Resilience in Practice - Self Care for Clinicians 9-12th March

Self-care is now a CPD requirements - let's tick that box in a format that is ACTUALLY helpful - combining clinical substance with a restorative break in incredible surroundings, a peer group who will keep you grounded moving forward, and no death by PowerPoint.

Picture four days where lunch runs long because no one's watching the clock. Exceptional food, better wine than you'll pour yourself at home, and scenery worth the drive. No patients, no roster, no decisions to make beyond what's next on the tasting menu. Good company, better conversation, and enough distance from your usual week to properly switch off - the kind of four days you protect on your calendar months in advance, because you already know how much you'll need it.

The Essentials

• Dates: 9-12 March 2027 (Tuesday to Friday)

• Where: Eight Willows Retreat, Margaret River Wine Region, Western Australia

• Format: Four-day residential Educational Escape. Small group, limited places.

• CPD: 20 hours

• For: Doctors, psychologists, nurses and allied health working in high-acuity healthcare systems

• Facilitator: Dr Alice Morgan, Clinical Psychologist (DPsychClin), MPH. Full bio on the About page.

• Included: Chalet accommodation at Eight Willows, all curated meals and wine experiences, transport within the region and airport transfers, planned activities, and the full teaching program. Venue gratuity (5%) included.

• Not included: Flights, travel insurance.

Educational Content

 Resilience in Practice won't hand you another wellness cliché. In four days, you'll be able to:

• Tell burnout, vicarious trauma and moral injury apart, and recognise them inside your own body

• Use ACT, CFT and EMDR-informed tools for self-regulation and reset that work during a 90-second gap between patients, not just in a quiet room with an hour to spare

• Name the “shoulds” and stories that you tell yourself that keep you stuck, reduce your confidence, mar your leadership abilities and quietly sabotage your career and relationships. Learn to leave them behind without the guilt spiral

• Walk out with a written resilience plan and an accountability system to make sure you use it

• Reset within nature and practice evidence-based techniques whilst walking, swimming and connecting to the world around you again.

Clinical Supervision and Integration Package

Evidence shows that as little as 7% of course content is retained by attendees without further integration. Our six-month supervision package allows you to connect monthly with your Escape cohort, guided by Dr Alice Morgan, to ensure that you continue to build skills in resilience and combat professional isolation. See more here.

Costs

Educational Escapes

Please see Eight Willows Retreat for information on room types and accommodation features.

Early Starling Special (available until 15/10/26)

• Shared 2-bedroom/1 bathroom Chalet: $3850 + GST

• Private Chalet: $4250 + GST

  
  

Prices after 16/10/26

• Shared 2-bedroom/1 bathroom Chalet: $4100 + GST

• Private Chalet: $4500 + GST

Supervision Package

6 month supervision package (6 x online group supervision 60-90min sessions (1 per month)); single individual session with Dr Morgan.

• Booked with the Educational Escape: $800

• Booked after the Educational Escape: $1000

Booking

Reserve your place with a deposit (non-refundable); all Escape fees are + GST. We then invoice the balance separately and in instalments, so the cost stays manageable: accommodation is paid directly to Eight Willows, and the remaining balance to Starling Health Collective. Full pricing and the room options are on the Resilience in Practice page.

Everything else

• Full curriculum, learning outcomes and daily structure: Resilience in Practice page

• CPD hours and accreditation: CPD and FAQ

• Deposit terms, payment schedule and cancellation: Terms and Conditions

• Questions: starlinghc@outlook.com