nebraska!

We believe this training will be both professionally meaningful and practically impactful, and we look forward to bringing hospice social workers together for a day rooted in connection, compassion, and growth.

Topics to Include:
-Comprehensive Psychosocial Assessment in Hospice Care
-Role of the Hospice Social Worker within the IDG
-Translating Assessment into Individualized Care Plans
-Developing Individualized Bereavement Care Plans & Coordination
-Regulatory Framework for Hospice Social Work
-Care Plan Revisions in the Final Weeks of Life
-Social Work SIA: Compliance and Clinical Application
-Ethical Challenges in Hospice Social Work Practice
-Serving Special Populations & Community Resource Navigation

Register today!
https://www.nehospice.org/page/RootedinCareSocialWorkerWorkshop